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Sound City+ announces speakers for 2019 Liverpool conference
Sound City+ has announced the first guest speakers for the conference taking place during the Liverpool Sound City festival weekend.
Having sold out last year, the 2019 edition of the music conference (which is in partnership with #SheSaidSo) will see talks and debates from BBC radio host Huw Stephens, Blur's Dave Rowntree, music academic Dr Jennifer Otter-Bickerdike, Circus club founders Yousef and Rich McGinnis, and many more.
Some of the topics being discussed at this year's event include Women in A&R: How the Game has Changed, Brexit: The Realities for the Music Business, and Touring the Asian Music Circuit.
A number of panelists for this year's event have also been revealed, including Char Grant, Adele White, Komali Scott Jones, Ellie Giles, Kat Kennedy, and more.
The weekend will see 40 speakers from over 20 countries host discussions around Liverpool's Baltic Triangle. There will also be secret sessions from artists, networking events and more.
We are delighted to announced the first wave of exceptional speakers who will be joining us across 3rd-5th May! @huwstephens, @DaveRowntree, @yousefcircus, @JenOtterBickerd & many more. Tickets available here: https://t.co/mUCqKrU650! pic.twitter.com/c2pHs5U1hf
— Sound City+ (@SoundCityPlus) February 6, 2019
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