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First Music Contact Professional Development Programme

On Thursday 23rd February at 5pm you can join a two hour panel specifically for Tipperary musicians where in the first hour you will receive an “Introduction to the Music Industry and First Music Contact supports". Then in the second hour you can join a panel with the speakers listed below exploring the topic “Approaching Irish Media".

Please find information below on Professional Development webinars for musicians based in Tipperary, Limerick, Clare & Kerry.

First Music Contact in association with Tipperary Arts Office are offering Tipperary musicians an opportunity to attendfree professional development webinars. First Music Contact is the lead national music organisation for resourcing musicians and the independent music sector in Ireland. They deliver projects at key stages of an artists’ development, helping them develop real careers.

On Thursday 23rd February at 5pm you can join a two hour panel specifically for Tipperary musicians where in the first hour you will receive an “Introduction to the Music Industry and First Music Contact supports". Then in the second hour you can join a panel with the speakers listed below exploring the topic “Approaching Irish Media".

You can register for this event through this link :https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_jOOEgAuRR2eAgfPK47chSQ

Speakers:

  • Claire Beck, Todayfm
  • Liza Geddes, Recode Publicity
  • Niall Byrne, Nialler 9

In addition, as all four Arts Offices Clare Arts Office,Kerry County Arts,Limerick Arts Office and Tipperary Arts Office have agreed to share resources, you will also be able to attend panels on Online Marketing, Gigging outside Ireland, and Management taking place from 6pm-7pm on 20th 21st, and 22rd February respectively. Please register for each of the 4 webinars separately through the links below:

Monday February 20th at 6pm: (Clare event) Reaching Online Audiences

https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_3ln_bdXpSN2sWCZSv3dNMQ

Speakers:

  • Darren Hemmings, Motive Unknown
  • Ceri Dixon, Redlight Management
  • Nathan Sauramba, Waverton Corp

Tuesday, February 21st 6pm (Kerry event): Gigging outside Ireland

https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_BZHxbhwZTFqYbCgt9zkujg

Speakers:

  • Adam Ryan , Booker, The Great Escape Music Festival
  • Matt Covey , Tamizdat
  • Claire Courtney, Earth Agency

Wednesday Feb 22nd 6pm (Limerick event): Management

https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_qwhbsMUrQwSI1xLs0Z6Vzg

Speakers:

  • Aoife Woodlock , Colm Mac Con Iomaire
  • Ben Skirritt, The World
  • Conor Cusack, IE Music