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Title : International Young Music Entrepreneur (IYME) Award

Venue : British Council
Ground Floor, West Block, Wisma Selangor Dredging
142C, Jalan Ampang
Kuala Lumpur

Opening Hours :
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm

URL : http://www.britishcouncil.org.my
Date & Time : Closing Date: Wed 19 Mar 2008
Phone : 03-2723 7931/ 03-2723 7988
Email : arts@britishcouncil.org.my

Synopsis :
The British Council is looking for that outstanding individual making ripples in the Malaysian music industry to send to the UK and take part in an international competition with the ultimate goal of being selected as the International Young Music Entrepreneur (IYME).

Open to music entrepreneurs aged between 25 and 35, IYME recognises extraordinary achievement and potential of young creative entrepreneurs working in the music industry.

The national winner will travel to the UK in June 2008 to take part in a 14-day tour of the UK music industry. This will include visits, meetings, and gigs in London and Manchester, London Calling trade exhibition, and a showcasing event to promote their national music scene.

The IYME 2008 winner will be announced at an awards ceremony during the UK visit. The prize will consist of a financial award of £7,500, which will be linked to the UK and tailored to the winner’s specific needs.

The winner of IYME is decided based upon a presentation made by each candidate to an elite judging panel from the UK music industry.

Candidates must already be active professionally in the local music sector, as defined below:

- Record companies; Artists & Repertoire (A&R); producing, recording, engineering; music licensing, and distribution

- Venue and/or festival programming and management

- Artists management and agents

- Music broadcasting

- Music journalism and publishing

- Music development & management

- Music marketing; public and media relations

- Music retail; online (including digital) and high street outlets


Eligibility

A participant must:

- Be aged between 25 and 35

- Already work in the music sector (as defined above)

- Be entrepreneurial and have shown their ability and innovative approach to the promotion of music in their country, particularly in a commercial context

- Through their character, drive and abilities demonstrate their potential to be a future leader of the sector in their country

- Have a reasonable command of the English language


A panel of judges comprising leading figures in the local music industry will interview short-listed candidates, selected on the strength of their applications, to identify the best Young Music Entrepreneur from Malaysia.

Successful candidates will have a passion for their creative sector; display originality and confidence in their work, and an entrepreneurial drive to succeed in their field; they will be risk-takers and forward-thinking leaders, striving to make a difference in their field and for the local music industry.

Candidates will be judged both on the evidence of their existing entrepreneurial skills and their potential to be an agent of change.

How to apply

Applicants need to fill out an application form that can be downloaded from the British Council’s website.

Closing date for applications is Wed 19 Mar 2008.