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CEO two key international music and media agencies management producer musician consultant music and media

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Want to land gigs in the UK? Here’s where to start. 🇬🇧🎶

Ian Smith @frusionista has worked with names like AC/DC and Cirque du Soleil and knows the music industry inside out, both in the UK and internationally. Today he runs two music agencies and is one of the programmers for Waves Vienna @wavesvienna as part of the UPBEAT Creative Europe program.

Thanks to Ian for sharing his experience with us.

#musikbueroluzern #wavesvienna #upbeat #pop #ukmusic

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Life… lately.

Immer wieder spannend, was in 1–2 Monaten so passiert. Geht sich gar nicht aus, das in 20 Bilder zu packen. ☺️

Fordernd bis zum Geht-nicht-mehr, aber ich möcht's nicht missen. Und schon gar nicht die Leut um mich herum.

Wenn's so weitergeht, passt's. Würd ich mir wünschen.
Mehr brauch ich nicht. Fame, money und coolness gern für alle anderen.

Salzkammergut - Polen - Leogang - Vulkanland - Wien - Hamburg ☺️

#staypositive #lifelately🎞️

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What a festival @rudolstadt.festival 🌼🌼🌼

Danke schön to everyone at Rudolstadt! 💛💛💛
You were so warm, kind, and welcoming—and you know how to MELUTA! 🤘🤘🤘

Thank you for the amazing energy. Hope to see you again!

With fellowship of the accordion @samulivolanto @tapiokorjus and thanks for the live video @frusionista

#antinhanurikoulu #takatukka #rudolstadt #festival #summer

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The next wave is here. 🌊

We're proud to announce more confirmed speakers for the Waves Vienna Conference 2026 – joining us from Austria, the UK, Germany, the US and beyond.

From sync and artist development to cultural policy, diversity and the future of the European music ecosystem – the conversations we'll be having this October keep getting richer. Swipe through to meet the newest additions to our lineup and get a taste of what's coming.

More names and programme highlights still to follow.
The full picture is taking shape. 🎶
📍 Waves Vienna Conference

🗓 1–3 October 2026
🌊 Vienna

#wavesvienna #wv26 #waves #vienna #conference

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This is probably an unpopular opinion but,

Making hats like these makes making cowboy hats feel like childsplay.

There are so many more different methods, tools and skills needed to create a hat like this and it takes at least twice as long as making a simple cowboy hat.

The brim binding ribbon alone took me more than a full day to sew on due to how it has to be done on the classic d'orsay brim curl.

If you're not familiar with what a d' orsay brim curl is (most people will never have heard of it) it's a specific brim edge curl that was typical on Victorian and Edwardian era top hats, bowler and Jewish style homburg hats.

Unlike a pencil curl which is rounded in shape, the d'orsay has a sharp , flatter brim curl which gives it a distinctive, very smart look.

For this I used a combination of my regular curling iron and d 'orsay curling iron both made by @kacprzakhatblocks

Not many felt hatters (like myself) will offer these types of brim curl and it's usually only performed on silk top hats these days.

I also had to have a custom hat block made by @hatblockmaker for the taller, square crown shape which is another work of art in itself.

I was very excited to have been asked to make this hat and having made plenty of similar hats in the past I knew how much work would be involved in creating it.

Let me know what you think and what hats you'd like to see me create in the future.

#hatter #hatmaker #bowlerhat #sherlockholmes

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RANT. Last year in Parliament. Ask the political candidates what they are going to do for the music industry cos it’s still f**ked. No not f**ked for their kids or their kids’ mates or their mates’ kids who are happy to hype on Instagram how musical #trustafarians can be. And yes I used that term down there too. The UK music industry which was once 3rd largest export is f**ked - so DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND EARN OUR VOTES. Pic: Random pics popped up of me trying to get through the bullshit c/o Carry On Touring who are still asking them to fix the post Brexit creative industries touring crisis. Esteemed festival man Chris Tofu next to me in the house. TIME FOR POLITICIANS TO PULL THEIR FINGERS OUT.

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🌐Le nouveau site de PLANTEC est en ligne ! 🌐

👉 https://www.plantec.fr

Un site repensé de fond en comble :
l’histoire du groupe, les actualités,
les liens d’écoute, les concerts,
ainsi que tous nos partenaires Armor Lux et joindre Emilie Le Bras ainsi que nos agents pour les tournées @saurabooking, @frusionista et d’autres à venir !! 🔥

Un nouvel espace pour mieux raconter notre parcours
et partager notre musique, sur scène comme ailleurs.

🙏 Réalisé et pensé par Cécile Plantec–,
la sœur aînée des Frères Plantec, un grand merci à elle pour son regard, sa sensibilité
et ce travail fin et engagé au service de notre univers.

Allez y faire un tour
et dites-nous ce que vous en pensez ❤️

#Plantec #NouveauSite #Nuancil #MusiqueLive #Création Tournée Partenaires

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THE GREATEST RADIO EVENT OF ALL TIME is now available via @bbcsounds

The wonderful @annamassie interviewed @helenlmar @calum.cummins, and played 5 tracks from our set at @rudolstadt_festival_official

Give your ears a treat and go listen to it now :)

We are chuffed to bits, naturally

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NEXT MONTH - Nov 13th, to be precise - this is happening....

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♦ Waves Vienna 2025 - Recap Day 3 ♦
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@wavesvienna
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© Alexander Galler | www.isorauschen.at | @isorauschenphotography
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#wavesvienna #musicfestival #showcase #withalexinthepit #gürtel #conference #yppenplatz #facesofwaves #jothemanthemusic #farmar #dasradial#duolia #fraueleinastrid #kidsdontsmoke #queer #songcontest

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♦ Waves Vienna 2025 - Recap Day 2 ♦
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@wavesvienna
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© Alexander Galler | www.isorauschen.at | @isorauschenphotography
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#wavesvienna #musicfestival #showcase #withalexinthepit #gürtel #conference #yppenplatz #beaks# #kuleeangee #sheebaba #speisenohnegrenzen #austrovinyl #thebugclub

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