Who are you and what do you do?

I’m Esther Muñoz Grootveld and I’m Dutch but based in Shanghai since a little bit more than three years now. I work in Shanghai as a consultant specialized in design and fashion.

You are the Project and Brand Consulting Manager at design agency COORDINATION ASIA. What kinds of thing you are working with?

At COORDINATION ASIA I’m mostly consulting on space design and branding for museums, retail clients and brands. They either already are in the Chinese market or want to set up a cultural or retail space and need advice on branding, design and communication.

Coordination Asia is basically my day job and besides that I’m a freelance consultant. My freelance work is more focused on fashion because that’s where my background is. I consult designers coming from European countries to the Asian market or other way around.

What do you think are the main qualities of success in the fashion industry?

For now, it’s very important to have a very strong story. I think that before people differentiated themselves either through design or the concept. Of course you have to have high quality materials and design, you have to have a good business plan but also your story needs to be on spot. So when you look at how you set yourself out in the market, you really have to think why is your brand story original and how is it related to your product. And all together, it needs to be authentic. People need to believe your story because there’s so much to choose from, especially in fashion, and especially in Asia.

What makes a great fashion brand for you?

For me a good fashion brand brings timeless products that do not necessarily follow flows of fashion. I like brands and products that you buy and keep for a long time, products that tells a story and are produced in responsibly way.

How would you compare European and Chinese fashion consumers?

I think that European consumers have kind of evolved beyond the story and are really focusing on sustainability, ecological and responsible producing – honest, maybe even like handmade style products. In China, people are still really focusing on the story. In Europe, we have turned our mind-set to a little bit towards honest products but in China it’s more about honest stories. When looking at the fashion products authenticity, honesty and uniqueness are what we have in common. But maybe in Europe, the way the product is produced, that you know it’s real and good is a little bit more important than in China.

You have talked about the new luxury in China. What do you mean by that?

I’ve only been in China for three to four years but in this short time I’ve seen how quickly the market changes. Something like 10 years ago, fashion consumers in China looked towards the west for inspiration. Most people didn’t have means to buy big labels so they were buying cheaper, maybe not that well-designed and well-produced products. Now when the wealth and taste of fashion in China are increasing, people started to think that wearing brands like Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton means expressing that you’re moving up. But slowly I think it’s changing and Chinese fashion consumers are moving towards understanding that they can actually use fashion to express their own unique identity, not just to label themselves as well-offs.

This is where the new luxury comes in. People are looking for products that really express their unique culture identity and that they have evolved taste. They have money to spend but they are picky about where they spend it on. They are looking for unique products that nobody has in the market where you can get everything, copied or non-copied. In China, it’s really challenging to find something unique that nobody else has. The fashion pioneers in China are looking for those products: unique, maybe even China designed, one-off products that they can show to their friends and say “I’m unique cause I’m wearing this”. This is what I called “the new luxury”.

What’s your vision on upcoming trends in the fashion business?

I just met a Finnish designer called Satu Maaranen and I was very impressed by her. One of reasons was that she has a very interesting vision on her role as a designer. She doesn’t necessarily want to start her own brand. She just sees herself as somebody with a vision of fashion and who is interested in textiles and patters. She’s a craftswoman but also a businesswoman. This is interesting because when I was working in the Netherlands and speaking with young fashion designers, I remember that everybody wanted to be a new Versace. They came out from school and wanted to have a store with their name above it. Meaning of being a fashion designer was having your name on a label.

My vision is that as a designer your role is to make creative solutions using your skills. Satu is a very nice example of a new fashion designer who uses her skills as a fashion professional but also looks into interior and art. She’s kind of a hybrid and I think this is where the fashion business is going in the future. Sometimes the design disciplines, especially in fashion, kind of close themselves in their own world. My personal hope is that the fashion circles will open up and start collaborating more with architects, designers, technologists and whatever may come along.

What inspires you most at the moment?

Travelling and talking to different people inspires me most in general. I try to move around all the time and living in a city like Shanghai has a big advance because people come in all the time. What really shapes my vision and inspires me on design and also in life in general is talking to people living in different cities. That just brings new ideas. I would advice everybody to travel and definitely come to China!

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Who you are and what do you do?

My name is Ed Peto and I run a company called Outdustry Group based in Beijing. We represent Western rights owners, labels, services and producers for market-entry into China.

Please tell us about your background and how did you end up in China?

I’m originally from London. I was working in the music industry with labels, artist management and a few other areas. I developed a reasonably good understanding of how the industry worked as a whole and I wanted to take that understanding somewhere where the industry was still to be made, essentially. So, seven years ago I took a bit of a left turn in my life and decided to go and see how the market works in China. It’s been a very odd seven years because a lot of it is sort of been making it up as you go along. The industry in China is just fascinating! As tough as it is, everyday something bizarre or interesting happens – you’ll come across some amazing stories, amazing people and it’s kind of addictive. China just a very interesting place to be at a very interesting time.

Could you tell us a bit more about your company Outdustry?

The company is really a family of five small businesses. One is a producer and composer management business (Engine Music) representing Western producers, mixing and mastering engineers and composers for work on Chinese mainstream-pop, indie albums and more recently, major film soundtracks. The second business, which we actually just set up, is a sync agency (Core Sync) representing Western catalogues pitching for film, TV and web usage. We’re also starting to work as music supervisors for Chinese drama series.

Third business is a kind of a rights management business (OD Rights). We represent Western rights owners for bringing their catalogues into China and finding ways to monetize that through digital, physical and other markets. We’re increasingly looking into areas like performing rights, which is a very interesting area at the moment in China. We’re also acquiring Chinese catalogues for international distribution.

The fourth one is a market intelligence business called China Music Business. We publish articles about how the music industry works in China and are available for market visits, report writing and market introductions. Sort of trading in information and connections essentially. Last but not least, we have a music marketing agency (S/N Agency), primarily focused on building awareness around our clients and driving consumption of their physical and digital releases.

What kind of strategic decisions have you made to succeed in the Chinese market?

I think in general, the Chinese industry as a whole has progressed a lot slower than people would have liked it to and it’s still a very long play. Actually, as a recorded music market, it’s still incredibly small. It’s actually smaller than Switzerland and Thailand. That means companies in China have to be there for the long run. In terms of focusing our business, we made a decision a couple of years ago that while live music in China is incredibly exciting, it’s over-crowded and a hard area to make money in, so we focused on the record side which is even harder but there’s no one else really doing what we do – so we’ve got a good niche for ourselves. It’s strategically a very interesting area to be in but we have to keep in mind that it’s a long strategy.

Besides China, do you do business in other regions in Asia as well?

Because the industry is so small at the moment in China, there is a temptation to start doing business outside of China. However, one of the decisions I’ve made over the last couple of years is that you just got to be the best at what you do within a particular region. I think it could be a mistake to try to spread yourself out too much. China is such a complex place that it requires your full attention. Each region in Asia has its own set of issues or complexities, which require full time attention as well. For us, the most important thing is to be the best at what we do within China.

How do you see the development in the creative industries in China?

Any of the copyright dependent industries have traditionally had a very hard run in China. But there is a recognizable copyright law in China so it’s just a question of enforcing it properly so that the creative industries can start to flourish. It’s just starting to happen now. It’s looking increasingly interesting as the businesses develop and people actually start to see rewards from copyright based goods.

If we look at the film industry in China for example, it’s going through a boom at the moment. Largely because the Chinese government sees it as kind of a soft power issue where they want to start exporting films and they’ve protected that as an industry. We’re hoping that the music industry is going to be the next area of creative goods that actually get that level of protection from the government. It looks very exciting if this will happen. But as with all things in China, these things take longer than you would imagine. We know that the market is going to be very exciting and big in the future. It’s just when that future actually comes, that’s what’s unclear.

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EARS is an international network of events and an online media connecting the creative hubs of Europe and Asia.

September 4-7 2014 EARS will take place in Helsinki where the focus will be on Asia. EARS offers the possibility to learn about the latest trends and phenomena in cultural industries and to meet the people behind them.

The program will include keynotes, roundtables, networking sessions and company visits featuring tailor-made sections for design, music, performing arts and media professionals. Industry specific sections come together in panels and keynotes about branding, marketing and cultural policy in Asia.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Download the program overview here.

FIRST SPEAKERS

Pelle Lidell – European A&R Executive at Universal Music Publishing
Lidell is a Stockholm-based A&R manager who has matched songs from the Universal catalogue with K-pop stars such as BoA, TVXQ and Girls’ Generation. His roster of European songwriters have sold more than 10 million K-pop records since he began writing for them in 2008. Before joining Universal in 2005, Lidell headed the Swedish hit factory Murlyn Studios’ publishing division Murlyn Songs where he sold hit songs to Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Lopez, just to name a few. In 2011 Lidell was seen in Swedish Idol reality show as the chairman of the jury.

Meng Jinhui – Head of VICE China
VICE is a global youth media company that includes an online television network, print magazine, film, TV and book production divisions, record label, and digital advertising agency. VICE China is a fully localized, Chinese-language branch delivering and exchanging most exciting content and youth culture for youth audience in China. Before joining VICE China, Meng was a label manager at Modern Sky. He played a major role in setting up Modern Sky’s USA operations based in New York and helped organizing the first Modern Sky Festival, China’s largest music and arts festival. In 2009 Meng was shortlisted as a finalist of the International Young Music Entrepreneur Award granted by the British Council.

Johan Storgård – General Manager of Svenska Teatern & CEO of ACE-Productions
Storgård is a Finnish actor and the manager of Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre) in Helsinki. He is known for several roles in Finnish theatre plays and Finnish and international movies and television series. Storgård has headed Svenska Teatern since 2002. ACE-Productions, founded by Svenska Teatern, is a performing arts agency managing and producing plays and musical rights internationally. 2010 ACE co-produced the first two Finnish musical concepts to China in connection to the Shanghai World Expo. In 2013, the company sold the license for PlayMe pop musical to China as the third Finnish musical concept exported to China.

Paul Dankmeyer – Program & Artistic Director of Java Jazz Festival
Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival is the biggest music festival in Southeast Asia with over 100 000 visitors last year. Dankmeyer, a pioneer of the music industry, has organized concerts from the 70’s for several jazz legends like Miles Davis, Pat Metheny and Sonny Rollins. From 1986 to 1998 Dankmeyer was the director of  North Sea Jazz Festival. Besides Java Jazz Festival, Dankmeyer is the Program & Artistic Director of hip hop, rap, soul and R&B event Java Soulnation Festival and rock festival Java Rockin’Land.

Shen Lihui – Founder & CEO of Modern Sky Entertainment
Modern Sky Entertainment is the leading festival organizer and music entertainment company in mainland China. Modern Sky was founded in 1997 as the first independent record label in China when Lihui, a member of the popular rock band called Sober, decided to have his own record label to publish their music. Nowadays Modern Sky is a large-scale entertainment company and the producer of China’s largest music festivals Modern Sky Festival and Strawberry Music Festival.

David He – General Manager of Taihe Live
David He is a pioneer in the development of live entertainment in China. His extensive experience in marketing, government relations and event organizing has served as an important bridge between China and the global industry. He is behind several big sports events (e.g. China’s first major golf competition, the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Track & Field Opening and Closing Ceremonies and the NBA China Games Beijing in 2010 & 2012-2014) as well as the concerts of top Chinese and Western artists such as Akon, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars.

Pan Jianfeng – Founding Director of SHTYPE
Pan is one of China’s foremost typeface creators and design strategists. Pan has won several international awards including Design for Asia Award, Clio, Hong Kong Design Award and D&AD. For the past ten years he has delivered branding communication for international clients in the Chinese market such as Coca-Cola, Nike, WWF and Johnnie Walker. Before SHTYPE, founded in 2005, Pan worked in senior positions at JWT and McCann Erickson. Pan has recently published his first book “What Can We Do-Cross Cultural Visual Communication and Chinese Typography Design”.

Cheung Fai – Associate Artistic Director at Franco Dragone Entertainment Group
Cheung is a new media, marketing and performing arts guru with experience of China’s major marketing and media companies such as China.com Corporation, the first China-based Internet company to list at NASDAQ; Jack Morton Worldwide, one of the world’s leading experiential marketing agencies and CrossOver Magazine, the most influential arts magazine in Hong Kong in the 90’s. Cheung is also a culture industry veteran with over 30 years’ experience in producing performing arts projects and managing cultural organizations like Zendai Himalayas Performing Arts Company and Himalayas DaGuan Theatre.

Cheung is currently the Associate Artistic Director of Franco Dragone Entertainment Group founded by the world famous director Franco Dragone. The company is known for their spectacular shows e.g. Celine Dion’s A New Day; Le Rêve in Las Vegas and The House of Dancing Water in Macau. For the next few years, the company has a partnership with China’s largest commercial property company and cinema chain operator Wanda Group to create five joint mega shows in China.

Michael LoJudice – General Manager of No Roads Entertainment
LoJudice is one of the vanguards in building international cooperation between creative industies in Asia and the Western world. LoJudice has 15+ years of experience in the music and web technology industries mainly in New York and Beijing. His company No Roads is a full service music entertainment company based in New York, Beijing and Helsinki. No Roads is part of the micro/MACRO family of companies, which includes Newway Interactive Studios, Caoker.com, and soon-to-be-launched Pretty Party Agency. LoJudice is also the Director of International Affairs and Booking at Modern Sky Entertainment of Beijing.

Registration

Register now fow a special early bird price!

Accommodation

EARS offers accommodation at a special price at Hotel Seurahuone which is one of the venues for the conference. Hotel Seurahuone is a high class business hotel in the heart of Helsinki with traditional Finnish charm and hospitality.

Weekdays 2.–4.9. (Mon-Thu)
Standard Single 125 €
Standard Double / Twin 145 €
Club Double / Twin 170 €

Weekend 5.–7.9. (Fri-Sun)
Standard Single 110 €
Standard Double / Twin 120 €
Club Double / Twin 145 €

Reservations
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tel: +358 9 69 141

Remember to mention EARS when making your reservation.

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EARS on Beijing has been added - an official part of the Modern Sky Festival

EARS ON MUSIC, MEDIA AND INTERNET TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES

EARS峰会——关注音乐、媒体和互联网技术产业

EARS on Beijing @ UCCA will focus on key areas of the music and Internet technology industries. Leading Western professionals will join government agency representatives to network and share best practices with their Chinese counterparts.

在北京尤伦斯当代艺术中心（UCCA）举行的EARS峰会将着眼于与音乐和互联网技术产业相关的关键领域。来自西方国家的杰出专业人士将与政府机构代表同席交流，并分享他们与中国同行间的合作经验。

Program:

EARS on Beijing program can be downloaded from here.

About the Modern Sky Festival 关于摩登天空音乐节

The Modern Sky Festival, in it’s 7th year, is one of mainland China’s biggest music festivals. This year’s festival will take place during November 27th – December 8th in venues throughout Beijing and Shanghai and feature top international and Chinese artists including Cat Power, Tegan & Sara and The Cardigans and more. The Modern Sky Festival is produced by Modern Sky Entertainment, mainland China’s leading music entertainment company.

摩登天空音乐节，已迎来它的第七个年头，是中国大陆最大型的音乐节之一。2013年的摩登天空音乐节将会于11月27日至12月8日在北京和上海举办，演出将全面覆盖京沪两地演出场所，一如既往地为观众呈现来自顶级国际艺人与中国艺人的音乐现场。往届音乐节曾邀请过包括Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mogwai, Brett Anderson, The Big Pink, Camera Obscura, The Go! Team, Blonde Redhead等国际知名艺人。摩登天空音乐节的主办方摩登天空是中国大陆首屈一指的独立音乐唱片公司。

DELEGATES 与会嘉宾

Robb Spitzer – Managing Director, China Concerts for Live Nation
Robb Spitzer is Managing Director, China Concerts for Live Nation, the world’s leading live entertainment company. Robb oversees production and promotion for concerts and tours in more than ten Chinese cities with superstar entertainers from China and around the world.

Robb began his China career in 2002, focused on live entertainment, including posts as Director Live Event Marketing for Ticketmaster China and Special Project Consultant to Sony Music China.  He has been responsible for groundbreaking stadium and arena concerts with stars like Norah Jones, James Brown, Black Eyed Peas, Avril Lavigne, Beyoncé, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Celine Dion and many more.

Ed Bennett – CEO Bennett Media Studio, Former CEO, MTV Networks
班尼特媒体工作室首席执行官，MTV音乐电视网前首席执行官
http://bennettmediastudio.com/
Ed Bennet owns Bennett Media Studio (BMS) and 723 Washington Studios in New York City.
 He also owns his own record label, film/television company, and talent management agency. 
A published writer, song lyricist, music composer and recorded musician, Ed serves on the Board of The Songwriters Guild of America Foundation. Mr. Bennett is the former CEO of VH1, MTV Network’s 24-hour music and lifestyle network.

Ed has also been publicly recognized for his professional and personal work, and is the recipient of the American Civil Liberty Union’s Torch of Liberty Award, an honor he shares with Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese, Gregory Peck,and Harry Belafonte.

Bojan Bošković – Co-Founder, EXIT Music Festival &
Nikola Stamenov – Co-owner of Exit Music festival 出口(EXIT)音乐节创始人
Founded in 2000, EXIT is the biggest music festival in Southeast Europe. The annual four-day summer event takes place in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. Now being one of Europe’s premier music festivals, EXIT began as a political rally for the Serbian youth. In 2007, the Association of the 70 largest festivals in Europe awarded EXIT the “Best European Festival” of the year. During these years, EXIT has hosted a massive list of international headliners, organized concerts, parties, art performances and started environmental initiatives throughout Serbia.

Currently Bošković and Stamenov are creating a new company specialized in concepts creation in music/festivals and marketing/communication consulting.

Antti Silvennoinen – CEO & Co-Founder of Music Kickup
http://beta.musickickup.com/
Antti Silventoinen is an award winning creative industry professional and musician with over 15 years of experience working with some of the worlds largest brands. He has performed over 2000 live shows from the stages of the Finnish National Opera to local pizza parlours and tours. A musicians rights advocate who is interested in people, and their interactions with this world.

Martin Røen Hansen – International Producer at DSI Swinging Europe
http://www.swinging-europe.org
M.A. in Musicology and Business Communication, Martin Røen Hansen, is in addition to continuously producing and organizing the 19 nations strong European Jazz Orchestra working for Danish Radio, as well as managing the über hip jazz/world act ‘Girls in Airports’. Martin has recently been put in charge of programming and organizing music events during a Danish cultural push in China in 2014-15. He has previously produced, supported or co-organized around 200 concerts in mainland China, as well as hosted Chinese rock, jazz and indie acts in Denmark.

Thomas Reemer – CEO of 88tc88
http://www.88tc88.com/
A seasoned entrepreneur, Thomas Reemer founded 88tc88 in 2009 to connect hemispheres between China and the West. 15+ years of experience in the music industry managing the international careers of numerous globally popular artists and working with labels like Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony Publishing, equipped Reemer well for this international venture.

Studying at LIPA (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts), a school founded by Sir Paul McCartney, Mr Reemer understood early what implications the Internet would have on the traditional music industry. In 2003, he co-founded Artists First, a pioneer solution in the e-commerce world that builds the foundation for any music download services existing today. Reemer sold Artists First to Liberty Bloom, which is owned by Sir Bob Geldof. A sought-after speaker and advisor to brands like Allianz, Siemens, Soundcloud and many more in the East and West, Reemer lives with his family in Beijing, China.

Tom Windish, CEO of Windish Agency
http://www.windishagency.com/
The Windish Agency was Pollstar’s 2012 “Independent Booking Agency of the Year”. With the addition of a Performing Arts division in 2012, the company now also possesses one of the most diverse rosters of any agency. Additionally, the agency has responded to the current shifts in the music industry and the heightened importance of live performances in an artist’s career by building services and skills that focus on development, awareness and alternative revenue sources – through technology partnerships, international brand collaboration and more.

Justin West – Founder/President/General Manager of Secret City Records and Secret City Publishing 
http://www.secretcityrecords.com/
Justin West is the founder and president/general manager of Secret City Records and Secret City Publishing. The label’s roster includes, among others, such artists as Patrick Watson, Miracle Fortress, Basia Bulat, Plants and Animals, The Barr Brothers, Suuns, and Diamond Rings, and has earned 3 gold record certifications in Canada, a Polaris Music Prize (plus 3 additional nominations), and 7 JUNO award nominations.

Justin oversees all of Secret City’s strategy and day-to-day operations and has grown both the label and publishing company to have global brands and infrastructures. On top of running Secret City, Justin is on the board of directors of the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) and is the Canadian representative for the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), a global forum for the professional independent music industry.

Shen Lihui – Founder and CEO, Modern Sky Entertainment, Ltd.
沈黎晖，摩登天空唱片公司创始人及首席执行官
Formed in 1997, Modern Sky Entertainment is the leading music entertainment company in mainland China. Modern Sky Entertainment companies include Modern Sky Concerts, mainland China’s leading festival and concert event producer and China’s largest independent record label, Modern Sky Records.

Modern Sky’s Strawberry Music Festival series is produced throughout cities in mainland China. The Strawberry Music Festival Beijing is China’s biggest, with 150K+ attendees over three days in early May.

The full delegate list will be available soon!

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一票在手，两场盛会！您只需购买一张门票，就可以亲临体验EARS在北京和上海举办的两场盛会。即刻注册预留席位，请登录友付网：yoopay

EARS ON Shanghai 
上海EARS峰会

After Beijing, EARS will move on to Shanghai. EARS on Shanghai will focus on key design and performing arts topics on December 2-3, 2013 at Octave near the former French Concession. More about EARS on Shanghai: http://www.ears.asia/ears-on-shanghai-2013/

继北京之后，EARS峰会将去往上海。12月2日至3日在上海Octave（靠近前法租界地区）举办的为期两天的EARS峰会，将重点关注与尖端设计和表演艺术领域相关的主题。欲了解更多关于上海EARS峰会的资讯，请点击: http://www.ears.asia/ears-on-shanghai-2013/

See a short documentary from last years EARS on Shanghai (created by European Union – in support of “Year of Intercultural Dialogue With China” program): http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTMzNzM0NDQ0.html

观看去年EARS上海峰会的纪录短片（由欧盟为支持“中国文化对话年”项目制作）请点击：http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTMzNzM0NDQ0.html

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PANELS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, NETWORKING SESSIONS, SHOWCASES AND MORE

EARS ON DESIGN, PERFORMING ARTS, FESTIVALS AND BRANDS

EARS峰会——关注设计、表演艺术、媒体、音乐节与视觉艺术领域

EARS on Shanghai will bring 100+ international leaders from the performing arts, design, visual arts and festival & event industries and representatives from foreign government agencies to Shanghai to network and share best practices with their Chinese counterparts.

The program will include successive half-day music, performing arts, media and design panels, roundtables and networking sessions, covering topics important to today’s creative industries.

This year, EARS on Shanghai will also include concert events, design exhibitions and more!

本次EARS上海峰会将邀请超过100位来自表演艺术、设计、视觉艺术、音乐节活动等领域的国际顶尖专业人士与外国政府机构代表同席交流，并分享他们与中国同行间的合作经验。


上海峰会将包含持续半日的专题讲座、圆桌会议和交流环节，其内容涉及音乐、表演艺术、媒体与设计各个领域，涵盖对当今创意产业至关重要的各类话题讨论。


今年，EARS上海峰会还将为您呈现音乐演出、设计展示与更多其他精彩活动！

PROGRAM  峰会概要

EARS on Shanghai program can be downloaded from here.

WHERE?  何地？

EARS on Shanghai is organised with the support of new lifestyle company Octave. Octave will host EARS on Shanghai 2013 in conjunction with the soft launch of their new flagship space in the former French Concession.

Octave is a lifestyle and learning concept that embraces a holistic approach to self-care and personal transformation. Through the development of purpose build real estate, hospitality and learning businesses octave provides a platform for a lifestyle of mindfulness, health, and well-being.

2013年EARS上海峰会将在法租界原属地区、生活风尚公司Octave最新开张的旗舰空间内举办。Octave所推崇的生活方式与研习观念涵盖了通往自我关注与实现个人蜕变的普遍途径，这一嘈杂都市中的静修地将为我们呈现一系列包括专题演讲、圆桌会议与交流环节在内引人入胜并激发灵感的活动。在Octave，EARS峰会的嘉宾们有机会体验到令人轻松愉悦、释放身心的种种款待。

DESIGN SHANGHAI   上海艺术设计展

EARS is proud to announce a partnership with Design Shanghai. EARS on Shanghai is one of the main events of the festival’s opening week.

Design Shanghai is a biennale that began in 2000 as the Shanghai Design Exhibition and which has six successful exhibitions under its belt to date. It aims to promote the development of creative design in Shanghai, foster innovative and pioneering designers and forge a distinctly Shanghainese brand.

本届EARS峰会很荣幸地宣布与上海艺术设计展进行合作，EARS上海峰会将成为设计展开幕周的主要活动。

DELEGATES  与会嘉宾

Ed Bennett – CEO Bennett Media Studio, Former CEO, MTV Networks
班尼特媒体工作室首席执行官，MTV音乐电视网前首席执行官
Ed Bennet owns Bennett Media Studio (BMS) and 723 Washington Studios in New York City.
 He also owns his own record label, film/television company, and talent management agency. 
A published writer, song lyricist, music composer and recorded musician, Ed serves on the Board of The Songwriters Guild of America Foundation. Mr. Bennett is the former CEO of VH1, MTV Network’s 24-hour music and lifestyle network.

Ed has also been publicly recognized for his professional and personal work, and is the recipient of the American Civil Liberty Union’s Torch of Liberty Award, an honor he shares with Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese, Gregory Peck,and Harry Belafonte.

Shen Yue – Executive partner, Modern Sky Entertainment, Ltd.
摩登天空唱片公司创始人及首席执行官
Formed in 1997, Modern Sky Entertainment is the leading music entertainment company in mainland China. Modern Sky Entertainment companies include Modern Sky Concerts, mainland China’s leading festival and concert event producer and China’s largest independent record label, Modern Sky Records.

Modern Sky’s Strawberry Music Festival series is produced throughout cities in mainland China. The Strawberry Music Festival Beijing is China’s biggest, with 150K+ attendees over three days in early May.

Bojan Bošković – Co-Founder, EXIT Music Festival &
Nikola Stamenov – Co-owner of Exit Music festival 出口(EXIT)音乐节创始人
Founded in 2000, EXIT is the biggest music festival in Southeast Europe. The annual four-day summer event takes place in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. Now being one of Europe’s premier music festivals, EXIT began as a political rally for the Serbian youth. In 2007, the Association of the 70 largest festivals in Europe awarded EXIT the “Best European Festival” of the year. During these years, EXIT has hosted a massive list of international headliners, organized concerts, parties, art performances and started environmental initiatives throughout Serbia.

Currently Bošković and Stamenov are creating a new company specialized in concepts creation in music/festivals and marketing/communication consulting.

Kai Amberla – Executive Director of Finland Festivals  执行董事
Kai Amberla began his career in the arts as a journalist working as Editor-in-chief on Finland’s only professional classical music magazine Rondo. After that he was invited to assume the post of Executive Director of the Association of Finnish Symphony Orchestras. In 2002 he was appointed as Executive Director in the Finnish Music Information Centre.

In 2007 he become the Executive Director of Finland Festivals, a collaboration forum for Finland’s leading cultural events, with nearly one hundred affiliated events. Amberla works also as consultant for several music foundations and organizations.

Michael Vonplon – Event manager & Promoter, Founder of Miro China
Michael Vonplon was drawn to Beijing in 1996 after living for three years in Hong Kong. Not only did he want to learn Mandarin, he was curious also to experience China’s emergent youth in close-up: their aspirations, their rebelliousness, and their quest for their own identity. Right away he dived into the music scene and among other things is known for organizing China’s first rave party on the Great Wall 1998. In the meantime, this Chinese vocation has become a full-time profession for a Zurich native whose initial training was in logistics management.

Vonplon founded the company “Miro China,” whose “China Drifting” label is exclusively devoted to Swiss-Chinese exchange projects. In 2013 he launched the cultural agency “rundum events,” which as its name (all-round events) suggests, specializes in the organization and promotion of a broad variety of cultural events.

Antti Silvennoinen – CEO & Co-Founder of Music Kickup
Antti Silventoinen is an award winning creative industry professional and musician with over 15 years of experience working with some of the worlds largest brands. He has performed over 2000 live shows from the stages of the Finnish National Opera to local pizza parlours and tours. A musicians rights advocate who is interested in people, and their interactions with this world.

Justin West – Founder/President/General Manager of Secret City Records and Secret City Publishing
Justin West is the founder and president/general manager of Secret City Records and Secret City Publishing. The label’s roster includes, among others, such artists as Patrick Watson, Miracle Fortress, Basia Bulat, Plants and Animals, The Barr Brothers, Suuns, and Diamond Rings, and has earned 3 gold record certifications in Canada, a Polaris Music Prize (plus 3 additional nominations), and 7 JUNO award nominations.

Justin oversees all of Secret City’s strategy and day-to-day operations and has grown both the label and publishing company to have global brands and infrastructures. On top of running Secret City, Justin is on the board of directors of the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) and is the Canadian representative for the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), a global forum for the professional independent music industry.

Larys Frogier – Director, Rockbund Art Museum  上海外滩美术馆馆长
Rockbund Art Museum is one of Shanghai’s most esteemed contemporary art museums with also quality performing arts programmes. Larys Frogier is a contemporary art historian with a research PhD at the prestigious School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales). He has also an Advanced Master degree in art history from the University of Rennes in France. He has curated numerous exhibitions and published extensive essays on the works of international artists, among others Adel Abdessemed, Nan Goldin, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Olga Kisseleva, Li Wei, Gianni Motti, Paola Pivi, Ugo Rondinone, Charles Sandison, Kiki Smith, Wang Du, Yang Jiechan.

From 2000 to 2011 Larys was the Director of the contemporary art centre La Criée in the city of Rennes (France) where he facilitated powerful partnerships with international institutions such as Tramway in Glasgow, Maumaus Superior School of Visual Arts in Lisbon, Portikus in Frankfurt, Zak Branicka Foundation in Berlin, Altart Foundation in Cluj and Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

Richard Zhu – Vice President of Musical Theater China & Associate Producer/Director at Fun Age Entertainment
朱峰, 北京西城原创音乐剧基地 副总干事
Richard Feng Zhu graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He started his career as a professional Musical Theatre Actor who has appeared in the Tony Award Best Musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” on Broadway, and also starred in both national tours and regional theatres across the United States. Zhu guest starred on NBC’s hit drama Law and Order: Criminal Intent and also appeared in many other TV programs and Films, as well as voice over and modelling. Zhu founded a NY based production company named ZMM Productions which produced the largest benefit concert for a foreign country in Broadway History.

Apart from his acting career, Zhu started directing and producing in NY with ZMM Productions in 2006, and since his return to China he has directed and co-directed 3 original Musicals, and the current production “The Man (爷们儿)” has set many box office records in Beijing, China. Zhu has dedicated his time and effort in the continuing development of the Musical Theatre Industry in China.

Chung Shefong – Founder of Trees Music and Art; Director of NCCU Art & Culture Center; Assistant Professor, Communication College National Cheng-chi University (NCCU)
Chung Shefong in the founder of the folk and root music label Trees Music and Art. In the past years, Trees Music and Art actively organized and supported their musicians to participate in international projects and performances, and started various cross-cultural music creation projects. Chung and the Trees Music and Art have been commissioned to curate and produce music festivals in various regions/counties in Taiwan.

In 2001, Chung started the Migration Music Festival which is an annual music festival organized around the theme of “migration”. It aims to provide a platform for integrating music and cultural issues and sound experiments. Currently Chung teaches at the College of Communication of the National Cheng-chi University (NCCU) and is the Director of NCCU Art and Culture Center.

Cheung Fai – Associate Artistic Director of Franco Dragone Entertainment Group
张辉, 弗兰克德贡娱乐集团副艺术总监
Cheung Fai is a culture industry veteran with over 30 years of extensive experience in the performing arts, media and marketing, and expertise on Greater China. He was producer of many top theatre, music and dance artists in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, including Lin Zhaohua, Cui Jian, Li Tianlu etc. He has produced many arts festivals in Asia, and was Artistic Advisor and China Program Director of Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Brussels.

In recent years he produced some of the biggest outdoor music festivals in China. As Web Director he created all the pioneering online products of China.com, the first Chinese Internet company to IPO in the USA. He was Editor-in-chief of CrossOver, the most influential arts magazine in Hong Kong in the 1990s. He is also the founder and former CEO of feverchina, a cultural agency based in Beijing and MARVELSCHINA, a marketing agency based in Shanghai.

Betsy Lan – Curator & Teacher at Theatre at Shu-Te University in Kaohsiung  藍貝芝, 樹德科技大學表演藝術系助理教授
Betsy Lan has just retired from her term as the Curator of Taipei Fringe Festival and is teaching Theatre at Shu-Te University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Prior to that, she’s been an actor, singer and independent producer for over ten years. Major credits include International Coordinator for the Taipei Poetry Festival, founding member of V-Day Taipei, producer for the Taiwan Women’s Theatre Festival, and a current board member/international programmer for Women Make Waves Film Festival.

Kwong Wai-lap – Director of Shanghai Cultural Links Management Consulting  邝为立，上海凡朗企业管理咨询有限公司总监
Wai-lap Kwong has spent over 20 years in the arts, as manager and consultant for organisations as diverse as The Macau Cultural Centre (Programme and Marketing Director), The City Contemporary Dance Company (General Manager), Federation of Asia-Pacific for Cultural Promotion (Board of Governors), The Hong Kong Arts Development Council (Drama sub-committee), The Hong Kong Arts Festival (Programme Coordinator), The Asian People’s Theatre Festival (co- director), The Guangdong Xinghai Performing Arts Development Company (Deputy General Manager), Guangzhou Opera House (Advisory Consultant), Programme Director of the most important contemporary dance event in China, the annual Guangdong Modern Dance Festival, International Cultural Industry Fair 2006 (Greater China marketing consultant) and programming consultant for a variety of cultural programs during the Shanghai Expo in 2010.

Lotus Chan – Administration Manager of On & On Theatre Workshop
Lotus Chan is an arts administration, producer, editor, art teacher and work based in Hong Kong. She has a Master degree in Cultural studies from Lingnan University. She started to get involved in local theatre scene after taking part in a workshop, “I-D Generation: A New Age Programe”, held by Onandon Theatre Workshop in 1998. Apart from acting, Lotus has also produced a number of performances that were staged locally and overseas. Recently she is the Administration Manager of Onandon Theatre workshop.

Per Bech Jensen – Executive director at DSI Swinging Europe
Per Bech Jensen is executive director at DSI Swinging Europe where he produces European and national jazz concerts and cultural projects. The company has expanded with several activities since he started in 2010 and DSI Swinging Europe now offers educational programmes for young and talented musicians. Another initiative has been the promotion of Danish music in Asia.

Jensen is vice president in the board of JazzDanmark, board member in the cultural Collaboration Mid- and West Jutland, Board member in Dansk TalentAkademi, Advisory board member IÆK – Drama and Music (Aarhus University) and Member of TIO Committee for international cooperation. He also work within the field of theatre by his work at Odn Teatret and produces and organises his own projects.

Tay Tong – Managing Director of Theatreworks & Director of Arts Network Asia
TheatreWorks is an independent and international performance company based in Singapore. Tay is also the director of Arts Network Asia (ANA). The organization gives micro-grants to artists and cultural workers to develop projects and local creative communities in Asia. In the past three years, ANA has managed the Creative Encounters programme which is a grant that connects Asia and Europe artists and creatives in partnership with the Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) based in Singapore.

Teemu Kurkela – Architect JKMM Architects  建筑事务所建筑设计师
Teemu Kurkela (born in 1966) is the CEO of JKMM Architects since 1998. He studied architecture at Columbia University, New York and at Helsinki University of Technology. He designed the Finnish Pavillion for the EXPO 2010 in Shanghai that won the prize for the best pavilion for the mid-sized pavilions. JKMM Architects has a long track record in high quality built work and architectural competitions.

The office has won prizes in nearly 50 architectural competitions, including ca. 20 first prizes. Teemu Kurkela was Professor in the School of Architecture, Helsinki University of Technology. He was the chairman of the Architectural Competition Board, Union of Finnish Architects in 2001-2004. Teemu Kurkela is a Board Member of the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Chairman of Advisory Board in Finnish Architectural Review.

Michael Peng – Senior Architect, Senior Associate, Asia Technical Director at Gensler
As a senior architect in Gensler, Michael Peng has participated in the construction of the 632-meter super-tall Shanghai Tower in Pudong. As the core member of the project, Peng has used the cutting-edge digital design platform to optimize the systematic design, enabling the fast implementation of creative and strategic thinking.

Considering his in-depth study in the professional field, Michael has been invited to be keynote speakers in many universities and international seminars. His papers on the design of skyscrapers and the applications of advanced technology have also been published in core periodicals of China and major international publications.

Yandie Yu – Executive Director at Finlandesign Group Ltd.
Yandie Yu has a background in industrial and product design and he has worked in various design & advertising firms, as well as government agencies. In providing services for the likes of Volkswagen, the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Toyota, Lexus, Allianz and the Shanghai World Expo; as well as project based work numerous Global Fortune 1000 companies; in the fields of design, events, hospitality and trade; in Italy, United Kingdom, Finland and China.

Finlandesign is the portal for the promotion, understanding and expansion of Finnish Design in China. Finlandesign home is company’s concept showcase of Finnish Design & Living opening to public on 5th December 2013 in Shanghai.

Yrjö Kukkapuro – Interior Architect & Furniture Designer
Yrjö Kukkapuro is one of the central figures of Finnish functionalism. Kukkapuro has been working as a freelance designer since the 1950′s and much of the furniture he designed at the beginning of his career is still in production. In addition to his creative work Kukkapuro is an active lecturer and product developer. In recent years he has co-operated with the Chinese on the UNESCO-sponsored bamboo project.

Pan Jianfeng – Graphic Designer, Curator  潘剑锋，平面设计师/策展人
www.shtype.org
Pan studied and graduated with Master Degrees in Visual Communication at the China Academy of Art and University of Central England. He has delivered top branding communication for many international brands in the Chinese market such as Coca-cola, Nike, WWF, Johnnie Walker… Pan has won many international awards including Clio, D&AD, Design for Asia Awards, The Art Directors Club 89th annual Awards, One Show, Adfest, China 4As Golden Seal Awards.

Apart from his professional career, Pan is currently working as partner of Europe-Asia Roundtable Sessions, design curator of Chinese Art Center in Manchester UK, Creative Director of Radical Design Week in Shanghai in order to build a bridge between China and Europe in the field of design.

Pekka Toivonen – Director of Kasino Creative Studio & Art Dictator of FAT (Finnish Art Today)  芬兰 KASINO创意工作室总监兼Finnish Art Today(FAT)
Superstar Art Director of Finland, Pekka Toivonen, is one of the North’s most internationally acclaimed Art & Life characters to date. His darker-than-life melancholic style & method, ranging from premium dirt to slick sick, has been recognised in numerous design publications and galas around the globe. This Cannes Lions, D&AD, SPD and DFA winner is also a heartbent composer, refusing to stick with any yet defined sound of music.

Jasmine Huang – Managing Director at ZH Communications
黄丽珈，ZH Communications上海中辉文化传播有限公司创始人兼总经理
Jasmine Huang has 13 years experience in advertising industry with abundant knowledge of content creation and production. She has worked for several 4A agencies as executive producer & business director in China & UK. The works she participated won several international advertising awards, such as: Cannes, D&AD, CLIO, One Show, etc. In 2012, Jasmine was invited by D&AD to be one of judges of TV & Cinema Advertising as the only one from China.

ZH Communications is a cutting edge company focusing on branding and visual communications through different mediums.

Jun Li – Senior Feature Editor at ELLE Decoration China & Design Journalist and Curator
Jun Li has been working for ELLE Decoration China on design trends, interviews and feature stories for over three years. She also contributes to various magazines and websites on design, art and lifestyle topics. Besides magazines, Jun is curator of the Graduates exhibition which focuses on young designer talents across China.

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EARS ON BEIJING  北京EARS峰会

Before Shanghai, EARS on Beijing will focus on key areas of the music and Internet technology industries on Noverber 29 at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA). Read more: http://www.ears.asia/ears-on-beijing-2013/

在来到上海之前，EARS峰会将于2013年11月29日在北京尤伦斯当代艺术中心（UCCA）举行，其主题将着眼于与音乐和互联网技术产业相关的关键领域。

EARS ON 2012

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2012 will be remembered as the year when Asian pop music broke into the international mainstream with PSY’s massive hit Gangnam Style.

“EARS on Music” introduces Asian music industry professionals in the fields of music publishing, management and PR working with megastars such as Girls Generation, Wonder Girls, Shinee & Super Junior.

The EARS afternoon 8th of February provides the audience with an opportunity to learn about the latest trends in Asia’s biggest music markets Korea, Japan and also rising China.

Finnish songwriters who’ve recently written many for some of Asia’s biggest pop stars will be also talking about their work.

The event is organized in collaboration with MUSIC FINLAND and SIBELIUS ACADEMY, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS HELSINKI.

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Moderators
Tommi Tuomainen
CEO
Elements Music

&

Sami Häikiö
Head of International
Music Finland

THE GUEST SPEAKERS

SUNGJIN PARK

Chief A&R manager of JYP Entertainment, Korea

JYP Entertainment is South Korea’s leading entertainment company. For over 10 years, JYP has been active in music production as well as recruitment, training, and management of new artists. JYP Expertly develops new models for its unique business system, constantly working to expand business into online and mobile segments in both the domestic and international markets. JYP’s exemplary business model of planning, producing, marketing and selling entertainment content through various global networks, including JYP USA-New York, JYP China-Beijing, JYP Japan-Tokyo, and JYP Korea-Seoul. JYP takes great pride in its talent development program, responsible for discovering and nurturing the talent of stars such as Rain, Wonder Girls, 2PM, 2AM, and miss A. JYP continues to pioneer music, develop the potential of new artists, and lead the trend of the entertainment industry.

IRIS CHOI

Copyright & creative manager of Universal Music Publishing, Korea

Iris Choi is working as the A&R manager for Universal Music Publishing Korea. She works closely with Korean labels such as SM Entertainment, Universal Music Korea, JYP Entertainment, Woollim Entertainment, Bighit Entertainment, Cube Entertainment, CJ E&M and more.  UMPK pitched and placed more than 50 international demo songs to Korean artists in 2012 including 8 singles. Artists include Girls Generation, Super Junior, Shinee, 2PM, Miss A and Tasty.

JADEN JEONG

Chief A&R, Woollim Entertainment, Korea

Jaden was originally a well known K-pop blogger. He started his music career at Seotaiji’s company in 2000 – a legendary artist who was the first to bring and adapt hiphop & rap genres for the Korean market.

As a freelancer he’s worked with many major artists such as Hyori Lee, Shinhwa, Brown Eyed Soul and Ivy. He’s also worked as the Creative manager at JYP Entertainment working with Wonder girls among other artists.

Currently Jaden is the chief A&R director at Woollim Entertainment and represents artists such as Infinite, Tasty, and Nell who all have their own unique styles of music.

BENNY RUBIN

President, Yikes Corp., Japan

Benny Rubin is the President and co-founder of Yikes Corp based in Tokyo. Yikes creates the daily tweets, posts, comments, and other daily content that helps move marketing campaigns forward. Yikes’s clients include major music, film, and advertising companies such as Universal Music, Universal Pictures, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon, GroupM, and many more.

YANG YU

Head of International, Midi Festival,  China

Yu Yang spend his childhood and youth in Germany where he started his own rock magazine at teenage time and doing heavy metal live events. He returned to his hometown Beijing in 1996 after high school and kept on doing promotion, websites and graphic design jobs for German record labels and bands.

In 2000 he co-founded the Chinese print periodical Painkiller Magazine with friends and started doing live shows involving both domnestic and international acts. In his spare time he set up the website Rockinchina.com in 2003 which now is the biggest data base in English about Chinese rock and alternative music.

In recent years, one of his main focuses in the music industry has shifted onto culture exchange sector, especially with north European countries (see www.allnordic.com) and Germany, conducting projects often in collaboration or on behalf of Midi Festival/Midi School of Music. Since 2011 he has become the official head of international at Midi.

Program

8th of February

Time: 13:30 – 18:00
Place: Musiikkitalo

13:30 Opening words – Promoting Western artists in Asia

13:45  Benny Rubin – CEO of Yikes Corp., Japan

14:15  Yang Yu, Head of International at Midi Music Festival, China

14:45 Break

15:00 Finnish songwriters working in Asia.
Elements Music CEO Tommi Tuomainen, writer Risto Asikainen & Sami Häikiö, Music Finland

15:30 Iris Choi – Universal Music Publishing Korea

16:00 Jaden Jeong – chief A&R at Woollim Entertainment

16:30 Sungjin Park – chief A&R at JYP Entertainment

17:00 Networking and coffee

18:00 Event ends

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EARS on Performing Arts introduces representatives of the new generation of Asian performing arts professionals – performing arts groups, festivals, venues etc. The two EARS afternoons provide the audience with an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the performing arts scenes in Asia, including countries like Singapore, China, Japan and Korea.

The guests include:

Karen Cheung
Director of the Guangdong Dance Festival
& Program Director of Beijing Dance Festival, China

Karen was born in Hong Kong and received her education there and later on attained her master degree in Cultural Studies in the Netherlands. She joined the Guangdong Modern Dance Company in 2004 after the company had been selected as a forerunner of the re-structuring campaign among the performing arts companies in China and was changing from a state subvented and administered organization to a joint corporation with the City Contemporary Dance Company from Hong Kong. During her terms as Company Manager (2004-2006) and as Administrative Director (2006-2011), Karen has led different dance projects including guest performances, art resdencies and co-productions. She has also taken part in organizing the annual Guangdong Modern Dance Festival, where she was appointed Director since November 2011. She is also the Program Director of the Beijing Dance Festival, which is an annual event held in Beijing in July.

Jong-Ho Lee
director of SIDance Festival, Seoul

Other than being a dance journalist and president of Seoul Section of Int’l Dance Council CID-UNESCO, Jong-Ho Lee has been involved in numerous dance-related projects and units, as he says “I do everything for dance, except for dancing myself.” He was a council member of IOTPD (International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers), deeply interested in improving social and economic status of dance and dancers. Realizing the importance of regional cultural exchange, he intends to extend the Asian collaboration with various co-productions and networks as well as colloquiums. He is also an advisor for Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Arts Council Korea, as well as a juror for various awards and numerous public funds.

Shinji Ono
Producer Aoyama Theatre, Tokyo

Shinji Ono has been engaged in producing among others dance and music performances and workshops, coproductions and festivals, and has also been active in promoting networks with theatres and festivals both in Japan and abroad.  He has produced “Dance Triennale Tokyo” www.datto.jp/index-en (since 2002), “Korea+Japan Dance Contact (2003-2007), “Korea Dance Museum” (2005), “TOKYO DANCE TODAY“ Series (since 2008), “DANCE-X Montreal-Seoul-Tokyo” (since 2008).

Member of the jury for Toyota Choreography Award 2010 ,Yokohama Dance Collection EX 2011 -12-13 and Seoul International Choreography Festival 2011 -12.

Tang Fu Kuen
Independent critic, dramaturg and producer, Singapore/Bangkok

Tang Fu Kuen (Singapore, b. 1972) is an independent Bangkok-based dramaturg, curator and producer of contemporary performance and visual fields, working in Asia and Europe.

He was the sole curator of the Singapore pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale, presenting artist Ming Wong, receiving a special jury mention. He has worked/been working in the Singapore Arts Festival, Indonesian Dance Festival, In Transit Festival (Berlin), Bangkok Fringe Festival, Colombo Dance Platform (Sri Lanka), amongst others, and will curate a platform for Exodos Festival in Ljubljana in April 2013. He produces and manages for contemporary Asian dance and performance makers: Pichet Klunchun (Thailand), Padmini Chettur (India), Daniel Kok (Singapore), Choy Ka Fai (Singapore) and Eisa Jocson (Philippines). He continues to collaborate with artist Ming Wong (Berlin).

Center Stage China

The seminar will also present a new Chinese-Finnish joint venture for performing arts and theatre management – Center Stage China, first one of its kind between an foreign and Chinese company.

The afternoon sessions are organized in collaboration with Dance Info Finland.

Program

Day 1. – 11th of December

Place:
Kiasma – Museum of Contemporary Art
Mannerheiminaukio 2, 00100 Helsinki

10:00 Opening words

10:15 Background on Finnish productions to Asia – Dance Info Finland

10:45 Finland-Asia case studies incl.
W-H-S, Karttunen Kollektiv, Susanna Leinonen Company, Glims & Gloms

12:00 Lunch

12:30 Introduction to Center Stage China

13:00 Interviews with guests Karen Cheung, Jong-Ho Lee, Shinji Ono & Tang Fu Kuen

15:45 Coffee & networking

16:30 Closing words

Day 2. 12th of December

Place: Svenska Teatern
Pohjois-Esplanadi 2, 00130 Helsinki

10:00 – 13:30  Your production in Asia 2013 – workshop

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OPENING SERIES EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN HELSINKI AND SHANGHAI

EARS is a place to meet old and new friends, share and discover business opportunities and best practices, and get inspired by people and ideas.

OVERVIEW

EARS ON SHANGHAI was a one-day creative industries summit promoting European-Chinese collaboration, with a major focus on music and the performing arts. The event included a series of panel presentations and roundtable discussions, featuring Chinese and European leaders from the music, performance art, architectural design, media and Internet technology industries

The mission of EARS is to help build and foster relationships between creative industries professionals. EARS is a place to meet old and new friends, share and discover business opportunities and best practices, and get inspired by people and ideas.

EARS On SHANGHAI took place at Daning Theatre, located in the hi-tech and creative industries hub of Shanghai’s Zhabei District. Daning Theatre management seek to host further European music and performing arts-related events in 2013 and beyond.

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PARTICIPATING COMPANIES

Modern Sky Entertainment, Center Stage China, Caoker, Newly Drawn, Douban, Finnanimation, MIDI Festival, Kaiguan, Rovio, VICE China, PES Architects, Pluto Finland, Macao City Festival, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre, Cao Tai Ban Theatre, Shanghai International Contemporary, Bennett Media Studio, Theatre Festival, Zu He Niao, Peng Hao Theatre, Paper Tiger Theatre, Rockbund Art Museum, Northern Light, 88tc88, Moving Cities, Fazer Agency, Layabozi, Chinese Shadows, Music Dish, Peavey  .. and more.

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“EARS on Film” introduces representatives of the new generation of Asian audiovisual professionals in the fields of production, distribution, sales, financing and television. The EARS afternoon 26th of September provides the audience with an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in Korean and Chinese markets.

On 27th in the second session the focus is on Korea with a more indepth presentation from KOCCA on the Korean model of supporting the creative industries.

Both sessions are organized in collaboration with FAVEX.

Moderator
Mikko Silvennoinen
Director of Broadcast
Fox International Channels Finland

GUESTS OF THE EVENT

ZHOU XINGYUE

Vice director for Production
LeTV.com (China)

LeTV.com is one of China’s biggest internet/mobile TV channels/video portals. It offers online movies, animations, news and lifestyle information etc.through legalchannels. It’s business is based on subscriber fees rather than advertising. LeTV.com (Chinese: 乐视网), was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. It is operated by Beijing Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp., is an online video portal. The company is principally engaged in the research, development, as well as innovation of P2P online video distribution application technology and mobile phone TV technology. LeTV.com has listed in A-share in the GEM in China since August 12th, 2010.

PAUL YI

President
E Pictures (Korea/US)

Multi-hyphenate Yi is a Los Angeles based producer, writer, and sales agent. Perhaps best known for being the architect of the first Pusan Int’l Film Festival and creating the first two coproduction markets in Asia, the PPP in Pusan and HAF in Hong Kong. He was then Head of Int’l Business for the KOFIC and a sales agent for many years and thus has extensive experience, knowledge and contacts in the international film industry.

ISABELLE GLACHANT

Producer/CEO
Chinese Shadows (France / China)

Isabelle Glachant started her career as a journalist for the French TVstation Canal+. She served as Audiovisual Attaché of the French Embassy in China from 1998 to 2003, and began working on Chinese films in 2004 as Executive Producer of “SHANGHAI DREAMS” (Wang Xiaoshuai, 2005, Jury Prize, Cannes). Since then, her credits include Associate Producer of “LOST IN BEIJING” (Li Yu, 2007, Competition Berlin) and “CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH” (Lu Chuan, 2009), Producer of “IN LOVE WE TRUST” (Wang Xiaoshuai, 2008, Silver Bear – Best script, Berlin), several documentaries by Yang Lina, she co-produced “CHONGQING BLUES” (Wang Xiaoshuai, 2010, Competition Cannes). She is currently working on the production of “LOVE AND BRUISES” (LOU Ye, in post-production), 11 FLOWERS (Wang Xiaoshuai, in post-production), ALONE (documentary by Wang Bing, in production) and developing new projects from Kit Hui, Lou Ye, Wang Xiaoshuai and Zhang Yuan.

YOUNG IL PARK

Senior Researcher
Policy Research Division, Future Strategy Team,
Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA)

Department specializing in policy development and industry analyses carryingout various policy researches and building field-based researchsystems that reflect the demands of the industry and a real-time policy. The department also predicts short and mid-to-long termprospects of the content industry, by completing domestic and international trend analyses and investigating the real conditions of the industry annually.

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