Brighton Music Conference announces details of this year’s Academy programme.
BMC has announced its 2015 Academy programme, the latest additions to its Professional schedule and news of further tech and artist showcases across the event.
The Academy programme is aimed at the next generation of artists, DJs, entrepreneurs, promoters, managers and engineers looking to break into the industry.
The BMC programme includes more than 30 masterclasses and talks from YouTube, Beatport, JFB, Ableton, The Hydra, Hypercolour, Anjunabeats, PRS, Hospital, Rebekah, Loopmasters and more.
Beatport will be running a UK label seminar at BMC Professional (a closed, invite-only event). For the Academy programme, Vice President of Music Services Terry Weerasinghe will be running a Q&A session giving delegates the opportunity to ask questions.
YouTube’s Academy workshop will be hosted by the company’s Audience Development Strategist, Olga Golab, covering topics including how to optimise videos, drive longer viewing sessions and how to retain subscribers.
Meanwhile, new Professional hosts and panellists include Kobalt, Coda, Resident Advisor, Back To Basics, Native Instruments, and Involved management.
Newly announced tech and artist showcases include those hosted by Ableton, Native Instruments, Pioneer, Audio Technica, Allen & Heath, and Novation & Focusrite in BMC’s Founders room and official tech partner Funktion-One, will be presenting the PSM318 professional DJ monitors.