Launchpad Conference - 14th April, 2022

What: Industry talks, keynote and speed advice sessions
Location: Leeds Conservatoire & The Wardrobe

The inaugural Launchpad conference was a free day of panels, workshops, presentations and networking for those working in, or aspiring to work in the music industry, with speakers from the local music scene, and those working on a national and international level.

This year’s event included:

*Keynote talk from YolanDa Brown

*Music Declares Emergency In Conversation With You

*PPL / PRS For Music Workshop 

*Good Songs vs Great Songs with Tom Robinson (Panel)

*How to Foster Resilience Whilst Building a Career in Music (Panel)

*Using Opportunities to Build Your Audience (Panel)

*Have a Word: A Musician’s Guide To Writing Brilliant Biographies (Workshop and One-to-ones)

*Come Play With Me Selection Panel

*Speed Advice Sessions

* and loads more!!

Launchpad Conference was paired with Launchpad Festival, a new live music event featuring over 30 new and emerging artists from across Yorkshire, performing across 3 venues in Leeds City Centre with a single ticket gaining entry to all the acts, taking place on Friday 15th April.

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Launchpad Conference is part is delivered by Music Local, partnering with Leeds Conservatoire & Leeds Beckett University and is supported by Youth Music, with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, as well as Leeds 2023, arts@leeds, Leeds City Council, Awesome Merchandise, PPL, PRS For Music and PRS Foundation's Talent Development Partnership supported by PPL.