IMC - Inferno Music Conference 2012
"the end of an era, the dawn of the new"
In 2012 the sales of CDs are no longer the main motor in the
economy of the music business. It's a Darwinian age of survival of
the fittest. There is a million bands out there that compete in a
destructive race towards oblivion. But, hang on a minute. Is this
all news to us? Not really. The life of metal is back where it has
always lived its life, in the underground. Tape trading has moved
online. Fanzines are now webzines and the number of metal festivals
throughout the planet has never been more diverse. IMC want to
focus on how you can survive in the new world and look into the
future of the global metal community.
IMC have proved to be the most interesting place for people in
the Metal Music Business to meet every year. In 2012 we are proud
to present an extended program of Speed-meetings, Seminars,
Workshops, VIP meet & greet, Special presentations, Black Metal
Bus Sightseeing and more.
If Metal is your business - meet at IMC.
Wednesday April 4th
| 12:00-12:30 |
Registration |
| 12:30-13:45 |
Speed-meetings session 1
During 90 minutes you will be able to meet 15 new people for 5
minutes and share your art, music, know-how or anything you
want.
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| 14:00-15:00 |
Apocalypse 2012 - Dawn of a new age
Anders Odden, IMC - founder, have his knowledge from 20 years in
bands like Cadaver, Magenta, Apoptygma Berzerk, Satyricon, Celtic
Frost and Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult.How does he see the
future for metal and how to make it a business in the new era.
Speaker: Anders Odden
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| 16:15-17:30 |
Speed meetings session 2.
During 90 minutes you will be able to meet 15 new people for 5
minutes and share your art, music, know-how or anything you
want.
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| 18:00 |
VIP PARTY at Rockefeller
Meet and greet with the other IMC delegates at this party hosted
by IMC, Inferno Festival, Music Export Norway and Indie Recordings.
This includes food and drinks and the opening club night at John
Dee.
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Thurday April 5th
| 11:00-14:00 |
BLACK METAL BUS-SIGHTSEEING - IMC DELEGATE
VERSION
The Black metal sightseeing began as a internal joke, but have
proved to be one of the most successful and special events during
the Inferno Music Conference.
This year we organize 2 very different Black Metal Sightseeing's,
so you as and IMC-Delegate you get a new and very special route
hosted by Anders Odden, IMC-Founder.
The bus brings you back to the hotel Royal Christiania.
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| 14:00 |
Creative workshops - pick your choice:
1. 14:00 - 16:00 How to make it sound good - studio
workshop
Russ Russell is a record producer and have worked with
band such as Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir, The Exploited, Evile, Lock
Up, Defecation, Meathook Seed, The Berzerker and many more. He want
to share his knownledge and insight on working with everything from
a trio to a band, choir and symphonic orchestra. How do you make a
recording stand out?
Speaker: Russ Russel - Parlour Studios
2. 15:00 - 17:00 Music blogging workshop
Everybody with a computer can start a blog and share
their opinion about anything. But, do we have to listen to all
kinds of crap from everyone? Isn't journalism a skill in it self?
We want to gather as many bloggers as possible to join this
creative workshop and walk out of it as much better
writers!
Speaker: Dom Lawson - Freelance music journalist (Metal Hammer
UK, Kerrang)
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| 17:00 |
INFERNO FESTIVAL opens at Rockefeller |
Friday April 6th
| 13:00-14:00 |
The Death of the Underground
The internet have made all the music in the world available to
anyone with a computer. The closed world of the underground scene
is shattered by this fact of life. What have this done to the sense
of an underground scene?
Panel: Anders Odden + TBA
Moderator: Dom Lawson
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| 14:00-15:00 |
"The Life of a Pirate" - Book Presentation
Anders Odden released his rockumentary about his life in the
extreme music scene of Norway since the beginning in the 80s in
2011 called Piratliv. We will take you through the changing times
of black metal - how did it begin and how will it end?
Live interviewer: TBA
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| 15:00 |
Creative Workshops - pick your choice
1. 15:00 - 17:00: Case study - Redefining Black Metal -
GOD SEED
King ov Hell and Gaahl vs Infernus lead to the split of the then
most successful GORGOROTH lineup to date. This conflict gave birth
to GOD SEED which is ready with their debut album almost 5 years
later. In a lecture over 2 hours they will reveal how they have
worked out a new path for the genre of black metal.
Speaker: King ov Hell and Bratland (Dimmu Borgir and God
Seed)
2. 16:00 - 17:00: Photo workshop
Metal photography has become a genre on its own within
photography. Per Ole Hagen has his own metal photography exhibition
during the Inferno Festival and he wants to share his experience
with us.
Speaker: Per Ole Hagen
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| 16:00-18:00 |
VIP Meeting Delegates and Musicbiz
We invite all the delegates to a formal sitdown where they can
develop their relationships with the international guests at IMC.
Hosted by Music Export Norway and IMC together.
This event includes beer tasting presented by Empress Media.
THIS EVENT COSTS 50€/400 NOK
There a limited number of attendants - Sign up
now!
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| 17:00 |
INFERNO FESTIVAL opens at Rockefeller |
Saturday April 7th
Black Metal bus sightseeing PART II - The Open
version.
As a new tradition we also host the normal Black Metal bus
sightseeing this year as well. IMC-Delegates with Deluxe tickets
can join along with other black metal enthusiasts. There are only
70 Tickets LIM.ED. on this trip!!! Includes moonshine, freebees and
a trip to remember!
12:00 Departure Hotel Royal Christiania
12:30 Holmenkollen Kapell, re-done after church-fire 23rd
of August 1992.
13:15 Visit to the site of "HELVETE" including
the basement.
14:00 Metal Photo Exhibition NEW! (more info
soon)
14:30 Visit at the "new" Helvete shop -
NESEBLOD
15:00 Arrival Hotel Christiania
ALL THE EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT HOTEL ROYAL
CHRISTIANIA UNLESS OTHERWICE STATED.