NEWS
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Urban Development presents The Industry Takeover All Dayer
RnB/Hip Hop | Tuesday 3rd March 2015 | Christina
The UK music industry’s A-list and cutting edge urban underground talent collide for what is set to be the biggest Industry Takeover All Dayer yet. The music industry revolution is here: are you ready to take control?
The Industry Takeover All Dayer touches down at Ravensbourne College of Design & Communication on Saturday 28th March with a game-changing day of unmissable seminars, workshops and opportunities for heavyweight networking. The day-long event is curated by Urban Development’s network of young people, the UD Creatives, who know where the toughest challenges lie when trying to get your foot in the door.
Whether you’re a budding musician, manager or creative, Industry Takeover hot-wires you to a unique network of professionals. This is the event for anyone serious about making it in the urban music industry. And that’s not all, expect live performances from the names who are making waves in the scene right now: Ghetts, Nick Brewer, IV Rox, Paigey Cakey, and more to be announced.
Oritse Williams gives you the inside track on why he has opted to develop his music career behind the scenes; UK Music’s Jo Dipple delivers a keynote focusing on the UK’s positive contribution to the global music market; Hattie Collins chairs Grime 2.0 exploring the scene’s resurgence with Noisey’s Sam Wolfson, The Heavy Trackerz and Chipmunk; BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra presenter Clara Amfo discusses the impact of radio on emerging artists with youth station Reprezent FM; EGA Music Group / Island Records A&R Colin Basta delves into all things management; and social media guru Ben Anderson, responsible for Rudimental, Basement Jaxx and MTV campaigns, discusses the ever-evolving role of social media.
Other seminars include:
- Let’s Get It Started: set up a creative business and make money
- It’s NOT Who You Know: U-Talks give industry insight from the front-line
- From Bedroom To Brand: build a successful brand
- The Sound of Young London: how alternative platforms represent London’s subcultures
Visit the website for more info, and get your tickets here. Follow the takeover on Facebook and Twitter, using #industrytakover
