The Ultimate Seminar confirms full line up

MNEK, Jake Gosling and Eliza Doolittle are among the speakers confirmed for The Ultimate Seminar, a free event for young people looking to get into the music industry.

Jim Ottewill
  • By Jim Ottewill
  • 11 Nov 2014
  • min read
MNEK, Jake Gosling and Eliza Doolittle are among the speakers confirmed for The Ultimate Seminar, a free event for young people looking to get into the music industry.

The seminar, which takes place on Saturday 22 November at the University of Westminster, will see more than 40 leading music industry figures share their knowledge and expertise on how to get ahead in the business.

Sam Smith and Disclosure songwriter Jimmy Napes will be one of a number of artists taking part in live Q&A’s discussing the industry and his experiences to date. Jimmy will be interviewed by PRS for Music’s membership development director Myles Keller. Click here for more information.

The discussion format of the day is designed to encourage individuals to set personal goals and realise their own ambitions, as well as offering break-out sessions for networking opportunities.

Click here to register your attendance at this free event.

The full list of speakers is below;

Alex Boateng (Island Records A&R)
Carly Wilford (Rinse FM)
Chris Panayi (accountant; Snow Patrol, Emeli Sande, Laura Mvula)
CODA
Dan Parry (engineer/Grammy winner Adele21/Lady Gaga)
Dee Adam (songwriter @ Turn First Artists)
Eliza Doolittle
Ghetts
Hattie Collins (music editor i-d magazine)
Hiten Bharadia (publisher)
Jake Gosling (producer/songwriter Ed Sheeran)
Jimmy Napes (songwriter - Sam Smith Stay With Me and Clean Bandit Rather Be)
Kurtis (Arcade songwriters, Iggy Azalea¹s ŒFancy², Taio Cruz, Katy B))
Kwame Kwaten (music manager Laura Mvula and co-founder of TUS)
Kwes
Lethal Bizzle
Malory Torr (songwriter)
Manny Norte (Capital Xtra)
Matt Thorne (Disrupt Ltd)
MNEK
Becky Hill (TBC)
FEMME (TBC)
KANO (TBC)
RCA rep TBC
Virgin Rep TBC
Nathestar (session musician for Trey Songs/Tinie Temper/Duffy)
Nihal Arthanyake
Phil Kemish (Disrupt Ltd)
Simon Aldridge (BMI)
Shannon Saunders
Shaurav D¹Silva (A&R 3 Beat Records)
Simon Long (lawyer for Laura Mvula)
Stormzy
Uche (Radio 1 producer for Zane Lowe)
Wilkinson (Producer/DJ)