The cycle of meetings to make a musical business starts again on October 24th.
Back for five Wednesday from October to December, “The Music Market”, the cycle of appointments organized at the Music Museum by the newborn Music Office of the City of Bologna, in collaboration with Bologna Welcome and aimed at young musicians and operators who want to make music is a real profession, developing musical entrepreneurship and strengthening its managerial and managerial skills.
The events that took place exceptionally in Cappella Farnese, Wednesday 10 October, as part of the days dedicated to creativity and business organized during “Energie Diffuse”, resume on Wednesday 24 October with Raffaella Pellegrino, a lawyer specializing in copyright and intellectual property right, which will address the delicate issue of copyright, touching on topics such as contracts, the relationship with the SIAE, and all the innovations introduced by the European Union for the protection and recognition of authors’ rights. On November 14 Taketo Gohara, considered one of the best Italian musical producers, will accompany the participants in the world of sound and production, explaining, even by listening to some musical tracks, how important is the sonic appearance of a piece. Still, December 5 will be the time of the music business: Pierfrancesco Pacoda, together with Luca Stante, Ceo of Believe Digital, will illustrate all the nodes of the distribution and how the advent of digital can facilitate artists unrelated to the mainstream, while in the meeting Concluding on December 12th, Pierfrancesco Pacoda will present an overview of the communication strategies of the festivals, making use of the contribution of Georgia Taglietti, communication manager of the Sonar Festival in Barcelona, one of the most exclusive and significant on the international scene.
The entire journey is led by Pierfrancesco Pacoda, music critic who is an expert in the recording industry and will be supported by consultants and professionals in the sector. A journey and a guide within the music market, through the understanding of the professional figures that inhabit such a complex environment and the indispensable activities to create and manage a project. The project has, in fact, the intent to offer the strategic knowledge for the start of a professional activity in music, offering an overview on how to manage a recording project in all its phases, from production to distribution, from legal aspects to promotion up to the placing on the market.
Program:
Wednesday, October 24th from 5 to 7.30 pm – Bologna International Museum and Music Library, Strada Maggiore 34
Making Music: the author, the artist and the producer between copyright and related rights
Workshop conducted by Raffaella Pellegrino, a lawyer specializing in copyright and intellectual property law.
The contracts for the transfer of copyright, the relationship with the SIAE and other collecting societies, the news from the European Union for the protection and recognition of the rights of authors.
Wednesday, November 14th from 5 to 7:30 pm – Bologna International Museum and Music Library, Strada Maggiore 34
How to dress a song, the figure of the artistic producer in music
Meeting with Taketo Gohara, artistic producer and sound engineer, his production of the recent ‘Vivere o morire’ by Motta.
The figure of the producer is multifaceted, but in general he mainly has the task of dressing a project, that is to build a tailor-made suit of the artist. During the meeting some demos will be analyzed before and after production.
Wednesday, December 5 at 17-19.30 – International Museum and Library of Music of Bologna, Strada Maggiore 34
Everything a musician needs to know about digital distribution and not
Meeting with Luca Stante, CEO of Believe Digital.
A meeting on the world of distribution, to explain how to get the record from the recording studio to the fans and to deepen the transformation of the world of distribution with the advent of digital.
Wednesday, December 12th from 5 to 7:30 pm – Bologna International Museum and Music Library, Strada Maggiore 34
Communication Sonar Festival and digital branding
Meeting with Georgia Taglietti, Head of Communication, Sonar Festival, Barcelona.
The importance of communication in music: how the contemporary communication of events has changed between the online and offline world.
The meetings are open to all and free entry and without reservation, while seats are available.
Info and contacts:
Bologna City of Music
cityofmusic@comune.bologna.it
Tel. 051 2194059 – 051 2194684
