American Entertainment: Taylor Swift wrote a song for the beginning

Chapter 213 The Supreme Right to Speak
"The schedule for the Winter Music Conference has been arranged. At 1:30 p.m., the electronic music producer discussion will begin. You will have to give a speech there. Then you will visit the WMC event booth, then participate in the sound technology exhibition. At 5 p.m., you will watch the DJ technology demonstration. In the evening, awards will be presented to the winners of the VJ Challenge..." Teresa reported, filling up today's schedule.

"Why so many?" Ryan frowned slightly.

"The other party needs your support, and they also said that you are the winner of the IDMA (International Dance Music Awards) annual award tomorrow night. These activities can be considered a kind of exchange." Teresa continued.

"If I don't go, will I lose the award?" Ryan continued.

"That won't happen. The other party said that even if you don't participate in these activities, the award will still be yours." Teresa continued.

"You can order whatever you want to eat for lunch, and also order one for me." Ryan nodded and looked at Daddario beside him.

"I've ordered it for you, and we've both eaten." Daddario nodded.

"Don't follow me this afternoon. There are too many people there and it's easy for you to be targeted if you follow me." Ryan said slowly.

"Yeah." Daddario nodded.

Normally at this time, she would cling to me, but today she was quite obedient.

At 1:30 p.m., Ryan Theresa, along with Kevin Harris, Di Pineapple, Dead Rat, and other staff and security personnel, a group of more than a dozen people arrived at the venue.

Compared with last year's bustle, this year's venue seemed very deserted, many booths were removed, and not many people visited.

Ryan and his party went directly to the electronic music producer seminar upstairs. Ryan, as a representative of the American electronic music community, was the first to speak. He talked more about professional production issues and the future direction of electronic music development. Ryan has been making electronic music for a year and is no longer the novice who had to look up tutorials on the Internet for software in the beginning. He has also gained some experience. With his current fame in the DJ circle, these speeches have become "golden rules" and no one dares to refute them.

As they were leaving, Ryan saw Alex also arriving at the venue.

"As the representative of the organizer of this Winter Music Conference, I will show you around for the next two days." Alex looked worried.

This was the first time Ryan saw Alex's true face. He looked quite young, probably in his thirties, and had an ordinary face that you would not be able to find in a crowd.

As for the reason for his sad face, it was naturally because of the music festival tragedy. Such a big mess had happened. The Ultra Music Festival had been officially announced to be cancelled, and the relevant staff had already begun looking for their next employer. Not only did Alex not get a penny, he also lost his job, so naturally he could not be happy.

"I'm working at the Winter Music Conference now, so at least I'm earning an income," he whispered.

"What's your relationship with the Winter Music Conference?" Ryan asked.

"Louis Kelly was once the editor-in-chief of my magazine. He had studied electronic music for many years and felt that the United States should also have an electronic music conference like ADE, so WMC was established. In order to attract popularity for WMC, I came up with the idea of a large outdoor music festival. It was also at that time that I met Russell, who was just a party organizer at the time." Alex talked about the origin of all this.

"What other industry conferences like WMC are there now?" Ryan asked.

"The International Music Summit IMS, established in Ibiza, is gaining more and more attention. This conference is scheduled to be held in May every year. There is also ADE in Amsterdam. This event is endorsed by the local government and is the largest in the industry. It is said that ADE is considering holding the announcement of the top 100 DJs at this event."

“Although Belgium’s Tomorrowland was established a short time ago, it has grown very rapidly,”

"In the United States, Electric Daisy Carnival is currently the biggest competitor to the Winter Music Conference. This event is held in Las Vegas and also has a long history. Moreover, with its scale this year, even if those bad things hadn't happened... it would have already surpassed the previous one," Alex continued.

"Where does this music festival come from?"

"The initiator is a performance organizer called Insomniac. Although it is not as good as industry leaders such as Live Nation and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), it is also at the forefront."

Alex introduced a lot more, and Ryan had a general understanding of the current electronic music festivals around the world.

"Ryan, I think you are the only one who can restart the music festival in Florida now," Alex followed.

The purpose of his coming here in person was for this matter.

Considering that the tourism industry is the mainstay of Florida and the physical entertainment industry is relatively developed, holding a music festival here has natural advantages and can be said to be a market that cannot be abandoned. However, after the tragedy, the local people will inevitably have a natural aversion.

After much thought, Ryan was the only suitable candidate for the restart. His performance at the time of the incident made him stand out from the crowd of DJs and escape the public's stereotype. Ryan showed hesitation: "Whoever holds a music festival in Miami now is looking for death."

"But that's now. By next year, it may not be the same. Don't forget, those who died were all drug addicts. There have been many similar incidents in the UK, but the songs and dances still go on," said Alex.

After all, he still couldn't bear to give up this piece of fat meat from the music festival.

"You have the charisma and I have the experience. We can totally get rid of the Winter Music Conference and do it on our own," Alex added.

Ryan rejected the idea.

In his eyes, the Winter Music Conference is no less important than the music festival.

Just like the Grammy Awards to the record industry and the Oscars to the film industry, the International Dance Music Awards under the Winter Music Conference can also gain a significant voice in the industry.

Electronic music is different from the two solidified closed industries mentioned above. In addition to being an emerging product, more importantly, the United States does not hold a dominant position. The focus is on Europe. Now looking at the countries with relatively good development in the field of electronic music, there are the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Spain, which is half developed. In that case, everyone looks down on each other.

This is the opportunity. In comparison, the Top 100 is just a magazine selection column.

However, if we want to increase the influence of the award, it will take at least years.

If we want to improve the value of the award, we need the efforts of the entire industry, which is not easy.

And it’s still unclear whether the Winter Music Conference will agree to it, so we have to make multiple preparations.

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In the evening, Alex helped Ryan make an appointment with the founder and current manager of the Winter Music Conference, an old woman dressed like a hippie.

"Ryan and I have already discussed this afternoon that we will restart the Ultra Music Festival, but the name has to be changed. It is tentatively called 'Bad Room Music Festival'. Compared to the dead Russell, Ryan is a more suitable partner. He has a good public image and has a clear distinction between himself and those drugs..." Alex chattered.

Louise leaned back and looked across the seat at Ryan.

"You want to restart the music festival?" She chuckled. Her voice was hoarse and you could tell she was a heavy smoker.

"To be precise, it is to establish a new music festival, just like Ultra did back then, and it is also part of the Winter Music Conference."

"So, do you two think that not enough people have died? Or does Ryan think there's money to be made from selling Molly?" Her cloudy eyes glanced back and forth between Ryan and Alex.

"It turns out that the Ultra Music Festival was a mistake from the beginning. There are so many music festivals, there's no need to get involved. It's good like this for now. Simple and pure." Louise shook her head.

"Without the music festival, the Winter Music Conference will only die a slow death. There's nothing wrong with wanting simplicity and purity, but ideals cannot be eaten." Ryan spoke at this time.

"Thank you for your concern, but I can eat now and I don't eat much anyway." She acted indifferent.

·
Ten minutes later, Ryan walked out of the restaurant's private room.

"Ryan, this woman is just a mentally ill hippie. I'll go and persuade her. This matter can still be discussed." Alex chased out.

"No need, it's just an industry exhibition, anyone can hold it." Ryan acted indifferent.

"Are you sure you can do it? This requires the support of experienced people. Louise was one of the first people to get in touch with electronic music." Alex mentioned.

Industry exhibitions are a thankless job, and apart from Louise, there are really not many people who can do it.

And Ryan has his own way of dealing with her.

"Just do as I say and announce the news tomorrow," Ryan said.

(End of this chapter)