IN ENGLISH: ÚTÓN introduces 'Bransaveislu', first week of November
Iceland Music, with support from Business Iceland, proudly presents Bransaveisla (“Industry Celebration”), a program for the first week in November with an event series that has been worked on with partners STEF, Reykjavík Music City, INNI Music, Iceland Academy of the Arts, SÍK, Icelandic Film Center and RIFF – Reykjavik International Film Festival.
Over the years, ÚTÓN has worked closely with Airwaves Pro, the conference part of the Iceland Airwaves showcase festival. One of our biggest responsibilities is to invite outstanding professionals to Iceland to connect with our industry here. It is both to invite them to experience live Icelandic music at home, but also to pass their vast knowledge on to not just the artists themselves but the industry as well. Many of the professionals we had already started talking to about visiting Iceland in November wanted to keep their plans even after Airwaves got postponed. Since our goal is always to create export opportunities for our artists we decided to make it work and put together this event series.
Following the stratospheric success of Icelandic film composers in recent years, our focus will be on film music and the professions involved in connecting these related sectors, most notably the Music Supervisor and Publishing with an all-day symposium on 2. November. Further, we get to know the process for the series 'KATLA' which was produced entirely in Iceland where we get to meet Högni Einarsson the composer, and Sigurjón Kjartansson the co-creator of the show. You can attend in person, but there will also be a live broadcast from there in collaboration with NOMEX.
We’re also proud to be able to offer masterclasses in management and music supervision by no other than Thomas Golubic and Jeremy Lacelles, and a roundtable discussion on international music law with prestigious international lawyers who are coming here and work with some of the best talent in the world including Hozier, Kobalt, Universal Music Group, Roger Waters, the estates of Amy Winehouse og George Michael, Coldplay, Florence and the Machine and many more.
Open Events
TÓNABÍÓ - A Symposium on Music in Film [in English only in part]
2. november, kl. 9-16: The Nordic House, sæmundargötu 11, 101 reykjavík
Industry partners in music and film present a symposium on music in film, bringing over many of the world's leading experts to talk to Icelandic professionals in music and film to present the best working methods of collaborating across the two industries.
They include Thomas Golubic the Music Supervisor for projects like The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad, Tim Husom of Redbird Music who managed the late Jóhann Jóhannsson, Alfons Karabuda, president of ECSA and IMC who will talk about buy-out contracts in favour of streaming services, Steve Schnur who heads up music at Electronic Arts and our very own Oscar-winning Hildur Guðnadóttir who scored Chernobyl and Joker.
Ticket price: 2.900 ISK.
Introduction to International Music Law & Mixer [in English]
5. november kl. 15-17:30: INNI offices, Bergþórugötu 55, 101 Reykjavík
We wrap this week on an accessible roundtable discussion with prestigious entertainment lawyers who will present the basics of music law and what to keep in mind when negotiating a recording contract. The roundtable will be chaired by Alex Cole (Russells), Willie Ryan (INNI), Anna Tómasdóttir (Vík) and moderated by Guðrún Björk Bjarnadóttir, CEO of STEF.
We’re privileged to be visited by: By inviting you to this discussion, ÚTÓN and INNI hope to empower musicians in their future contract negotiations by offering a safe environment with highly respected law professionals who have come to inform and answer questions.
Open for everyeone, the roundtable will be followed by a mixer.
Scoring for the Netflix hit series KATLA – Morning Coffee with the Nordics LIVE [in English]
4. november. kl. 8:30-10: streamed on facebook live from húsi máls &menningar á laugavegi
Morning Coffee with the Nordics is a series worked in collaboration with NOMEX, the export offices of the Nordics, where we get a behind the scenes into some of the most successful projects coming out of the region. This time, we get to know about how the score and soundtrack came about for the hit-series KATLA, but it was one of the ten most watched series on Netflix in June.
We’ll meet Högni Einarsson, the composer, as well as Sigurjón Kjartansson who is the co-creator and showrunner for the series. The panel will be moderated by Colm O'Herlihy, co-founder of INNI, the first publishing house of Iceland.
LIVE from Reykjavík, so if you're in the city you can be a part of the live audience.
Streamed on Facebook live, November 4th, 9 AM GMT.
Collaboration between composers and film producers by Thomas Golubic [in English]
5. nOvember kl. 10-12, Listaháskóli Íslands, Room 304 in Skipholt 31, 105 Reykjavík
Thomas Golubic gives a lecture for film composers advicing best practices on working with directors and producers of film and television. He is best known as the Music Supervisor for the acclaimed series Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and The Walking Dead. In addition, he has chaired the United States Music Directors Association, worked on the recording board and received Grammy nominations as such.
He covers the entire development process, from networking and promotional work for composers to the delivery of a finished work. This includes analyzing the script, collaborating with the director and other artistic directors of projects, how to get ideas, use criticism and build the story.
Masterclasses in Publishing and Management
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A Masterclass in Management with Jeremy Lascelles from Blue Raincoat [in English]
3. november kl. 15-18, STEF offices: Laufásvegur 40, 101 Reykjavík
The industry legend Jeremy Lascelles, a music executive of over 40 years will present a Masterclass in Management Masterclass. He’s in particular looking to work with existing management companies and professionals active at the moment. His company Blue Raincoat is renowned in the industry, but as well as management, they also serve as music publisher and offer label services. He has worked with musicians such as Phoebe Bridgers, Cigarettes After Sex; Laura Marling, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes and many more.
Limited number of places available.
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A Masterclass in Music Supervision for film and TV with Thomas Golubic (Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead) [in English]
3. nóvember kl. 10-12, í húsnæði stef á laufásvegi
Following Tónabíó, composers and professionals in film and television production are offered the opportunity to attend a masterclass on music management with Thomas Golubic himself. It can be said he’s an icon in the industry, but he is known for choosing music for the famous TV series Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and The Walking Dead. In addition, he has worked in recording management and received Grammy nominations as such.
Limited number of places available.
More information here>>