ADE lists · Amsterdam · 21–25 Oct

Mixers · 8 picks · Wed to Fri · Pro pass

Mixers for labels, publishing and rights

Meet-ups for labels, publishing and rights.

Where label, publishing and rights people gather: the lawyers, the collecting societies, the DSPs and the sync pros.

By Songpot desk · from the ADE programme, our venue guide and artist notes

Wednesday21 Oct

14:00

IAEL | Meet the Lawyers

Free legal advice, one to one.

IAEL entertainment lawyers sit down with attendees individually on music, media and entertainment questions. Bring the contract clause you've been worrying about.

15:30

BMIM | Meet the Sync Pros

Twenty-odd music supervisors and directors in one room.

Buma Music in Motion's meet-up with sync pros from film, TV, ads and games: directors, supervisors and agency people. The best-value hour of the week if you pitch music to picture. Bring a short reel, not a hard drive.

With Aran Abe, Ayla Spaans, Bobby Boermans, Charlotte Stricker, Derk-Jan Warrink, Gemma Farrington

15:30

Meet The Labels & A&Rs

A&Rs from Universal to InFiné, open for pitches.

A structured meet-up with label and A&R people including Universal Music Switzerland's Burak Yeniyol and InFiné's Enora Pellerin. Bring two tracks, not ten.

With Bastian Meyer, Burak Yeniyol, David Rishty, Enora Pellerin, Hiroki Beck, Joel de Vriend

Thursday22 Oct

12:30

BumaStemra | Meet & Greet

Ask BumaStemra anything over a drink.

The Dutch collecting society's meet and greet for members, writers, publishers and the curious. Bring your royalty questions.

13:15

Meet The DSP's & Distributors

Every streaming and distribution rep you need, in one room.

Beatport, Bandcamp, Believe, Revelator, Subvert and more, in a structured meet-up. Come with a release plan and a question, not a pitch deck.

With Alex Branson, Amanda Cruzeiro, Arnau Sabaté, Austin Robey, Cameron Cox, Charlie Bird

HAUMS
HAUMS · photo from their SoundCloud
17:00

Cocktails & Connections by HMWL & Indie Music Rights

Super Lyan Cocktailbar · Central Amsterdam

Drinks with label people, in a 17th-century house.

HMWL and Indie Music Rights invite their label artists and partners to the cocktail bar of the Kimpton De Witt: HAUMS' melodic, organic house and Alex Twin's Afro-leaning grooves in the background, conversations in the foreground.

For fans of Hernan Cattaneo, Nora En Pure

Friday23 Oct

14:30

Meet the Publishers

The publishers' meet-up.

Publishing executives including Edith Severs and Genetika's Kasper Raphael. For writers and producers looking for a publishing deal or advice on one.

With Edith Severs, Kasper Raphael

17:00

BumaStemra Cocktail Hour

Cocktails with the collecting society.

BumaStemra's evening drinks with DJ Sophie Ruijgrok and the Fabulous Shaker Boys behind the bar. Relaxed networking after the sessions.

With Sophie Ruijgrok

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