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CONTENTS: VIP-MAGAZINE 12 #2012 05
Brent Grulke of SXSW Dies
06
Tallinn Music Week
10
YOUROPE Creates Standard Terms for European Festival Contracts
12
10 years of CODA Agency
14
The Ticket Scandal
22
Awards
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New GEMA Rates
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CEETEP – The Programme Progresses
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BRENT GRULKE OF SXSW DIES Brent was an extremely well known figure at many of the European Festival and Conference events – I have personally shared a beer or several with him in several countries on many an occasion and I, like many others, will miss his company.
He is survived by his wife, Kristen, and 6-year-old son, Graham, as well as brothers Brad and Brian. Heartfelt commiserations go out from all of the VIP staff to Brent’s family and his very many o friends.
All at VIP were saddened to hear of the sudden and unexpected
The family has established the Graham Grulke Education Fund.
death of Brent Grulke on the morning of August 13th. The Creative
Contributions can be directed to:
Director of SXSW passed away as a result of a heart attack after
EMG, Inc. 6101 West Courtyard Drive, Suite 2-120, Austin, Texas
undergoing oral surgery. He was 52.
78730. Attn: Brad Grulke
Previously a writer and Records Review Editor for the Austin
Please make donation payable to the Graham Grulke Education
Chronicle, he also worked as a record producer, sound engineer,
Fund.
tour manager and record company executive, working in the Hotellounge presents
marketing division of Spindletop Records in the early 1990s. Grulke worked for the Austin, Texas based event from its beginnings in 1987. He became creative director in 1994 initially building the event’s reputation for booking local and underground and then going on to help create the international reputation that it now commands.
SXSW director and co-founder Roland Swenson, commented, “A lot of Brent’s personality was in SXSW. He was adventurous and knowledgeable and excited about creative people and endeavours. He didn’t like the usual and mundane. He was open-minded enough to know that his taste wasn’t always the most important thing, so he was open to new things.”
Una Johnston, the European representative for SXSW said, “Brent played a really central role in the dynamism of SXSW Music Festival. His background in live music as a sound engineer and tour
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TALLINN
MUSIC WEEK
Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com
This was my second visit to Tallinn and it is more than clear that
to Russia, Latvia and Lithuania. Estonia is the home of Skype and
something is going on in Estonia! This small republic with a
has recently fared better than many countries beset by the ongoing
population of only 1,318,005 people, historically and culturally
ďŹ nancial difďŹ culties.
connected to the nearby Scandinavian countries, and neighbour
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The annual showcase festival and music industry conference took place for the fourth time and this year’s figures show a significant advance on 2011. The conference was again opened with a welcome speech from
The close connection to the Nordic countries in terms of geography,
the President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves. I was extremely
Helsinki is only two hours away by ferry, and increasingly, business,
impressed by his knowledge of music in general and his attitude
was emphasised, by NOMEX, the recently formed umbrella for the
last year and we featured an interview with him in VIP News. This
music export organisations of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway
year’s address was, if anything, even more striking, referring to the
and Sweden, choosing the event to outline its strategy for the first
perhaps recently overlooked connection of rock’n’roll to democracy
time in a speech by MD Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdottir.
and freedom of speech. It is worth taking the time to watch and listen to Pres.Ilves speech which can be accessed in full here: http://
Organiser Helen Sildna commented, “We are happy to see that
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyMN3hmcoHE
TMW has now a solid place at the annual calendars for our region’s
Ewe Ewe wertt and an nd d th thee ttwo wo o dra dragon o s - ph p oto to by b Rasmu m s Jurkatam
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2011
2012
16 stages
27 stages
147 artists from 10 countries
183 artists from 13 countries
123 artists from Estonia
150 artists from Estonia
7.600 festival visitors
11.200 festival visitors
423 delegates – 229 from Estonia
589 delegates – 283 from Estonia
194 international delegates
306 international delegates
52.483 unique hits on the website
61.549 unique hits on the website
from 88 countries
from 110 countries
music industry key players and organizations. If we manage
organised, great people, interested and enthusiastic audiences.
to boost up the artist and knowledge exchange between the
Oh... and the interviewer wasn’t bad either (I wonder who that
neighbouring countries by making it possible for the right people
could have been? Thanks Ed – ED.). Thanks to Helen and all
to meet each other, we have already succeeded, simultaneously
her colleagues for their professionalism, hospitality and sheer
providing a gateway into the market for the whole Europe and
doggedness in getting the Conference/Festival established in such
the world. Just five years ago it was quite rare to see an Estonian
a short time, really impressive. I would definitely go again”.
band play in Finland or Latvia and as rare to see any Latvian bands play in Estonia. Things have changed significantly and suddenly
Mark Meharry, CEO of UK based Music Glue said, “The setting
the whole region is a bigger and more open market place for
was great and the town is picture postcard. The bands that I saw
new talent.”
were not that great, but then I am not the target demographic. I didn’t see many panels except the ones I was on. It was a great
The conference also addressed copyright, music entrepreneurship,
networking event and the people Helen brought in were of a good
and the essential role of a manager. This section included
level. Maybe less vodka would be a good thing!”
entertaining and informative interviews with Ed Bicknell, long time manager of Dire Straits, Brian Ferry and others, and Russian cultural
Dan Panaitescu of he Sziget Office in Budapest was short and to
figure Artemyi ‘Artjom’ Troitsky.
the point, “The best ever. Very well organized, interesting panels, good artists... no complaint...”
It’s only 20 years since Estonia gained independence and delegates were reminded of this by a trip to the KGB Museum (Which I
Following on from TMW the European Talent Exchange Programme
unfortunately missed) in a Hotel opposite the Conference hotel,
announced that a Estonia’s Ewert and the Two Dragons are leading
apparently the door to the office displayed a sign saying, “There’s
the field in this year’s ETEP festival bookings following Eurosonic
nothing behind this door.”
2012, having been confirmed to play at festivals in Finland, Sweden, Belgium, France and Lithuania. The band were the winners of
Undeterred by his injuries from a fall on the ice last year, Martin
the Skype Award at TMW 2011 and since then they have played
Elbourne of The Great Escape and Glastonbury told VIP News,
festivals across Europe and played their first tour in North America.
“I have seen this event develop over the last three years. It was
Manager Toomas Olljum told VIP News, “Helen Sildna and Tallinn
always well organised in a fantastic city, and is now bigger, with
Music Week have played an important role in my development into
more delegates and better bands. As a regional event it can only
an artist manager. I started working with acts a few years before
become more important. Aside from the Great Escape it’s the one
TMW, but the event gave me a networking possibility with key
conference showcase event that I will definitely attend next year.”
international industry players in my hometown. 4 years after its start, my artists are doing well - Ewert and The Two Dragons just
Ed Bicknell commented, “I thoroughly enjoyed it. Extremely well
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finished a series of gigs in North America where they played at
E Bicknell and Ed a Helen Sildn na at a Tall allinn inn Mu Music sicc We W ek e
Canadian Music Week and in NYC, and Iiris, Tallinn Music Week
The Skype Award winner 2012 will soon be announced and the
skype ‘Go Change The World’ award winner 2010 just released a
prize of 3500 EUR will go to an artist with the most international
debut album on EMI.”
potential as selected amongst TMW.
Allan McGowan · am@vip-booking.com
YOUROPE CREATES STANDARD TERMS FOR EUROPEAN FESTIVAL CONTRACTS The
European
Festivals
Organisation,
VIP News spoke to Ben Challis:
YOUROPE, having introduced health & safety
Marc Lambelet chaired an interesting session at the ILMC 2012 on this issue with a good
programs with the YES Group (Yourope
What exactly was your role in this
and wellinformed panel - and some of the
Event Safety Group) and addressed the
initiative?
pitfalls of ‘bad’ contracts became clear - not
matter of sustainable festivals with a series
– I was approached by YOUROPE in 2011 to
least when nothing is signed at all. I can
of workshops with the GO Group (Green
advise on a set of standard terms that could
say that in 90% of the cases the use of our
Operations Europe), have now turned their
be eventually used by all of their member
terms, which are festival specific, saves time
attention to the problems of artist contracts
festivals. Christof Huber had already had
and adds clarity and I think many European
and riders.
one meeting in Hamburg in 2011, and we
festivals had the same feeling. To be fair -
then sent out a questionnaire to members
its not usually the agency contract that is
For those who don’t know YOUROPE was
before EuroSonic in Groningen to see what
the problem - it is more and more the artist
founded in November 1998, and now
members’ views were. After a very well
contact riders which have expanded to
represents close to 80 festival members
attended meeting in Groningen and input
cover issues such as cancellation, control
including the most well established festivals
from a number of events, I drafted a set of
of the venue, force majeure and insurance
in Europe. The intentions of the Association
terms that covered areas of concern that all
for example. I have spoken to a number of
and its members are to collaborate and
of the festivals felt needed to be rectified
agents and obviously their first loyalty is to
share best practice to improve the European
- in particular force majeure provisions,
their artiste - and their own contracts - but
festival scene in terms of working conditions,
cancellation, insurance, payment terms, tax,
most can see some benefits. However I have
audience welfare, health and safety and
noise limits, visas, curfews and safety. We
to say some don’t like the idea. That said,
music talent.
then reconsulted members and received
I think that the weather related tragedies
another good response and additional
at Pukklepop and the Indiana State Fair
Over the past year the members have
comments led to the final draft being
are focussing everyone’s minds - not least
conducted workshops at their meetings in
finalised over the ILMC weekend in March
when in appears from some press reports
Groningen and Hamburg, and most recently
after another meeting with members.
that Sugarland are potentially exposed to
in London, to produce a final version of
litigation because of their own contract
standard contract terms applicable to the
Obviously you think this is a good idea,
terms. I hope what these terms provide is a
engagement of artistes and performers for
do you think it will have positive results,
‘win win’ situation in the long term:
all participating YOUROPE member festivals,
and how do you see agents taking to it?
Christof Huber was on holiday when we
as well as a simple booking ple and fair standard book
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called, and then n went on to Budapest for the
agreement greement
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Entertainment Entertainment)) advised YOUROPE.
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some questions and some comments, but
for
smaller
bands.
terms YOUROPE terms, we designed these ter
only a few. We will have to work on these
In the Press Release Christof Huber, General
to be fair, reasonable and appropriate. We
feedbacks within our group and check if we
Secretary of Yourope said “It Y “It was the wish
were receiving many, many riders at a very
have to react.”
from so many members to create such
late stage, often with wholly inappropriate
T Standard Terms for the European festivals. It
and often irrelevant provisions: Often theatre
VIP News contacted a few agents to get
should make life easier for festivals as they
tour or standard arena or stadium tour riders
their views on whether or not a ‘standard’
have standard terms for important topics,
were sent containing provisions that could
contract is viable. Some had not yet seen
rather than a number of contract terms that
never be met by a festival.
it; John Giddings of Solo, who operates
they can’t fulfil.”
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job on marrying artists requirements with
arrangements for the 2012 season must
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according to the Yourope press release the
more consultation perhaps it should be for
following festivals have already conďŹ rmed
2013, not 2012.â&#x20AC;? Rob Challice also runs
their participation in the new scheme, and
the Summer Sundae Festival in Leicester but
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Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com
10 YEARS OF CODA AGENCY What is the actual date of Coda’s 10th
What do you think are the main changes
Anniversary?
to the business and the role of the Agent
– We formed Coda early 2002
since you started up? – The Agent gets more respect these days as
Ro Challice Rob
What was your experience prior to
a result of taking on greater responsibilities.
setting up Coda, and what motivated
It’s no longer enough to just be reactive
you to start your own Company?
when it comes to building acts. We get
– I ran Concert Clinic agency, we merged
involved a lot earlier in artists careers than
with MPI to form Coda, and I’ve always
used to be the case, often taking the lead,
worked for myself.
particularly since artists can no longer rely on advances from labels We assist in creating
London’s CODA Agency recently celebrated
Who else was involved in the start up,
sustainable live careers, which in turn helps
a decade of booking an ever-growing roster
how many people now work at Coda
acts to be self sufficient. This evolution is
of successful live acts and dj’s. In that time
and how many acts do you represent?
something that all of us at Coda have been
Director Rob Challice has become a well-
– The partners are Alex Hardee, Tom
aware of for at least the last five years.
known figure at business gatherings both in
Schroeder, James Whitting, Phil Banfield and
the UK and internationally. VIP-News talked
myself as agents and Financial Controller
You regularly attend and take part in
to him about the past, present and future of
Dave Hallybone. There are over 50 people
a lot of the European conference and
this well-respected Company.
now working at Coda, including 20 Agents
showcase events like Eurosonic and
representing over 400 live acts and djs.
Reeperbahn Campus, do you consider
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CODA to be a UK or an international
events that they need to get a UK based agent
so well in business even though we’re all
Company? Also have you taken on
to book UK (only) Whereas we work most
very different. As an agent, establishing Bon
representation of European, or other
effectively if we are working on a European
Iver across Europe as a festival headliner and
international acts that you, or anyone
wide live strategy for an act.
Arena act. Justin Vernon is a really special
else in the Company have seen at these
artist and it’s been great to play a part in his
events, or would you consider doing so?
You also organise and promote the
– I believe that Coda has one of the most
extremely successful Summer Sundae
internationally recognisable rosters around.
Festival in Leicester. When did you start
So how about the next ten years - are
A roster that contains some of the best
the event and do you ever experience
you optimistic? Are there general trends
new live and club acts to appear in the last
any conflicts of interest operating as
in the business that you think could
10 years. I do get a kick out of meeting
both agent and promoter?
become problems?
promoters at these events and them stating
– We started the festival in 2001, before
– I’m very optimistic for the Company and
that they are now hoping to work with this
Coda was formed and it has always operated
our roster. As for the wider business as a
new act that one of our agents have picked
independently from the agency business.
whole I do sometimes wonder where the
up. We are known as an agency that picks
So far there have been no accusations of
next live promoters, agents and fans are
up on great music early and works hard to
conflict of interest. As for booking the event
going to come from. It can’t be easy starting
establish those artists.
sometimes being an Agent yourself helps
as an independent promoter, but putting on
you understand what another Agent is
your own events is probably the best way for
telling you.
somebody to cut their teeth in this business.
I’ve worked with a number of European acts, including Kings of Convenience, Kaizers
unique career development.
For more information on CODA…
Orchestra and Team Me (all from Norway).
Are you happy with Coda’s achievements
Kaizers Orchestra blew me away at Eurosonic
over the last decade, and is there anything
in 2003 and 9 years later they have appointed
that you’re particularly proud of?
me as European agent. Sometimes there is
– I’m very proud of helping establish CODA,
a misconception from bands playing these
and the way that the six partners function
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Aline Renet
Within the past decade companies such as Seatwave or Viagogo have ‘conquered’ Europe and converted a business model previously widely considered a black
market into a viable business model dealing profitably in the secondary sale of tickets.
The demand for live events has continued to rise, and understandably the ticketing business has benefited from this development. Leading ticketing companies such as Ticketmaster and CTS Eventim became leading players operating and making both high profits from and returns to the value chain of the concert industry within the primary sales market.
But companies active within the so called secondary market for tickets only contribute to a certain and limited extent to this value chain, as in most cases neither concert promoters nor artists receive a share on tickets passed on to buyers at above face value. However observation of the websites of Companies such as Viagogo or Seatwave proves that the profit margins for selling tickets at inflated prices can run up to and sometimes even exceed 500 percent.
For many years several concert promoters tried to fight the secondary ticketing companies, but in most cases failed. Since the
N O I T C LEGAL A T S N I A AG Y R A D N SECO G N I T E TICK
TV-magazine Dispatches on Channel4 aired a report entitled “The Great Ticket Swindle”, the issue of secondary ticketing once again came to the fore in the concert industry. Two journalists that worked undercover at Seatwave and Viagogo revealed the use of business practises that many in the concert industry already suspected. One of the findings of the “Great Ticket Swindle” revealed that the majority of tickets offered on those ticket exchanges are traded by employees of these companies or so called power sellers. Not long ago these ‘power sellers’ would actually have been considered ‘touts’ by more concerned concert promoters or artists.
But the Great Ticket Swindle also revealed that prominent companies such as Live Nation UK or SJM Concerts provided ticket contingents for concerts and tours of artists such Coldplay, Rihanna or Westlife.
However, there are promoters that strictly refuse to work with secondary ticketing websites. In France the concert promoter association Prodiss successfully lobbied for a legal solution against unauthorized secondary ticketing.
Prodiss reported that this new French law implemented on March 12th 2012, aims to “facilitate the organisation of cultural and sports events” creating a new criminal offense (article 31362, French penal code) for the unauthorized ticket resale to sporting, cultural, trade events, and live performances”.
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The statute states: “To sell, offer for sale or expose for sale or
third parties, not duly authorised by the organiser of the event.
transfer of ownership, or to provide the means for sale or transfer
The phenomenon of “unauthorized ticket resale” is largely but
of ownership of access rights to a sporting, cultural or trade event
not exclusively attributable to Internet websites, set up for this
or to a live show, habitually and without authorization from the
purpose. Among targets are resale sites, based in France or
promoter, the organizer or the owner of the rights of exploitation
abroad, operating without the agreement of promoters, as well
of this manifestation or event, is punishable by a 15 000 euros fine.
as individuals who habitually engage in the practice of reselling
The penalty is up to 30 000 euros in the event of a repeat offence.
tickets to an event.”
For the purposes of the application of the first subparagraph, any ticket, document, message or code, in all forms or mediums,
VIP News: How did you lobby for this law?
evidencing the right to attend the manifestation or event having
– As there were several prior attempts –five rejected bills in total
been obtained from the producer, organizer or owner of the rights
in the last two years we focused firstly on the timing: we are close
of exploitation, will be considered as access card.”
to the election in France and secondly we got 100 artists to cosign a public statement in Le Monde etc. against the resale of tickets
VIP News spoke to Aline Renet of Prodiss about this legal initiative:
at inflated prices just three days before the vote of the original amendment in order to raise more pressure, helping to secure the
VIP News:
adoption of the bill. Thirdly we mobilized MPs from Parti Socialiste
What does this mean for French concert promoters?
and UMP and additionally worked out a media campaign for
– “The French law now recognizes full control of the tickets for
the last 6 month with two different but combined approaches:
the live performance producers. Event promoters contracts with
One was to raise public concern/awareness, the other one was
the artist’s representative for their appearance, hire venues,
Economic & Financial press, giving them an outlook on who was
determine the face value of tickets and their allocation between
pulling the strings.
the venue box office and ticket agents, and undertake the advertising and marketing of the event. The promoter has the
This means that France now joins Denmark in implementing a legal
sole right to grant ticket distribution to any third party he may
backing for concert promoters, helping promoters and artists to
choose. French law prohibits the resale of tickets to an event by
ban secondary ticketing.
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BEN CHALLIS ON SECONDARY TICKETING AT GLASTONBURY AND THE UK It is well known there are promoters that enjoy working with
Would you say that a similar lobby campaign is possible in
secondary ticketing websites. But for those who do not get involved
the UK?
in this kind of ticketing business, the following interview with Ben Challis, general counsel of Glastonbury and music lawyer might pick
– My personal view is that no UK Government has wanted to
up a hint or two, on how to prevent secondary ticketing or simply
do this. The re-sale of Football tickets in England was prohibited
gain a better understanding of the generalities of the practice.
to curb crowd violence. The prohibition on the re-sale of 2012 Olympic tickets is a specific piece of legislation. If you read back
What did you think when you saw the TV report “The Great
through the various debates that have taken place in our Houses
Ticket Swindle”?
of Parliament, the same arguments come up again and again -
– I thought it was interesting and a brilliant expose of some of the
free market policies / consumer freedom to re-sell vs. consumer
less savoury aspects of ticketing. I think it lifted a veil on what some
protection and the right of artistes / promoters to control admission.
in the secondary market had been up to for some time, so perhaps
Is it obnoxious to resell a ticket for a big profit, or a useful market
now we can have a bit more transparency so fans know who is
function? It is never ending! With the Dispatches programme
making what out of inflated ticket prices. If it is the band or the
identifying a number of major promoters who are engaged in re-
promoter making the mark up - so be it - I just think fans have a
selling tickets and the somewhat vague comment from the UK’s
right to know whom they are paying.
Concert Promoters Association - clearly even the live events sector doesn’t have a shared view. If WE cant agree as the live events
What is the policy of Glastonbury Festival when it comes to
industry - why should politicians bother?
secondary ticketing? – The Festival has a registration process, limits on ticket sales
There is one more point - who would actually enforce this sort
and personalised tickets (with a photograph). It is a substantial
of law? It is difficult enough when criminal activity is detected
investment of time, effort and money but seems effective so far.
- I can’t see why this would be high on any politician’s agenda
We are also vigilant to ensure websites such as eBay don’t resell our
unless the groundswell of public opinion pushed it there. And the
tickets, and as we have a number of UK and European Community
music industry now knows from lessons learnt from peertopeer file
Trade Marks we can take legal action when unauthorised vendors
sharing that suing / prosecuting your customers is a VERY bad idea.
purport to have some kind of ‘official’ link with the Festival. Where
And an unenforced / ignored law is a bad law.
necessary, in situations where fraud or criminal activity is suspected, we will involve the Police’s e-crimes branch or Trading Standards.
Do you think the OFT should look into the market of
However it is difficult to protect people against their own stupidity.
secondary ticketing? – I think it should seek to protect consumers, but if it went any
The French promoter organisation Prodiss successfully
wider it would enter the realms of competition regulation, which
lobbied for a law against unauthorized secondary ticketing.
might be very difficult.
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STEVE ROEST FROM VIAGOGO One might have expected that the following
These core business principles of delivering
get the ticket they paid for or their money
interview would have proved difficult to
every ticket on time for the event were not
back. Therefore, a small number of tickets
obtain but this was not the case. Actually an
questioned or challenged by the programme,
are purchased as “replacements” in the
external PR-Agent of Viagogo even offered
which gives us confidence in the service we
instance a seller fails to deliver. If the tickets
the opportunity for an interview shortly
offer consumers.
are not used they get sold on – sometimes at a profit, sometimes at a discount.
after the first stories about The Great Ticket Swindle went to print.
The report stated that employees of Viagogo offer the vast majority of ticket
If as maintained by the Dispatches
The questions and answers were sent and
offers on the websites of Viagogo.
programme the majority of Viagogo
received by email, supported by a conference
The report even presented evidence
staff members apparently sell tickets
call with Steve Roest, who works as Euro-
of Viagogo employees using various
offered on Viagogo websites, this
pean Sales Director for Viagogo and his PR-
creditcards with different names to
would mean that the Viagogo business
Agent.
purchase multiple tickets offered by
model is actually business-to-consumer.
primary ticket vendors. As such Viagogo
If this is the case the Viagogo claims to
actually
staff present false identities in order to
be a resale platform for “fans to fans”
revealed an inside view on the business
work around per person capped ticket
is actually in contempt of the “Un-
practices of Viagogo. What are your
sales. Will Viagogo continue these kinds
fair Competition Act” as part of UCP-
comments on the programme?
of business methods in the future?
directive (2005/29/EC) by the European
– Viagogo was created to provide people
– The section where Viagogo was accused of
Union. So as such Viagogo is misleading
with a secure place to buy and sell tickets
buying up tickets was misrepresented in the
consumers. Do you maintain the claim
to live events. Before Viagogo, consumers
programme. It is certainly not the case that
that Viagogo is a fan to fan ticket
looking for the most popular tickets often
the tickets on Viagogo are offered by Viagogo
exchange following the Channel 4
had little choice but to take their chances
employees. We have in the past purchased a
airing of the Dispatches TV-report “The
with a shady character outside the venue or
very small number of tickets ourselves. The
Great Ticket Swindle”?
an auction website, with no guarantee they
primary objective in purchasing tickets is to
– Viagogo is an open marketplace and we
get what they paid for.
ensure we have a small number of tickets
allowed anyone to use our platform provided
With Viagogo every ticket on Viagogo is
in reserve for fulfilling our guarantee that
that they deliver the tickets that they sell.
guaranteed – the buyers are guaranteed to
purchasers will receive their tickets in time
This is clear on our website and we have
get the tickets they paid for in time for the
for the event. In the secondary market there
never claimed to be exclusively a fan-to-fan
event. In the rare instance that a problem
are a number of reasons as to why a seller
exchange. While, the overwhelming majority
arises, Viagogo will provide similar or better
may not fulfil their obligation to the buyer.
of sellers are ordinary sports and music fans
tickets, or in the worst case a full refund.
We firmly believe that every customer should
who sell one or two tickets, there are larger
The
Great
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Ticket
Swindle
Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com
ABOUT THE GREAT TICKET SWINDLE sellers on the platform, including promoters
2012
includes
enforcementt problems would mean that the
and event organisers. anisers.
Germanyy. We are officially endorsed by the Germany.
European
tour,
which
bill would have little effect on the ‘wild west’
organisers of the tour as the place where
of scam websites and street touts, but would
The report furthermore revealed that
fans should go to sell on their spare tickets
unfairly restrict the activity of legitimate
Viagogo received ceived ticket contingents
and to buy tickets once they have sold out at
websites like ours.
from promoters. ers. Which promoters does
the box office.
Viagogo officially cially work with, and what
What’s
most
important
is
providing
are the benefits efits for these promoters
The French promoter association Prodiss
customers with a secure environment, and
selling ticketss on the secondary instead
currently lobbies against the re-sale
the guarantee of getting what they pay
of the primary ry market?
of tickets tickets. Similar political efforts are
for. We’re proud that the problem that for
– Viagogo has publicised many partnerships
going on in the UK, as well in Sweden.
existed before we launched six years ago,
where we work with event organisers
In particular the TV-report “The Great
of thousands of fans every weekend being
to sell certain premium tickets on our
Ticket Swindle” can been seen and used
left disappointed after buying dodgy tickets
marketplace at market prices for example;
as piece of evidence against Viagogo
from sites like eBay, is now almost a thing
Madonna and Roger Waters. However, as
and other ticket resale platforms and
of the past.
a ticket marketplace, our sellers are our
their existing business practises, which
customers, and it is not our place to discuss
not so long ago were considered a
Did Viagogo close its German office last
the details of our contracts publicly. These
“black market” business model. Don’t
summer as a result of the several court
are legitimate business arrangements, but
you fear that politicians or consumer
cases filed against ticket sellers who
like many commercial contracts, the specific
protection organisations will undertake
offered tickets via Viagogo for the Take
details are confidential.
efforts to forbid the resale of tickets as
That concerts in July 2011?
for instance in the case of tickets for
– No, Viagogo has managed its operations
In an advertisement for the Madonna
sport events such as the Olympic Games
from its main office in London since the
concert in Germany in the weekend
in London?
beginning of 2011.
edition
–
of
tabloid
paper
“Kölner
We
believe
that
legislation
would
Express” on March 3 it says, “To secure
drive the secondary ticket market back
Where
else
does
Viagogo
have
best tickets and selling at Viagogo.de”.
underground with all the consequent safety
subsidiaries in Europe and how many
How is Viagogo involved in the ticketing
and transparency issues that arise from
people does Viagogo currently employ?
for this Madonna show or even the
that. Powerful legislation already exists to
– Viagogo manages its operations from its
entire tour?
outlaw scam websites and fraudulent street
main office in London where it employs
– Viagogo is the official premium and
touting, which already face problems of
around 100 people.
secondary ticketing partner for Madonna’s
effective enforcement. These policing and
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ANOTHER EPISODE IN A G A S O G O G A I V E H T manager who went on to Viagogo to find The report was aired on August 14. VIP News
tickets to a concert. He found out that
Earlier this year the UK Channel 4 Dispatches
spoke with Vithner about his discoveries and
Viagogo had tickets for a concert that will
TV-Report “The Great Ticket Swindle”
findings about the business methods that
take place in April and that they had tickets
investigated
accompany so called secondary ticketing,
available for a section (I think it was Section
Viagogo and Seatwave in some detail.
previously considered a black market.
E). But when he checked their internal ticket
It was revealed that it was the case that
Isn’t the unauthorized resale of tickets
staffmembers
in Denmark forbidden by law?
the
business
practices
of
system he could see, that they hadn’t sold
of
Viagogo,
which
had
any tickets for this section of the Hall.
previously portrayed itself as a ticket
– Yes - According to Danish law it is illegal to
Then he bought one of these section Etick-
exchange where fans could sell tickets to
“offer a ticket for sale at a higher price then
ets on Viagogo’s website - a couple of hours
fans, were actually buying and selling tickets
the original”
later someone went into the website of the concert hall and bought a section E-ticket.
via the company website. Now another TV-report has revealed how a Viagogo-
What have been the main results and
An hour later the music manager received
staff member is buying and selling tickets
findings of your report?
his Eticket from Viagogo. But the ticket had
applying a surcharge to consumers typical
After our research we could prove, that some
been manipulated in Photoshop. One of the
for ticket exchanges.
of the tickets on Viagogo are put up for
tickets was sold by the concert hall to the
sale on Viagogo as a secondary ticket, even
buyer. The other one was received by the
The Danish journalist Jens Vithner working
before the primary ticket is bought. Then we
music manager from Viagogo. It was the
for the consumer magazine “Kontant”
found out, that the ticket we bought was
same ticket (Same ID and same row and
presented by the public station DR1,
being manipulated, before it was sent to the
seat) but the name had been changed. The
has unearthed even more details about
buyer. The customer’s name and the price
ticket the music manager received has the
how Viagogo goes about its business.
were removed. When we made a search on
name Sjors on it and the price was missing
The report entitled “Snedige billethajer”
the buyer’s name, Hugo Schaper, we found
- The original had the name Hugo Schaper
(cunning ticket tout – Ed.) revealed that,
out, that he wasn’t just an unlucky fan, who
and the price on it.
“…the territorial manger of Viagogo in The
couldn’t get to the concert, but the national
Netherlands is a major seller on Viagogo.”
manager of Viagogo.
THEN, if you google Hugo Schaper, it shows, that he is listed on Facebook and Linked In,
In the announcement for the show Vithner declared that the manager “puts tickets for
How did you become aware of the
as the national manager of Viagogo in The
sale on Viagogo before he has bought the
involvement of this Viagogo Executive
Netherlands. That’s how we found him.
real ticket and that he disguises that he is
buying and selling tickets for concerts
a Viagogo employee selling on the site, by
and events in Denmark?
You
removing his name and the price from the
The Danish Broadcasting Company has
promoters and ticketing providers for
ticket using Photoshop.”
a Concert Hall; we allied with its music
the report, did they give any estimates
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interviewed
Danish
concert
Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com
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Kå Kår K ååre Quist uis uis ist, t, Kon K tan Ko an nt and n Hug Hug ugo Schaaper pe eer
KET TOUT
CUNNING TIC
legal in Denmark. Our lawyers will now look – I’m not actually sure what the penalty for
into it, and then we have to see, what will
of the numbers or the share of tickets
reselling is in Denmark - but not as much as in
happen next’.
sold via Viagogo for popular events?
France. The problem is, that when the sale is
– We spoke with the two large ticket
through Viagogo, who has their main office
Did you obtain any other reactions from
providers in Denmark, and one of them
in London (Possibly not any longer – Ed.) and
consumer protection or governmental
tracked down that Hugo Schaper bought
the server in Switzerland, the Danish Police
organisations or even media after the
more than 700 tickets for Danish events
and authority can’t do anything about it.
broadcast of the report? – We had a comment from the Danish
from their website. They don’t now how many of their tickets are sold on Viagogo,
You mentioned that Google Denmark
consumer council, who wants the access to
but they think its thousands.
stopped Viagogo advertisements after
Viagogo to be shut down, as we in Denmark
your report has been screened. Did
have done with Pirate Bay and some betting
The French promoter association Prodiss
Google provide you with a statement
companies. Some of the political parties
lobbied successfully for a law against
on the case?
support that view.
the unauthorized resale of tickets. The
We had a statement from Peter Friis CEO of
law foresees penalties of about 15.000
Google Norden in our late news at 21.00,
The report includes statements in English
Euros in the first case, 30.000 Euro in case
which declared, ‘We are now suspending
by the national manager of Viagogo and
of repetition. Would you say, it needs a
the advertisements, to look at their methods.
a spokesperson for Viagogo. For further
similar degree of penalty in Denmark
But at the same time we will give them the
information please check: http://www.
too, in order to prevent secondary ticket
possibility to document, that what they do is
dr.dk/tv/se/kontant/kontant-16#!/
platforms continuing their business?
Ticket from “Billetlugen”
the left the original ticket Two tickets for the same seat, at removed. of the purchaser and price has been
Ticket from “Viagogo”
issued by the promoter, right the
ticket from Viagogo where name
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Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com
AWARDS If things in many areas of the music business are looking a little down, don’t let it get to you, there’s nothing like the occasional Awards Ceremony to make industry players feel recognized, making it all worthwhile, and cheering everyone up - here are the plans for three of these events…
FESTIVAL AWARDS 2012 reassess where we could go from there. there We The UK Festival Awards ceremony and UK
concluded that the only way is up and set
Festival Conference will both take place at
about taking things to even greater heights
London’s historic Roundhouse this year for its
in 2012. Upgrading the Conference venue to
ninth edition to gather the nation’s festival-
the Roundhouse was one such step. Over the
industry under one roof in the wake of an
coming weeks we will be announcing further
eventful and challenging year for the sector.
exciting developments, underlining the fact that 2012 is set to be another landmark year
The winners, decided by a combination of
for Festival Awards.”
public and industry vote, will be revealed and presented with their awards at the
Tickets for both events are being handled by
gala ceremony on the evening of Monday
Eventbrite, and are available to order now
3rd December, featuring a big-name host,
from: festivalawards.eventbrite.com.
night of the Eurosonic Noorderslag showcase festival and conference on Wednesday 9th
gourmet dinner, live entertainment and a notoriously lively after - show party.
Steve Ste vee Jen nner n
Chris McCormick, Festival Awards co-founder
January, 2013. Tickets are available now, with
and sponsorship director comments: “We are
early-bird discounts available, here:
Festivals wishing to take part in this year’s
delighted to welcome Eventbrite on-board as
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awards can register online now at
a major sponsor this year. As one of the most
arrangements/esns2013.xhtml
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progressive forces in the reformatted ticketing landscape, we believe they have a lot to offer
Festival Awards Ltd, the company that
Festival Awards Ltd announces Eventbrite
to the festival market in the UK and beyond,
produces the UK and European Festival
partnership.
and it’s a pleasure to be working with them.”
Awards as well as the UK Festival Conference, has confirmed that UK-based Mondiale
During the day of the awards show, the UK
Marion
Gamel,
VP
comments:
Marketing
EMEA,
“Eventbrite
Publishing has recently purchased a majority
Festival Conference will be held in the main
Eventbrite
is
stake of the organisation. Original founders
auditorium of the venue, featuring a key-note
delighted to be sponsoring the UK Festival
Steve Jenner and Chris McCormick will
speaker and a programme of senior-level
Awards 2012. We are also very happy to be
retain prominent operational positions going
panelists discussing the key challenges and
handling the ticketing of this event, that will
forward, with existing shareholders James
opportunities facing the industry at this time.
be a celebration of the outstanding creativity
Drury and Justin Madgwick also remaining on
and variety of festivals in the UK.”
the restructured board.
“After achieving a long-held dream of staging
As previously announced, overseas sister
For more information:
the Festival Awards at The Roundhouse last
event The European Festival Awards will
Steve Jenner – steve@festivalawards.com
year, we had to take stock and seriously
return to Groningen, Holland, on the opening
Ben Chadwick – b.chadwick@mondiale.co.uk
Steve Jenner, Festival Awards co-founder says:
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ARTIST AND MANAGER AWARDS LAUNCHED
– SPOTIFY HEADLINE SPONSOR Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, co-chair of The
7th at Adidas Underground in London. Last
troxy.co.uk) on November 27th.
Featured Artist’s Coalition (FAC) and Jon
year’s successful inaugural event was held
Last year’s winners were Ed Sheeran, Giant
Webster, CEO of the Music Managers Forum
at the Roundhouse but the FAC and MMF
Men Management, Adele, Jho Oakley,
(MMF) announced the launch of the 2012
are joining the move to east London by
Martin Mills, John Glover, Massive Attack and
Artist and Managers Awards on August
holding this year’s event at the Troxy (www.
the artists and managers from Everybody’s.
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FAC Co-Chair Sandie Shaw said “Last year’s
whose Chief Content Officer Ken Parks
and fans to be closer together and to access
event was a great celebration of the artist and
announced that the service had reached the 4
music in more legitimate ways.”
manager community and we look forward to
million subscriber landmark at a conference in
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London last week.
More information can be obtained from www.amawards.org or from the FAC and
The Awards will be sponsored by fast growing
MMF Chairman Brian Message commented
MMF offices (info@thefac.org and info@
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“We are constantly exploring ways for artists
themmf.net)
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NEW GEMA RATES FOR MUSIC CLUBS AND DISCOTHEQUES Following the German copyright collection
far pays 22.389,67 Euro per year. From 2013
transparency. This petition gained more than
society
onwards such a venue will supposedly pay
107.000 signatures and as such qualified
131.000 Euros annually.
to be taken on by the petition commission.
GEMA
introducing
significant
rises in the rates for performing rights on concerts last year, the society has now
But until now, the Parliamentary Members
announced, among others, a new scheme
These examples were given at a press
of the petition commission have not made
for rates for playing recorded music in bars,
conference by VDMK, an association that
a decision.
music clubs and discotheques. Besides the
also
usage of recorded music, the new scheme
promoters and clubs in Munich such as
Also it is interesting to be note that promoter
also foresees revamped rates for live
Target Concerts and United Promoters AG.
associations such as the BDV or the VDKD
represents
most
relevant
concert
performances with musicians in restaurants, piano bars and other locations.
did not ally with the BMV in taking joint While previous negotiations with BMV have
measures against the latest attempt by
failed, GEMA has announced an appeal to
GEMA do increase royalty payments from
The new rates system is intended to
the arbitration court at the German Office
the live music business.
become effective in January 2013 and
for Patents and Brands (DPMA) for clearance
has caused an outcry from those who will
of the new rates. The ar
However the BMV might benefit from the
be affected. The “Bundesvereinigung der
bitration court is known for being very
political rise of the Pirate Party in Germany.
Musikveranstalter”, (BMV - Association for
GEMAfriendly and so it is no big surprise that
Since the party recently obtained 7.3 percent
Music Promoters) commented on the new
Georg Oeller, a GEMA board member who is
of the votes in the March province election in
rates schemes insisting that, “GEMA has lost
also know for being a hardliner is quoted in
the Saarland, established parties in Germany
its sense of proportion.” The Association of
a press release as saying: “We are convinced
are rethinking their copyright policies. As
Culture Promoters in Munich (VDMK) even
that going ahead with the new rate scheme
elsewhere, the Pirate Party expressly calls
published on its website a calculator that
is the right direction and looking forward
for a reform of copyright laws. Nevertheless,
evaluates what promoters are supposed to
positively to the outcome of the arbitration
this development probably won’t harm the
pay for their events in the future. According
case.”
traditionally
to this calculator the future looks great for composers and rights holders, but definitely
Meanwhile the promoter Matthias Rauh
not good for promoters.
of Giga Event launched an online appeal petition at openpetition.de, presumed to
Various calculations reveal that even for
be the petition commission of the German
smaller clubs the new rates easily rise by
Government. The petition has already
about 500 percent. For instance a music club
gained more than 43.000 signatures but
of 80 square meters, open three days a week
unfortunately never will be accepted by
charging 5 Euro entrance fees currently pays
the petition commission as the website
a yearly flat fee of 3417,71 Euro. According
openpetition.de isn’t the official website.
to the new scheme the annual fee charged by GEMA would increase to 11.700 Euros.
In May 2009 the promoter Monika Bestle
For bigger locations the new rates go up
of
even more drastically. A big discotheque
successfully filed an official petition against
with 1.200 square meters, open 2 days a
GEMA regarding the unfair distribution
week charging an entrance fee of 7 Euro so
of royalties, a lack of democracy and
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good
relationship
between
GEMA and the arbitration court at the
the
Kulturwerkstatt
in
Sonthofen
DPMA for some time…
Bruno Kramm
Commissioner for Copyright at the Pirate Party Germany Actually Bruno Kramm is a long time
tariffs massively while not giving any rebate
some artist with the same name and quickly
musician and owner of the dark wave label
for smaller performances. Even performances
send an invoice. On the other hand as an
Danse Macabre. But aside from his music
free of admission are inflated. Club culture
artist, I wait forever for my GEMA royalties. It
business activities Kramm has been active in
in metropolitan areas are deprived as they
took so long for the VUT to get independent
politics for a long time. Before he joined the
start to perform much later than in smaller
labels a tariff, which can compete with big
Pirate Party, he was on the copyright steering
cities. They also pay exorbitantly higher fees
industries. When it comes to our own shows
committee of the Green Party but left this
up 300% on the old tariff. As club culture is
and tour booking it is horrifically complicated
party as didn’t agree with the agenda of his
hard enough to schedule for success these
to arrange all the paperwork to get at least
party colleagues.
tariffs will put the small businesses at much
a small share of what we pay for our own
higher risk. This is the way to suppress cul-
live repertoires. GEMA still believes that most
VIP News asked Kramm about his point of
ture in times of a global culture industries
listed music is so called standard repertoire,
view and his experience with the copyright
downturn. Gema puts chains on to the
which commands a higher multiplicator in
collection society Gema and the copyright
organizers and imposes sanctions for the
the royalties. Therefore our own alternative
agenda of the Pirate Party in Germany.
smallest mistakes.
songs will never have a chance to get the fair and real royalties since the PRO system tariff
What is your point of view on GEMA’s
GEMA already appealed the arbitration
new proposed tariff scheme for music
court at the German office for patents
promoters?
and brands (DPMA). This court is known
Since the Pirate Party won 7.3 percent
– Wrong Tariff - Wrong Timing. I wonder
for being very GEMA friendly. How
of the votes in March for the province
how a corporation like GEMA, equipped with
would you comment if the court once
election in the Saarland, established
a large strategy department causes so big
again comes to a decision on the new
parties
harm for its own public image by releasing
rates that are only in favour of GEMA?
copyright policies. The Party expressly
this tariff file while the public debate is fired
– It would be further proof that the patent
calls for a reform of copyright laws,
up concerning copyrights. There are many
court is not the right place for conciliating
could you please explain what kind of
reasonable proposals for changes in tariff
perceptual copyright agreements. It will
copyright policy it is aiming for?
structures - starting from small events to
create another complicated climate for
– When it comes to Urheberrecht (A copyright
welfare and public performances of small
urgent structural reformations, which are
term, but very distinct from US copyright) we
artists with their own repertoire, but GEMA
so much, needed for artists and the modern
want to accompany the paradigm shift into
takes the big cut. Making the difference for
informational society.
informational society by putting the creator
recorded music in MP3s and higher tariffs for
is dismissed.
in
Germany
rethink
their
and the user on a priority level and cutting
regular CDs shows how little GEMA respects
You are yourself a musician and a label
out some more of the privileges of industry
transformational music styles which tend to
owner. What is your experience with
and lobby. We need to rethink the protection
use computer driven systems like Ableton
GEMA?
periods of TRIPS into a reasonable level of
Live and others for creative and spontaneous
– Still the old routine for mechanical
max 20 years after death. Those 70 years
performances.
payments: When it comes to licencing
just help law trolls and publishers. Modern
repertoire from GEMA they are so quick in
society runs today so fast in rearranging and
Do you think the new rates are
sending their invoices. The GEMA legislative
recreating styles and art. Those long limits
appropriate?
conjecture stresses us a lot when it comes
would obstruct the development of societal
– From all points of view GEMA is blowing up
to GEMA free repertoire, as they always find
participation. Bill Gates reference, “We are
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Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com
sitting on shoulders of giants” is not only a
discuss in depth the necessary reforms of
– This is one of the problems. Through the
term for technology; it is about all human
copyright corporations and contract law for
Urheberrecht GEMA holds an institutional
creation. The far more intensively discussed
artists and also the need of more support for
level as an economic association with many
demand of our copyright reformation is the
artistry and culture. Culture is the essence
direct links into the political system. This
uncommercial legal exchange and copy of
of our society - simple economisation is not
makes it too hard to change it as it is still
immaterial goods and files for the private
the ongoing solution; culture better follows
an association, which is driven by members.
field. We do not accept that evaluation
utilitarianism.
Unfortunately the weight, division and vote
rights disproportionately harm privacy in
is not balanced, therefore, drastic changes
the net; this means classical systems like P2P
In a current position paper you request a
are almost impossible. Therefore we want to
sharing and copying. We need to find as we
significant reform of GEMA. In May 2009 a
change the Urheberrecht. We want to check
did already for the CDR and the music tape a
petition filed by the promoter Monika Bestle
GEMAs actions for their compatibility with
kind of compensation for the culture balance
at the petition commission of the German
Basic Law, Associational Law, and start this
but this is something that does not need the
government also appealed for significant
reformation with simplification, transparency
lobby. It needs to be a direct agreement
amendments at GEMA. So far the petition
and the change of collection procedures and
inside the human society between creator
commission has not come to a conclusion.
tariffs, to finally make the GEMA what it
and user. We are still discussion about
However, could it be the case that in the
should be: An association for all artists.
various ideas from cultural flat rates to micro
case of GEMA, politicians may have no legal
payments and crowd funding systems. In
opportunities to intervene on the internal
For further information please check
contrast to many other parties, we also
settings of the copyright collection society?
Twitter: @brunogertkramm
AN EASY GAME FOR GEMA The German copyright collection society Gema has again made moves to increase its revenue from the live entertainment market sector of the music business.
gross income on tickets and an additional
events per years, a recently launched Gema
fee of 0.42 percent on other income sources
online calculator is not. This only shows the
such as sponsoring or advertisement.
rates for events lasting 5 hours and only includes factors allowing for entrance fees
This recent tariff increase applies to the
and the size of the room. All these results
usage of recorded music in discotheques,
merely indicate that from next year on Gema
gastronomic and other events such as street
wishes to receive 10 percent of the gross
fairs or carnival events.
income.
As reported in the previous issue, the new
Results evaluated via the Gema online
tariff scheme foresees significant increases
calculator are misleading, as this application
Gema substantially increased the rates
for events that last longer than 5 hours. In
only evaluates the lowest of the new basic
for performance rights in Germany in
certain case the new rates increase by more
rates. Gema does not even mention or give
2010. In February 2011 the two concert
than 400% for some events and in some
any notification on the particular website
industry
cases will even see a hike of a 1000 percent
that the new proposed rate will see events
on previous rates.
lasting longer than 5 hours attracting
organisations
VDKV
(Verband
deutscher Konzertdirektionen) and the BDV (Bundesverband
Veranstaltungswirtschaft)
another 50 percent for each additional 3
agreed to a proposal made by the arbitration
The VDMK, the association for culture
hours. Meanwhile the collection society has
court of DPMD – (The Brands and Patents
promoters in Munich launched an online
issued press releases, again only coming
Office) for a new tariff scheme for concerts
calculator on their website, evaluating
up with examples that indicate that Gema
that implemented gradually rising rates until
rates based on the new tariff scheme ef-
would only charge a 10 percent share on
2014. The rates for concerts staged for
fective from January 2013 onwards. While
the ticket gross, making no mention the “5
audiences of up to 2.000 visitors will rise to 5
the calculations of the VDMK are accurate,
hours trap” revealed by studying the newly
percent of the gross income; for events with
including as they do parameters such as the
proposed tariff.
more than 15.000 up to 7.65 percent of the
duration of time for an event and number of
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Consumer
watchdogs
would
consider
their newly elected president Ulrich Weber,
The BDT have also announced the launch of
such misleading information as seriously
urging music clubs and discotheques to come
joint action with DEHOGA (the association
questionable, however potential opponents
together to appeal the new Gema rates,
of hotels and gastronomy in Germany)
make it very easy for Gema.
neither of the concert industry associations
regarding the Gema tariff proposal, but no
VDKV or the BDV have officially expressed
concrete information on a specific campaign
While the BDT (Association of Discotheques)
concerns that these new rates might also
or actions has yet been released.
recently announced a call for solidarity by
affect music clubs that also hosts concerts.
DIRK BEYER ON BEHALF OF VDMK ON THE NEW GEMA RATES VIPNews approached the VDMK (Association
Some
of
your
members
are
also
of Culture Promoters in Munich) regarding
members of the BDV or VDKD. Is your
the new Gema rates for the usage of
Association in contact with these two
recorded music in Discotheques and music
organisations?
events featuring covers bands. Dierk Beyer
– So far we are not in contact with the
responded on behalf of the association.
VDKD. There is a contact via DEHOGA to the
Beyer emphasized in his reply that the
Association of Music Promoters who have
members of the VDMK worked voluntarily
already issued a press release.
for the association. GEMA has already appealed to the GEMA has announced a round table
arbitration court at the German office
discussion with members of VDMK. Do
for patents and brands (DPMA). This
you expect that this discussion could
court is known for being very GEMA
lead to GEMA reconsidering their pro-
friendly. Do you already know what
posed tariff scheme?
kind of legal measures promoters have
– The meeting of the VDMK and GEMA took
in order to oppose a court decision that
place on the 24th of April. As you might have
may favour GEMA?
expected, the VDMK firstly put forward its
– Our lawyer has familiarized himself with all
Do you expect any kind of political
arguments to make clear that the proposed
the necessary implications, with tremendous
support from parties or institutions that
Dierk Die ierk Bey B er e
rates are not appropriate in any way and cannot
support from experts. A recommendation
would help promoters to reach a better
form a basis for negotiations. However there
by the arbitration court that would lead to
agreement with GEMA?
has been no indication from GEMA that there
significant higher rates won’t be accepted
– So far we have received support for the
would be any re-think regarding the tariffs.
and all other legal opportunities will be
campaign against the tariff reform from
taken into consideration.
the Pirate Party and the city council group of the CSU in Munich. However, we expect
Is the VDMK collaborating with any other organisations or associations that
Has the VDMK considered other options
the support of all parties represented in the
oppose the new GEMA rates?
to block GEMA’s attempt to increase
German parliament since the new rates are
– The VDMK supports “http://www.kultur-
tariffs so drastically?
arbitrary, unfair and very threatening for our
retten.de” and supplied an online calculator
– Of course, all options to avoid these
business.
according to the new rates. On April 25
charges have been considered. What kind of royalty payments do
a board member of VDMK joined the Clubmeeting Summit 2012 in Hamburg,
Do you know anything about the forces
you consider as being appropriate and
to report on the work opposing the new
at work in the background at GEMA that
bearable for promoters?
tariffs and to exchange experiences. This
are responsible for this tariff proposal?
– The existing rates were reasonable for bars,
networking is just beginning, but will be
– Unfortunately no, we would be grateful for
clubs and discos and established market
consistently pursued.
any information!
presence.
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Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com
As many of you know ETEP (European Talent Exchange Program)
financial support have developed a scheme for the circulation of
was introduced in 2003 to facilitate one of the main goals of
CEE artists and repertoire in Central and Eastern Europe at the
Eurosonic Noorderslag, the exchange and support of new European
festivals and in the media, together with a total of 13 festivals in
music in Europe. Each year ETEP brings together the leading
the CEE region and selected CEE media partners. This is known as
European festivals, radio and other media at Eurosonic Noorderslag
CEETEP.
and encourages them to ‘exchange’ a selection of artists. Since the start of the ETEP program in 2003 a total of 1359 shows by
Over the summer months there have been two sets of meetings
459 European artists were presented at the 60 ETEP festivals (2003
aimed at progressing the aims and intentions of the Programme.
– 2011). The current figures for ETEP in 2012 are 259 confirmed shows by 95 European artists from 20 different countries, a new
The first was hosted by EXIT, during this year’s Festival on July 13/14,
record in the ETEP history!
with Ruud Berends of Eurosonic and ETEP overseeing, and yours truly moderating the discussions, bringing together managers,
Now a sub-programme of ETEP is in operation, Eurosonic
artists and other artist representatives from the various countries in
Noorderslag and co-organisers Sziget and Exit Festivals with EU
the region. Day 1 was devoted to introducing all those attending
CEETEP FESTIVALS:
CEETEP MEDIA:
Coke Live Music Festival – Poland: Podoha – Slovakia: Rock
MR2-Petofi Radio – Hungary: KOMMPOT Communication
For People – Czechia, Taksirat – R. Macedonia: T-Mobile
– Hungary: Neston – Hungary: Antenna 5 Radio –
Inmusic Festival – Croatia: Woodstock Festival – Poland:
Macedonia: On.net – Macedonia: Radio Channel 103
B’estfest – Romania: Exit Festival – Serbia: Wilsonic Festival
– Macedonia: Antyradio – Poland: Polskie Radio Trójka –
– Slovakia: Sziget – Hungary: Heineken Open’er Festival
Poland: Polskie Radio Czwórka – Poland: Gazeta Wyborcza
– Poland: Positivus Festival – Latvia: Spirit Of Burgas –
– Poland: Radio Wave – Czech Republic: Full Moon
Bulgaria.
Magazine – Czech Republic: Radio 101 – Latvia: Metropotam Portal – Romania: Radio Belgrade 1 – Serbia: Darik Radio – Bulgaria: 24 hours newspaper – Bulgaria: Nacional – Croatia: Croatian Radio – Croatia: Radio FM – Slovakia: Týzden - Slovakia.
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THE PROGRAMME PROGRESSES and then the presentation and analysis of common problems,
Michal Ocovan
followed by general analysis and discussion. Points covered were:
– promoter and manager of Got Blue Balls in Slovakia said:
each country’s local situation; the supply or lack of adequate venues,
It was a pleasure to meet everyone at Exit Festival. It was an
artist fees – or lack of. The situation regarding national promoters;
unexpected experience that opened our eyes more in the field of
physical releases; airplay; labels; Authors Right organizations etc.
promotion, networking and booking. I was very excited by the
the aim was to provide an overview of the situation which over the
meetings and talking with everyone involved with CEETEP. It was
next four years CEETEP may be able to help with.
very interesting and we hope that we can arrange something with other artists. We are still in contact with them and we are looking
After an evening of dinner, drinks and all that the Festival had to
for possibilities to bring them to our country and also to play with
offer, Day 2 applied itself to Solutions and Direction, addressing just
our band Got Blue Balls. Firstly the opportunity to play at Waves
how the various markets could improve their situation, and how
of Vienna festival is very good for us. We have played festivals in
working together and involving others, such as Author’s Rights
the Czech and Slovak republics and just now it is an opportunity
Associations, Media, both Governmental and independent Cultural
to take our music across borders. We hope that everything will be
Organisations etc, could aid the development and the growth of
good and people will like our music. I hope to see everyone again at
the industry in the region.
some other festivals, and meetings and if CEETEP needs to arrange something in future please we would be happy to help.
Guest speakers over the two days included the highly experienced
www.vagaboond.com
Estonian promoter Juri Makarov who talked of the days when his country was part of the Soviet Union and how music and music
Ruth Koleva – artist from Bulgaria:
festivals contributed to independence. Toomas Olljum , manager of
In my opinion, the meeting went really well. It was amazing to
the Ewert & The Two Dragons, talked of his more recent experience
hear Lazslo and Juri’s stories. It was great that we all had the
in Estonia, breaking his act into Western territories with the
chance to meet up and see the common things and the differences
assistance of Estonian Music Week and ETEP. The third speaker was
in our music industries. To me personally, it was enlightening to
Laszlo Hegedus of Multi Media in Budapest, Hungary, operational
hear in which fields the other countries in the region are better
again after a non-competition periods after selling his Company to
developed than in my own country. I took notes. I am working
Live Nation, who enthralled the room detailing his experiences as
on trying to make some major changes. I work as a performer,
a promoter, manager, record company, in several countries in the
producer and manager for my band. I am based in Bulgaria and in
region over nearly forty years.
the Netherlands. http://facebook.com/music.ruth
VIP News asked some of those attending for their reactions:
http://ruth.bg/en
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M hal Mic ha Ocova Ocova vaan, Go Got G ott Bl o Blue ue eB Ba Bal aalllss
Ruth Rut Ru h Kole Kole leeva, leva, va ar artis t t
Dana Glavan manager of Suie Paparude – Romania For me, it was a great opportunity to meet people in the region to
Fruzsina Szé zép p, Sziget et Fe Festi st val
CEETEP RESULTS
learn about their markets and to share my experience. I thank the team for being such beautiful hosts. Our meeting was a great start
On August 9, 2012, Eurosonic Noorderslag announced the
for what we all hope to achieve in the region. Thank you to for
initial CEETEP results in Groningen, with the following
being such a great moderator of the discussion and for bringing
statement:
us your experience and your lovely British accent in a ‘sea’ full of
Eurosonic Noorderslag and co-organisers Sziget Festival and Exit
eastern accent speakers. (I suppose I should have edited that bit
Festival are proud to announce the current results of the first year
out – but why turn down such a nice compliment! – Ed.)
of the CEETEP program. CEETEP was developed to stimulate the circulation of CEE acts and repertoire in Central Eastern Europe at
I know that once I chose to work with the band, Suie Paparude
the CEETEP festivals and in the media. CEETEP is a sub-program of
www.suiiepaparude.com Facebook.com/suiepaparude) as a band
ETEP, the European Talent Exchange Program. By working together
manager I automatically assumed that I couldn’t fail. Things just
the organisers will help CEE acts perform across borders within
cannot go wrong when I am responsible for their careers. Most
Central Eastern Europe and, via shows at Eurosonic Noorderslag
probably this is the worst nightmare that a band manager can
in the Netherlands, throughout the whole of Europe and beyond.
have: fail to promote a talented artist. There are so many good and
As announced today, August 9th at the special CEETEP press
talented artists with access to people that don’t manage to break
conference at The Sziget Festival with Fruzsina Szep from Sziget
the borders, to make their music popular due to bad managers or
Festival, Ivan Milivojev from Exit festival and Peter Smidt from
due to the negligence of some promoters.
Eurosonic Noorderslag, the results for year 1 so far are: 24 confirmed shows by 16 European artists from 9 different countries.
In Romania, unfortunately, things like this happen quite often and
A great and promising start for the CEETEP program. The 3 CEE
I do not want to be part of it and fail. The CEETEP EXIT meeting
acts with the most bookings at the 13 CEETEP festivals will receive
opened some doors for us. Discussing various topics one conclusion
an invitation to play at Eurosonic Noorderslag 2013.
was coming to everybody’s mind: no matter from where you are, you need to work a lot and fight for what you believe in.
Fruzsina Szep from Sziget festival “The only thing I can say is that all the energy we invested in
We are famous in Romania, being the first electronic music band,
building up the CEETEP project in the past years together with
but the CEETEP meeting and all the lovely people that I met there
many Central and Eastern European colleagues and with Eurosonic
show me that is not enough to stay in your own country. We need
Noordeslag was 100% worth all the time and energy. We are
to spread our music abroad. What is CEETEP doing? Putting us
building cultural bridges and the first real foundations were laid
together with the right people, helping us to talk to each other;
down this year. And we aim to grow from building bridges to
sharing others experience and finally helping us not fail our artists
building a ‘cultural highway’ for our artists in the CEE region and
and their hard work. CEETEP can be the best support that we might
between now and 2015, we hope to have all roads open for art-
have…… we need to stay in touch!
ists to tour freely. I honestly believe in that goal, and this profes-
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Peter Pet er Sm miidt m dt, Eu Euros osoni onic Noo oo d oor der de e sla er s g
EXI X T Festi XI est ees ssttiv iiva vvaal hosted h CEEE CE CEE ETTEP TE EP EP meeti tiing g
sional and artistic cooperation and exchange is the true sign we are
the media attention we believe all acts made a good start in new
heading towards this already. I’m happy, honoured and proud to
countries and expanded their markets. And success is not only to
belong to the CEETEP family.”
be seen in countries within CEETEP. Several CEETEP acts are already booked at Waves Vienna in Austria. We are looking forward to the
Peter Smidt from Eurosonic Noorderslag:
presence of the most booked CEETEP acts at Eurosonic Noorderslag
“We are very happy that with 24 festival shows from 16 acts at
in January.”
13 festivals the first year of CEETEP made a strong start. Given
CEETEP ARTISTS 2012 Band:
Country:
Suggested by:
Band:
Country:
Suggested by:
Astro’n’out
Latvia
Positivus Festival
Les Elephants Bizarres
Romania
B’estfest
B-Complex
Slovakia
Pohoda
Luka Belani
Croatia
INmusic Festival
Bernays Propaganda
R. Macedonia
Taksirat Festival
Monika Brodka
Poland
Coke Live Music Festival
Cocotte Minute
Czech Republic
Rock For People
Petrol
Serbia
Exit Festival
Concrete Sun
Serbia
Exit Festival
Pipes and Pints
Czech Republic
Rock For People
Dekadens
Romania
B’estfest
Popa Sapka
Romania
B’estfest
Dreddup
Serbia
Exit Festival
Puding Pani Elvisovey
Slovakia
Pohoda
Dubioza Kolektiv
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Taksirat Festival
Ruth Koleva
Bulgaria
Spirit of Burgas
Enej
Poland
Woodstock Festival Poland
S.a.r.s.
Serbia
Taksirat Festival
Gooral
Poland
Coke Live Music Festival
S3ngs
Croatia
INmusic Festival
Got Blue Balls
Slovakia
Pohoda
Smallman
Bulgaria
Spirit of Burgas
Gravity Co.
Bulgaria
Spirit of Burgas
Söndörgo
Hungary
Sziget
Grimus
Romania
B’estfest
Suie Paparude
Romania
B’estfest
Hype!
Serbia
Exit Festival
Superhiks
R. Macedonia
Taksirat Festival
Instrumenti
Latvia
Positivus Festival
Tata Bojs
Czech Republic
Rock For People
Intim Torna Illegál
Hungary
Sziget
The Orange Strips
Croatia
INmusic Festival
Jelonek
Poland
Woodstock Festival Poland
The Uniques
Slovakia
Wilsonic Festival
Kamp!
Poland
Heineken Open’er Festival
Tichá Dohoda
Czech Republic
Rock For People
Kerekes Band
Hungary
Sziget
Triana Park
Latvia
Positivus Festival
Killo Killo Banda
Serbia
Exit Festival
Turbo
Hungary
Sziget
Kiril Dzajkovski
R. Macedonia
Taksirat Festival
Vypsana Fixa
Czech Republic
Rock For People
Kottarashki
Bulgaria
Spirit of Burgas
Wickeda
Bulgaria
Spirit of Burgas
L.Stadt
Poland
Heineken Open’er Festival
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