Wednesday October 1st

  • Festival Hub and Ticket Box Office at Lost Lane.

  • A broad discussion about the additional pressures and challenges of being an artist that are not necessarily music-related. When to speak out.

    Speakers -  Dan Lambert (Kneecap Manager), Ruth Medjber (Photographer) Lorena Junghans (Manager Ahmed Eid, The Palestine Music Space), Dean Van Nguyen (Journalist)

    Moderator - MayKay


  • AI and the Irish Music Market

    Speakers - Martin Clancy (AI OK), Lisa NíChoisdealbha (IMRO)

    Moderator - Arveene

  • You are ready to take the first steps outside of your hometown or county. We talk to the people who have experience in making this happen.

    Speakers - John Hennessy (Seoda / Dolans), Tolü Makay (Artists), Joe Clarke (CWB Management)

    Moderator - MayKay

  • UK Music Media Spotlight

    How do you go about getting coverage in the UK? With more and more Irish acts getting playlisted on the likes of BBC 6 Music and more, we talk to the people that can provide some interesting insights. 

    Speakers - Ben Ayres (Rough Trade), Kath McDermott, (BBC6 Music), Aoife Kitt (Domino Recording Co)

    Moderator - Conor Cusack

Lost Lane Main

  • Promoters and festival bookers tell us how the relationship between them and an artist starts and how you might go about being booked for a gig or a festival lineup.

    Speakers - Simon Merriman (Singular Artists), Will Rolfe, (All Together Now), Mícheál Keating

    (Féile na Gréine) Maja Ertzbischoff (Aiken Promotions)

    Moderator - James Byrne

  • The landscape has changed so much in the last few years, with radio play and music coverage even harder to attain. Let’s find out who can still help new / independent artists find a home.

    Speakers - Kieran McGuinness (Radio Nova), Lauren Murphy (Freelance, Get Around To It Podcast), Tara Carroll (Genuine Irish), Dray Morgan (District Magazine)

    Moderator - Conor Cusack

  • An extended workshop and presentation by Culture Ireland and The Arts Council. Your chance to ask questions directly. We find out what grants and funding are currently available to artists.

    Speakers - Alison Geraghty (Culture Ireland), Maeve Kelly (The Arts Council)

    Moderator - Presentation

  • We’ll meet a bunch of great musicians and singers who are busy working at gigs, in studios, as well as touring both here and abroad.

    Speakers - Caoimhe Hopkinson, Tommy McLaughlin (Attica Studios), Micháel Quinn, Caoi de Barra

    Moderator - James Byrne

  • We chat to a range of people, tour managers included, who can share their experience and tips about taking the first steps to tour in Europe, and what venues and festivals they might play along the wa.

    Speakers - Alan Duggan (Artist, Gilla Band), Gustav Påhlsson (Viva Sounds), Juliana Voloz (JVPromotion OÜ)

    Moderator - Arveene

Lost Lane Library

Thursday October 2nd

  • We look at how you might apply and get ready to take part in international showcases and festivals for 

    the first time. The term Export-Ready will also be explained and discussed.

    Speakers - Dev Sherlock (SXSW), Cath Hurley (Future Yard) Robert Meijerink (ESNS), Estefanía Serrano de Vicente (PlanB Music)

    Moderator - James Byrne

  • IWhat does a manager do in their day to day roles, how do artists go about working with a manager for the first time? We discuss the artist / manager relationship.

    Speakers - Tara Richardson (T-Time), Liv Plunket (Tap Music), Elvijs Grafcovs (Very Cool People)

    Moderator - Conor Cusack

  • How to strategize, market and monetise your music online and off. Tips for releasing music using social media and much more.

    Speakers - Helen Kennedy (Freelance), Ciarán Darcy (Warner Music Ireland), Sadie Thompson (Motive Unknown), Roisin Page (PIAS)

    Moderator - Conor Cusack

  • How does a song end up on a TV show, ad or a film? We talk to the people that can make it happen and examine the creative and legal aspects involved.

    Speakers - John Houlihan (Disney), Hywel Evans (BBH/Run! Get Music!) + TBA 

    Moderator - James Byrne

  • Not for the faint hearted. A number of music supervisors / publishing professionals will listen live to a selection of tracks taken from our showcasing line-up, and they then give their honest feedback.

    Speakers - Mark Garfield (Pop Up Music UK), Jennifer Reeve (Neophonic), Hunter George (Phantoms Creative)

    Moderator - MayKay

Lost Lane Main

  • We chat to people with a range of people, with different roles and in different label departments, to discover what their job entails day-to-day, and how they go about discovering new artists.

    Speakers - Paul Jones (Rough Trade), Emma Snook (Partisan), Matthew Henry (Beggars, XL), Kwabz Ayim (Mixtape Madness),

    Moderator - Arveene

  • More and more Irish artists are getting coverage in UK media. We talk to some of the people that make it happen.

    Speakers - Deb Grant (BBC 6 Music), Matty Aston (Super Cat PR), Will Vincent (Prescription PR)

    Moderator - MayKay

  • How do you go about writing songs for or with other artists?We chat to the people involved in making a songwriting session run smoothly creatively, legally and more.

    Speakers - Iain Archer (Producer/Songwriter, The Ivors Academy), Molly McNulty (Black Butter Record, Publishing), Ken Allen Manger (Faction Records/Publishing), Ben Foulston (Solicitor, Clintons),

    Moderator - Arveene

  • Sustainability, GreenHouse

    Speakers - Alba Rose (Singer-songwriter), Brian Dillon (Musician and Sound Artist), Azeez Saeed, (Sustainability Communications and DJ Blkcnvs), Luke Reddy, Director of Fuinneamh Festival

    Moderator - Áine May Hughes (Sustainability Lead and Production Manager, Native Events)

  • We discuss the different routes artists can take to get signed to a label, booking agency, publisher and more.

    Do social media stats matter, is it important to have a sold-out show in your armour?

    Speakers - Ollie Hodge, (Some Action Records),  Aine Cronin-McCartney (Faction), Maya Cullen Petrovic (JAWDROPPER MUSIC), Georgie Jesson (Rough Trade Management)

  • Keynote: The Baltic Identity – Shared Roots, Distinct Branches

    Ingrid Kohtla (Head of PR & Communications at Tallinn Music Week) 

    The Baltic music scene thrives on collaboration, and this panel shines a light on how the framework is supported and developed. 

    Speakers - Ave Sophia Demelemester (Director of Music Estonia) 

    Agnese Cimuška-Rekke (Executive Director of Music Latvia) 

    Vaidas Stackevičius (Director of Lithuanian Music Business Association)

    Moderator - James Byrne

    Comments by: Roman Demtšenko (Founder of Paavli Kultuurivabrik & Damn. Loud Agency)

    Bruno Roze (Co-founder & Owner of I Love You Records)

    Victor Diawara (Co-founder and Artistic Director at Art Factory Loftas)


Lost Lane Library

Friday October 3rd

  • We chat to the people who book tours, festivals and venues every day of the week! 

    Speakers - Jule Konrad (EBB Music), Brendan Biesen (MINT), Jacob Brailsford (Autonomy Agency), Fergal Looney (Primary Talent)

    Moderator - Conor Cusack

  • A further discussion on showcases abroad and the route to performing at them. More discussion on what it means to be export or festival-ready.

    Speakers - Lio Kanine (New Colossus NYC), Andraž Kajzer (MENT), Charlotte Brehe (Immergut Festival), Christoph Storbeck (Linecheck Festival, Ypsigrock Festival, Y-Mgmt (IT))

    Moderator - James Byrne

  • Touring can be an amazing experience, but it can come with its own pressures and struggles.

    Speakers - Sarah Corcoran (Pillow Queens), Breffni Banks (Serpentskirt), Allison Shaw (Manic Monkee), Sexy Tadhg (Tadhg Griffin, Artist) 

    Moderator - Anne Marie Shields (Minding Creative Minds)

  • Not for the faint hearted. A number of music supervisors / publishing professionals will listen live to a selection of tracks taken from our showcasing line-up, and they then give their honest feedback.

    Listeners - Lena Obara (Sector C), Katrina Balcius (DISCO), John Houlihan (Disney)

    Moderator - Arveene

Lost Lane Main

  • Getting the best out of your music online and in stores. We talk to the professionals working both in, and with, some of the biggest platforms.

    Speakers - Mariana Timony (Bandcamp), Chris Keena (Anthem Vinyl), Kevin Douch (Big Scary Monsters), Jill Wheeler (Redeye Worldwide) 

    Moderator - MayKay

  • Before you leave for the U.S., you’ll need to get your visas in order. We chat to venue bookers, agents and more as they share their tips and insights about your first trip to the U.S..

    Speakers - Matt Covey (Covey Law), Kyle Wilkerson (Sid The Cat), Mahmood Shaikh (Concerted Efforts), Sam Sumpter (Bands Do BK)

    Moderator - Lisa Hresko (A2IM)

  • It’s such a vast market, where and how does an Irish act even start promoting themselves in the U.S.?

    Speakers - Adam Lewis (Planetary), Brendan Bourke (The Syndicate), Claire Marcus (TCB PR

    Moderator - MayKay

  • Speakers - Sharon Barry (Culture Ireland), Maria Flemming (NCFA), Eoghan Carrick (Artist)

    Moderator - Angela Dorgan (FMC/IMW)

  • Our nearest neighbour, but have things got more difficult or any easier to tour there in the last few years? We chat to people booking gigs, tours and festivals across the UK.  How do you catch their attention?

    Speakers - Carlo Scarampi (Communion ONE), Claire Courtney (Earth Agency), Megan Evans (Deershed Festival), Tom Bownes (Live Nation)

    Moderator - James Byrne

Lost Lane Library

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Conference Schedule

Box Office / Ticket Collection & Purchase

Lost Lane, Grafton St, Dublin 2

Weds – 11.00-19.00

Thurs – 10.00-1800

Fri – 10.00-18.00