The global independent music publishing community gathered in record numbers last week for IMPF’s 3rd Global Music Summit Parma and associated songwriting camp.
A total of 500 delegates from independent music publishers, partners and industry players visited Palma de Mallorca from around the world from Tuesday 1st October to Friday 4th October.
The IMPF Global Music Summit and Songwriting Camp is made possible in partnership with 22D Music and Kemper Music Group with co-financing from the EU’s Creative Europe programme.
This year, Raba Music Publishing, TRO Essex Music Group, CTM Publishing, Salt, BumaStemra, Raleigh Music Group, ICE Services, Budde Music, AMRA, Bucks Music Group, Downtown, GC Partners, Mint Services, On Music, Reel Muzik Works, Reservoir Media, Sacem, Spotify, Oyez! and Session Studio.
This year’s panel session program will feature more than 60 speakers and discuss the biggest challenges facing independent music publishers in 2024, including AI, DEI, the rise of rights management, creative entrepreneurship, and mergers and acquisitions. He addressed pressing issues.
The event was headlined by three key players: Gorner Khosrowshahi (Founder and CEO of Reservoir), David Israelite (President and CEO of the Music Publishers Association of America), and Mike O’Neill (President and CEO of BMI). He was a lecturer.
Meanwhile, Parma Songwriting Camp was held from September 29th to October 3rd in parallel with the IMPF Music Summit. Twenty writers/artists selected by a committee collaborated in groups at Parma Music Studio. The project culminated in a listening session open to all representatives of Parma.
IMPF Global Music Summit Parma 2025 has already been decided to be held from October 7th to 10th next year.
IMPF Chair Annette Barrett said: “It’s great to see the global independent music publishing community gather in Parma once again. The delegation for this year’s summit has grown to 500 people and you can really feel the difference. There was a real buzz throughout the event. It was a very busy event, with a lively atmosphere throughout the four days, from the conference rooms of the Palma Marina Hotel to the terrace of the Victoria.
“So many attendees compared this year’s event to the early Midem era. “2024 feels like we have just crossed the breaking point. A big thank you to all the panelists who made it so engaging, and to the three keynote speakers who really captured everyone’s attention.”
Main image: (LR) Creative Entrepreneurship Panel IMPF 2024 with Alexi Cory-Smith (Bella Figura Music) Jedd Katrancha (Downtown Music Holdings) Arrien Molema (CIAM) Jamie Hartman (Songwriter and Entrepreneur) Karen Beach (MyBrandworx) .
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