Join RTÉ Choice Music Prize Conversations
Celebrating 20 Years of the RTÉ Choice Music Prize
RTÉ Choice Music Prize
Conversations 2024
6th March, 12.00-16.45
http://www.choicemusicprize.ie/conversations/
RTÉ Choice Music Prize Conversations will take place earlier in the day at at BIMM, Francis St, Dublin. With five topical music-industry discussion panels taking place between 12.00-16.45, Conversations brings together artists and industry professionals to discuss and explore some of the key issues affecting both performers and the wider industry at the present time.
Admission is €5.00, and attendees will need to register for a ticket as spaces are limited.
RTÉ Choice Music Prize Conversations / Hosted by Jim Carroll (RTÉ)
11.00: Registration at BIMM, Francis St
12.00 – 12.45: Panel 1 – Keynote Interview
Caroline Elleray – Sony Music Publishing / Second Songs
From signing Coldplay, Keane, Mumford & Sons & Little Simz to countless more platinum artists Caroline is regarded as being one of the greatest A&R talents in UK music history.
On this talk Caroline will be joined by Mark Gale, her husband, who co-runs Second Songs Publishing and management.
13.00-13.45: Panel 2 – Breaking Through in 2025
Emmett Power – Interscope Records / Power Consulting
From Waterford to Los Angeles – How did Emmett Power from Waterford reach the dizzying heights of the very top of the US Music Industry?
14.00 – 14.45: Panel 3 – The Artist Panel
The Artists Panel – Issues, Fixes and Rants
Serious (and not so serious) chats on the burning questions, major hurdles and petty frustrations in 2025 from the people who know best.
Panelists / Artists
- Kieran McGuinness – Delorentos / 2012 Winner Album of the Year Winner
- Stephen Darcy – Thumper / 2022 Album of the Year Nominee
- Elaine Mai – 2021 Album of the Year Nominee
15.00-15.45: Panel 4 – The Radio Panel
Traditional radio is fighting back! How can it continue to provide an essential service in a streaming era?
Panelists
- Beta Da Silva – RTÉ 2FM
- Deb Grant – BBC Radio 6 Music
- Charlie Ashcroft – Amazing Radio UK
16.00 – 16.45: Panel 5 – Music and Mental Health
Learn about the transformative power of music and how it can build resilience, heal trauma, promote social connection, reduce anxiety, boost immunity and build/strengthen neural connections and pathways.
Panelists
- Professor Rebecca O’Connor (NRH/Minding Creative Minds)
- Shane Cassidy (Neurolinks)
- Zoé Piater (Music and Mental Health Festival/ IMRO)
- Moderated by Ann Marie Shields (Minding Creative Minds/ BIMM Dublin)
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Vicar St, Dublin – Thursday 6th March
Now sold-out, the show starts 19.30 sharp.
RTÉ Choice Music Prize live event, in association with IMRO & IRMA, takes place on Thurs 6th March and is now sold-out. Eight of the ten nominated acts have confirmed to perform at the event in Vicar St in March.
Later that night, the winning album will be announced at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize live event in Vicar St and will be broadcast on RTÉ 2FM in a special four-hour extended show with Beta Da Silva from 7-11pm.
The Classic Irish Album will be announced live on the Will Leahy Show on RTÉ Gold this Thursday, 20th Feb, followed by a full play of the album. The prize will be presented along with Irish Artist of the Year and Irish Breakthrough Artist at the live event in Vicar Street. The Irish Song of the Year 2024 will be announced by host Tracy Clifford on the day of the live event and presented to the winner that night. A special TV show will be broadcast on Thursday 13th March at 10.35pm.
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The 20th annual RTÉ Choice Music Prize will once again celebrate the best in Irish recorded music. The Prize has become one of the music-industry highlights of the year since its inception in 2005. The Irish Album of the Year award is chosen from a shortlist of ten albums by a panel of eleven Irish music media professionals and industry experts. The list of judges is available via http://www.choicemusicprize.ie.
The winning Album of the Year act will receive €10,000, a prize fund which has been provided by The Irish Music Rights Organization (IMRO) and The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). All shortlisted acts will receive a specially commissioned award.
RAAP, Culture Ireland, FMC, Minding Creative Minds, Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet and Coimisiún na Meán are also official project partners of the RTÉ Choice Music Prize.
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For further information please contact:
Choice Music Prize: Liza Geddes, Recode Publicity I lizageddes@gmail.com
RTÉ: Neil O’Gorman neil.ogorman@rte.ie
Notes to Editor:
The RTÉ Choice Music Prize is organised by co-founder David Reid. Editor of RTÉ Brainstorm & co-founder of the prize, Jim Carroll, is the chairman of the judging panel for Irish Album of the Year. It is unique in that the judging of the Irish Album of the Year focuses simply and solely on the music (as opposed to sales or airplay). A new panel of judges has been put in place for each of the three categories. The full list of all the judges will be on the RTÉ Choice Music Prize website starting 8th January, and through the week as each shortlist is announced, along with some further details. This is the twentieth year of the prize. Past winners can be found via http://www.choicemusicprize.ie/past-prizes/
Stay up-to-date with the latest RTÉ Choice Music Prize news by following @choiceprize, @rte2fm, @rte and @rte2 on Twitter and Facebook and @explorerte and @rte2fm on Instagram using #rtechoiceprize.
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