International Music Summit Ibiza 2009
The INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SUMMIT returns to Ibiza on May 27-29 2009, with a Grand Finale now announced. IMS has been created by Pete Tong and leading professionals to help re-set the agenda for electronic music culture. Buy your ticket here
- Grand Finale on Friday May 29th at Dalt Vila (UNESCO World Heritage Site) from 19.00-00.00
- Live: Basement Jaxx, Filthy Dukes
- DJs: Richie Hawtin, Pete Tong, Rob da Bank
- Label Showcases: Rekids, Toolroom, Pacha Recordings, CR2
- Additional Speakers from Nokia, Disney, AEG, Big Chill, Ingenious, BBC Radio 1, Toolroom
- Joining speakers from the world’s biggest dance brands – Bestival, Creamfields, F**k Me I’m Famous, Pacha, Sonar, Wall of Sound
IMS:09 will be the first international contemporary music event to take place within the historic Moorish walls of the old town, overlooking the Mediterranean. The Consell Insular d’Eivissa are co-sponsors of the IMS:09 event. There are only 700 tickets available to the public.
The summit is set in the stunning five-star Ibiza Gran Hotel, and covers three days of intense business programming, networking and agenda setting. It takes place on the days leading up tp the opening weekend of the Ibiza season. There are a limited number of delegate badges available, increased by 100 places to 400 for 2009. Delegates gain free entry to the Grand Finale.
Central to the event is our exclusive five-star accommodation at the Ibiza Gran Hotel, for which we have secured an amazing discount price. Reserver your ticket now and Join keynote names like Richie Hawtin, Marc Marot, David Enthoven, Rob da Bank and leading names from CSI, Entourage, plus representatives for Mark Ronson, Moby, Simian Mobile Disco and Paul Oakenfold.
IMS:09 – Back To Business. Help shape electronic music’s future.
Basement Jaxx, Richie Hawtin Confirmed For IMS Finale; New Speakers Announced
* Speakers Confirmed From Nokia, Disney, AEG, Big Chill, Ingenious and BBC Radio 1
* Basement Jaxx Play Live, Filthy Dukes Support, DJs Richie Hawtin, Pete Tong, Rob da Bank To Perform at UNESCO World Heritage Site
* IMS To Host Label Showcases From Rekids, Toolroom, Pacha Recordings And CR2
The International Music Summit is shaping up as a force to be reckoned with, with just under 150 delegate badges left available, intimate evening showcases and now a spectacular grand finale on the 29th to open the Ibiza summer season.
Latest speaker additions including Mark Selby, the Vice President of Nokia Multimedia worldwide, who has history with Ibiza after creating the first ever mobile phone initiative in Ibiza in 1999 with IMS partners Ben Turner and Pete Tong. In addition, TAG Strategic’s Ted Cohen will feature in a presidential style debate.
Martin Morales from Disney Music Group joins the synch session, whilst the legendary audio genius behind Funktion 1, Tony Andrews, will also speak about the increasing importance of educating about good sound to the IPod generation. Other names of note include artist Mark Knight (Toolroom, UK), plus representatives from The Big Chill, AEG Europe, Ingenious Media and BBC Radio 1.
The three-day music summit will culminate with a dazzling live event at the stunning location in Ibiza’s Dalt Vila. This famous UNESCO World Heritage site will set the spectacular backdrop for the IMS:09 Grand Finale with a live show featuring the Grammy & Brit award winning Basement Jaxx playing an exclusive live set alongside emerging act The Filthy Dukes. Pioneering techno artist and IMS keynoter Richie Hawtin will join BBC Radio 1’s Rob da Bank, founder Bestival/Camp Bestival, and IMS partner Pete Tong in providing the DJ soundtrack for the evening.
The IMS have announced that 700 tickets will be available to the public for this landmark event. The IMS:09 will be the first international contemporary music event to take place within the historic Moorish walls of the old town, overlooking the Mediterranean, and annually home to the Ibiza Jazz Festival. The Consell Insular d’Eivissa (Ibiza local government), are co-sponsors of the IMS: 09 event, sending a strong message of support and approval to the electronic gathering.
Basement Jaxx, famous for their flamboyant live stage shows, will perform fully live to kick-start their summer tour and it will act as a first opportunity for anybody to see their new show
Said Felix & Simon from Basement Jaxx “We’re delighted to have been asked to close the Grand Finale of the International Music Summit 2009 inside the castle at the top of the old town of Ibiza. To play such a spectacular and intimate venue on the island where we’ve had so many good times was a temptation we couldn’t turn down. What a brilliant way to kick off summer 2009!”
Basement Jaxx will also appear at the IMS summit itself. Interviewed by Pete Tong in front of the electronic industry, the band will talk about how they’ve made the step from parties in Brixton to Brazilian festivals to become one of the most successful dance acts to emerge from the scene in the last 20 years.
Pete Tong states: “This is my only performance of the Ibiza opening weekend and after three days of intense debate; it will be a night to celebrate. To see the Jaxx in the most historic location on the island will be a moment to remember. Sunset in Dalt Vila will never be the same.”
Tom Middleton has now been confirmed as the official IMS blogger in conjunction with Beatport. He will write live on the Beatportal website as the debates rage with his personal views and insight.
IMS has also announced that on the first and second nights of the summit (Wednesday & Thursday), labels Rekids, Toolroom, Pacha Recordings and CR2 will host intimate showcase events at the Grial venue, located opposite the main Ibiza Gran Hotel. Three labels will showcase at each party.
Help shape the future of electronic music and get to the International Music Summit 2009. Tickets for the Grand Finale and the International Music Summit are available here.
The Full List Of New Speaker Additions Is:
- Amy Thomson, Dex-Ray, UK
- Callum Negus-Fancey, Let¹s Go Crazy, UK
- Caroline Prothero, Prohibition DJ, UK
- Chris Greenwood, Big Chill, UK
- Cliff Fluet, Lewis Silkin, UK
- Dirty Vegas, Artists, UK
- Felix Buxton, Basement Jaxx, UK
- Horst Weidenmueller, !K7 Records / IMPALA, GERMANY
- Kenneth Bager, Music For Dreams, DENMARK
- Lol Hammond, Vertigo Films, UK
- Mark Knight, Toolroom, UK
- Mark Selby, Nokia, UK
- Martin Morales, Disney Music Group, Europe, Middle East & Africa
- Matt Glover, AEG Europe, UK
- Paul Bedford, Ingenious Media, UK
- Rhys Hughes, BBC Radio 1, UK
- Richard Marshall, Gulp Marketing, UK
- Richard Norris, Beyond The Wizard¹s Sleeve, UK
- Simon Ratcliffe, Basement Jaxx, UK
- Ted Cohen, TAG Strategic, USA
- Tom Middleton, Artist, UK
- Tony Andrews, Funktion 1, USA
Original List of Speakers:
- Richie Hawtin, Artist, M-nus, Germany
- Pete Tong, Artist, BBC Radio 1 / Wonderland, UK
- Rob da Bank, Artist, Bestival / Sunday Best, BBC Radio 1, UK
- Matt Edwards, Artist, Radioslave / Rekids, Germany
- Enric Palau, Sonar, Spain
- Mark Grotefeld, Pioneer Europe, UK
- Sander Kleinenberg, Artist, Holland
- James Barton, Cream, UK
- Mark Jones, Wall of Sound, UK
- Marc Marot, SEG International (Manager – Paul Oakenfold), UK
- David Enthoven, IE Music (Manager – Robbie Williams, Sia), UK
- Cathy Guetta, F**k Me I’m Famous, Paris
- Michael Weiss, Nervous Records, USA
- Eric Harle, D.E.F. Management (Manager – Moby, Mylo, Royksopp), UK
- Cris Hearn, Primary Talent (Agent – Mark Ronson, Underworld, Rob da Bank)
- PJ Bloom, Neophonic / Music Supervisor, USA
- Sanne Hagelsten, Zync Music / Music Supervisor, USA
- Jason Alexander, Hit the Ground Running / Music Supervisor, USA
- Martin Gontad, 2 Net Productions / Creamfields Argentina, Argentina
- Jason Bentley, KCRW, USA
- Henry Semmence, Absolute Marketing, UK
- Olga Heijns, Unmanageable Artists (Manager – Roger Sanchez), Holland
- Danny Whittle, Pacha, Spain
- Oli Isaacs, This Is Music (Manager – Simian Mobile Disco, Little Boots), UK
- John Niven, Author, Kill Your Friends
- Jose Cadahia, Sinnamon, Spain
- Lynn Cosgrave, Safehouse Management (Manager Carl Cox, Yousef), UK)
- Tim Binns, New State, UK
- Kurosh Nasseri, Nasseri Music Business Solutions, USA
- Samuel Guetta, Ibiza-Voice, Spain
- Bobby Simms, Pop Shop, UK
- Steve Hulme, Pacha Recordings, Spain
- Neil DeGuzman, Little Mountain Productions, Holland
- Stephen Kempner, Sheridans, UK
The keynote interview will be with pioneering techno artist Richie Hawtin, who will take part in an hour long discussion with IMS content curator Ben Turner. Hawtin, a global ambassador for underground music, has been at the top of his game for over 15 years, with his Berlin based M-nus record label is at the forefront of the futuristic underground sound, and he remains one of the most-in demand DJs in the world and hugely revered by both his peers and club goers alike.
About the International Music Summit
2008 saw a host of music industry executives, DJs and artists descend on the white island for the inaugural IMS. Amongst those present were Andrew Keen, The Cult of The Amateur; Ben Turner, Graphite Media; David Glick, Founder Edge Group; David Levy, William Morris Agency; Garry Blackburn, Anglo Management (Pete Tong, Fatboy Slim); Jason Bentley, KCRW US; Charles Schillings; Jason Ellis, Positiva Records; Patrick Moxey, Ultra Records; Kim De Ruiter, Mercury; Ralf Lulsdorf, Head of Music, T-Mobile; Matt Jagger, Naked; Natasha Kizzie, Euro RSCG KLP; Randy Reed, Red Light Management (Sasha, James Zabiela); Rob da Bank, Bestival / Sunday Best Recordings; Simon Dunmore, Defected Records and BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong.
DJs and producers who attended the summit included Leftfield’s Neil Barnes, Layo & Bushwacka!, Robbie Rivera, Francois K, Lemon Jelly’s Fred Deakin and Tom Middleton.
“The IMS has spotted a real need for a high quality, invitation-only event focusing on the top people in the electronic music market and has brought them together with a range of high quality speakers. I was delighted to be invited. I learned a lot and I had a great time – hard not to in Ibiza! I came away with a fist-full of business cards I’m going to be following up on. A really first rate event!”
David Glick, Founder, Edge Group
“The first International Music Seminar was a revelation; a very rewarding and illuminating time, met a lot of old friends and picked up some valuable new contacts (and work!) along the way. Having participated in the New Music Seminar, In The City, WMC, London Calling, Great Escape etc, I can vouch that the seminar brings together the best of these events, and more.”
Richard Norris, Producer, Beyond The Wizard Sleeve (with Erol Alkan) and The Grid
Ticketing Details
Please go to www.internationalmusicsummit.com to secure your place at the event that has been dubbed the ‘G8 of music conferences’. Delegate badges cost just €295 with five-star hotel packages currently on offer for a little over €1000.
Early purchase highly recommended
Delegate badge includes:
Access to all daytime panels and presentations
Access to all events and workshops
Access to all networking activity inside the Gran Hotel (hotel access denied to non delegates)
Free entry to showcases and official satellite venues
Welcome pack on arrival
Free 1/4 page for company logo, IMS manual, the definite bible of dance
Free entry to the Grand Finale Event
Free and Rapid Access Pass to Pure Pacha opening, Friday 29th May
Free and rapid Access Pass to Ibiza Rocks opening, Saturday 30th May
Links:
www.internationalmusicsummit.com
