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COMPANY FOCUS: SLOW TRAVEL BERLIN

1/7/2013

 
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Berlin can seem like an overwhelming, sprawling place to visit sometimes. That's why anyone spending time in the city needs to follow the guys at Slow Travel Berlin to get the very best info regarding off-the-beaten-track hangouts and activities.


Name of company:
 SLOW TRAVEL BERLIN  
Type of Business: Local Travel & Info Hub With Broad & Sometimes Atypical Ambitions
City/Country: Berlin, Germany
Year Founded: 2010
Employees and their roles: Paul Sullivan (Founder & Editor), Brian Melican (Sub Editor), Natalie Holmes (Listings Editor), Rebecca Loyche (Art Listings) plus a team of lovely and excellent contributors inc. Marian Ryan, Giulia Pines, Paul Scraton, Tam Eastley, Grashina Gabelmann, Natalye Childress, Marcel Krueger, Vanessa Remoquillo, Rhea Boyden and Wyndham Wallace.
Company motto: Slow Travel Berlin is first and foremost a repository of eclectic information about the city from a range of perspectives. Our take on travel is very sustainable, something that's needed in a city as swamped with tourism as Berlin. We feature regular contributions from city residents on subjects ranging from food and family life to art and personal experiences with an aim to encourage deeper, more varied exploration and promotion of small, locally-minded businesses and services. We aim to facilitate any quest to get beneath the skin of the city a little, or discover it at a more leisurely pace. We offer an insider’s view that at the same time tries to be as inclusive as possible. 
Company Highlights so far: Company Highlights so far (best achievements): Consistently delivering high-quality content on Berlin that is deeper and broader than most, and with zero budget. We've also hosted two really fun (and quite big!) events this year: our "Day of Cuisine, Creativity and Culture in Berlin" at the Markthalle IX (April 2012) was packed with great and free things to do, including a Locavore food market, things for kids, a literary corner with bookstalls and music performances. It was really popular and we might repeat it next year; and The Slowlympics (August 2012), which was our non-commercial, Monty-Python-esque take on the Olympics that included Compact Discus throwing and Slow Cycling races. 
Goals for next 12 months: We'd like to do more events this year, both large and small. We've also been testing the water with various tours and workshops (photography, walking and cycling tours, film making - all sustainably minded), which we will launch properly next year. And we're producing a couple of books, the first of which should be ready for Spring and will be a fantastic companion for anyone wanting to get to know Berlin's hidden nooks and crannies a little better.
Biggest Challenge ahead: Growing a business model that is fair, non-hierarchical and transparent. Expanding without losing our Slow ethic. 
Key Projects: The main thing right now is getting our first book finished, and broadening our tours and services 
What are the main things are you looking for at the moment: Now that we're expanding, I think we could do with someone to help manage everything. Someone who knows about marketing would be a great help too, since we need to start spreading our vision (and commercial services) beyond the local blogger scene. And we are always happy to link up with like-minded services and people in different cities and countries.

Homepage address:
http://www.slowtravelberlin.com
Facebook address:
https://www.facebook.com/SlowTravelBerlin
Twitter address:
https://twitter.com/slowberlin

COMPANY FOCUS: BOOGIE DRUGSTORE

10/10/2012

 
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Name of company: BOOGIE DRUGSTORE
Type of Business: Press Relations & Management
City/Country: Paris France
Year Founded: 2010
Employees and their roles: Justine Debicki (Manager, TV and Radio Promotion); Thomas Rousseau (Manager, Press and Radio Promotion); Erwan Julé (Web and Local Promotion).
Roster/Clients: Warp Records (UK), No Format Label, (FR) Tambourhinoceros Label (DK),  The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Jay Jay Johanson, WhoMadeWho, The Spinto Band, EBBA/Eurosonic Noorderslag, The Scoop Engine, MUSEX, Music Austria..
Company motto: The company's approach is that of a label: Making strong artistic choices and accompanying artists in the long run by elaborating a personal management, marketing and/or promotion strategy. The company mobilizes its extensive network (media, labels, distributors, publishers, tour promoters, etc.) at their service. Boogie Drugstore is also specialized in music event PR. The company ensures its client get the best media visibility (radio, TV, press and web) and that they benefit from the specific implication and strategic advice they need at all stages.
Company Highlights so far: Organisation of special nights in Paris in cooperation with Music Export Offices and the booker Super!  : „Helsinki Mon Amour!“, „Vienne Mon Amour!“, Being part of the new pan-european PR Agency „The Scoop Engine“,representing Warp label in France...
Goals for next 12 months: Developing events in Paris in collaboration with Music Export Offices in Europe to ensure visibility to emerging indie bands and creating opportunities with the French music industry for them. Finding new bands and helping then develop their carrer in France...
Biggest Challenge ahead: Developing our US network...
Key Projects: All the bands/events we are working on, be there development or confirmed acts or festivals are all key projects to us. We are putting the same amount of effort to promote each project we are working on.
What are the main things are you looking for at the moment: We are always looking for new bands, mainly in PR. That’s why we try to travel as much as we can...

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COMPANY FOCUS: VERSTÄRKER

8/13/2012

 
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Name of company: Verstärker Medienmarketing GmbH
Type of Business: PR/Promotion, Full Service, Music Publishing and more
City/Country: Berlin, Germany
Year Founded: 1995
Employees and their roles: Sven Staedtler – Head of Promotion / Partner
Carsten Stricker – Founder / MD
Vivien Mierzkalla – Online Promotion
Raphael Schmidt – Apprentice / Radio Promotion and Freelancer
Roster/Clients: Groove Attack/ Chimperator (Cro),  Berlin Festival,  PR for WiMP music streaming service, Berthold Seliger (Lou Reed), Ignition Mgmt. (Oasis, Beady Eye, Noel Gallagher), Cooperative Music (Garbage, Bloc Party), PIAS (The Temper Trap), BMG Rights (The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Young Man) as well as the UK-Labels Ninja Tune/Big Dada, Full Time Hobby and Memphis Industries and many more... Full Project overview here (http://www.verstaerker.com/sitephp/artists/).
Company motto: Verstaerker translates into 'amplifier', 'verstaerken' means 'to boost, fortify, strengthen or fuel something’
Company Highlights so far: Surviving and working for cool bands/projects for more than 17 years now
Goals for next 12 months: watch this space for news shortly!
Biggest Challenge ahead: See above
Key Projects: all our projects are key projects.

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COMPANY FOCUS: TIGERSPRING

5/1/2012

 
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Name of Company: Tigerspring Records 
Type of Business: A Copenhagen and London-based independent publisher, record
label and management agency. 
City/Country: Copenhagen, Denmark and London, UK 
Year Founded: 2006
Employees and their roles: Christian Møller (Managing Director, Founder and Partner), Søren Winding (Managing Director, Founder and Partner),
Sophie Martinussen (Corporate Assistant), David Tholander (Publishing Assistant & Content Manager), Vincent Dreyer (Online Marketing Manager), Sofie Nielsen (Assistant), Rune Mortensen (Head of B2B and new Business), Julius Pedersen (Assistant at Heartbeats), Karina Rasmussen (Web Promoter).
Roster/Clients: Fallulah, Choir Of Young Believers, I Got You On Tape, One Year From Home, Michael Møller, Our Broken Garden, Howl Baby Howl, Chimes & Bells.
Company Motto: The continuous purpose of Tigerspring is to work alongside the best and brightest talents, bringing top quality music to the people.
Company Highlights so far: It would be impossible to highlighted only one single achievement as the best one, as there have been so many successes. We work with everything from small artists to very successful and established artists, and there are numerous achievements that could be emphasised in this regard. Some of the essential ones have undoubtedly been the amount of awards that our artists have acquired over the last 4 years. Besides this, we could mention: Worldwide joint venture with Sony ATV and Universal Publishing; Working alongside some of the biggest international stars such as P. Diddy; Writing songs for various artists such as Kid Cudi; Collaborating with some of the most inspiring music entrepreneurs worldwide; Setting up offices in London and Copenhagen; And, of course, in general, the fact that we are able to create a feasible business in this changing music environment.
Goals for the next 12 months: To expand the awareness of our acts to wider territories, creating extensive responsiveness to their music. To sign remarkable new acts. To export even more great Scandinavian music
Biggest Challenge ahead: To be able to continuously adapt to the ever-changing music environment
What are the main things you are looking for at the moment: We are always on the lookout for strong strategic alliances, especially in the GAS territory, and we are constantly pursuing new partnerships to create new business opportunities. Growth, development and exceeding the expectations of music listeners around the world is our focus and aim.

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COMPANY FOCUS: REDBERG AGENCY

4/3/2012

 
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Name of company: RedBerg Agency

Type of Business: Agency & Promotion

City/Country: Helsinki, Finland

Year Founded: 2011

Employees and their roles: Juha Juoni (Agent/promoter), Tiina Vuorinen (Agent/promoter), Petteri Ruotsalainen (Production manager)

Roster/Clients: Selected acts: The 69 EYES / AXL SMITH BAND / DIABLO / DUUDSONIT SIRKUS / The EXPLOITED / HANNA MARSH / HIM / IIRIS / The IRRATIONALS / JESSICA WOLFF / KEMOPETROL / LEMONATOR / MAJOR LABEL / MANBOY / MAYHEM / MEADOW ISLAND / MY FIRST BAND / NORTHER / 
POETS OF THE FALL / RECKLESS LOVE / SHINING / STALINGRAD COWGIRLS / TRAFFIC ISLAND / TV OFF / VELVET SIX / WALKALONE....
full roster

Goals for next 12 months: tour, tour, tour....

Biggest Challenge ahead: The Exploited's Australian-New Zealand tour. Lot’s of chaos and anarchy to come...

Company Motto: We aim to combine the benefits of both big and small operations into a company that serves artists and venues alike.

Key Projects: Shining, Reckless Love, Mayhem, The 69 Eyes, Poets Of The Fall, My First Band.....

What are the main things are you looking for at the moment: We are always looking out for more opportunities to book gigs/tours for our roster in new territories, sign new artists, start new partnerships...

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COMPANY FOCUS: PROJEKTA

2/28/2012

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Name of company: Projekta

Type of Business: Management & Export Consultancy

City/Country: London, UK & Reykjavík, Iceland

Year Founded: 2010

Employees and their roles: John Rogers & Hildur Maral Hamiðsdottír, co-founders and artist managers.

Roster/Clients: We manage: Apparat Organ Quartet, Dad Rocks!, FILM, Napoleon IIIrd, Tall Stories and Rökkurró, and we have done press and consultancy work for Popkomm, Reykjavík Music Mess, SPOT Festival, Kimi Records and Tallinn Music Week.

Company Highlights so far: We piloted a music exchange with Tallinn Music Week in which Estonian alternative artists were invited to perform at Brainlove Festival in London and UK artists were taken out to Tallinn; we coordinated European touring logistics and oversaw the successful European release of Apparat Organ Quartet’s second LP Pólýfónía and its sister album, Pólýfónía Remixes; we achieved national UK radio play for Tall Stories on BBC Radio 1 and Xfm, as well in on independent online stations like Amazing Radio, DIY Radio and Gimme Indie in Sweden, all on the strength of their first demo.

Goals for next 12 months: To keep Dad Rocks! touring internationally, bridging from DIY booking to support from the right agencies; to position Napoleon IIIrd’s in-progress third album for international release; to secure key early press, radio support, club dates and festival performances for Tall Stories; to continue developing our roster and the network of great people we work with.

Biggest Challenge ahead: In a crowded and saturated landscape it is a challenge to make your voice heard, but with the quality of the acts we work and the network we’re developing, we’re sure we’re up to it.

Key Projects: We’ve taken on two new bands in the last few months – UK indie-rock trio Tall Stories and Danish-Icelandic singer Dad Rocks!. We’ll be developing all aspects of their respective careers, and putting in place the right team around them to get them on a positive trajectory.

What are the main things are you looking for at the moment: we’re constantly expanding our network of booking agents, promoters, labels, music supervisors, publicists, publishers, festivals... we’re very proud of our acts, and we like to work with people who appreciate the vision and artistry of the musicians on our roster. 


Other useful information:  Projekta will be showcasing three artists from the roster at Tallinn Music Week 2012.

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