The Spanish sound recording and music publishing industry has undergone a big change in recent years. Its digital music market is growing with retail revenues expected to reach $219 million in the next two years. Its live music market has grown surpassing revenue from recorded music sales in the UK. Its growing population combined with a widespread ability to promote and distribute music via the Internet, represent important opportunities for Canadian artists and industry. In Portugal, digital units continue to rise, fueled by the growing presence of broadband connections in the home. As Canadian Music Week brings Spain and Portugal into focus, these developing markets will soon be open for Canadians to be discovered.
In Portugal, digital units continue to rise, fueled by the growing presence of broadband connections in the home. The underground music scene is growing, with new labels and artist collectives establishing themselves as a possible future avenue for sales growth, and the country’s infra-structures for live music – several networks of recently-built small theatres with state of the art equipment – provides a key tool for the live sector to withstand the economic turmoil of the times. As Portugal begins to export more music, the world will slowly but surely become aware that Portugal is no longer all about Fado.
As Slacker Canadian Music Week brings Spain and Portugal into focus, these developing markets will soon be open for Canadians to be discovered.
Spotlight on Spain/Portugal
- Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
- Ballroom
10:00AM - 10:10AM
(10 minutes)Opening Remarks
WELCOME & OPENING ADDRESS
IntroductionNeill Dixon, President, Slacker Canadian Music Week CMW, Canada
Minister Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism and Culture, Ministry Of Tourism (Ontario), Canada
Karen Thorne-Stone, CEO and President, Ontario Media Development Corp. OMDC, Canada - Friday, March 23rd, 2012
- Manitoba
11:15AM - 12:15PM
(1 hour) - Salon A
1:15PM - 2:15PM
(1 hour)Featured Session: International Focus
¡HOLA!/OLÁ!: FOCUS ON SPAIN & PORTUGAL
ModeratorRobert Singerman, Brasil Music Exchange, 88tc88, .Music, USAMission ParticipantAlfredo Moré, Management, Misondecuba Productions, Spain
Jordi Puy, Consultant, SónarPro, Spain
Steve Bootland, International Artist Development / Consultancy/Mgr, ThePortugalMusicScene, Portugal
Enric Palau, Co-Director, Advanced Music SL/Sonar Festival, Spain
Joan Vich Montaner, Talent buyer at FIB Benicassim, Benicassim, Spain
Carla Urquiza, Promoter / Booker, Benicassim, Spain
Ana Figueiredo, Director and Booking Agent, Fabulous Generation Agency / PAD Artist Collective, Portugal
Almudena Heredero, Managing Director, Followspot, S.L., Spain
Carlos Alberto Martins, Manager, Culture Industries Department, Promomadrid, Spain
David Jimenez-Zumalacarregui, Director, Heart of Gold, Spain
Paco Fernandez, Founder, Cuervo Music, Spain
Natalia Talayero, CEO, Dejame Decirte, Spain
Mireia Madronero, Booking Agent / International Coordinator, Sones, Spain
Javier Tena, Economic and Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Spain - Economic & Commercial Office, Canada
Raquel Martin, Foreign Trade Adviser. PromoMadrid and other institutions from Madrid, Spain, City of Toronto - Economic Development, Canada
Marisa Nieto, SGAE - Fundacion Autor (General Society of Authors & Editors), Spain
Carlos Garcia Doval, Director of Planning and Development, ProMusicae (Productores de Musica de Espana), Spain
Cristian Barros, Heart of Gold, Spain
Cindy Castillo, Gigntik Music, Spain
Toni Anguiano, SINESTAR POULIDOR, Spain
Joan Guardia, Director, La Castanya, Spain
Javier Garcia Calvo, Senior Trade Advisor, Economic & Commercial Office of Spain - Canada - Embassy of Spain, SpainMission ParticipantsAna Espina, Fonart Music, Spain
Marc Périlhou, Director, Founder, Danger Hill, Spain
Joan Castella, Fonart Music, Spain
Helena Tomas, Management, Solnado Records, PortugalPanelistsMarc Lloret, Promoter/Artistic Director, Mercat de Musica Viva de Vic / popArb Festival, Spain
Robert Grima, Head Promoter, Live Nation Spain, Spain
Nuno Saraiva, Consultant/Manager, SCL Management / PAD Artist Collective, Portugal
Sara Simoes, Produtores Associados, Portugal
Maria Llado, Music Coordinator, Institut Ramon Llull, Spain
Isabel Espuelas, Head Content Industries Department, ICEX, Spanish Institute For Foreign Trade, Spain - IMP/Territories
5:00PM - 6:00PM
(1 hour) - Ballroom
5:30PM - 6:15PM
(45 minutes)Featured Session
Bob Lefsetz: Patriarch of Controversy
IntroductionLauren Toyota, Host and Producer, The Much MTV Group, CanadaSpeakerBob Lefsetz, Publisher, THE LEFSETZ LETTER, USA
Jake Gold, President, The Management Trust, Canada
Performing artists
| Darko | |
Location: Lisbon, Lisbon Portugal Genre:Pop Zé Manel is a promising new talented singer/songwriter from Portugal. He was the leader of one of the most successful pop/rock bands of the last decade in Portugal, entitled Fingertips. Now Zé Manel makes his debut with a Read More Spotlight on Portugal Thursday March 22 @ 1:00AM Revival | |
| Dead Combo | |
Location: Lisbon, Lisbon Portugal Genre:Acoustic ,Indie Dead Combo music with Lisbon in it! Read More CMF Showcase Wednesday March 21 @ 7:00PM Cameron House - Backroom | |
| Frankie Chavez | |
Location: Lisboa, Portugal Genre:Acoustic ,Blues,Folk,Jam Band,Singer-Songwriter Frankie Chavez is one of the most promising talents of the new Portuguese music; he has been referred to as the latest Blues revelation of southern Europe. Read More CMW's High Lonesome Wednesday Wednesday March 21 @ 9:00PM Silver Dollar Spotlight on Portugal Thursday March 22 @ 12:00AM Revival | |
| Mazgani | |
Location: Lisbon, Lisbon Portugal Genre:Alternative,Singer-Songwriter Mazgani is a singer-songwriter whose second album, Song of Distance, showcases a unique voice and inspired, passionate songs. Read More Spotlight on Portugal Thursday March 22 @ 10:00PM Revival | |
| Mikkel Solnado | |
Location: Lisbon, Portugal Genre:Alternative / Pop / Soul Mikkel says his sound is noisy, dirty and dusty mixed with great melody. Read More Spotlight on Portugal Thursday March 22 @ 9:00PM Revival | |
| October Flight | |||
| Location: Ilha Terceira - Açores, açores Portugal Genre:Indie,Pop,Rock Born in Angra do HeroÃsmo, the Azorean band October Flight, previously known as Jamandizen, started in September 2008. In 2009 with less than a year in existence... Read More Spotlight on Portugal Thursday March 22 @ 11:00PM Revival | ||
| Youthless | |
Location: Lisbon, Lisbon Portugal Genre:Alternative,Pop,Psychedelic Youthless are a duo from New York and London which mix garage-rock and psychedelic-dance-pop and turn it into Barbarian pop. Basically two voices, a drum kit, a keyboard and a bass, put them together and you have pure havoc. Read More Spotlight on Portugal Thursday March 22 @ 8:00PM Revival CMF Showcase Friday March 23 @ 9:00PM Painted Lady | |
| Eldorado | |
Location: Madrid, Madrid Spain Genre:Classic Rock,Rock Straightforward music that's catchy and immediately accessible. Although clearly heavily influenced by the archetypal rock classics, they manage to construct a modern sound. Richard Chycki, the producer of Rush, Mick Jagge Read More CMF Showcase Saturday March 24 @ 1:00AM Cherry Cola's Rock N' Rolla Cabaret | |
| His Majesty the King | |
Location: Madrid, Madrid Spain Genre:Alternative,Grunge,Indie,Punk,Rock Following the ilustrious tradition of noisy and electricity-drunk duos, His Majesty the King (AKA HMtK) have made their way into the Spanish underground scene claiming an impecable minimalism inspired by the likes of Nirvana Read More CMF Showcase Thursday March 22 @ 12:00AM Hard Luck CMF Showcase Friday March 23 @ 8:00PM Painted Lady | |
| Rik Van Den Bosch | |||
| Location: Barcelona, Genre:Acoustic / Blues / Folk When I was seven I made my own guitar; a Big tin can, a piece of wood and a nylon string. and after some years of guitar lessons on a real guitar... Read More CMF Showcase Wednesday March 21 @ 8:15PM Sennheiser Lounge Library Bar | ||
| Yani Como | |
Location: Aranda de Duero, BURGOS Spain Genre:Indie Coming Soon... Read More CMF Showcase Wednesday March 21 @ 9:00PM El Mocambo (Upstairs) | |
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