Can The Song Remain the Same?

Chair

Dougal Perman
Owner, Inner Ear / XpoNorth Digital Sector Specialist

Dougal is a content creator and strategist. His digital media company Inner Ear specialises in live programme making, documentary production and creative consultancy. It also has three content brands; traditional music web TV channel TRADtv, electronic music internet radio station Radio Magnetic and interactive audio walking tour maker Walking Heads. Dougal has directed and produced hundreds of live cultural programmes from all over Scotland and beyond featuring music, theatre, dance, visual arts and heritage. He is fascinated by the ways people can use technology to innovate and exploring ways to connect activities to audiences. Dougal is one of XpoNorth’s sector specialists advising people on digital media, remote participation and how to get the most out of content. He also chairs the Scottish Music Industry Association and sits on several government and industry advisory and working groups. When he finds the time he likes making music, podcasts and videos with his family.

Speakers

Susan Montgomery
Music Publisher, 23rd Precinct Music

As part of her role, Susan registers new songs with collection societies, sets up co-writing sessions, pitches tracks to management companies and labels, registers live shows for writers and pitches tracks to music supervisors for sync placements. In addition to the role of music publisher, Susan also heads up the team for the annual music industry conference - Resonate. The event focuses on creativity, development, accessibility and collaboration. Over the past two years, they have brought in leading industry experts and pioneers to Glasgow for the event. Susan has also worked as tour manager for pop artist Be Charlotte.


Pete Fletcher
Owner, In-house Engineer / Producer, Black Bay Studio

Pete Fletcher is the owner and in-house engineer/producer at Black Bay Studio, which is a large residential recording studio on the shoreline of the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Opening in 2018 it has seen artists from all over the world coming to make records including Grammy-winning producer, Adrian Bushby, and rising stars, Ninth Wave. The studio also works with a host of artists online, providing mixing and mastering services, mastering hundreds of records with the likes of Snapped Ankles, Tamzene and Black Honey. Before coming to the islands to set up the studio, Pete worked in Nottingham producing from First Love Studios and founded Denizen, a label and management company. This mixture of roles has given him a broad understanding of the different aspects of the industry, but it is recording with bands and artists that has always been his passion.

Fiona Ellis
Business Support Manager, DF Concerts & Events

Since 1995, Fiona has played a key role in DF Concerts. In addition to managing King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, she has developed a valuable insight into all levels of concert production and promotion experience and held various operational roles in the delivery of live music festivals including, T in the Park. In her current role as Business Support Manager, she has worked collaboratively to encourage Scottish Government to introduce the Agent of Change principle to protect music venues and has been instrumental in driving DF Concerts sustainability policies to reduce the impact of live music events on climate change.