| Location: | Oslo, Norway |
| Venue: | Rockefeller Music Hall |
| Date: | March 31st - April 3rd 2010 |
| Age Limit: | 18 years |
| Capacity: | 1500 a day |
| Doors Open: | 17:00 |
Facts
Tickets
The registration is not yet open for 2010
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Our official festival hotel is Scandic Edderkoppen located a 5 minute walk from the festival venue.
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IMC 2009
2009 will see the 4th version of IMC - Inferno Music Conference. IMC have proved to be the best place for people in the Metal Music Business to meet every year and 2009 will see an extended program of: Seminars, Workshops, Panels, Speed-meetings, Black Metal Bus Sightseeing part 2 and more. If Metal is your business - meet at IMC.
Program:
Wednesday April 8th
| 14:00 | Welcome to IMC |
| 14:15 | THE REAL SHIT - The truth about the music-biz As a new musician all you need to know is how to play your instrument. When you take your band out of the rehearsal-room there is a jungle of things to deal with. How do extreme metal band apply to the world of music business? To enlighten you, Anders Odden will share his knowledge after 20 years in bands. Speaker: |
| 15:15 | What does it take to get signed now? The record-industry has gone down the last 5 years and the day of reckoning is here. New bands still pop up like mushrooms after a rainfall, but what is the future for a newcomer? What kind of new deals and collaborations are coming in this time of change? PANEL: Michael Berberian – Season Of Mist Records (FR) Tony Boden - First Contact Agency (UK) Bjørn Aleksander Brem – Music Lawyer and Gothminister (N) Jone Nuutinen – Urbanited Music (Fin) |
| 16:15 | Break |
| 16:30 | IMC Artist Workshop The new promotion – what kind of new ways and through what kind of alternative arenas can bands promote their music? What to do with plenty of good ideas but not nearly as much money? What are street teams and what do they really do? Speaker: |
| 18:00 | VIP PARTY meet & greet Meet and greet other IMC delegates at this party hosted by Inferno, Music Export Norway and Indie Recordings! |
Thursday April 9th
| 11:30 | Endorsement and sponsors. Many artists get an endorsement deal where they get everything from reduced prices to free custom-made guitars from a company. How does this work and how can these kinds of deals benefit both sides to a greater extent? PANEL: | |
| 13:00 | Fieldtrip extravaganza – Bus for IMC delegates /Press WARDRUNA live at the Vikingship Museum | |
| 13:30 | The Vikings and runes – Museum speaker | |
| 13:45 | WARDRUNA live in front of the Oseberg ship. | |
 Wardruna is a unique band with members form well-known black metal bands. They are exploring the ancient norse culture of the runes and their vision is to bring back to life the unknown music of Norways pagan viking past. This performance at the Viking museum is going to be an experience out of the ordinary. Don’t miss this one!
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| 14:30 | Head back to the hotel. | |
| 15:15 | IMC Artist Workshop A lot of new artists don’t know how to get their name out there and really should have a press agent. Come pick up some good tips and points from someone who knows what he’s talking about. SPEAKER: | |
| 16:00 | Break | |
| 16:15 | Live interview for IMC Black metal from Norway have stayed on top for a long time now. We have invited two of the most controversial and successful artists in the genre to talk about the past, present and the future of black metal. Silenoz – Dimmu Borgir King – Gorgoroth, Sagh, I, Audry Horne, Jotunspor Live interviewer: Gunnar Sauermann |
Friday April 10th
Blackmetal bus sightseeing: Last year saw the invention of the Black Metal Bus sightseeing where all the IMC delegates got a unique experience that gave a peek into the Norwegian black metal history. We are repeting the success of last year by taking you on a new tour that includes places not seen last year. | |
| 13:00 | Departure Hotel Edderkoppen |
| 13:15 | Visit to the site of "HELVETE" including the basement |
| 14:30 | Holmenkollen Kapell, redone after church-fire 23rd of August 1992 |
| 15:30 | Visit the new "Helvete" shop - Neseblod |
| 16:30 | Heading to Rockefeller |
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