iluvlive Supporting This Years Artist Ally Summit
iluvlive is proud to be supporting the Artist Ally Summit - a new global initiative from Music Ally.
Artist Ally is a new initiative from Music Ally to help artists and music creatives worldwide build sustainable careers. It kicks off with the Artist Ally Summit, a five-day online conference running from 27 April to 1 May.
Free for music creators, it will bring together musicians and industry experts to share their knowledge and experiences. Featuring an exciting array of artists - as well as songwriters, producers, artist managers and industry executives - all contributing to a program covering:
Day 1: Creativity
Day 2: Marketing and Fanbase Development
Day 3: Career Growth and Monetisation
Day 4: Changemaking
Day 5: Live and Touring
Bringing together key industry partners who are supporting the summit, including Spotify for Artists, TikTok, AmazonMusic, Meta, EVEN, Amuse, Audiomack, Linktree, Sound Royalties and Groover, the mission is to provide a new central trusted source of unbiased, practical support for music makers: focusing on real career-building strategies rather than entry-level basics.
Artist Ally is also a commitment to under-served and under-represented communities. Beyond the core program, there is the Artist Ally Accelerator offering mentorship and support for selected artists - with one of those winning the Artist Ally Emerging Artist Award (applications here.) Attendees will also benefit from the Artist Ally Pack, a collection of educational resources and exclusive offers from our partners.
Beyond the summit, Artist Ally is a free ongoing support ecosystem, with live Artist Ally Surgery webinars, advice, interviews, and resources across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Substack.
Ally organisations including the Featured Artists Coalition, Roland, Dolby, Berklee, AFEM, Women in CTRL, Music Support, iluvlive, Point Blank, In Place of War and CIIFA (Africa) will also help the reach and ongoing project’s focus on diversity and inclusivity.
'We are now equally excited to announce the speakers at the heart of our new Artist Ally Summit, taking place online from 27 April to 1 May: a diverse range of creatives and industry experts of different backgrounds and experience, from multi-platinum through to up-and-coming talent, from CEOs through to Artist Managers.’
- Music Ally
Here is a list of all the speakers confirmed so far:
Haruna Abdullahi – Independent Artist, DJ Ab
Debbie Adebowale – Co-Founder and CEO, GSX Music
Jay Ahern – Chief Strategy Officer, Association For Electronic Music
Amir Amor – Producer / Artist, Amir Amor / Black Lotus / Rudimental / Major Toms
Richard Archer – Artist, Hard-Fi
Linnea Axelsson – Artist & Release Coordinator, Amuse
Bryan Borcherds – Music Equipment Nerd, Create New Stories
William Bowerman – Co-founder and Director, WFB Live
Charlotte Caleb – CEO and Cofounder, Ellevate
Elle Chante – Artist, Elle Chante
Ruth Daniel – CEO and Artistic Director, In Place of War
Andrea Dee – Founder and CEO, Amplify Her
Adam Drucker – Independent Artist, doseone
D'Angelo Ferlance-Oduye – Independent Artist, DeeRiginal
GENIUS - DJ & Artist
Vanessa Govinden – Musician, Vanessa
Alli Guglielmino – SVP, Growth and Marketing, Gamefam
Alex Heiche – Founder & CEO, Sound Royalties
John Hendrickse – Grants & Programmes Manager, PRS Foundation
Rupert Hudson – Therapist/Artist, Orchid Orchestra
Marlen Hüllbrock – Director of Marketing & Strategy, Music Ally
Simon Imbrah – Founder & CEO, TecSpec and Artist - Korby
Bryan Johnson – Head of Artist & Industry Partnerships, International, Spotify
Keith Jopling – Podcast creator/host, author, Keith Jopling aka Song Sommelier productions
K CAMP – Artist
Sammy Kaufmann – Head of Music Partnerships, Linktree
Rupert King – Artist Manager, Blue Raincoat Music
David Kosten – Producer/Mixer/Label Owner
LaRussell – Artist
Toma Lazarov – Artist Manager, Creative Director, Producer, Nasty Mode Records / Creative Connect
Amy Lilley – Operations & Product Lead, Music Ally
David Martin – CEO, Featured Artists Coalition
David McKay – Co-founder / CEO, Seated
Emily Mitchell – Head of Music Publishing and Songwriter Partnerships, AMS TikTok
Michelle Myrie – Grants & Learnings officer & Industry connect Lead Officer, Youth Music
Dorian Perron – Co-founder, Groover
David Ponte – Co-Founder and CMO, Audiomack
Eoin Quirke – Partner Solutions Manager, Meta
Halina Rice – Electronic Music Producer and AV Artist, Halina Rice
Mag Rodriguez – CEO, EVEN
Patrick Ross – COO, Music Ally
RuthAnne – Songwriter/Artist
Andrew Scheps – Producer/Mixer/Label Owner, Andrew Scheps
Matt Sheratt – Artist Marketing Manager, Amuse
Erin Singleton – Founder & CEO, Softside
Chris Tams – Director of Membership and International, BPI
Samuel Taylor – Tour Manager, Leaps + Bounds
Christina Theodoropoulou – Strategic Partner Manager, Meta
Tietta – Artist Manager
Dr. Antwan “Amadeus” Thompson Sr., Ph.D. – CEO, Multi-Platinum Record Producer, & Musical Director, Platinum Boy Music Inc.
Nastya Vinokur – Marketing and training, Music Ally
Brian "Z" Zisook – Co-founder, Audiomack
As a reminder, the summit is free for music creators, covering themes like Creativity, Marketing and Fanbase Development, Career Growth and Monetisation, Changemaking, Live & Touring.