WIRED MUSIC WEEK HITS KUALA LUMPUR WITH EXCLUSIVE TALKS, PANELS DISCUSSIONS, WORKSHOPS AND MASTER CLASSES BY THE PROS FOR MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS

Thursday April 5th 2018 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) There is no better way to bolster a growing music scene than by using the universal language of music to connect, communicate, educate and inform the artists, promoters, agents and fans that are growing it. That’s the beauty of a music week and for the first time ever, the budding capital city of Kuala Lumpur will play host to Wired Music Week (WMW) – one-stop hub for music enthusiasts of various levels to learn, network, develop and advance, not only as individuals but as a community as well.

 

Beginning on Friday May 11th through Sunday May 13th, Wired Music Week will take over Tamarind Square in the silicon city of Cyberjaya, just 30 minutes from Kuala Lumpur’s center, and unite some of the music industry’s heaviest hitters for a three-day celebration united by a love for electronic music. Through curated seminars, workshops, panel discussions, demo listening sessions, master classes and even club nights, aspiring artists can immerse and engage with industry leads for immediate feedback. A launch party slated for Friday May 11th will aim to introduce and ease all participants into the weekender with a series of after parties to solidify relationships. 

With the sole purpose of serving as a platform and incubation space for the healthy growth and development of the music industry on an international scale, Wired Music Week will link together some of the brightest minds in the music industry to encourage creativity and innovation within the music industry. The line-up of consists of a wide range of event promoters, record label heads, venue representatives, artists, talent and industry delegates from local, regional and international communities spanning Germany, Australia, The Netherlands, the UK, Taiwan, Philippines, Japan, Sweden, Malaysia and Thailand.

 

A plethora of passionate sponsors have come onboard to add their influence and touch to the events like Monster Energy, VocalKitchen, MyCreative Ventures, who provides funding facilities to Malaysia’s creative communities, DJCity, who will offer a trial 30-days account to DJCity Record Pool that will require sign-up on site, Splice, who will be offering a 30-day free access for ticket holders that will grant them access to Splice Sound, and Jupiter, who acts as an artist and music incubator that focuses on Asia electronic music artists.

PANELS, DISCUSSIONS, KEYNOTES and PRODUCTION MASTERCLASSES 

Through panels, discussion, Wired Music Week endeavors to empower artistes, strengthen existing relationships, sustain the music scene, foster collaboration, advance the production skills of individuals, further develop the current music scene and increase the number of Asian talents. To do this, panelists, moderators and keynote speakers will be made up of representatives from around the world, including representatives from Armada Music, theLOOP, Livescape Group/It’s The Ship, 2 Dutch Records, Future House Music and more as well as artists like Rayray, 22 Bullets and Onderkoffer. Conversations will explore a wide variety of topics like cultural sensitivities when throwing festivals around the region, navigating red tape, improving performance gimmick and visible trademark on stage, sustaining the scene for economic growth, 21st century music labels, promoting your own music in Asia and more. Keynote presentations will explore 20 years of music, live and data at AEI, music and social media marketing and more. Several artists have already been confirmed to lead workshops and production masterclasses including Rayray, 22 Bullets, Onderkoffer, Tymen and more. See the full line-up to date below:

CONFIRMED ARTISTS 

Thomas Gold – Germany

RayRay – Taiwan 

Jenil – Philippines 

Currley – Malaysia 

22Bullets – Thailand 

Onderkoffer – Netherlands 

Tymen – Netherlands 

Tom Westy – London 

Slumberjack – Australia / LA

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Wessel Westerveld – A&R and Label Manager / 2 Dutch Music Group 

Michael Van Gessel – Marketing & Artist Manager / 2 Dutch Music Group 

Sampo Kaskia – Label Manager UKF / AEI Group 

Farhana Aboo – Head of Marketing & Data UKF, NCS / AEI Group 

Sarah Stam – Marketing & PR UKF, NCS / AEI Group 

Joey Suki – Artist Coaching 

Allan Eshuijs – Artist & Managing Director / VocalKitchen 

Reason Xie – Booking Director / theLoop 

Justine Servais – International PR & Promotion Manager / Armada Music 

Iqbal Ameer – CEO / Livescape Group 

Mattijs Van Welzenis – A&R Manager and Artist Manager / Revealed Recordings / Sorted Management

Sven De Groot – Label & Artist Manager / Revealed Recordings / Mass Appeal Management 

Bart Van Der Plas – Co-Founder, Head of Events / Future House Music 

Aart Van Den Pool – Founder, A&R Director / Future House Music 

Gino Van Eijk – Co-Founder, Label Manager / Future House Music 

Rachata Thunyavuthi – Founder & Managing Partner / One Agency / Zaap Organiser 

Mike Elderenbosch – Creative Director / Young Gunz

Sanjeev Raj – Entertainment Manager / Kyo KL 

CONFIRMED RECORD LABELS 

2 Dutch Records 

Dutch Master Works 

Blue Forest 

Skink Recordings 

Revealed Recordings 

Future House Music 

UKF 

AEI Group

ABOUT 

Wired Music Week is a cross-cultural initiative of five individuals passionate about the music industry and its growth. Malaysia-based founders John Beh and Michael Mah together launched RBRN IDEAS with the idea of hosting Wired Music Week as an educational platform to improve the current music industry in Asia by discovering and helping a younger generation of talent unravel the local and global music industry. Reza Tuarea, Dominique Hogenbirk and Lokcheng Tong of Snake Chambers in Holland later came on board to help bridge the gap between the East and the West and a committee was formed. Find the full bio of each member here. 

EVENT DETAILS 

Date: Friday May 11th 2018 – Saturday May 13th 2018

Time: 11:30am – 10pm

Venue: Tamarind Square, Cyberjaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

TICKETING // 

Wired Music Week aims to cater to everyone that is part of or even has an ember of interest in the electronic music community in Asia and beyond. Tickets are available for purchase and will award tickets holders with full access to all pillars connected of Wired Music Week like panel discussions, workshop and masterclasses, demo drops, gear exhibition, pre-and after parties and all other side activities.

Ticket price: RM158 for one day pass and RM258 for 2 days pass

Ticket link: http://bit.ly/WMWTickets

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