Conference and Delegate information for Ireland Music Week 2025 will be available next year.
Speaker Information 2024
Panels are 50 minutes long
Box Office / Ticket Collection & Purchase, Lost Lane, Grafton St, Dublin 2
Thurs 10.00-18.00
Thurs 10.30 TikTok & SoundOn Artist Best Practice Session (Lost Lane Main)
Speakers - Alice Razack (TikTok), Stephen Grealy (TikTok SoundOn)
Thurs 11.00 Meet the Labels (Lost Lane Library)
Speakers - Hannah Carlen (Secretly Group), Matt Howes (Partistan), Bekah Z Flynn (Subpop), Kwabz Ayim (Mixtape Madness)
Moderator - James Byrne
Thurs 11.30 Celebrating the Songwriter with The Ivors Academy (Lost Lane Main)
We chat to acclaimed and award winning songwriters who will share their unique stories.
Speakers - Iain Archer (Producer/Songwriter), Jonny Quinn (Snow Patrol/Polar Patrol Publishing), Kal Lavelle (Singer/Songwriter), Winnie Ama (Artist / Songwriter)
Moderator - JP McCorley (Producer/Songwriter/Composer)
Thurs 12.00 An Introdution to UK Music Media (Lost Lane Library)
Speakers - Isis O’ Regan (The Sugar Factory PR), James O’ Donohoe (Artist & Producer Manager, A&R Consultant), Ruth Hodder (Manager, Beabadoobee)
Moderator - Arveene
Thurs 13.00 Studios and Producers (Lost Lane Library)
A look behind the scenes of recording and engineering, including insights on some of the most influential Irish albums of the last decade.
Speakers - John Spud Murphy (Guerrilla Sounds), Daniel Fox (Producer), Tommy McLaughlin (Attica), Molly Mansukhani (Producer)
Moderator - MayKay
Thurs 14.00 Growing Your Fanbase with TikTok (Lost Lane Main)
Speakers - Sheema Siddiqi (TikTok UK & Ireland), Ryan Mack (Artist)
Moderator - Conor Cusack
Thurs 14.30 The Baltic Market - Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania (Lost Lane Library)
We learn how the markets work in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
Speakers - Girts Majors (Positivus Festival), Tanel Mütt (Damn.Loud/Paavli Kultuurivabrik), Vaidas Stackevicius (Lithuanian Music Business Association, M.P.3 Music Agency)
Moderator - Arveene
/// Thurs 14.45 - 16.45 Day Showcases: The Fae, Isidore, Salamay, Niamh Regan (Workmans Main & Workmans Cellar) ///
Thurs 15.15 The German Market Revisited (Lost Lane Main)
We take another look at one of Europe’s largest markets and its potential for Irish artists, especially with the current ‘Zeitgeist Irland 24’ project.
Speakers - Annett Bonkowski (Warner Music), Evelyn Sieber (Reeperbahn), Yesim Duman (Pop Kultur), Jen Ewbank (AWAL)
Moderator - James Byrne
Thurs 15.30 Composing & Sync for TV & Film (Lost Lane Library)
Speakers - Simon Long (Cadence Solicitors), Dina Coughlan (MPAI/Planet of Sound), Emma Lomas (Beggars Group), Leticia Álvarez (Wise Music)
Moderator - Conor Cusack
Thurs 16.30 Live Sync Pitch Session 1 (Lost Lane Main)
Not for the faint hearted. A number of music supervisors / publishing professionals will listen live to randomly selected tracks from our line-up and give their honest feedback.
Listeners - Janet Lopez (Agave Music Media), Martin Mycoo (Format Entertainment), Irma De Wind (De Wind Music)
Moderator - MayKay
Thurs 16.30 Neighbouring Rights / Performing Rights (Lost Lane Library)
Speakers - Ciara McEvoy (Round Hill Music), Philip Magee (Producer), Dean Fagan (Royalty Manager)
Moderator - Aaron Casey (RAAP)
