- ASSIDE25 years old musician and native of Luxembourg, Edsun has developed an alternative R’n’B style with a captivating sound, unmatched on the Luxembourg stage. The dreamy and atmospheric mood of his music is reflected in his performances through edgy instrumentation and creative contemporary dance.ASSIDEAdolf El Assal is a film director & producer with over 15 years of professional working experience. He started his career while studying in the UK. In order to finance his studies, Adolf has gained experience by working on film sets as well as directing music videos for UK-based artists…ASSIDEAdriel has spent its entire life saturated in music. After many years of experience on stage (i.a. Angel at my table), he founded the independent artist development company “Summer Sky Agency”. The agency provides integrated consulting and management services within the scope of tailor-made and sustainable development concepts. At the…ASSIDEIn addition to exporting french bands, Old Town Bicyclette is a, Paris-based, management and booking agency for both local and international acts in France. The agency is constantly developing its catalogue of independent artists, while connecting constancy and commitment with high artistic standard and professional rigor. Besides, Adrien Kremer is…ASSIDEAlain Brohard is the inhouse booker of L’Autre Canal in Nancy (France) since 2010, where he hosts about 90 concerts a year in a wide variety of genres. He is also a member of the collective in charge of the « Europavox Tour » (a tour of 3 or 4…ASSIDEAnja Räßler is currently chief editor for Show and Light-Entertainment at Rocket Beans TV in Hamburg, Germany’s first independent 24/7 Web-TV-Channel. Prior to that she was part of the editorial team of Florida TV Entertainment, which is producing shows like the Grimme Award winner „Circus Halli Galli“, „Mein bester Feind“…ASSIDEAnneminne Merkel has been working as a booker at the Maison de la Culture in Marche-en-Famenne (Province de Luxembourg) since 2009. The Maison de la Culture Famenne-Ardenne is open to different collaborations in and out of Belgium as they are looking to increase the offer to their public.ASSIDEASSIDEDewitte Arnaud started his career as a salesperson in a record store, to share his passion for music. During 8 years, he participated in many musical events and after a year of training in Issoudun, he created his own label "Personne Records" which Became, 3 years later, the booking agency…ASSIDEArnaud Di Virgilio is a booker and coordinator for popular music at the MJC du Verdunois and the festival Terrasses at Verdun. MJC du Verdunois is a member of MAEL (popular music network of Grand Est Region).ASSIDEDirectorAyshea Halliwell is a British-Turkish filmmaker based in Luxembourg. Her stories frequently explore the perception of otherness and the pitfalls of maintaining social standing. During the last decade, she has worked with diverse personalities, ranging from bank robbers to billionaires. Since studying in London at Goldsmiths and Central Saint Martin's,…ASSIDEBenoît Nivelet is responsible for the sector of amplified music within the Culture and Sport department of the Province of Luxembourg. This sector provides support to emerging bands by developing a program of actions and a support policy in the areas of training, broadcasting, resources and communication. Each year, several…ASSIDEBorn in Luxembourg on October 3rd 1980, Benoit Martiny grew up in a musical family and started playing percussion and drums at an early age. After first percussion studies in Luxembourg with Al Ginter and Boris Dinev he went on to study jazz drums at the Conservatory of Rotterdam. During…ASSIDEBernard, born and raised in Luxembourg, has studied film production at the University of Television and Film Munich. In 2006 he founded Lucil Film, that merged in 2015 with Samsa Film. Since more than 10 years Bernard is producing international award-winning feature films, including ”The Runway”, “The Treasure-Knights” or “Accused”.…ASSIDERadar Films & Independent Filmmaker / DirectorBianca joined Radar, a creative studio as a production assistant in 2017. Radar’s music video commissions include work for Sun Glitters, Monophona and Alvin and Lyle. Bianca’s previous experience in the film and advertising industry include editing work and production management in advertising and script supervision. Recently, Bianca has directed…ASSIDEBrice Deloose is a Belgian DJ, producer and sound engineer. He's got a master degree in electroacoustic music composition from the Conservatoire Royal de Mons with a pedagogical aggregation and a sound engineer diploma from SAE Brussels Brussels. He started to learn the violin at the age of three and…ASSIDEBjorn Nuyens worked at a booking agency for almost 10 years before he started his own company ‘Ampersand Music’ in 2015. “I take care of bookings and management for bands I truly believe in. To get the best out of an artist, a long time vision is the only way.…ASSIDEIn 2005 Carmelo Lo Porto started his career in the music industry when he founded the independent musiclabel Antstreet Records. Since 2011, he has been running his own management and consulting agency Ever Ever Management, which is based in Saarbrücken. Ever Ever Management represents artists like the international Streaming-phenomenon Nicole…ASSIDECaroline Champarnaud is the Director of International Development at Sacem, one of the world’s leading cultural and creative collective management organizations. She is also actively involved in several international and European working groups for the improvement of collection administration and the Chair of the Armonia licensing Expert Committee. She was…ASSIDEWorking for the Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg has always been a privilege and honor for Ms. Decker. She is currently in charge of relations with the Parliament and Secretary general of the Luxembourg UNESCO Commission. A lawyer by training, she has also been active in management, counseling and public…ASSIDESound Engineer & ProducerCharles Stoltz is a Sound Engineer and Producer from Luxembourg. After stops in London and Amsterdam, he went on to build his own recording studio, "Holtz Studio". A few years into the job, his customer base keeps growing, always exploring new styles and trying to contribute to his clients' visions.…ASSIDECharlotte Moniot works as administrative coordinator for the association BE REAL, which organizes the Watts à Bar festival in the city of Bar-Le-Duc, France. The goal is to offer cultural events on the regional scale as well as to encourage encounters between artists and citizens and helping, referencing and promoting…ASSIDEChris is a London based session drummer and percussionist. Born and raised in Luxembourg, Chris studied at the University School of Music in Luxembourg City until he moved to London to continue his studies in 2006. He has been playing drums for over 20 years and has toured and recorded…ASSIDEChristian started his music industry career in Brussels in 2007, by founding the music export consulting and event agency the rocking factory, which eventually led him to be hired as International Strategy Manager by MXD – Music Export Denmark and ROSA – The Danish Rock Council for whom he developed…ASSIDEChristophe di Iorio is the manager and programmer of the Donkey Rock Festival in Sélange. The festival, which is in its 11th year, was born out of the passion for music of a few friends who wanted to revive the local table tennis club’s tradition for an annual large music…ASSIDEClaudia Phillips is a Franco-American singer, singing teacher and coach who has been living and working in France since 1977. Throughout her years of experience as a performer and teacher, she has become passionate about pedagogy and now spends the majority of her time teaching trainers. In 2010 she was…ASSIDEA graduate in architecture, Claudine Hemmer has been working at the Ministry of Culture for the past seventeen years. Setting up and managing the office treating applications for grants and financial help of a social nature for artists and intermittent workers in the entertainment business, Ms. Hemmer later took charge…ASSIDEDaryl Bamonte - with close to 40 years of experience in the music industry - first began working for his childhood friends, Depeche Mode, in 1980 while still attending school and spent more than 15 years with them full time, in various roles including tour manager, project manager (albums) and…ASSIDEDavid Lefur is the import-export manager at Season of Mist. He is in charge of distributing own productions and various labels in the entire world. On the other hand, David is distributing different foreign labels in France. As a label, Season of Mist is well known in the Metal community…ASSIDEAfter having studied Anthropology of Communication and Cultural Management at University, David began his career as a trainee at the Opéra Of Liège and at the same time in a small record label (the one who signed a band called dEUS some months before). He also used to be a…ASSIDEDavid Galassi, co-founder of the rap band “De Läb”, leads music projects in schools, youth centers and daycare institutions to convey his knowledge to a younger audience. In 2012 David founded the label and platform “De Läbbel a.s.b.l.”. He assumes managing and booking positions in the label and coaches artists.…ASSIDEDerek Robertson is a freelance music writer and journalist with over eight years’ experience contributing to a variety of publications, both in print and online. Having written for the likes of the Quietus, Dummy, Loud & Quiet, The 405, and Le Cool, as well as a three year stint as…ASSIDEDidier Gosset is the co-founder of Black Basset Records, a record label born in 2013 out of the desire to put a spotlight on aesthetics with little no media attention. BBR is the home of various acts such as La Jungle, Quadrupède, Mont-Doré, Atlas and Billions of Comrades. He also…ASSIDEGuitarist / Songwriter / Touring MusicianDiogo Bastos is the guitar player of the luxembourgish metal band Scarred. For the past 3 years, he has been a full-time musician. During this period of time, touring and music in general have become his only source of income. At age 29 he has recorded 4 full-length albums, several…ASSIDEAs an expert in synchronisation and film music, Dirk Lange is currently working for Bosworth Music GmbH - part of the Anglo-American Music Sales Group. After receiving his degree in Systematic Musicology at Hamburg University, Dirk Lange worked in various positions in A&R at Warner Music International in Hamburg and…ASSIDEDominic Oehen (34) worked as an IT Business Engineer and SAP Project Manager for Swatch and Davidoff Cigars before he started his carreer in the music industry back in 2010 by joining Radicalis Music Managment. Since then, Radicalis has become one of the leading independent music agencies in Switzerland covering…ASSIDE“There is music in every situation you get yourself into.” So says Eivør –vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter with a voice of rare beauty and power - when asked about where she gets her inspiration. These aren’t just words as she has relentlessly pursued music ever since dedicating her life to…ASSIDEAs co-founder of the independent talent management and creative agency FOQUS, Elvis has taken many local artists under his wing. Since kicking things off with his publishing company Beast Entertainment with french-rap duo Dorian & Louvar in 2013, he now manages buzzworthy home-grown talent of different genres, noteably R&B/Pop singer…ASSIDEEmilie Pirlot has been working at the House of Entrepreneurship (Chamber of Commerce) for 5 years where she provides innovative legal solutions tailored to entrepreneurs’ needs. She has extensive experience in advising clients on a wide range of themes including corporate law, competition law, insolvency law, consumer law as well…ASSIDEOf French-British origins, Emily Gonneau studied Political Science in Paris and worked for the label "EMI" in London and Paris. She also created Unicum - Management, Publishing & Consulting in 2009, a company which manages artists and music labels. In 2013, she co-founded Nüagency, a communication and digital strategy agency…ASSIDESince the late eighties, Emmanuelle Cuttitta has been amongst the activists eager to give a voice to the community of musicians and live music lovers from a lively territory at a time where lowlife DIY was the only option in Lorraine, France. With LE PAVÉ and then LE GUEULARD, she…ASSIDEEric Bintz (Cehashi) has been a composer and beatmaker for more than 20 years. He has worked with numerous rap artists from Luxembourg, Belgium and France like Youssoupha, IAM, Oxmo , Puccino or Sam's to name a few. Besides he produced « NGRTD » from Youssoupha and « Dieu est…ASSIDEBack in the eighties, Eric Closson was the only promoter who was able to have some quality music shows scheduled in the whole district of Region Grand-Est. Passionate and stubborn, he’s always taken the DIY option for granted. 30 years later, when the long-awaited music venue "La souris verte" got…ASSIDEFabien is a French-Irish specialist in European funding, policy and project management. He is currently in charge of the coordination of Liveurope, the first EU-supported platform bringing together some of the best live music venues from all around the continent. He also works with the European Commission a variety of…ASSIDEFabien is a French-Irish specialist in European funding, policy and project management. He is currently in charge of the coordination of Liveurope, the first EU-supported platform bringing together some of the best live music venues from all around the continent. He also works with the European Commission a variety of…ASSIDEFrançois-Xavier Kernkamp is specialized in administrative management and counsel related to artistic activities. He started at Randstad Art before working at t-heater, developing his knowledge in this particular field, while constantly growing his address book. In 2012, he started SoundGoku Artist Management and now works with artists, such as Mineral'…ASSIDEAs a Communication Master graduate, FX specializes in administrative management and artistic consultancy. First at Randstad Art, then at t-heater, he refined his knowledge of the sector and build up his contacts. In 2012, he launched SoundGoku Artist Management and collaborated with Mineral' (Craig Walker and Thierry Fournié) and Kid…ASSIDEFrank Rippinger is the founder and booker of the e-Lake festival which has been running since 1983. It is the biggest free entrance festival in the Greater-Region Saar-Lor-Lux on the border of the lake of his home-town Echternach (L). With over 250 volunteers, the festival with its 2 stages puts…ASSIDEFred Baus studied marketing in Brussels. He was founder and managing partner of two projects “d:qliq” and “Radar”. Before joining realab as General Manager in June 2016, he was content strategist and project manager at Maison Moderne, the leading independent publisher in Luxembourg. With Virtelio by realab, Fred now wants…ASSIDEGrammy award winner Gast Waltzing was born in the Grand-Duché du Luxembourg. He began his musical adventure at the age of 7 studying in the conservatories of Luxembourg, Brussels and finally Paris. “I am always a musician” he states. “It’s not like I wake up a decide where to schedule…ASSIDEGiovanni Trono began his career in music business as a musician. Willing to support the local music scene, he founded the indie label Ownrecords with some friends in 2000. In addition, he was also active in different DIY collectives with the aim to promote shows in Luxembourg. After leaving the…ASSIDEA career journalist, Gordon has been a specialist in the music industry for the past 15 years. Now Editor of IQ Magazine, he was previously the Live Editor at Music Week and International Editor for Billboard. In addition to his various editorial roles, Gordon has undertaken a number of consultancies…ASSIDEGustavo Morales aka Ghost began his artistic life in dance and music at a very young age. He studied music at "Jose Angel Lamas" in Caracas and started to learn international percussion instruments and Afro-Venezuelan percussion in different schools, such as Bigott Foundation and The Trapatiesta. He later moved to…ASSIDEGuy Daleiden graduated in History and German linguistics and literature at the University of Freiburg i.Br. (Germany). He started his professional career as a civil servant in 1990, when he joined the Prime Minister’s office. Guy Daleiden is in charge of promoting the audiovisual production policy of the Luxembourg government.…ASSIDEFollowing his studies of musicology, sociology, philosophy, multimedia and music informatics, Prof. Dr. Heiko Wandler worked at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (University of Music Karlsruhe), where he also did his doctorate on the influence of electronic music instruments and studio technology on the sound of popular music. Since 2009…ASSIDEAfter working at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels as an in-house promoter for 12 years, Herman Hulsens became a booking agent at the Peter Verstraelen Agency in 2012. His roster consists of local and international talent such as Compact Disk Dummies, Ewert & The Two Dragons, Hauschka, Jacco Gardner, Julia…ASSIDEBass payer Hervé Jeanne was born in Luxembourg in 1972. From age 7 he attended the Conservatoire in Luxembourg and entered the jazz section at 14, studying with Gast Waltzing and Rom Heck. Since 1991 he lives in the area of Hannover (Germany), where he completed his studies at the…ASSIDEJacques enrolled at “Institut des Arts de Diffusion” to pursue the craft of film. His first professional short "With the Dust" was screened at the official short competition in Locarno and at numerous international festivals, and was broadcasted on ARTE. Besides, Jacques directed two episodes of the successful RTL sitcom…ASSIDEJake Beaumont-Nesbitt is the Policy Advisor to The International Music Managers Forum (IMMF), an organization that brings together artist representatives associations from 24 countries. It represents managers and the artists they work for to create better trading conditions for creators through networking, sharing, and discussions. Jake also works as a…ASSIDEJan Martin-Jensen is co-owner at Inferno Metal Festival, where he manages the booking of the festival. The festival is one of the leading festivals for extreme Metal music in Europe. The festival, which is organized during Easter, runs for four days and stages around 45 bands. Besides his function at…ASSIDEJan is Managing Partner and co-founder of FACTORY 92, a Hamburg-based agency, which offers PR, marketing, consulting and management services targeting the international music industry. FACTORY 92 sees itself as an entirely European company. They are working for european festivals like Roskilde or Sziget Festival, bands like Kraftwerk or Massive…ASSIDESwedish-born Jannica Honey moved to Edinburgh to study photography and digital imaging after completing a BA in Humanities (anthropology & criminology) at Stockholm University 1998. After building extensive editorial experience as The List Magazine’s in-house photographer, where she shot more than 20 covers and covered the full-spectrum of arts,…ASSIDERonin Management / ManagerJeff had been an active touring musician in the Luxembourgish band Scarred for over a decade playing on the biggest Festivals and venues all over Europe. 2015 he made the decision to hang up his bass guitar and focus on management and consulting. A 2 and a half year stint…ASSIDEFollowing his studies in England, Jeff Desom (1984) worked in the UK, Germany, his native Luxembourg, as well as Los Angeles while showing at festivals worldwide. His first no-budget short film (The Plot Spoiler, 2006), completed before attending film school, was voted Best Short Film at the Luxembourg Film Awards…ASSIDEASSIDEHexagon booking agency is specialized in Rock and Metal acts, with more than 10 years of experience in many roles within the music industry such as worldwide tour booking, show promotion, band management, and tour management. They currently represent acts such as Soilwork, Sonic Syndicate, Christian Andreu ( from GOJIRA…ASSIDEAs a restless seeker, devoted traveler, even bohemian troubadour, Jerôme Reuter stands in a long tradition of lonesome guitar heroes, outcasts moving about restlessly, dedicated to a life beyond the pale. Brel, Cash, Van Zandt, Waits, Cohen, Cave – architects of melancholy like these left their footprints in Jerôme Reuter’s…ASSIDEAward winning Musicstylist Jesper Gadeberg is based in the woods North of Copenhagen and is regarded one of the leading creative music supervisors placing music in commercial’s for clients and brands all around the World incl. Heineken and many other fine brands. He was the creative mind behind one of…ASSIDEJochen Leuf, a Germany-based artist and musician hailing from Trier, is known for his colorful and remarkable art and music events along the Mosel river. With his company "Kulturkarawane" he's always looking out for newcomers and extraordinary artists from the region or abroad.ASSIDEJohn Giulio Sprich is co-founder of the Euroblast Festival in Cologne (Germany), which was founded in 2008. John takes care of the festivals programmation, is host of the event and represents the festival to visitors and media, in which he is participating since 11 editions. He is also co-founder of…ASSIDEJörg Düsedau recorded his first album in 1991 an started touring as backline technician in 1992. Over the years, he slipped into tour managing but finally found his passion working as a booking agent in 1999. In 2004, Jörg managed to bring newcomer band Volbeat up from scratch up to…ASSIDEAs an online editor for Intro magazine in Germany, Julia Brummert can perfectly indulge her love for punk rock, Star Wars, feminism and comic books. Prior to her job at Intro, she was a junior editor for Festivalguide magazine, where she spent her summer weekends at festival sites checking the…ASSIDEJulien Becker studied photography and co-founded the production company Skill Lab with Gwenael François in 2010. For his first short 22:22 (2013) he won the Best Luxembourg Short Prize in 2014. This award gave Julien the opportunity to be part of the “Nuits en Or - 2015 tour” organized by…ASSIDEKarolina Markiewicz and Pascal Piron work as a duo in different artistic fields. Their collaborative work creates links between film, visual arts and theater. At the center is the individual person as part of a human community, oscillating between resignation and hope. Karolina Markiewicz studied political science, philosophy and theatre…ASSIDEKatharina Lange, born in 1988, is working as Promotion Manager at Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), which is one of the leading distributor (physical & digital) for independent music providing worldwide marketing, music licensing and promotion services. Katharina has over six years experience in the music industry. Before she joined ADA,…ASSIDEKhalid works as a social worker in the youth and music areas of the youth center « MJ d’Arlon » in Belgium. Besides, he is involved in a music project “Parcours Amplifies and lampli.be in partnership with the province of Luxembourg, which aims at helping out young music bands to…ASSIDEComposer/musician Kristian Blak is involved in a wide range of musical activities. Based in the Faroe Islands, he composes for international classical ensembles, performs locally and tours internationally as a musician and band leader with jazz, folk and world music groups. His compositions include works for solo instruments, chamber groups…ASSIDEBorn in Luxembourg, Laura graduated with a Masters in Film Studies at the University of Paris 1 – Sorbonne and a Postgraduate Diploma in Directing at the National Film and Television School, London. After her studies, she wrote and directed two short films Senteurs (2008) and Double Saut (2011), both…ASSIDEBrussels born Lorenzo Serra has been interested in electronic music as long as he can remember. In 1988 he co-organised the first ‘raves’ in Brussels, desperate to listen to the sounds of ‘New Beat and ‘House Music’ that came from Belgium, UK and the States and take part in this…ASSIDEChapelier Fou / Musician & ProducerFive years are gone, since Chapelier Fou has joined Ici d’ailleurs with the release of his first EP, « Darling, Darling, Darling » (2009)… But five years are short, compared to the huge way travelled by the Lorraine (FR) born personality. Four EP’s, two albums, many soundtracks for movies/documents/commercials (JR’s…ASSIDEMaarten Quaghebeur is head of the Belgian music managementcompany Rockoco. He started the company in 1997. Rockoco launched the careers of Belgian artists as Das Pop, Trixie Whitley, The Bony King of Nowhere, Mintzkov, The Van Jets, Styrofoam, STUFF., The Black Heart Rebellion and many more. Today Rockoco continues to…ASSIDEMarc Nickts initially began working at SACEM Luxembourg for a period of 6 years, the local music rights collecting society, before being nominated as the General Manager. He manages the music rights collection in Luxembourg, aiming to guarantee a fair remuneration for authors, composers and publishers of musical work.ASSIDEIn 2006, Marc Hauser started as a project manager for Luxembourg 2007 - European Capital of Culture and as booker for the temporarily born venue EXIT07 - Luxembourg city's finest venue for cutting-edge music - where he carried Tom Jenkinson's bass guitar, filled the fridge with 'Bofferdings' for Luxembourg's cult…ASSIDEFrom 2000 to 2009, MJ was the music promotor and art director for multi-disciplinary arts center located under a still active train station in Brussels, Recyclart. He also promoted various events for venues and institutions ranging from experimental music to the subgenres of electronic music. Since 2009, he has been…ASSIDEIn 2006, Marc Hauser started as a project manager for Luxembourg 2007 - European Capital of Culture and as booker for the temporarily born venue EXIT07 - Luxembourg city's finest venue for cutting-edge music - where he carried Tom Jenkinson's bass guitar, filled the fridge with 'Bofferdings' for Luxembourg's cult…ASSIDEMarc Lis is the Cluster Manager for Creative Industries in Luxembourg, managed by Luxinnovation GIE. As part of this role he aims to support the economic development of the creative sector, increase visibility and boost collaborations between creatives. Passionate about the audio-visual production industry, Marc Lis started his professional career…ASSIDEMarc Genatio is in charge of the organization for the festival Gérardm'Electric (Vosges) as well as the booking of concerts at the lake of Gérardmer during summer.ASSIDEMarcus Rüssel has been working on his career as a concert and festival promoter and a consultant and manager for musicians since 2001. Thus, he is connected with a wide range of bands and DJs, international agencies and promoters. In 2009, Marcus started researching different ways of funding and financing,…ASSIDEMarie-Laure Brizet is in charge of musical development in the territory of « Ardenne Métropole » (From Charleville-Mézières to Sedan) which includes various tasks: Supporting and promoting local bands, coordination of shows , coordination of shows in partnership with associations at “ LE FORUM” and creating cultural events for every…ASSIDEMark van Schaick has been affiliated with Buma ROCKS! since the first edition in 2013, and is responsible for the conference programme & communication. Throughout his career, Mark found truth in metal and jazz. With his background in music journalism, Mark is a contributing editor with the periodical of Dutch…ASSIDEMarkus Graf is the Executive Chairman of POP RLP based in Koblenz, Germany, a registered non-profit association. The POP RLP works on behalf of and with funds from the state government to support young musicians, artists and actors in the field of popular music culture. Since 2005 he is Vice-President…ASSIDEMarkus Linde has been running his thag’s agent imprint for some 13 years now making him a veteran of independent synch brokerage in Germany. With a long professional history in both the record business (promotion, marketing, and A&R for CBS, BMG, Sony Music), publishing (MD at Freibank Music publishing) and…ASSIDEMartin Guérin has, over the last ten years, created and developed the entrepreneurial support program, created for use by 250 startups in the network of Paris&Co, the agency for economic development and innovation in Paris. The head of cross-disciplinary projects in Paris&Co’s 12 incubators, Martin Guérin boasts an immaculate track…ASSIDEMartin is in charge international PR and communications at Roskilde Festival. Before joining the festival family, Martin was based in Aarhus and Berlin, where he ran a small indie label, worked as a music journalist and did a little management and booking. Following a short stint in the film industry…ASSIDEMathieu started out at Wagram as a Marketing Project Manager, then moved to IDOL in charge of the Trade Marketing and the label management (Kitsuné, Infiné, Ubisoft, etc.), before joining Deezer, where he managed relationships with all indie distributors. Mathieu now leads the development of TuneCore in the French-speaking countries…ASSIDEMatthias 'Botsch' Boettcher (born 4 May 1965 in Berlin) started working in the music business as a jazz salesman at World Of Music in Hamburg in 1988 after he had done his A levels in Bonn and his studies in philosophy and american literature in Hamburg. In 1993 he joined…ASSIDEASSIDEMax Méli, co-founder of Brussels-based Back in the Dayz, is organizing events with his label to promote urban music in Belgium.ASSIDEMax Hochmuth is an independent musician, director and creative entrepreneur. He is a founding member of Unison Studios, a recording, production and media composition studio run by a collective of producers, composers and engineers. More than a production space, Unison Studios helps musicians and creatives in all aspects of recorded…ASSIDEArtist Manager & European Label Manager for independent company Sargent House (home to Abedisi Shank, And So I Watch You From Afar, Russian Circles, Chelsea Wolfe, Deafheaven, Fang Island, Boris and many more artists. Michael first established independent record label Popular Records in Ireland back in 2007. Three years later,…ASSIDEMichael Bisping studied law in his hometown Muenster. After his graduation he founded his own booking agency “H & B Musikpromotion” and is now managing director of A.S.S. Concerts & Promotion GMBH. Furthermore, he has always been concerned by the development of the German Music Industry. Thus, since 20 years…ASSIDEMichael Kausch joined the Alphadoupleplus crew in late 2012 to promote shows at the ExHaus in Trier. Before that, he got connected to their work by visiting their shows and shooting photos of the bands playing on stage. Asking whether they maybe need some help or not he became part of…ASSIDEMichael Lambert is the co-owner of artist management company and record label A Modern Way, looking after acts including Idlewild, Fatherson, Stanley Odd, Future Get Down and Tom Joshua. He is also the director of music industry event organisation Born To Be Wide which stages regular seminar and networking events.…ASSIDEMichel Welter graduated in 2003 with a Master of Arts in Music Business from the New York University. He worked in numerous cultural institutions in Luxembourg such as the 'Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster' where he started in 2005 as an assistant of the cultural programming. He later…ASSIDEMichel is always searching for authentic stories and his style is defined by original choices. He has developed a unique style, combining his experience with his training as an engineer. Involved in the writing process of all of his projects, he gives the project a unique style. Michel has recently…ASSIDEAfter his musician’s career (1987-1998) , Mick Köppe started working for a.s.s. concerts & promotion in 1999. Over the years he worked as booking agent for several international bands in diverse genres such as Wishbone Ash, The Stranglers, Bomfunk MC’s, Orange Blue, Ezio, Bob Geldof, Joe Bonamassa, Popa Chubby, Dave…ASSIDESince his earliest childhood Moritz is bound first and foremost to his guitar. Meanwhile, he learned the job as a carpenter, studied media science and music and worked hard in different side jobs – as media analyst, journalist and booking agent. Now Moritz plays guitar only on the q.t. in…ASSIDESince his childhood, Moritz has been bound first and foremost to his guitar. Meanwhile, he learned the job as a carpenter, studied media science and music and worked hard in different side jobs – as a media analyst, journalist and booking agent. Now Moritz plays guitar only on the q.t.…ASSIDEArtist Manager'Michael Jackson has been my first love since when I was 8 years old and heard for the first time the song “Liberian Girl”. Music has always been a part of my life and so has been writing.' From 2011 to 2015 Nathalie worked as a freelance music and culture…ASSIDEMusician by passion and lawyer by profession, Olivier is Rockhal’s CEO since its opening in 2005. During that time he established the Rockhal amongst the leading music venues in Europe and in 2008 initiated Sonic Visions, Luxembourg’s music festival and conference. What started as a mere music industry gathering where…ASSIDEAfter obtaining a degree in commercial law with a major in tax law and a Masters degree in IP law at the CEIPI in Strasbourg, France in 1998, Olivier has worked as in-house IP lawyer in major companies of the luxury goods, software and heavy industry sectors in Paris for…ASSIDEDr. Pablo Mohr, Magister Legum (LL.M. Köln / Paris), works as intellectual property expert at the Intellectual Property Institute Luxembourg (IPIL G.I.E.), which is in charge of fostering the development of intellectual property in Luxembourg. He is involved in different activities of the Institute, notably in those aimed at raising…ASSIDEKarolina Markiewicz and Pascal Piron work as a duo in different artistic fields. Their collaborative work creates links between film, visual arts and theater. At the center is the individual person as part of a human community, oscillating between resignation and hope. Karolina Markiewicz studied political science, philosophy and theatre…ASSIDEDirector, WriterPatricia describes herself as a late bloomer in the film industry. She worked as a professional soldier and sports coach until she reoriented herself to the film industry. Her strengths are mostly writing and directing. Patricia is currently working on the script of fiction feature Pandora in collaboration with Michel…ASSIDEPatrick Legouix, former musician, music composer and teacher, created Musiques sur la Ville and the festival "Musiques d'Ici et d'Ailleurs" in the early 90's in Châlons-en-Champagne (France). His main work consists of finding new talents to reveal during his festival and to help young artists to develop their projects, in…ASSIDEPatrick Faliguerho is the president of Turbullance, the cooperative behind the festival Jardin du Michel.ASSIDEPaul has been working as a booker/promoter in Luxembourg in various venues for the past 9 years and the Rockhal is happy to have him for almost 3 years now. He has also been fairly active in the local music scene, playing in different bands such as Actarus, Treasure chest…ASSIDEPeter is blogger and co-founder of "Blogrebellen", a German blog featuring music, culture and motion. Since over ten years, he writes about music and supports newcomers. His career started as a multimedia-producer for Welt/N24, but he was project-manager when he left the company. He felt it was the right time…ASSIDEPhil Nelson has been an Artist Manager since 1988 and his clients have included The Levellers who headlined Glastonbury before starting their own 15,000 capacity Festival Beautiful Days (which Phil set up), and The Longpigs. Current clients include 2016 Grammy-winning Matt Hales / Aqualung and Duke Special. He was the…