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Brian Eno Delivers an Enthralling Speech at the International Music Summit 2022 in Aid of the Climate Crisis

Amber Gruner — Tue, 10 May 2022 08:19:26 +0000

Electronic music pioneer Brian Eno, expressed an imperative message during his keynote interview at the International Music Summit (IMS) Ibiza 2022, with BBC Radio 1 figure and IMS partner Pete Tong. Eno articulately emphasised the importance of tackling the Earth’s climate crisis now, and outlined how musicians, the music industry and fans can play their part in generating a greener world. The interview took place on the last day of the summit via video call, which was a perfect example of how to act mindfully of Mother’s Earth, by cutting unnecessary carbon footprint that is triggered by air travel.

The 73-year-old artist who is also known for his 1975 masterpiece named Another Green World, is the founding trustee of the campaigning organisation EarthPercent, whose goal is to inspire artists and companies within the music industry to play their part in saving the planet, and donate small sums of earnings, to organisations who are addressing and aiding the climate crisis emergency. Last summer Eno produced his first ever large-scale exhibition in Japan, titled ‘Brian Eno Ambient Kyoto’. All his earnings from this exhibition are to go towards support of EarthPercent’s aim to raise $100 million by 2030.

Brian has appeared as a guest on the 1st episode of Series 2 of the ‘Sounds Like a Plan Podcast’ to talk about EarthPercent & how he sees a ‘Climate Opportunity’.https://t.co/mw9wpZVmTN @GregCochrane @Faymilton

— Brian Eno (@brianeno) October 14, 2021

During the summit, Eno spoke about the idea EarthPercent came up with to raise further money for this 2030 goal, which is to install “a sort of tax… a small percentage of the money that passes through all of the organisations in the music business – that’s to say, bands, artists, tours, agents, lawyers, record companies, streaming companies – and say to each of them: ‘What about giving us one per cent of your take? And we’ll redirect that to the best organisations that are really making a difference.’” Adding, “A lot of money goes through the music business – culture is a huge business. What if we could say to people in the music business: ‘I’m sure you want to give something to charities that deal with the environment, because most people do. And I’m sure you’re confused, because most people are. So what are the ones that will make a difference for a long time?’”

There was a huge selection of other individuals and artists from the music world who spoke at this year’s summit, as shown on the IMS website:

IMS Ibiza Summit 2022 speakers A-Z

AMÉMÉ (Artist, Benin)

Andreea Magdalina (shesaid.so; Founder; Romania/USA)

Andres Bretel (Point Blank Music School Ibiza / Ibiza Blau Music School; Lecturer; Peru)

Anna Lakatos (Point Blank Music School; Producer, Audio Engineer & Educator; UK)

Artbat – represented by Chris Braun (Artist Manager; House United; Germany)

Ariana Remskar (Viberate, Content Manager, Slovenia)

Becky Hill (Artist; UK)

Ben Turner (IMS, Summit Director & Curator, UK)

Blanka Nova (Point Blank Music School Ibiza / Ibiza Blau Music School; Director of Studies; Czech Republic)

BLOND:ISH (Artist, Canada)

Brian Eno (Artist, UK)

Dan Tait (Pioneer DJ; Artist Relations; UK)

David Boyle (IMS / Audience Strategies; UK)

Dean Wilson (Seven20; CEO / Co Founder & Pixelnyx; Co Founder; USA)

DJ Ravine (Point Blank Music School; Marketing Manager & Twitch DJ; Australia)

Duran Duran (Artists, UK)

Erol Alkan (Artist, UK)

Greg Marshall (AFEM, General Manager, UK)

Gregor Pryor (Reed Smith, Partner, UK)

Guillaume Le Nost (L-Acoustics; Executive Director of Creative Technologies; France)

Hannah Shogbola (United Talent; Agent; UK)

Iain Watt (Serenade; Active Investor; UK)

Inder Phull (Pixelnyx; Co-Founder & CEO; UK)

Jaguar (BBC Radio 1; Host of Introducing Dance; UK)

Jamie Burke (Outlier Ventures; Founder & CEO; UK)

Jamie Jones (Artist; UK)

Janice Taylor (EQ Exchange; Founder/CEO; Canada)

Joel Zimmerman AKA deadmau5 (Pixelnyx; Co Founder; Canada)

Jessica Wilson (Seven20; COO / Co Founder USA)

Kerri Chandler (Artist, USA)

Kurosh Nasseri (AFEM; Co-Founder/Lawyer; USA)

Laurent Garnier (Artist; France)

Laurie Charlsworth (Presenter, UK)

Lyor Cohen (YouTube & Google; Global Head of Music)

Maria May (CAA; Head of Electronic; UK)

Marina Ponti (United Nations; Director of the UN SDG Action Campaign; Italy)

Matt Abbott (LabelWorx; CEO / Co-Founder, UK)

Miha Vidmajer (Viberate; Product Manager; Slovenia)

Nastia (Artist; Nechto; Ukraine)

Nora En Pure (Artist; South Africa)

Ole Obermann (TikTok; Global Head of Music; UK)

Oli Isaacs (This Is Music; Artist manager for Bicep; UK)

Patrick Topping (Artist; UK)

Pete Tong (BBC Radio 1; Broadcaster; UK)

Portrait XO (Rania Kim; Artist; US)

Prospa (Artists; UK)

Ramin Rezaie (Solid Grooves; Label Manager; UK)

Richie Hawtin (Artist; Canada)

Robb McDaniels (Beatport; CEO; UK/USA)

Russ Tannen (Dice; President; UK)

Sam Schoonover (Coachella; Innovation Lead; USA)

Sarah Story (BBC Radio 1; DJ & Broadcaster; UK)

Sean Gardner (Moda Dao / Emanate; Founder: Australia)

Silvia Montello (AFEM; Association for Electronic Music; UK)

Simon Dunmore (Defected Records; Founder; UK)

Sophia Kearney (HE.SHE.THEY; Founder; UK)

Steven Braines (HE.SHE.THEY; Founder; UK)

Thilini Jayawickrama (AFEM; Events & Communications Manager, Australia)

Thomas Irwin (Point Blank Music School; DJ/Producer; UK)

Tristan Hunt (AFEM, Regional Manager, UK)

Tsha (Artist; UK)

Trevor McFedries; (Dapper Collectives/Friends With Benefits, CEO/Founder, USA)

Vasja Veber (Viberate; Co-Founder; Slovenia)

Wilf Gregory (Event Horizon; Group CEO; UK)

Zak Khutoretsky aka DVS1 (Aslice, Founder, Artist, USA)

Pete Tong To Be Honoured With Music Industry Trust Awards 2021

Luiza Dyjasek — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:33:57 +0000

The legendary DJ and music pioneer Pete Tong is to be honoured with a prestigious Music Trust Award (MITS) at this year’s ceremony.
Pete Tong has earned the role of ‘the global ambassador of dance music’, being in the music business for over 30 years. The award will seal his outstanding contribution to the music.
The gala ceremony will take place on 1st November in the Great Room of the Grosvenor House Hotel in London with aid of the Brit Trust and Nordoff Robbins. This year marks 30 years of the MITS which makes it extra special.
Tong commented on the award: “It is a huge honour to be given the MITS Award and to have the opportunity to highlight two exceptional charities, The BRIT Trust and Nordoff Robbins”.
“The past year has seen the music industry suffer like never before – especially the live music and clubbing sectors, but we are strong and optimistic for the future. I proudly look forward to accepting the award at the event this November and continue to represent my industry”.
Chairman of the MITS Award committee, David Munns added: “I am delighted that the MITS has decided to honour Pete Tong and his pre-eminent reputation in the dance music scene”.
“For over 30 years he has been a pioneer in his field and is known worldwide for his commitment to build recognition for his music genre. Congratulations, Pete!”.
Pete Tong has started his journey with music in the 80’s when he began working with London Records. Since then he co-founded WME’ electronic music division, the first dance music booking agency, with Joel Zimmerman. He also co-founded The International Music Summit, a 3-day dance music conference held in Ibiza, Los Angeles and Singapore. He now works for BBC Radio 1 hosting programmes such as Essential Mix.
You can see Pete Tong playing live at the gigs below. Tickets and more info you can find here.

21/08/21 – Live at Lydiard – Swindon
27/08 – The Lofts – Newcastle Upon Tyne
10/09 – SWG3 – Glasgow
06/11 – Engine Rooms – Southampton
26/11 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
27/11 – Manchester Arena – Manchester
01/12 – Brighton Centre – Brighton
02/12 – Arena Birmingham – Birmingham
03/12 – The O2 Arena – London
04/12 – The O2 Arena – London

17/06/22 – The Wyldes – Cornwall
24/06 – Franklin’s Gardens – Northampton
25/06 – Newcastle Racecourse -Newcastle upon Tyne
12/08 – Newmarket Racecourse – Newmarket
13/08 – Stadium Zip World – Colwyn Bay

Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra Announce Ibiza Classics UK Summer Shows for 2021

Ashleigh K — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:14:19 +0000

The Radio 1 Legendary DJ has confirmed a number of UK Summer performances to take place with his 65 piece orchestra, conducted by Jules Buckley in 2021. The show will be a combination of new songs along with classic dance tunes from the past decades, that will have the audience dancing the night away.

The tour will begin on 25th June where Pete will take his Ibiza dance anthem show to Franklin Gardens in Northampton. He will then perform at Newcastle Racecourse on June 26th, Newmarket Racecourse on August 13th and finishing up in Colwyn Bay the next day. Pete played to a sell out crowed for a proms night at the Royal Albert Hall for a Proms night 3 years ago, which lead to him deciding to take his show on the road.

JUST ANNOUNCED: See @petetong and The Heritage Orchestra live at Colwyn Bay on 14 August 2021. Grab your tickets early in our presale on Wed 18 Nov 2020 at 09:00 here >> https://t.co/Fmh87ckNKs<< pic.twitter.com/c6A3WzrSgr

— ticketmasteruk (@TicketmasterUK) November 16, 2020

Pete spoke to the East Anglian Daily Times about his tour next year saying “I can’t remember a time where I was more excited and looking forward to playing. After being locked down for over a year, that energy is going to blow the place apart.” The Director of Colwyn Bay, Pablo Janczur said to North Wales Live on next year’s event, “We ‘ve promoted this show in outdoor locations twice with great success and its always been the highlight of our summer so we can wait to bring it to Colwyn Bay. Get ready to party North Wales.”

Pete is one of the most famous DJ’s of today and has gained a huge following his ‘Essential Collection,’ classic dance anthem releases. From 2003-2007 he was the resident DJ at ‘Pacha Nightclub’ in Ibiza. In 2011, he returned to Pacha for a Friday night event called ‘All Gone Pete Tong.’ That year he played the ‘Together Winter Music Festival’ on 26th November at Alexandra Palace. In addition, he hosts an annual pool party for the ‘Miami Music Week.’ His ‘Classic House’ album has sold more than 200,000 copies and has reached Number 1 in the charts in the UK.

There is no doubt that Pete Tong is looking forward to embracing the Summer months with his ‘Ibiza Classics’ tour. When speaking to Northampton Saints about his visit to Franklin Garden’s next June he said, “I can’t remember a time in my life where I was more excited and looking forward to playing to the people who will be coming to watch ‘Ibiza Classics’ at Franklin’s Gardens.”

Mark Darbon, chief executive for the Northampton Saints commented, “We’re delighted to welcome such an iconic DJ to Franklin’s Gardens next summer. Music lovers can expect to hear a unique combination of throwback anthems and dance music’s trending songs, as well as a jaw-dropping light show.”

Following the Summer tour, Tong will gig in Nottingham, Manchester, Brighton, Birmingham and London’s O2 Arena during the Winter Season. There is no doubt that following the lockdown this year, dance music lovers will be looking forward to an incredible show with visual effects and classic club tunes.

Tour Dates

25/06/2021 – Franklins Gardens, Northampton
36/06 – Racecourse, Newcastle
13/08 – Racecourse, Newmarket
14/08 – Stadium Zipworld, Colwyn Bay
26/11 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
27,11 – AO Arena, Manchester
01/12 – The Brighton Centre, Brighton
02/12 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
03/12 – O2 Arena, London
04/12 – O2 Arena, London