Speaking engagements

I’ve got a couple of speaking engagements coming up that I thought might be of interest. They’re open to the general public, and I’d feel silly talking to an empty room, so I mention them here.

Moseley Creative Forum, March 15, 7pm
Actually, the title of it is something like ‘There’s never been a better time to be in the music industry‘, which I have one or two issues with.

There’s a bit of a presupposition in there that I don’t think I entirely agree with — so let’s call that a ‘provocation’, rather than an accurate summary of what my central thesis will be.

I’m being joined by music manager John Mostyn (The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals — and, more recently, Lizzie Parks and Trio Gitano), the guys from Jibbering Records and Steve Harding from the Conservatoire.

It’s upstairs at the Epic Skatepark in Moseley from 7pm. Not sure what the deal is about refreshments and the like. All I know is that I’ll be on in the second half.

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The other one is a Musicians Union all-day seminar on Online Music Promotion scheduled to take place in Ludlow, Shropshire sometime in June (date to be confirmed). Should be interesting.