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Preparing for international touring can be an intimidating process. After dedicating your hard work to building a concrete audience at home, taking the plunge into the unknowns of international markets can be challenging on a number of levels. However, countless opportunities are often waiting beyond our borders: new markets, performance opportunities, networking prospects, and growing your brand with the possibility of one day performing on the global stage. 

SaskMusic is thrilled to bring several international export leaders to our province, offering exclusive access to these sought-after delegates who will then be participating in panels at the 2016 BreakOut West Conference hosted in Regina SK, October 13-16. 

Whether you’re an emerging artist with the intention of working towards international markets, or an established act looking for some tips and tricks to improve your international tour results, this event will answer questions and offer insight on how to make the most of your international tours. The morning panel will cover a variety of international export points including tools and techniques for getting you to an export-ready status, and developing a solid export strategy to get your music into the international marketplace. Our panelists will then be available for round table sessions during the afternoon. These sessions will allow attendees the opportunity to meet with each of these export professionals in an intimate setting.

On the evening of day 1 three Saskatchewan artists will perform a showcase for the panelists, fellow attendees and general public. (Update: artists selected are Etienne Fletcher, Bears in Hazenmore and The Johnny McCuaig Band). 

•    To register for this event, you must be a current member of SaskMusic. Individual memberships are available for $50/year. Bands may attend this event together as long as one person in the band is a current member.   

Day 2 will have our panelists taking one-on-one meetings with artists. This part of the event will be of particular interest to artists who have already exported their sound overseas, or who are prepared for export and ready to make it happen. (SaskMusic staff can help you prepare topics you may wish to discuss during your meetings.) Attendance at day 1 is mandatory if you wish to be considered for private meetings. Artists should be available for the full day, although we may be able to work around commitments, as you will only be required to attend during your scheduled time slot(s).

Event Schedule

Tuesday October 11
9:00-9:30am Doors open
9:30-10:30am Pitching Seminar: How to prepare yourself for meetings with internationals
10:30am-1:00pm International panel discussion/seminar
1:00-2:00pm Lunch, provided
2:00-5:00pm Round tables
6:00-7:00pm Showcasing artists load-in
8:00-10:30pm Artist Showcases at Durty Nelly's. This event will be free to the public. 

Wednesday October 12
10:00am-5:00pm One on one meetings (you will only need to be present for your personally scheduled sessions)

The deadline for the showcase opportunity has passed. 

To attend, complete the registration form.

Meet the Panelists

	Jazz Monroe - London, UK - Jazz Monroe is a music and culture writer based in London. He works at Pitchfork as an associate staff writer. His freelance writings have appeared in NME, Dazed, Paper, Exclaim!, Dummy, Noisey, the Quietus, and elsewhere.
	Ro Cemm - London, UK - Ro Cemm is an associate editor of UK-based site The Line Of Best Fit. Since 2009 he has curated the Oh! Canada series which has featured over 800 Canadian artists on over 30 downloadable and streamable compilations. For 5 years he worked alongside CIMA and other music industry associations promoting Canadian showcases across Europe and North America. Since 2006, Ro has worked with the award-winning End Of The Road Festival, focusing on unsigned and DIY artists at the festival. He also assisted with founding End Of The Road Records, who released records by Woodpigeon, The Low Anthem, Charlie Parr, Port O’Brien and The Young Republic. Ro is also a founder member of the Europavox Project, aimed at promoting stronger links across the music industry throughout Europe.
	Danny Simons - Cologne, DE - Danny Simons started working in the music industry in 1994 at the age of 18 and did all jobs from stagehand, local promoter, guitar tech to road manager. In 2002, he co-founded artist management company Liftboy Management where he takes care of German Top Ten Artists Kettcar, Tomte & Thees Uhlmann. He became Head of Booking for Grand Hotel Van Cleef Musik GmbH in 2005, where he acts as the European agent for Canadian artists John K. Samson, The Winter Wheat, The Lytics, Imaginary Cities, Federal Lights etc.
	Lynette Mayer - Vienna, AUT - In 2015 Lynette started as a booker at Seayou Records and later widened her responsibilities to publishing and social media at the label. Seayou Records is an indie label based in Vienna and was founded in 2006 by Ilias Dahimène. Since then over 130 records have been released on the label. In 2013 the label acquired the Viennese label Problembär Records and with its first release in the Seayou Family, the label received double Platinum (Amore by Wanda). Furthermore over the years many projects and artists within the Seayou family received several Amadeus Awards (Austrian Music Awards). Seayou Records is not only focused on Austrian musicians, but has signings spread all over the world.
	Danny Keir - London, UK - Danny is the head of Market Development at Sound Diplomacy, the leading global advisory on Music Cities and Market Development. They work internationally with cities on music and cultural policy, and connect governments and businesses with the music industries. This extends to running conferences, events, trade missions and research projects as well as working extensively with artists in new markets to advise on and develop business opportunities. Danny began as an artist manager and has worked with musicians at varying stages of their careers, from developing artists starting out to festival headliners and every stage in between. This role involves all elements of international music industry interaction and business development in both practical and creative spaces.