Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival 2018
As a platform for meetings, showcases and exchange, Beirut & Beyond encourages networking and collaborations. In addition to the artistic program, each year a professional program is catered to meet the needs and questions of the local and regional independent music scene.
**Thursday December 6, 2018**
Dar El-Nimer for Arts & Culture
[5:30pm - 7:00pm] Talking Music Lekhfa; Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Maurice Louca and Maryam Saleh | Artist Talk
Moderated by Abed Kobeissy - In partnership with Dar El Nimer for Arts & Culture
Three musicians - who have each blazed their different paths through the alternative Arabic music scene with solo albums and acclaimed collaborations, Tamer Abou Ghazaleh, Maurice Louca and Maryam Saleh will be talking music creation, inspiration and process.
For details check the event page: Talking Music: Lekhfa | احكيني موسيقى: الإخفاء
**Friday December 7, 2018**
The Ballroom Blitz
Meet the Artists – For Registered Professionals Only
BBIMF continues to confirm its commitment to emerging projects of great artistic quality and selects artists from across the Arab region to have short meetings with visiting professionals. The meetings aim to present upcoming projects and discuss possibilities of local and international collaborations.
BBIMF 2018 selection:
The Rap Concerto (LB), Escalier 301 B (LB), Astral Vibes Conspiracy (AL), Faraj Suleiman (PL), Toni Geitani (LB), Alan Abi (LB), Almena - الميناء (EG), GIZZMO (LB), Arabstazy (Arab Collective), Glory & Tears (LB)
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[5:30pm - 7:00pm] Sacem | Discussion
Sacem is a leading Collective Management Organization, present on the international scene since 1851 and in Lebanon for the past 80 years. Its main mission is to collect and distribute the royalties of more than 160,000 composers, authors and publishers throughout the world. While it possesses the most important Francophone repertoire in the world, Sacem also manages international works, and possesses the most important Arabic-language repertoire globally. In addition, its cultural aid department supported close to 2000 projects internationally in 2017.
Within this context, a lively roundtable discussion will focus on a number of major industry issues. Does a culture of authors’ rights currently exist in the Arab world, and what form does this take? Why is there such an urgent need for Arab artists and creators of all genres to join collective management organisations and register their works? In what ways does Sacem innovate in order to maximise the value of authors’ right online? These are just some of the questions we will raise over the course of the event alongside speakers Esq. Samir Tabet (Director - Sacem Lebanon), Habib Achour (Sacem - International Department - MENA), Tania Saleh (musician / singer), Imed Alibi (musician).
**Saturday December 8, 2018**
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[3:00pm - 5:00pm] Artist Entrepreneur session in partnership with The Featured Artists Coalition
Any artist who wants to make a living out of their music today needs to think like a small business. The Artist Entrepreneur Day by The Featured Artist Coalition is a practical guide to building a long-term career and sustainable business around music. Two leading experts from THE FAC alongside local artists with share their know-hows.
Throughout the session, experts in the music industry will discuss what they do, what they offer artists, and when and how artist should engage with business partners; while, artists will explain how they make and monetize their music, how they built and evolved a brand, how they found and engaged a fan base, and how they decided which suppliers and business partners to work with along the way.
Lucie Casswell (The FAC), Chris Cooke (CMU), Firas Bou Fakher (Composer and Musician, Founding Member of Mashrou Leila), Joel D’eath (Sony Music UK), Tarek Yamani (Musician).
[6:00pm – 7:30pm] Local promoters: Challenges, Achievements & Aspirations
Moderated by Anthony Semaan
Over the past few years Beirut has seen its music scene grow and change drastically. Short term goals, long term visions and survival tools are needed to keep some of the city's alternative projects thriving. During this talk, a few key members of Beirut's music scene will have an open discussion about the challenges they've faced, the goals they've achieved and what they hope to be able to reach in the future.
Anthony Semaan (Beirut Jam Sessions), Junior Daou (Wickerpark), Amani Semaan (Beirut & Beyond), Michele Paulikevitch (Promoter & Artist Representative)
**Sunday December 9, 2018**
Hammana Artist House
Jazz Tactics with Tarek Yamani | Masterclass in Rhythm & Harmony - For Registered Candidates Only
Described by the New York Music Daily as “a magician with his chromatics and disquieting passing tones” New York based Tarek Yamani will dive into the rhythm and harmony of the genre in an exclusive Masterclass in Jazz.
Born and raised in Beirut, Tarek is a New York-based pianist who taught himself jazz at the age of 19. He has been dedicated to exploring the relationships between African-American Jazz and classical Arabic music which are most evident in his second album "Lisan Al Tarab: Jazz Conceptions in Classical Arabic", and in his newly released “Peninsular” which fuses jazz with quarter-tones and the rhythms of the Arabian Peninsula.
A recipient of many prestigious awards, Tarek is also an educator, author of two self-published music books on rhythm and a film score composer of films screened in 70+ festivals around the world and broadcasted on AMC network, BBC and Sundace TV.
For details check the event page: Jazz Tactics with Tarek Yamani | Masterclass in Rhythm & Harmony
Onomatopoeia The Music Hub
Basel Zayed and Oxygen Trio in Residency
Basel Zayed is a virtuoso oud player and an acclaimed vocalist skilled in classical and contemporary Arabic music. He draws on deep experience with the Maqam (Arabic scales) music tradition and Awzan (Arabic rhythms) to explore the beauty and universality of Middle Eastern music, especially when combined with other styles like jazz.
Basel Zayed will be in residency along with the Oxygen Trio at Onomatopoeia Beirut prior to their BBIMF performance.
