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7 13 15 VIP NEWS PREMIUM > VOLUME 182 > SEPTEMBER 2015 3 4 9 2 VIP NEWS > SEPTEMBER 2015 McGowan’s As the rain pours down – again! – I’m time and from the looks of it the party brandishing a gun, and in times like these preparing to go to Hamburg for this year’s schedule should help out with that! Work you can’t be too careful! The Who have edition of Reeperbahn, always a worthwhile will also have its place of course and I will had to cancel dates on what they say is their and full on event! Hopefully we’ll have time be moderating panels on Music and Control final tour, because Roger Daltrey is suffering to sneak in a bit of a report when I return – which will be a session on the fact that from viral meningitis, we wish him well. to Brighton next Saturday 26th September. there are still countries with repressive Whatever happens I intend to have a good governments and authorities that interfere There is some heartening news for the in the careers of bands and artists. We’ll live also be looking at the first International Live includes all of you – our esteemed readers! Music Sponsoring Report, and considering Nielsen’s Music 360 2015 study of music the vital topic of Funding for Live Venues consumers, indicates that live music is – all subjects close to our hearts at VIP becoming an even bigger deal, with the News and VIP Booking! We’re well into research showing that concerts, club shows the Conference and Showcase season, the and DJ events account for more than half of first edition of the International Festival all music-related expenditures. Festivals are Forum kicks off in London next week, at the apparently especially popular, with 11% of same time Waves takes place in Vienna and Americans saying they’ve attended one in Bratislava, and next month we’ll be off to the past 12 months. And 12% of the survey Paris for the MaMA Event, October 14-16. respondents said live events introduced COLOPHON > VIP-News is published by: VIP-Booking.com 20-22 Wenlock Road London N1 7GU United Kingdom +44 870 755 0092 Managing Director: Ronni Didriksen [email protected] General Manager: Peter Briggs [email protected] Writer and editorial: Allan McGowan [email protected] Writer: Manfred Tari [email protected] For advertising enquiries please contact: Peter Briggs [email protected] +44 870 755 0092 2 Musings music industry, which of course them to new music, up more than 70% We live in troubled times and the plight of from the previous year. So, that’s good to immigrants pouring into Europe looking know! for a reasonable lifestyle, the sort of thing that many of us take for granted, worsens However when it comes to ‘new music’ it’s by the day and tends to make our own interesting to note that the three artists troubles appear reasonably inconsequential. competing for the current number one spot However there have been a few problems, in the UK album charts are, Cliff Richard, the Reeperbahn organisers had to do some Keith Richards and Dave Gilmour, both with re-jigging following the burning down of solo albums. So much as I’m all for new one of central Hamburg’s permanent open- music, maybe, for us older chaps there’s air stages; U2’s Stockholm show had to be something reassuring about this…..! halted on September 20th and moved to the 22cnd, following a ‘security breach’, So, Ladies and Gentlemen (of all ages!) – the intimations were that a man was seen The News! VIP NEWS > SEPTEMBER 2015 New dates for Midem 2016 From VIP-Daily News The 50th anniversary edition of music industry conference MIDEM “This was always our preferred date but the popularity of the Palais will take place in Cannes from June 7-10, 2016. The event had des Festivals means that finding available slots to hold events can initially been scheduled to take place from June 28-July 1. be challenging. We are delighted that together with the Palais des Festivals we have found a solution.” “It is a pleasure to be able to confirm that the next Midem will take place at the beginning of June 2016,” said Jérôme Delhaye, director of Reed MIDEM’s Entertainment Division. Midem 3 VIP NEWS > SEPTEMBER 2015 Swedish agency opens London office From VIP-Daily News Music business veteran Brian Lane has been of the small amounts of money they might the music industry and this partnership will appointed head of United Stage International, make to start with. This is a long term deliver great things. We have got off to the new London-based office of leading strategy, we’ll be selective and make quality a fantastic start with the deals that have Swedish booking agency United Stage Artist. rather than quantity the hallmark of this new already been done and there will be many venture.” more to come. We wanted someone with real Brian Lane has been responsible for building expertise and a hugely respected reputation and managing the careers of such artistes as Jonas Thulin, New Business Director, United to lead our charge across the globe and that Katherine Jenkins, Asia, YES, A-ha, amongst Stage Artist said “Brian is a huge figure in person is Brian.” others. United Stage Artist is one of Sweden’s biggest booking agencies. The company has run for 30 years and has around 230 artists on its roster, staging around 2800 shows per year. United Stage International office will be located in London. The partnership between Lane and United Stage will see Lane taking existing clients of United Stage into the global music market, exploiting their international potential around the world. This is the second office United Stage has opened outside of Sweden, having recently moved into Oslo, and marks the continual expansion and growth of the company. Lane is currently building the team outside of the Nordics with an initial hire of Mel Westwood, from The Leighton Pope Organisation, together with Valerie Potter as Artist Development Manager. Brian Lane said “I’ve worked in Scandinavia for the past 12 years and have seen how buoyant and creative the music market is there. Next to the UK and the US it’s the biggest market creatively and commercially, and I feel the global opportunities are immense. Also, we want to do fairer deals with the artists and properly support them at the start of their careers, when they need it the most, rather than taking a percentage 4 Brian Lane with Kathrine Jenkins SEPTEMBER 2015 14/15/16 O CTOBRE 2015 MUSIC FESTIVAL & CONVENTION THE GATEWAY TO THE FRENCH MUSIC MARKET 120 CONCERTS / 50 DEBATES GET YOUR MAMA 3 DAYS DELEGATE PASS ! W W W. M A M A - E V E N T. C O M MAMAEVENT.PARIS MAMAEVENT MA15_315_D19 / / LICENCES N° 2-1038760 ET 3-1038761 / CONCEPTION GRAPHIQUE : ROLAND LECOUTEUX / CINE-PUB VIP NEWS > 5 VIP NEWS > SEPTEMBER 2015 UK Music announced as Associate Partners to Venues Day 2015 Allan McGowan [email protected] Music Venue Trust has announced that UK Music has joined the partners year’s networking day for highlighting and and save them money, tech initiatives and discussing the key issues. audience development projects that could supporting Venues Day 2015 which takes bring new punters to their venues. There place on Tuesday 20 October at Ministry Venues Day 2015 is the only national event will be representatives from leading music of Sound, London. The partnership will see aimed specifically at the people who run industry businesses, cultural organisations UK Music host and chair the opening panel small to medium scale independent music and advisors on issues such as accessing of the day, titled Big Issues for Small venues. finance, insurance, licensing and legal issues. The day will offer panels, workshops, UK Music presents Big Issues For Small Since the first Venues Day event in seminars and networking on three themes Venues is the opening panel of the day and December the identified as the Big Issues for Small will see representatives from key players in precarious position in which the UK’s small Venues; Turning Words into Action; the UK music and cultural industry talk about independent venues find themselves has Business Up - Be Inspired; Costs Down the next steps for grassroots music venues. grown enormously. Music Venue Trust, the - Be Efficient. The panel will feature UK Government Venues: Turning Words Into Actions. 2014, awareness of charity created to champion and protect Culture Minster Ed Vaizey and Shadow the nation’s grassroots music, continues to Delegates will have opportunity to learn Secretary of State for Culture Michael lead this work and is putting together this about schemes that will help their business Dugher, BBC Radio 6Music presenter Steve Ministry of Sound 6 VIP NEWS > SEPTEMBER 2015 Lamacq, Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive BPI & “It is clear that the legislative framework threat and we want to work with the music BRIT Awards, Arts Council England (London was not written with the interests of community to protect them.” Area Director) Joyce Wilson, and Mark grassroots music venues in mind. Politicians Davyd, CEO ofMusic Venue Trust. have an opportunity to change the law and Venues Day 2015 is a one day event, running a responsibility in making the areas they from 10.30am - 6.30pm on Tuesday 20 Jo Dipple, Chief Executive of UK Music, will represent the best places to work, rest and October at Ministry of Sound, London. Chair the panel, which is likely to provide a play. It is vital that we have a sustainable Thanks to a headline partnership with live lively debate about what needs to be done venue circuit and I look forward to exploring music subscription app Jukely, Grassroots to protect, secure and improve the UK’s with the panel at Venues Day how this may Music Venues from across the UK can grassroots music venues. be achieved.” apply for one free delegate pass and travel assistance by emailing: [email protected] Jo Dipple of UK Music said: “UK Music is Welcoming the opportunity to debate proud to be a partner of Venues Day for the issues surrounding grassroots music a second year running. Last year’s event venues, Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive BPI General delegate passes are available now will be remembered for bringing grassroots & BRIT Awards, said: “Music venues are priced £80 from: music venues together for the first time. I vital for the health of British music. They www.musicglue.com/venues-day want this year’s event to be the moment are where artists build their grassroots fan when decisive action is agreed to save base and hone their craft as performers. Further event details will be announced on music venues in the face of considerable BPI is supporting Venues Day 2015 because the MVT website in the next two weeks: threats.” venues in this country are increasingly under www.musicvenuetrust.com Jo Dipple, Chief Executive of UK Music 7 VIP NEWS > SEPTEMBER 2015 Sales from live music venues to count towards Official Albums Chart Allan McGowan [email protected] Many venues, and of course artists, supplement their income by the “We strive constantly to ensure that the Official Charts reflects and sales of merchandising, including of course recorded product. Until responds to consumer behaviour - and this move, following just a now CD’s etc sold at venues on the touring circuit have not been few months after the integration of streams, further underlines this included in overall sales figures, but under a new initiative launched strategy.” this autumn sales from live music venues are to count towards Official Albums Chart. Called Lightning Live and implemented by Lightning Live has been developed over many months and road The Official Charts Company, the initiative has been launched to tested on a string of concerts in the past six months. It uses a help support new revenue stream for artists & labels. simple password-protected web interface to allow live retailers to submit sales data, which is then checked The developed by Official Charts and its nominated following extensive trials and is designed system has been research partner Millward Brown before to support labels and artists using their being accepted for the Official Charts. gigs to reach out to broader audiences, aside from traditional retail. The move Retailers are required to submit a pre- means the Official Albums Chart will event inventory report, along with reflect the widest range of formats and full details of the concert, summary outlets in its history, as it celebrates its of capacity, tickets sold, before then 60th anniversary. submitting details of sales achieved. Millward Brown will cross-reference When the first UK albums chart was introduced by Record Mirror with existing data reports to ensure sales fall within accepted sales in July 1956, the weekly poll was made solely from specialist music patterns – any suspect data will not be included in the Official Chart shops selling vinyl albums. Today, the Official Albums Chart reflects survey. sales of physical formats including CDs, vinyl albums and cassettes, as well as sales of digital bundles and (since February this year) audio The Official Albums Chart entered its 60th year in July, the very first streams too – across retailers including supermarkets, clothing stores, UK album chart having been launched by NME in July 1956 with mail order operators, specialist entertainment chains, independent Frank Sinatra’s Songs For Swingin’ Lovers as its first Number 1. Over dealers, digital download stores and streaming services. the coming year, a range of activities being organised by the Official Charts Company, ahead of the anniversary week itself next summer Official Charts Company chief operating officer Omar Maskatiya will mark the anniversary. says, “The launch of Lightning Live follows approaches from both independent and major labels, who are increasingly using live events Should this all work out as planned it will be interesting to see if any as a route to get their products to fans and new audiences. advantages pass over to the venues. Need to know who is touring Europe? Go online - www.vip-booking.com vip-booking.com 8 ® VIP NEWS > INDEPTH STORY > SEPTEMBER 2015 The Concert Market in Sweden – A Revamp of Festivals Manfred Tari [email protected] The main news is that the Swedish concert Hasslehölm in the south of Sweden did not new concept, mainly featuring domestic market seems to be in good shape. Following go ahead; Kulturföreningen Markan, a non- artists and downsized to just three days the demise of previously successful major profit organisation who had promoted the instead of five. open-air events like Hultsfred, Arvika and event since 2001 had gone for protection even Peace & Love, all of which filed for last year, but finally filed insolvency in June Bråvalla, which debuted in 2013 and with insolvency in recent years, it currently 2015, just two weeks before this year’s 56.000 visitors last year instantly became appears that this market segment has re- edition was supposed to take place. the biggest music festival in Sweden ever, covered very well. only sold 50.700 tickets this year with The also non-profit organisation behind the headliners such as Robbie Williams, Muse The resulting market consolidation caused Peace & Love Festival, previously the biggest and Calvin Harris. The event is promoted various amendments but nevertheless led open-air event in Sweden filed insolvency in by FKP Scorpio Sweden, a subsidy of FKP to a generally satisfying festival season 2013. But this year’s edition went ahead and Germany, which has become the biggest in 2015. Although the Siesta Festival attracted 10.000 visitors with a completely European in major festival Festivals promoter, in promoting Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany. Interestingly domestic artists in Sweden, as elsewhere in Europe have become more and more important for the live music industry. At Bråvalla, Swedish artists Kent, Sabaton and Lars Winnerbäck played shortly before the mentioned international headliners on the main stages of the event. One day before the event went ahead on June 25 to 27, FKP Scorpio announced that it had agreed with the city of Norrkoping that Bråvalla Bråvalla would stay in the town for another 10 years. The city of Norrkoping agreed to 9 VIP NEWS > INDEPTH STORY > SEPTEMBER 2015 support the festival with 1.3 million Swedish acquired a majority stake in SPG Live in Alongside other industry sources a Live Crones (138.000 Euro) annually. March 2015, a company that is specialized Nation Sweden spokesperson confirmed in EDM events. Their biggest event is that overall ticket sales for festivals and FKP Sweden furthermore promotes the Summerburst festival, which has run for five concerts are very satisfactory in 2015. festivals Getaway Rock in Gavle and the years. The company promotes two edition Furthermore in line with the rising relevance showcase festival Where’s the Music in of the event, one in Gothenburg (May 29- of domestic artists for the live music sector, Norrkoping. When FKP Scorpio entered 30, 2015) and one in Stockholm (June 12-13, is the news that later on this year Live Nation the Swedish market in 2010 it bought the 2015). Both events gained around 30.000 will promote an arena tour with trademark rights for the Hultsfred festival. visitors per day, featuring almost the same Jöback & Helen Sjöholm entitled “I Love After three editions FKP Scorpio decided billing of artists like Avicii Fest, Axwell Λ Musicals” in October and that tickets are in 2014 not to continue to promote this Ingrosso and Afrojack. selling very well. For the tour in June-July of festival. Peter the Swedish singer Thomas Ledin alone Live Another successful EDM event in Sweden is Nation sold more than 100.000 tickets the Getaway Rock is a metal festival taking Big Slap; staged in Malmo on August 1 it spokesman said. In July also Roxette played place at the beginning of August. This gained 15.000 visitors in its third year. This five shows in Sweden, selling between year’s edition pulled 8.500 people. Where’s event is co-promoted by Öresundsgruppen 10.000 to 15.000 tickets per show. The Music is the venture by FKP Scorpio to and Kulturbolaget, a strategic partner of launch a showcase festival similar to trade Live Nation Sweden, which promotes most A spokesman for United Stage, one of the events such as Eurosonic Noorderslag in the Live Nation concerts in the South of Sweden. biggest independent concert agencies in Netherlands or Bylarm in Oslo, which hosts Sweden, told Music & Copyright that the an industry conference program alongside Live Nation subsidy Luger promotes the success of Swedish artists even spreads into the public event. For the first edition of festivals Way Out West, Stockholm Music & most of the other Nordic countries too. The this event in February 2015, FKP Scorpio Arts and co-promotes Popaganda. The Way company represents more than 160 artists, reported 4.700 concertgoers for its club Out West festival in Gothenburg on August including, Basshunter, Eagle-Eye Cherry and festival in Norrkoping and 400 industry 13-15 achieved a visitor record this year The Leather Nun and generates more than delegates. with 30.000 people per day. This event in 2.000 concerts annually. previous years also staged a smaller industry However, the biggest concert company gathering with a conference program. One of the few independent festivals in Sweden is still Live Nation. With However, the event is also known for being that survived the festival crisis was the all and very environmentally friendly. This year’s Emmaboda Festivalen. This festival has Stureplansgruppen Live (SPG Live) the its subsidies such as Luger program featured artists Florence And The apparently taken place since 1990 and this company employs 75 staff and promotes Machine, Belle & Sebastian; Chic featuring year gained 11.000 visitors per day. The 2.200 events per year. Live Nation Sweden Nile Rodgers, Pet Shop Boys and Patti Smith. three-day event takes place in the south of Sweden at the end of July. As various other industry sources mentioned, the gender aspect obviously plays a big role in Swedish society. In relation to this the festival gained some controversial media reports in terms of the ongoing gender debate in the country. It is now almost compulsory for festival promoters or organizers of music conventions to be tasked with staging a 50/50 billing, to follow a guideline of featuring 50 percent female artists or speakers. The Emmoboda Festival in recent media reports has been sharply criticized for booking only a 10 percent quota of female artists and that despite the fact, that this Way Out West 10 festival in the past often has been praised for its remarkable line up. The current program VIP NEWS > INDEPTH STORY > featured artists such as Dope D.O.D, Lee Scratch Perry and Don Diablo. SEPTEMBER 2015 Malmö Live - new live venue The Swedish Branch of The Agency Group has also been included in the takeover by the US company United Talent Agency in the beginning of September. The local branch is based in Malmo and represents domestic artists such as The Hives, Mando Diao and Millencolin internationally. Former employees of The Agency had moved over to the concert agency Pitch & Smiths in 2014. This concert agency was founded in 2007 and interestingly for a Swedish The new venue is named Malmo Live and others Live Nation. FKP Scorpio, Blixten and company, has its headquarters in the UK. has capacity of 1.200 persons, conference United Stage. The latest market figures are The company employs 9 staff of which two locations and a hotel. In October it will from 2013, reporting that the Swedish Live are running a company office in Stockholm. stage concerts of artists like Bob Dylan and Music Industry gained a revenue of 3.8 The local branch looks after domestic Ann Brun. billion Swedish Crones (403 million Euro) artists like Beatrice Eli, Joy, Kristin Amparo, Maskinen, Norlie & KKV and Silvana Imam. and accounts for 51 percent of the total Since last year June Sweden has also now a turnover of the Swedish music industry in trade body for the live music industry known that year. Figures for 2014 are supposed to The latest market entry has been the launch as Livemusik Sverige. The organisation be revealed in the next couple of weeks by of the concert hall in Malmo in August 2015. currently has around 60 members, among Music Sverige. 11 VIP NEWS > NAMES & JOBS SEPTEMBER 2015 Baris Basaran Leaves Pozitif Live Allan McGowan [email protected] Baris Basaran has written to let us know that He will be Director of Programming / Senior he is leaving Turkey’s concert and festival Booker @ URU Group, Istanbul. Uru Group promoters Pozitif Live. He says, “I am writing promotes 3 summer festivals and runs a 15k to let you know that I am leaving Pozitif cap venue, KCP (KucukCiftlik Park). Live after 5 wonderful years. I can’t thank [email protected] New Head of Live Nation UK/Ireland From VIP-Daily News Denis Desmond the company enough for everything it has given me, but it is now time for me to move In Romania he will be Creative Director / Senior on and take up new challenges. We are on Booker @ ArtMania, Bucharest. ArtMania good terms with Pozitif and our relationship has 2 summer festivals, and will also book remains amicable, as it has always been. We acts for the 600 cap Control Club, Bucharest. have been preparing for my departure for [email protected] more than 2 months and all my confirmed Denis Desmond is set to become the new Head of Live Nation UK and Ireland as part shows are presently in the safe and capable Additionally he will occasionally be working of a management reshuffle at the firm hands of Elif Cemal. for Greece too. with Lavris Ltd. booking according to IQ. [email protected] contemporary rock & alternative talents. [email protected] Baris will certainly continue to be busy and will As reported earlier in Germany, MLK’s Marek and Andre Lieberberg are working through work in Turkey and Romania on an exclusive Baris tells us that he will be attending IFF in their notice before heading up the Live basis with a partner in each territory. London and MaMA in Paris. Nation Concerts Germany office beginning in January 2016. In the meantime, former MLK staffer Matthias Schwarz has assumed Baris Basaran the managing director role of LN Germany Austria Switzerland operations and a number of staff members have already been recruited. Desmond’s appointment has still to be made public but the company has been busy increasing its portfolio again, this time with LN-Gaiety Holdings Ltd joint venture with Desmond purchasing MAMA & Company, the operator of nine venues and promoter of a number of festivals. Festival Republic chief Melvin Benn is believed to be playing a more central role in Live Nation UK`s festival arm. His position has been further cemented by the departure of chief operating officer John Probyn. Paul Latham has been elevated to COO for Live Nation UK and Ireland, and will report to Denis Desmond. 13 VIP NEWS > BUSINESS > MUSIC IN SHARES SEPTEMBER 2015 Music In Shares Manfred Tari [email protected] Correction & Apology In the recent article “The Meaning Of Live Nation” we reported in the introduction: “The market entry of Live Nation in Germany by taking on Marek Lieberberg as CEO and Daniel Lieberberg as a president came as a surprise for many industry players.” This was an incorrect reference to the name of the president which should have been Andre Lieberberg not Daniel Lieberberg. We regret the mistake and apologise. CTS Eventim - Price Targets Set Bank pitched the price target for the share DEAG furthermore announced the sale of even as high as 46 Euro. The analyst of its asset Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt. Since Latest Research Reports by Analysts reveal this bank considers that the deployment of then the share price of DEAG decreased from positive prospects for CTS Eventim. While customer data in the midterm perspective a previously reported 6.07 to 4.51 Euro. In Warburg Research increased the price target could contribute to the growth of the the 52 week comparison the share price loss from formerly 30 up to 33 Euro, Berenberg company. The rating by Warburg Research has now amounted to 22.6 percent. remains on “Hold” while Berenberg Bank indicate “Buy”. Live Nation - The Share Price Compass Seeks Direction In the last issue Vip News reported a share price of 32.18, on September 28 the share The share price of the global player Live price was 33.08 Euro. Nation is struggling. Even if the business results for H1-2015 indicated a revenue DEAG - Under Pressure increase reported in the previous edition of Vip News from $1,665 up to $1.765 bn, the New festivals cost DEAG both financial land share price itself remains only stable. Last share price losses. When DEAG revealed time it was $23.98, this time it is $24.38. its business report for H1-2015, (first half On June 26 the share stood at $28.56, now it year 2015), the company reported a strong is almost on the same level as on September revenue increase from 96.7 up to 118.8 29, 2014 when the closing price was $24.31. million Euro. However, DEAG also reported that in conjunction with ongoing legal claims SFX Entertainment - How Low Can You resulting out of the move from one of its new Go? festivals from the Nürburgring site to the “Veltins Arena” in Gelsenkichen could lead One months ago the reported share price was to a company loss of 9.3 million Euro. $0.85. The headline for this development was “A Financial Tragedy”, this time the share 14 DEAG declared that the legal case should be price of SFX Entertainment slipped down to settled by the end of the year. In its report $0.45... VIP NEWS > MISC > SEPTEMBER 2015 MEMBER PRESENTATION BASITOURS - Established 1982 in Switzerland Peter Basler and Basitours started in professional career Dionne Warwick Territory: Worldwide Period: 2016 Agency: World Entertainment Associates of America, Inc. Agent: John Regna Phone: +1 407 993 4000 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.DionneWarwickTourPromo.com Placido Domingo Jr. Territory: World Tour Period: July 2015 - July 2016 Agency: Totalisimo Agent: Manuel Villegas Phone: +34 670 666 023 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.totalisimo.com/en/artists/placidodomingojr.html the music business at the age of 25. Peter’s ARTIST AVAILS began in Switzerland in 1981 as a concert promoter producing shows around the area and cantone’s of Berne and Aargau with artists such as Joe Cocker, Basement Jaxx Territory: Europe Period: 2015 Agency: Primary Talent International Agent: Peter Eilliot Phone: +44 20 7400 4500 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.primarytalent.com/basement-jaxx/ Weather Report, Edoardo Bennato. Peter Basler had previously studied drums at the Swiss Jazz School and had also performed live with an acoustic group between 1976 and 1978. In 1986 he became an agent and launched his own agency Basitours. In 2000 Basitours created a business Basitours started booking European partnership relationship with Eastern tours from his Austrian office for Jazz Promotion Agency in Tbilisi, Georgia. giants such as Archie Shepp, Sam Rivers, Providing great artists for the annual Abdullah Ibrahim “Dollar Brand”, Don Jazz Festival such as Bobby McFerrin, Cherry. Jean Luc Ponty, Victor Bailey, Bill Evans, Bob Mintzer, John McLaughlin, John Chris Thompson (Ex-Manfred Mann¥s Earth Band) Territory: World Period: Available all year on request Agency: Live Concept Entertainment GmbH Agent: Michael Widmann Phone: +49 7203 9219180 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.christhompson-central.com The”Original”Blues Brothers Band Territory: Europe Period: On request, May - August 2016 Agency: Basitours Agent: Peter Basler Phone: +41 79 7692393 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.basitours.com/artist/original_blues_brothers_band Between 1988 and 1990 Basitours Scofield, Al McKay Allstars, The Earth, worked for Billy Cobham, drummer of Wind & Fire Experience, Scott Kinsey, 11 years with Joe Zawinul and 17 years Kool & The Gang, L’Image, The Blues with The Zawinul Syndicate. Brothers Band amongst others. Basitours also worked on tours with Basitours also worked on larger single Kris Kristofferson, Jose Feliciano, The events such as: Toto Cutugno, Lalo Original Blues Brothers Band and Schifrin “Mission Impossible”, Chris de legendary Tango Master Astor Piazzolla, Burgh, Andrea Bocelli and others. MORE ARTIST AVAILS ON: WWW.VIP-BOOKING.COM Basitours POST YOUR ARTIST AVAILS ON: WWW.VIP-BOOKING.COM Salif Keita, Miles Davis, Vasco Rossi and Dave Brubeck. are currently booking exclusively and territorially for Victor Basitours has worked as a sub-agent Bailey, Jojo Mayer, The “Original”Blues with Manhattan Transfers,Ray Charles, Brothers Band, Hugh Masekela, Carmen Wishbone Ash, Jethro Tull, Ian Gillan Souza, and more. Sandro Territory: World Tour Period: July 2015 - July 2016 Agency: Totalisimo Agent: Manuel Villegas Phone: +34 670 666 023 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage:www.totalisimo.com/en/djs/sandro.html Band, Mink de Ville, Lionel Hampton Big Band, Maynard Ferguson and Al di Since 2000, Basitours have been the Meola. talent booker for Jazz Festival Tbilisi and Black Sea Festival Batumi in Georgia. From 1992 onwards, Basitours worked on regular bookings and exclusive In addition to his significant professional European tours for artists such as Joe achievements, Peter is proudly married Zawinul, Billy Cobham and Chico & The to Nino from Georgia who is also his Gypsies. office manager. Chris Thompson 15