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01/17 FRI
18:00ー19:00
Keynote Session ー Latest Map of Asian Festival
Moderetor
Shotaro Tsuda
Guest Speaker
DELEGATES+Festival Director
➡︎ Festival Life Editor-inChief Shotaro Tsuda will give a quick review of the current position and potential of Asian music festivals, introducing all the directors participating as DELEGATES on stage and highlighting the individuality of each festival.
Venue：Music Town Otoichiba 3F hall ( 1-1-1 3F Uechi Okinawa-City Okinawa Japan)
01/18 SAT
13:00ー14:00
❶ Women in Music in Asia
Moderetor
Mai Sasaki
Guest Speaker
DELEGATES
➡︎ The gender gap in music, a pending issue in the world. Is there a glass ceiling for women in Asia? We will raise this question from the actual business scene.
Venus：Startup Lagoon KOZA（1-7-8 Chuo Okinawa-City Okinawa Japan）
14:00ー14:30
❷ Asian Song ー writing camp now
Speaker
Kaz Kawamura
➡︎ The current state of transnational songwriting is spreading not only in Europe and the U.S. but also in Asia. As a songwriter and organizer, I report on songwriting camps that have been held in Taiwan, Thailand, and other countries at the initiative of Japan.
14:30ー15:30
❸ Full particulars of KOZA ROCKS
Moderator
Shunichiro Kaneshiro
speaker
Kenichiro Toyosato
➡︎ We will talk about the role of KOZA Startup Shopping Arcade in the startup eco-system in Okinawa, the system to support challengers (entrepreneurs), and KOZA ROCKS, a citywide caffeine and festival.
speaker
Kinu Ogawa
15:30ー16:15
❹ Okinawan Music Scene
Speaker
TBA
➡︎ The potential of Okinawan music
01/19 SUN
11:00ー11:45
❶ Ask a booking agent! How to choose a festival that will grab the attention of your fans
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Speaker
Xiaodong Shen
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Speaker
Weining Hung
➡︎
11:45ー12:45
❷ 音楽未来会議 in 沖縄（出版記念イベント）
Speaker
Shiba Naoki
Speaker
Kei Wakita
Speaker
Norikazu Yamaguchi
➡︎ After four sessions of talk events in 2024 where music is discussed freely, the book will be published in January. To commemorate the publication, the talk will focus on themes related to Music Lane Festival Okinawa.
* This program will be streamed live for a fee.
12:45ー13:15
❸ NEXT MIKU HATSUNE voice generation AI now
Speaker
Yusuke Asada
Speaker
Norikazu Yamaguchi
➡︎VOCALOID , an iconic Japanese culture, is undergoing a major transformation with the evolution of singing voice generation AI. The two who are creating "AI singers" through GEMVOX and revitalizing the creator economy talk about the present and near future.
13:15ー14:15
❹ Japanese MusicTech Startups Rising
Speaker
Norikazu Yamaguchi
Speaker
Kosuke Ban
Speaker
Iichiro Noda
Speaker
Ryoji Tamura
➡︎ Music Tech startups are driving the global music scene. In Japan, they are finally starting to have an impact on the music market. We asked entrepreneurs about the challenges and possibilities of Japanese startups.
14:15ー14:45
❺ Reasons for Asian Artists' Success in America
Speaker
Josh Kahn
➡︎ In recent years, Asian artists have been making waves in the American market. What is the background to this? What is the mindset needed to succeed? We will talk about this with a future-oriented perspective, based on our experience in marketing Awich in the US and supporting Southeast Asian artists in their North American expansion.
14:45ー15:45
❻ The Potential of Asian Music Festivals – Towards the Asia Festival Awards
Speaker
Hiroshi Furutashima
Speaker
Cecilia Soojeong Yi
Speaker
Shotaro Tsuda
Speaker
Weining Hung
➡︎ The Asian music scene is also being driven by omnibus festivals. What are the possibilities for collaboration between music festivals in this situation?
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