Conferences and Events – The Talking Fern

Making Vinyl Conference Expands to Germany

After selling just 100 vinyl records, indie artists can make the same amount they would earn from 2.5 million YouTube views or 368,000 Spotify streams. Over at the Making Vinyl Conference two months ago, experts agreed that the rise of streaming music …

Making Vinyl Conference Expands to Germany

CAA Launches ‘The Hubb’, a Training Ground for the Music Industry

With The Hubb, Creative Arts Agency is creating a training ground for the music industry. The Creative Arts Agency (CAA) has launched a new program. To help college students break into the music industry, the talent agency has launched The Hubb. The n…

Scooter Braun, Neil Jacobson, Aton Ben-Horin to Be Honored at a Splashy CCFP Event in Los Angeles

The Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) has announced it will honor several music business executives at an upcoming event on October 4th. The event is being held at a private home of attorney Aaron Rosenberg and TV producer Danny Rose. More than 250 o…

The ‘German Grammys’ Have Been Permanently Shut Down — Here’s the Official Statement

After handing a top award to a rap group who vowed to ‘make another Holocaust’, German music industry association BVMI is shutting down the International ECHO Awards. That’s like the Grammys getting cancelled in the US. On April 12th, Germany handed i…

If You’re Not Going to Musexpo, There’s Something Wrong With You

Sat Bisla at A&R Worldwide just emailed us their latest confirmed attendee list for Musexpo 2018. Once again, this is a major hub for serious dealmaking, industry intelligence, and A&R. And as a partner publication (once again), we’…

Hey Wait — What Happened to the Winter Music Conference?

Did the Winter Music Conference just close its doors after more than 30 years? This one’s kinda strange: it looks like the Winter Music Conference is closing its doors after 30 years. Even stranger: it appears that they forgot to tell …