Warrant Of Fitness Seminars Announced
Posted: Sun Nov 5, 2006 12:00 pm

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The NZ Music Industry Commission is very pleased to announce this year's Warrant Of Fitness seminars. Taking place in Auckland, Wellington, and for the first time, Christchurch, the free seminars feature a lineup of music industry experts from abroad, including two internationally over-achieving expat New Zealanders. Our speakers will be discussing issues about what makes an act internationally 'roadworthy', examining skills and attributes that are critical to offshore success, and discussing techniques and strategies to maximise your chances abroad.

These seminars will be of use to anyone involved in planning offshore music activities - especially those applying to the NZMIC's Outward Sound scheme - and also to those wanting to know more about pathways to success working within the music industry. Subjects covered in the WOF seminars include professionalism, differences between various international territories, developing and maintaining international contacts, servicing of music to media and industry, and how best to win converts to your music.

Our speakers will also be sharing personal experiences from their time in the music industry, and due to their high caliber you can expect these insights to be a unique opportunity to learn firsthand from some successful and talented individuals. Our speakers include:

Amine Ramer - Music supervisor with a strong background in licensing for film, television and soundtrack albums. An expat Kiwi, Amine works out of the US with the company States Of Sound, where her credits include the TV shows Weeds, Six Feet Under, and MTV Road Rules. Amine's work ranges from popular TV episodics to dramatic feature films to serious political documentaries - her ability to bring cutting edge music to her projects is her trademark.

Anna Jacobson-Leong - An artist manager, rock festival talent buyer, and concert promoter, Anna is one of four managers at Esther Creative Group (ECG), in New York City, whose client roster includes the likes of Against Me!, Lou Reed, New Zealand's own Die! Die! Die!, Rickie Lee Jones, and Le Tigre. Outside of ECG, she also manages Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü, Sugar) and Richard Morel (legendary DJ/producer/remixer).

Bruce Kirkland - Another expat Kiwi, Bruce is President and founder of Tsunami Entertainment, a company active in music marketing and media, artist and producer management, product and brand management, and strategic marketing and business development. Clients include The Dandy Warhols, Ozomatli, NBC Enterprises, Sony Music, Fox, Playboy and high profile artist brands including Bon Jovi, The Beatles, and Bee Gees. Bruce also served as President/CEO of EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties, and President of the seminal Mute Records label.

Huw Stephens - Huw presents OneMusic on BBC Radio 1, broadcast every Tuesday throughout the UK. The show focuses on the finest new music and unpredictable emerging talent. The best unsigned music of the week is played, alongside the cream of new releases, and weekly sessions recorded at the BBC's world famous Maida Vale studios. Huw also presents shows on BBC Radio Cymru, and also writes, and DJs at events such as the main stage at the Reading Festival and The Big Chill.

Sean Adams - Sean Adams founded the Drowned in Sound website in 2000, inspired by the rapidly emerging DIY-influenced music scene at the time, the rise of the internet and the demise of Melody Maker. The site has grown to be a multi-faceted web community with a record label, a critically-acclaimed podcast, influential club nights and lots more, all synonymous with breaking new and interesting independent music to a global audience. The DiS record label launched the careers of Kaiser Chiefs and Martha Wainwright, and has just launched a Digital Singles Club.

An additional speaker will be announced shortly thanks to NZ On Air's Phase Five programme. NZ On Air have already provided plenty of assistance in making this event possible, and we will let you know more about the sixth guest as soon as we can.

Dates and venues for the seminars are below. While the sessions are free, we recommend booking your seat by emailing [email protected]. More details, including the full programme, will be available shortly on our website.

WOF Schedule:

AUCKLAND - Wednesday 22 & Thursday 23 November
Toi o Tamaki Auditorium, Auckland Art Gallery
10.30AM - 4.30PM (3x Sessions Daily)

WELLINGTON - Friday 24 November
Wellington City Art Gallery
10.30AM - 4.30PM (3x Sessions Daily)

CHRISTCHURCH - Saturday 25 November
CPIT Jazz School
10.30AM - 4.30PM (3x Sessions Daily)

RE: Warrant Of Fitness Seminars Announced
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:26 am

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Warrant Of Fitness Session Times and Lineup Change

The NZMIC's Warrant Of Fitness seminars hit Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch next week with a stellar lineup of speakers drawn from the international music industry. high flyers from different countries and specialist fields within the industry, our speakers comprise music supervisor and expat New Zealander Amine Ramer; former Capitol and Mute label boss Bruce Kirkland (another expat Kiwi); BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens; and Sean Adams, founder of UK music website drownedinsound.com.

Unfortunately New York-based artist manager Anna Jacobsen-Leong is no longer able to speak at the seminars due to urgent and unforseen matters relating to her artists. Anna is as disappointed as we are that she can't make the trip down here, and we have had to make some minor changes to the programme to compensate for her absence.

A revised programme follows, with detailed information on individual session topics and their dates, times and locations. To guarantee a place at any of the sessions, email [email protected]

Wednesday, November 22 – Auckland Art Gallery, Toi o Tamaki Auditorium

Session 1 – 10.30am: Assessment & Tune-up – Picking Acts & The Best Ways to Work with Them
What do people look for in an act? What are the key skills you need to engage the international music industry on their behalf? How do you identify and meet with the people you need to see? What are the actions you can take to best help (or hinder on the other hand) an act's chances to succeed? Our guests will give their top three tips.
With Amine Ramer, Bruce Kirkland

Session 2 – 1.00pm: Coat-Hanger Aerial – Radio Around the World
How do you go about getting your music broadcast on-air? What similarities or differences exist between radio markets in different territories? What are the best and worst ways to approach radio stations? how do you go about planning the most appropriate radio strategy?
With Huw Stephens, Bruce Kirkland

Session 3 – 2.45pm: Latest Model – New Trends in Music and Getting It Out There
How quickly do international music trends move? What's the life-cycle of a typical trend? Can temporary fashions in music be exploited, and how do you go about this? And most importantly, 'what's hot right now?'
With Huw Stephens, Sean Adams

Thursday, November 23 – Auckland Art Gallery, Toi o Tamaki Auditorium

Session 1 – 10.30am: Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Different Ways to Get Places
What are the ways in which a track can be used to promote an act? How lucrative are these additional revenue streams, and how much of a boost do they usually represent? How do you go about doing this for the first time? How do you leverage this further?
With Amine Ramer, Bruce Kirkland, Sean Adams

Session 2 – 1.00pm: Road User Charges – Tour Booking
How do you work out where to tour? What do you do to book the right gigs? Who do you want to come to the shows, and how do you get them there? What other things need to be planned? Are there people that can help with the tour, and how essential is their assistance?
With Sean Adams and another speaker TBC

Session 3 – 2.45pm: Inside the Testing Station
A wrap-up session featuring final thoughts from all of our speakers, also taking a look at a few specific examples of acts and suggested strategies for working them successfully.
With Amine Ramer, Bruce Kirkland, Huw Stephens, Sean Adams

Friday, November 24 – Wellington Art Gallery Auditorium

Session 1 – 10.30am: Assessment & Tune-up – Picking Acts and the Best Ways to Work With Them
What do people look for in an act? What are the key skills you need to engage the international music industry on their behalf? How do you identify and meet with the people you need to see? What are the actions you can take to best help (or hinder on the other hand) an act's chances to succeed? Our guests will give their top three tips.
With Amine Ramer, Bruce Kirkland

Session 2 – 1.00pm: Latest Model – New Trends in Music and getting it Out There
How quickly do international trends move? What's the life-cycle of a typical trend? Can temporary fashions in music be exploited, and how do you go about this? And most importantly, 'what's hot right now?'
With Huw Stephens, Sean Adams

Session 3 – 2.45pm: Inside the Testing Station
A wrap-up session featuring final thoughts from all of our speakers, also taking a look at a few specific examples of acts and suggested strategies for working them successfully.
With Amine Ramer, Bruce Kirkland, Huw Stephens, Sean Adams

Saturday, November 25 – CPIT Jazz School, Christchurch

Session 1 – 10.30am: Assessment & Tune-up – Picking Acts and the Best Ways to Work With Them
What do people look for in an act? What are the key skills you need to engage the international music industry on their behalf? How do you identify and meet with the people you need to see? What are the actions you can take to best help (or hinder on the other hand) an act's chances to succeed? Our guests will give their top three tips.
With Amine Ramer, Bruce Kirkland

Session 2 – 1.00pm: Latest Model – New Trends in Music and getting it Out There
How quickly do international trends move? What's the life-cycle of a typical trend? Can temporary fashions in music be exploited, and how do you go about this? And most importantly, 'what's hot right now?'
With Huw Stephens, Sean Adams

Session 3 – 2.45pm: Inside the Testing Station
A wrap-up session featuring final thoughts from all of our speakers, also taking a look at a few specific examples of acts and suggested strategies for working them successfully.
With Amine Ramer, Bruce Kirkland, Huw Stephens, Sean Adams

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