Kirklees Year of Music 2023

Written By Sound Diplomacy

KIRKLEES YEAR OF MUSIC

2023

In 2023 we are supporting the region of Kirklees, UK on their 2023 Year of Music. We’re organising two key projects, as well running a year-long educational programme using our digital Music Cities Community.

Client: Kirklees Council
Aim: For the first stage of Kirklees’ Year of Music we were tasked with organising a virtual showcase of Kirklees export-ready musicians to 12x leading global buyers.
Location: Kirklees & Virtual
Project Achievements:

  • We worked with the client to identify 8x local export-ready musicians.

  • We identified and confirmed 14x global music buyers (two more than agreed) that matched the chosen musicians. Buyers participated from 6x countries and included representatives from; Primavera, SXSW, VEVO, FIMPRO, Circulart, Sonic Unyon Records, and sonaBLAST! Records & more.

  • We provided briefs on each musician or band and each buyer.

  • We organised 2x virtual panel discussions, one on music publishing and another on artist development & management.

  • We organised one-on-one virtual meetings with each musician or band and each buyer.

  • We worked with the client to record performances from each band and to turn that into a live broadcast which took place over five hours.

Virtual Kirklees Educational Group

April 2023 - April 2024

Client: Kirklees Council
Aim: To provide monthly virtual educational content for a broad range of local music ecosystem stakeholders, and within a private Kirklees group within the Music Cities Community.
Location: Online
Project Tasks:

  • Create and administer a private group for Kirklees in the Music Cities Community.

  • Create 24x educational content items overall, broken down into 2x items per month.

  • Identify global leaders to provide relevant expertise in live sessions.

  • Create content ranging from presentations, to workshops, to networking sessions, to panel discussions.

Kirklees Music Cities Forum

November 2023

Client: Kirklees Council
Aim: Organise a one-off in-person half-day conference that engages local music ecosystem stakeholders and discusses the role that music plays in the development of town centre regeneration and the visitor economy.
Location: Kirklees
Project Tasks:

  • Organise a one-off half-day in-person conference.

  • Programme relevant content and speakers.

  • Manage speaker involvement.

  • Engage 30-50 local stakeholders with the conference.

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