Debt’s Director of Communications Chris Mitchell is speaking on the AIM panel at the Welsh Music Foundation’s tenth birthday at the Wales Millenium Centre on Saturday 11th September. Details of the panel are below…

The Independents of Wales Session curated by AIM for the WMF’s Birthday Event

DATE Saturday 11th of September 2010 TIME 15:30 - 17:00 (approx finishing time) LOCATION Wales Millenium Centre, Japan Room Cardiff CF10 5AL

Panel
Pat Fulgoni (Chair) - Chocolate Fireguard
Sharon Matheson - AIM / AIF
Bethan Elfyn - BBC Radio1 Introducing Wales
Chris Mitchell - Debt Records
Guto Brychan - Gwymon & Copa labels

Audience: Independent labels / self releasing artists and manager Layout: Top table / theatre style seating

Format:
15:30 - 15:50 Presentation from AIM
- Introduction to AIM
- Introduction to Independents Day

15:50 - 16:45 Panel Discussion chaired by Pat Fulgoni
- The Independents of Wales

Begin with intro into who everyone is and what those on the panel do. Perhaps for the labels, mentioning a success story.

Topics for discussion may include:

1. Why it is great to be independent
2. The importance of independent artists and labels to a regional music industry
3. The support provided to the independents
4. What is missing regionally / why do so many move to London / go major

16:45 - 17:00 Questions from the floor

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