Music Management Seminar - October
Our next event will take place at Edinburgh’s Electric Circus on Thursday 2 October with a modified format, which sees the evening begin with a live interview followed by a discussion panel in the second half.
The new look set-up, will feature Biffy Clyro manager, Dee Bahl, in conversation with the event’s co-founder Olaf Furniss. He will also take part in a discussion about music management.
Additional speakers confirmed for the panel are Justine Ward from GR, whose roster includes Primal Scream, Texas and Baby Strange, and Björn Sandberg, who looks after Glasgow act Casual Sex. An additional speaker is expected to be announced prior the event.
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How To Make Friends & Influence People
Our next Born To Be Wide is at The Electric Circus on March 6 and features a panel looking at how to build a network in the music industry. Taking part will be Ally McCrae [Radio 1], Sarah McMullan [The Pop Cop], Richy Muirhead [Scottish Alternative Music Awards] and musician Jamie Keir [Jamie & Shoony].
The discussion will focus at different approaches to making contacts, effective ways of communicating, where to find people to work with and how not to come across as a career-obsessed knob head only interested in collecting business cards.
Afterwards everyone will have a chance to put what they hear into practice, socialising to DJ sets courtesy of the panelists.
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10th Birthday Party
Born To Be Wide, celebrates its 10th birthday at Edinburgh’s Electric Circus on 6 February with a special party looking back on the past decade.
Previous DJs will be invited to play their favourite three Scottish releases since 2004, and leading industry commentator David Balfour [Record Of The Day] and promoter Dave Corbet [T In The Park/DF Concerts] will reflect on developments in the business.
BBC Radio Scotland’s Vic Galloway will also interview Born To Be Wide’s founders about how a social night for the Edinburgh music scene, has evolved into an organization which now hosts dozens of seminars, as well as Scotland’s only music convention, Wide Days.
“We are looking forward to celebrating with the many people who have taken part in our Born To Be Wide events,” says Olaf Furniss, who founded the night with A&R scout Brodie Smithers. “We have had some amazing DJs, speakers and regulars over the past ten years.”
The birthday party marks the beginning of a busy year for Born To Be Wide, which now operates as a not for profit Community Interest Company. On February 8 it hosts the latest of its Off The Record youth events in Kirkcaldy’s Adam Smith Theatre, which will be followed by a seminar night on March 6 and the Wide Days convention on April 9-10.
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