Please join us at BiZ NITE – Tokyo’s fastest growing networking event for creative business people - on Monday 18 August at Daikanyama Tableaux (
TABLEAUX), 18:00-23:30, with a ‘Brazilian Flavor’. The venue has a beautiful atmosphere with an outdoor courtyard, great food and reasonably priced drinks. (
Tableaux Map)
In addition to our regular content, BiZ NITE will host presentations about contemporary Brazilian music and culture, and about Brazilian creative business people's activities in Japan. We expect about 200 people to attend community presentations and get-togethers in three spaces for people working in an A-Z of creative communities, including ad, art, DJ, design, eco, fashion, movie, music, net, sport, success, VJ, wellness industries.
Entry: Advance: 1000 yen / Door 1500 yen, (Buffet dinner 1500 yen. Brazilian drinks - caiprihinas - and some Brazilian themed food at special prices) (To qualify for advance, please sign up as a member at
biznites.ning.com Biz Nites are held monthly at Daikanyama Tableaux - dates coming up include 8/18, 9/8, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15.
8/18 (Mon) ‘Brazilian Flavor’ BiZ NITE CONTENTS
18:00-22:30 Presentations & Discussions in Three Spaces:
Please see the timetable
(here)- Ad Biz: “The Demise of the UK Ad Agency" - Graham Thomas (award-winning ad agency CEO, and leading UK exponent of online platform personalization) (8:55 pm)
1) "One Thousand Taiko Drummers Celebrate 100th Anniversary in Sao Paulo" - Isaku Kageyama (
http://amanojaku.info) (6:50 pm)
2) "Activities of Japanese Artists Overseas: A case study on J-Rock focusing on Visual Kei Bands”. Ayako Kato, The Graduate School of Interdisciplinary studies, The University of Tokyo. (7:30 pm)
- NPO BIZ: “Building through Beats and Boats: The Peace Boats projects in Brazil and How You Can Get Involved”- Chris Massey (International Coordinator, www.peaceboat.org) (7:45 pm)
- Performance Biz: “The Magic of Deejay” - David John (http://www.youtube.com/deejaylolo)
1)”Beauty of Muaythai (Thai boxing)” – Chisa Yamane, from Japan Professional Muay Thai Commission
2) “Just a matter of style” – Michio Degawa, former champion of surfing, who made a DVD about a journey of surfing with old time Legends of surfing with new Champions to the beautiful island of Panapei.
- Wellness Biz: “World Hoop Day Afterparty” with Deanne Tonking (www.hooplovers.com)
22:00-23:30 LOUNGE DJs: James Carstensen (
Tokyo Electro) plays Brazilian mix...
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Music Biz Nite on Tuesday 5 August at
Roppongi 57 will explore changes and opportunities in the fast-evolving music business. It is a sister event of
BiZ NITES – a series of monthly bilingual networking events for all types of creative business people in Tokyo.
We expect approximately 300 attendees from all areas of the music business, with separate presentation/ networking spaces allocated for each area during 18:00-22:30, followed by DJs until late. Presenters from all sectors will provide a 360°view of the Japanese music business.
In collaboration with the British Embassy, BPI and UKTI, this event will feature a corner for UK organizations in addition to booths, displays and presentations from music-related organizations in Japan.
Door price is 1500 yen. Delicious food and drinks are available from cash bar. If your profile is listed on a Biz Nite site, you will be able to enter the event for 1000 yen. Click
Music Biz site or Biz Nite site to join... This offer is open to people who join up before 5 pm Monday Aug 4th. After that time your names will not be on the cheap list, sorry!
Access
Roppongi Fifty-Seven: From Roppongi Station Exit #6 walk away from Roppongi Crossing in Tameike Sanno direction until the first traffic signal. Cross the street (Mikawadai Park on the far corner) turn left. 57 is first B1 entrance of the white building by the park (with fountains)... (4-2-35 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Venue Ph: 03-5775-7857. Biz Event Ph: 090 2444 6692 )
MUSIC INDUSTRY SECTORS:
1) "ANEMO UK Management Company" - Kingsley Sage (
http://www.anemo.co.uk)
2)
UK - Japan Organizations "Speed Dating"...
1) “Digital Distribution of Japanese Music Overseas with HEAR JAPAN”: Nathan Reaven – (
hearjapan.com)
2) "Art Vinyl" - ingenious retail display concept taking the world by storm - Andrew Heeps (
http://www.artvinyl.com)
1) “Ten Years of Building the Contemporary American Folk Rock / Jam Band Scene in Japan” – Doug Allsopp (
www.buffalo-records.com)
2) “International Music Industry Trade Events – Secrets of Success” – Panel Discussion ('
London Calling - Becky Ayres Liverpool Sound City- Dave Pichilingi, Japan Music Week 09 - Jon Lynch (Tiger
3) "British Pavilion - Japan's Leading UK Rock DJ event since 2002 - history and future plans" - Noriumi Terui (http://white.ap.teacup.com/britishpavilion)
Instruments/Sound Equipment
1) “Revolutionary New Instrument – Tenori-on” – K. Sugii (YAMAHA, www.yamaha.co.jp)
Media:
1) “History and Future for Fuji TV Music Programming” (Youdie Hirano, Fuji TV)
2) “Building Juice Magazine Online Site” – Kazu, Tashiro, David & Hayashi (JUICE Magazine, www.juicemusic.com)
Online:
1) “Topical Questions for Digital Music – Panel Discussion Addressing Current Trends in Japan and the UK (Steve Myers: http://www.thetamusic.com, Nathan Reaven: hearjapan.com, Paul Ballance: www.mbopmegastore.com, Makiko Allum: www.lastfm.jp )
1. Why has mobile dominated digital music sales so far? 2. Will it continue to do so? 3. How big is the problem of piracy in Japan (particularly on mobile), and what can be done about it? 3. How are subscription services faring– Napster and DoCoMo’s Uta Houdai? 4. How has Japan’s CD rental business affected digital music sales? 5. What is happening in the way of new models/products for selling music?
2) "Building a Community Site for the Tokyo Minimal Scene” Ivan Poupyrev (www.minimaltokyo.com) TBC
Record labels / Licensing
1) “Making the world a smaller place” Daniel Robson, Yukio Kobayashi, Ikegami Hiroshi, Kiyoshi Teranishi (http://www.flightpathrecords.com Flightpath Records & Tours)
2) "Havavision Records - Embracing a vision of Diversity and the Song" - Heidi Spiliopoulos (http://www.havavisionrecords.com)
3) "Choosing and Promoting Successful Artists - Showcase & Panel Discussion about the Future for A&R" - Aya Harada (P-Vine), Noriumi Terui (Sony Music Entertainment) and more TBC
4) "New Music From Northern Ireland" - Jennie McCullough, Bruised Fruit Promotions (www.bruisedfruitpromotions.com)
5) See UK - Japan Organizations "Speed Dating"...
Publishing
"How is Music Publishing Adapting and Creating New Value for Rights-holders?” - Dick Miller (www.rightsman.com TITLE TBC)
Venues:
1) “Can Live House music be the next 'Made in Japan' boom?” – Kevin McGue (Film Director making documentary about livehouses)
2) “How's Japan's Livehouse Business?” - Venue Producers: (Yokohama B.B. Street/Aoyama Tsuki Miru Kimi Omou Group, Shibuya Game, Shibuya Eggman, and more TBC)
Music Photography:
1) "Fashion & Music Collaborations: Quiksilver, Roxy, & Yellow Ruby Artist Official Photos (Mark Oxley, Tiger Music Fashion Press Office, info@tigermusic.jp)
2) “Music photography exibition” - Jim O'Connell (http://mmdc.net), Martine Cotton (www.martinecotton.com)
Community:
1) ONGEN TOKYO - musicians' collective - Koyu Suzuki. Ongen Tokyo was designed to (1) to activate the communication between Japanese and foreign musicians, (2) to transfer skills and knowledge to each other to facilitate our activities in Tokyo, and overseas, (3) to create several groups of different combinations of musicians with promotional materials for proactive promotions, etc.(www.suzuki-records.jp)
UK - Japan Organizations "Speed Dating"
Anemo Music Limited - Kingsley Sage (Music production / Management / Recording studios)Art Vinyl - Andrew Heeps (Record Cover Art Display Frames)Bruised Fruit - Jennie McCullough (Event management / Artist management / Support to new artists / Record label)Fabric - Geoff Muncey (Nightclub / Record label / Publishing company)Goodmedia - Fay Goodman (TV / Film/ Music production)Havavision Records - Heidi Spiliopoulos (Record label & Production company)Liverpool Sound City - Dave Pichilingi (International Music Industry Trade Event)London Calling - Becky Ayres (International Music Industry Trade Event)Northern Music - Jonathan Denby (Label)Rightsman - Dick Miller (Publishing)Specific Music - Matt Clackett & Paul Pacifico (Management, Record label and Publisher for The Allstars Collective)Vigilante Music - Rupert Withers (Label)Plan C Management
- Christian Ulf-Hansen (Management company)Zy records''' - Guy Stanway (Record Company)
Please join us at BiZ NITE – Tokyo’s fastest growing networking event for creative business people - on Monday 14 July at Daikanyama/Ebisu Tableaux, 18:00-23:00, with a ‘French Flavor’ to celebrate Bastille Day together. The venue has a beautiful patio, great food and reasonably priced drinks. In addition to our regular content, BiZ NITE will host presentations about contemporary French fashion and culture, and about French creative business people's activities in Japan. We expect at least 300 people to attend community presentations and get-togethers in three spaces for people working in an A-Z of creative communities, including ad, art, DJ, design, eco, fashion, movie, music, net, sport, success, VJ, wellness industries.
Entry: Advance: 1000 yen / Door 1500 yen, (Buffet dinner from 1000 yen. French drinks at special prices) (To qualify for advance, please sign up as a member at
biznites.ning.com * The first 50 people at Biz Nite receive a Skype headset & calling card.
Biz Nites are held monthly at Daikanyama Tableaux on 7/14, 8/18, 9/8, and venue TBD on 10/20, 11/17, 12/15. Also
Music Biz Nite on 8/5 is at Roppongi 57 with support from BPI, UKTI & The British Embassy.
7/14 (Mon) ‘French Flavor’ BiZ NITE CONTENTS Click to see
draft timetable (Subject to change)
18:00-22:30 Presentations & Discussions in Three Spaces:
- Ad Biz: “Innovative POS Solutions with French Creativity and Style” – Fabrice Schindler (www.passot.co.jp)
- Art Biz: 1)“Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School: an introduction to the divinely seedy underbelly of live sketching ala Burlesque style.” - MC LadyElle www.drsketchytokyo.com (Plus: 5 minute burlesque dance performance by burlesque dancer Cherry Typhoon of the Murasaki Baby Dolls at 10 pm) 2) "ICON 5: The NY Illustration Conference: A review, and an Introduction to the works of Andrea Innocent and Beck Wheeler", a review presentation and slideshow by well-known Australian artists/illustrators/animators Andrea Innocent (www.otoshimono.org) and Beck Wheeler (www.beckwheeler.net) 3) “Creative platforms to bring different art forms and audiences under the same umbrella” with 4th Skin Arts Network www.4thskin.com
- Design Biz: “WorkVitamins: Why creativity in the office just works” - Martin van der Linden (workvitamins.com, www.vanderarchitects.com)
- Eco Biz: info soon
- Fashion Biz:“ID SHAPE: new solution for luxury packaging anti-counterfeiting from France” – Lucas Nanini (www.idshape.com) Title TBD
- Movie Biz: “Surfing DVD Release- Japan’s legendary surfers of the ‘70s enjoy a 2007 reunion in Micronesia” – Michio Degawa (http://www.kooks.jp)
- Music Biz: 1) “Panel Discussion: Anime, Games and Urahara Fashion - How can Japanese Pop Culture Drive Japanese Music Sales at Home and Overseas?" - Moderator & presenter: Nathan Reaven (www.hearjapan.com) 2) “The New French Music Scene – Preview of French Summer Festival Artists”- Sylvain Delange (Bureau Export de la Musique Francaise a Tokyo, www.french-music.org/video)
- Net Biz: 1) “New Contents Delivery and Gallery System”- Tan Tan (http://ikaros-plan.jugem.jp/ ) 2) info soon
- New in Japan Biz: “Revolutionary New Instrument – Tenori-on” – K. Sugii (YAMAHA, www.yamaha.co.jp/tenori-on)
- Performance Biz: “The making of ‘Tunnelvision’ DVD - Choreographed Performance Art in one of the biggest underground locations in the world, Gaikaku Housuiro, broadcast on NHK” Monique van kerkhof (www.roboudendijk.com) - Title TBC
- Photo Biz: "Unknown France" - Harold Godsoe (www.haroldgodsoe.com)
- Sports Biz: 1) “Update on Hakuba MTB Jamboree 8/16-17” ( www.sweetriders.com) 2) “Reporting about Muay Thai Fight Events” – Chisa Yamane (www.jmc-gym.com)
- Travel Biz: “Unknown France: A tour of the cheese and wine farms of rural France” by photographer, writer and editor, Miki Toyoda.
- VJ Biz: info soon
- Wellness Biz: "’Awaken to New Dimensions’ - Introduction to insightful transformation techniques to tap into your inner balance and potential through Art of Living“ - Marianne White & Keerthana Mariappan (www.artofliving.org)
22:00-23:30 LOUNGE DJs: James Carstensen (Tokyo Electro – Special French Music Mix), DJ Tawara (ultralounge), VJs: Troy Shelton (
vjtroy.tv)
See more information in Japanese and English at http://www.stereojapan.com/ and forum http://biznites.ning.com/
Biz Nites are held monthly on Mondays at Daikanyama Tableaux on 7/14, 8/18, 9/8, (
http://www.tableaux.jp)
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Please join BiZ NITE – the networking event for creative business people on Monday 23 June at Roppongi 57, 18:00-23:00. We expect at least 300 people to attend community presentations and get-togethers for multiple creative communities...
====6/23 (Mon) ‘Italian Flavor’ BiZ NITE CONTENTS====18:00-22:30 Presentations & Discussions in Four Spaces:
- Art Biz: "Resurrection Tokyo Freeze 2008 - Viral Performance Art Project at Central Tokyo hot spots on 6/15, Photo/Video Report and Reunion-Party at Biz Nite 6/23" Artsy Tigger's Joint Project with Lucas Nanini; Supported by: Tokyo Scene Improv (facebook group page)
- Fashion Biz “Innovation in Italian Fashion” – Laura Corsico (Event Consultant, for Italian Cultural Institute In Tokyo)
- Music Biz: “Panel Discussion: “Can Japanese Music Break Overseas via Downloads?” - Moderator & presenter: Nathan Reaven (www.hearjapan.com)
- Photo Biz 1) Review of Photo Nite, 2) “An Italian Photographer in Tokyo” - Paolo Patrizi (www.paolopatrizi.com) 3) "Photo Collections" - Megumi Kurosawa - Winner of 6/9 Photo Nite Contest (www.kuromeg.net) 4) Yuki Nakano www.yukister.com 5) “Photographs of Travels in Italy” - Morag Farquhar (See Travel Biz)
- VJ Biz: “VJ Showcase & Discussion” - Troy Shelton / vjTRoY (vjtroy.tv)
22:00-23:30 LOUNGE DJs: James Carstensen (Tokyo Electro: mixing in Italian Disco & House), DJ Tawara (ultralounge), VJs: vjTRoY (
vjtroy.tv)
(Entry: Adv: 1000 yen, Door: 1500 yen. Drinks and great food available at the bar)
Note: the first fifty visitors to Biz Nite will receive a free Skype headphone set and calling voucher.
Photo Nite invites 100 photographers to show their images of "Japan youth culture - people and places" at Roppongi 57 on Monday 9 June 2008. (18:00-23:00, 1000 yen advance, 1500 yen door)
Japan has some of the world's most interesting youth culture, and we're collecting photographers' photos and ideas about its original music, fashion, art and street scenes and how they photograph them.
Each photographer will show one large signed print, which will be voted for by the audience and auctioned to raise money for ISEP's green energy charity. Some of the photographers, (including Herbie Yamaguchi, Mark Oxley and dozens more) will also give talks with slideshows of their other images in presentation spaces at the venue. The event will also include some DJs, booths, displays and presentations from organizations supporting photographers in Japan. (More information:
photobiz.ning.com )
See some of the photos at
photonite9june08.ning.com
Please join BiZ NITE – the networking event for creative business people on Monday 19 May at Roppongi 57, 18:30-23:00. We expect at least 150 people to attend community presentations and get-togethers in three spaces for multiple creative communities…
Highlight presentations include:
18:30-22:00 Presentations & Discussions in Three Spaces
- AD BIZ: “How to be a trend-spotter – An innovative agency reports on recent trends in Japan, and how to join their site as a correspondent” (Patrick Pemler, Nicole Fall, www.fivebyfifty.com)
- FASHION BIZ: "Designing Women's Street Fashion" (Tan Tan)
- ECO BiZ: Now Booking
- MOVIE BIZ: 1) “Beginners Guide to J-E Movie Subtitling” (Paul Bryden, Movie Subtitler) 2) “Shooting My Blues Band Video in Second Life Machinima” (Paul Cohen, www.sonicviz.com / video at youtube )
- MUSIC BIZ: “What’s the best way of promoting Japanese music overseas, and which acts/musical genres could make it outside Japan? Can “visual-kei” bands like X Japan and Dir en Grey succeed where all too many other Japanese acts have failed?" (Panel Discussion led by Steve McClure, Asia bureau chief of Billboard magazine, {http://www.billboard.com|www.billboard.com])
- NET BIZ: 1) “SNS Five-way Face-0ff! - facebook vs. myspace vs. linkedin vs. mixi vs. ning… Which platform is best for creative networking, and what are their strengths and secrets? Five power users fight for their SNS platform to be crowned king in a panel discussion culminating in Q&A and an audience vote…
- NPO BiZ: Now booking
- PHOTO BIZ: “How We Created Japan’s Top Street Fashion Trend-Spotting Photography Website” (Loic Bizel, www.fashioninjapan.com)
- TRAVEL BIZ: “Sunday Safaris Site Launched – new parents and kids weekend trips networking site… (Jon lynch, sundaysafaris.ning.com mail jon@tigermusic.jp to join)
- VJ BIZ: "Light Rhythym VJs DVD Series Japan Launch" (Ben Sheppee, lightrhythmvisuals.com)
- WELLNESS BIZ: "Healing at the Vegan Cafe" (Orihara, www.vegancafe.jp)
22:00-23:30
LOUNGE DJ: DJ Tawara (ultralounge), Light Rhythym VJ visuals...
(Entry: 1000 yen, Drinks and Food available at the bar)