TOP-LEVEL AFRICAN MUSIC INDUSTRY LEADERS TO CONVENE IN NIGERIA FOR LAGOS MUSIC CONFERENCE FIRST AFRICAN AND INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

Lagos Music Conference Speakers Tuma Basa,  Michael Agwu, AKA,  Marek Fuchs, Tunji Balogun Sipho Dlamini

Event Schedule :Friday 9AM 20th & 21st May
Event Venue:The Civic Center, Victoria Island Lagos



May 20th and May 21st, the city of Lagos will play host to the Who’s Who of Africa’s music industry at the Lagos Music Conference - the continent’s first pan-African Music Business conference. LMC’s mission is to connect music industry professionals who do business in Africa. As the first industry event on the continent that brings together music business pace-setters from Africa’s key music markets,

LMC is first and foremost a platform for high-profile networking. Join highly respected industry personalities as they discuss current topics and trends that will shape the future of the music business on the continent, and find out how other industry professionals from West, East, Central and Southern Africa are coping with the challenges that come with the unique African territory. LMC’s conference sessions are carefully curated and focus on practical topics in different areas of the music business: A&R, Management, Branding, Endorsements, Sales and Distribution, Music Technology, and Copyright Law. LMC’s technical workshops are tailored to empower professional sound/audio engineers, producers, artists and DJs to take their expertise to the next level.

What are the questions covered at LMC? How can an artist brand be monetised in 2016? What are the latest revenue streams in music? How can brands partner with artists and use music to reach a youth audience beyond concerts or endorsements? How can African contemporary music be promoted to a global audience? What are the latest trends that will impact how music business is being done in the future? How do we build a sustainable and interconnected African music industry to tap the market of 1 billion African music consumers? Who should attend LMC? Forward-thinking artists, managers, label execs and A&R reps, as well as brand managers of products and services targeting the youth segment, promoters, tech and app companies, download and streaming platforms, social media managers, content developers, music bloggers & other professionals. @lagosmusicconference