Universal Music Group
South Asia today announced that Devraj Sanyal, Managing Director & CEO,
South Asia has been named as a member of the high profile selection committee
for Midem’s annual Artist Accelerator Programme.
Midem, a leading
international business event for the music ecosystem hosted in Cannes, France,
from June 6 - 9, recently announced 2017’s committee of distinguished experts
for the programme that includes executives such as Rob Hallet, founder of
Robomagic (UK), Christopher Kaskie, President of Pitchfork (USA) and Renneth
Tshisikule, the founder and director of The Independent Music Exporters South
Africa (IMEXSA), amongst others. The programme is designed to support managers,
agents, labels and publishers as they look to grow their artists’ profiles
globally.
Part of the Midem
conference, the Artist Accelerator Programme affords a dynamic opportunity to
promote nine upcoming international artists carefully selected by the
committee. It features a range of curated networking opportunities, as well as
learning and coaching sessions with key music industry leaders from around the
world. The nine finalists will also have the chance to perform live at Midem
and have a song featured in Midem’s audio-visual communications, as well as
placement on the official Midem 2017 compilation vinyl.
Of the appointment,
Sanyal said: “I’m extremely proud to be part of the committee for the 2017
Midem Artist Accelerator Programme. In
India and around the world, the music industry is immensely vibrant, just
phenomenally creative and innovative at present and I’m thrilled that
remarkable artists from all corners can participate in this programme and get a
chance to showcase their talent on a platform as prominent as Midem.”
The 2017 Midem Artist
Accelerator Committee are:
· Christian Bernhardt, Agent, United
Talent Agency (USA)
· Willy Ehmann, SVP Domestic GSA, Sony
Music Entertainment (Germany);
· Rob Hallett, Founder, Robomagic (UK);
· Christopher Kaskie, President,
Pitchfork (USA);
· Yoon-Young Kong (Dalse), Founder &
Executive Producer, Zandari Culture Company (South Korea);
· Patrik Larsson, A&R and Label
Manager, Playground Music Scandinavia (Sweden);
· Laurence Muller, Founder &
Managing Director, Snoot (France);
· Devraj Sanyal, Managing Director &
CEO, Universal Music Group South Asia / EMI Music South Asia / Enchanted Valley
Carnival (India);
· Renneth Tshisikule, Founder &
Director, The Independent Music Exporters (South Africa);
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