BogFires took part in Musiikki & Media, the annual Finnish music industry bash in Tampere 21.-24.10.2010. The event gathered around 700 music and media professionals from Finland and abroad to meet and discuss current issues in the field of music and media. Panels and keynotes were organized in Hotelli Ilves during daytime and the guests were pampered with 86 showcase artists' and bands' gigs around Tampere city center. The complete list of the showcase artists can be viewed here:
http://www.lostinmusic.fi/lostinmusic/eng/artists.php
The grande finale of the event was the sold out Industry Awards gala in Tamperetalo, on Saturday evening. Some of Bogfires friends were presented awards for their accomplishments in the field, e.g. Ewo Pohjola (vuoden manageri- manager of the year), Timo Isoaho (vuoden kirjoittava journalisti- journalist of the year), Taija Holm, ProPromotion Oy (vuoden tiedottaja/markkinointipäällikkö - PR company of the year) and Sakara records (vuoden indielevy-yhtiö - the indie label of the year). The complete list of winners can be viewed here:
http://www.musiikkimedia.fi/sitenews/view/-/nid/33/ngid/1
Panel discussions focused on the current issues and changes in the industry such as artists' and managers' roles, digital environment, challenges in music distribution, Nordic collaboration, brands and artists' collaboration and so forth. One of the most memorable keynotes was of course Jonathan from Spotify, who shed light the future plans and visions of Spotify.
Videos from some of the panels and keynotes can be viewed here:
http://www.vimeo.com/musex
BogFires would like to thank all the organizers for a job well done.
