Break In The City is an official partner event of In The City, The UK's International music industry convention, hosted each year in Manchster, during September/October time. Approximately 2000 music industry professionals attend and over 500 bands play live over 4 days.
Break ITC involves the Business to Artist event, the free access weekend, of seminars, workshops and demo reviews as well as hosting over 100 acts see below for PR or Myspace site
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BreakIn The City, Manchester, Oct 20th-22nd Oct 2007
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Break In The City: Fri 19th – Mon 22nd October 2007

Manchester, FREE Education days, Live music & club nights featuring over 150 acts.

www.breakinthecity.co.uk / www.myspace.com/breakin_the_city

Breakin The City is run by The Band Agency and In The City

Supported by City College Manchester, BPI, PRS, Carling, AIM, PPL, Musicians Union, PRS, PRSF, Filter Magazine, Armstrong Learning, Women In Music - Creative Women, Go Events (Highlands and Islands Enterprise), Creative Entrepreneurs, VIP Limousine, Drowned in Sound, Tannoy speakers (Abbey Road), Stylish Riots, Virtual Festivals, Spin28.com, Designer Magazine, Vman Events, Marshall, 7 Digital

The Band Agency & In The City presents an event for Artists, aspiring managers, & anyone else interested in breaking into the music industry. Break In The City, in its fifth year will host one of the UK’s largest free events, for new and unsigned artists, DIY labels and New managers, with an education day of seminars, musical mentoring, one on one industry musical chairs, demo in a limo sessions and the open mic stage, plus numerous live industry showcases and club nights,.

Now in its fifth year, BITC is an official partner event of In The City International Music Convention (www.inthecity.co.uk) run in conjunction with The Band Agency.

The Artist Academy involves free industry seminars industry partners such as the BPI, PRS, PPL, AIM to record labels, managers, producers, publishers, lawyers, promoters and agents are all on hand to give their time. AA is aimed at anyone who aspires to establish a career in the music industry, fledging labels, managers, DIY labels, self releasing Artists and any others interested in the music industry. This is your chance to meet, interact with the people that make the music industry tick.

Saturday 20th October: Artist Academy

Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley St, Manchester, M2 3WS 0161 950 0000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/

Artist Academy is a FREE event, doors 11am to 5.30pm

Including the

· Music Business Education Seminar Series

· Demo Reviews

· Demo in a Limo : cruise the streets in style with A&R execs

· Open Mic Stage

· Industry Musical Chairs (one on ones)

· Career guidance on hand for one on ones.

· Vocal coaching

Programme

10.30 open and registration, in main downstairs foyer

11.00 demo review circle foyer 2nd floor : Sponsored by Tannoy

12.30 Trade bodies intro and talk BPI, AIM, PPL, PRS, MU circle foyer

1.00 “How to Break It in the Music Business”

Part 1: the Basics: what you need before your ready to start courting Industry

Part 2: You’ve gained that Buzz, Now what to do to bring it Home

2.30 Women In Music / Creative Entrepreneurs, interactive marketing

masterclass and Q & A, circle foyer 2nd floor, hosted by Armstrong Learning

4.00 Open Mic, hosted by celebrity guest

5.30 close


Main downstairs foyer

1.00 Vocal masterclass hosted by DANE CHALFIN & ASSOCIATES

3.00 1 on 1, speed networking

4.00 Mentoring advice and demo surgery – hosted by The Music Industry Provider

1.00pm-5.00pm ****plus demo to limo throughout day

In previous years with Radio 1, the Open Mic stage : ‘Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly’ was discovered, he’s since been signed to Atlantic.

6.00pm Followed by a 360 Degrees reception party for delegates, with live music and DJ. Hosted by the RF Records group (WMCW, Creative Entrepreneurs, D6), Armstrong Learning and Highlands and Islands Enterprise: 6pm at

M TWO BAR & CLUB PETER STREET MANCHESTER M2 3NQ.

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www.breakinthecity.co.uk

please contact

dave@thebandagency.com

david.mcnicholas@ntlworld.com