Giulio Ricciardi is a DJ, producer, remixer, and audio engineer from the USA, with 16 years of experience in the music industry. Best known for his incredible talent and genuine passion for Techno and House music, heās built an impressively versatile resume over the years under different aliases.
Not long after Russian bombs started falling on Ukraine last month, Oleh Shpudeiko stuffed some socks and T-shirts in a bag, grabbed the bulkyĀ modular synthesizerĀ he has spent the past few years assembling, and set off with his mother, who suffers from multiple sclerosis and cannot walk without assistance, for the Polish border. āIt was hell,ā says Shpudeiko, an avant-garde composer and electronic musician who fuses baroque counterpoint and ambient soundscaping under the aliasĀ Heinali.
Berlin-based Ronald Christoph is a highly educated musician, prolific music producer, and live Performer with an impressive career spanning nearly three decades. Having worked across a diverse spectrum of contemporary music and art projects since the early 90s, Ronaldās impressive discography is an ongoing journey of electronic, disco, house & techno music, and all shades in between.
It is every music artist’s dream to make it in the American music industry. Even big music artists from elsewhere in the world dream of building a fan base in the United States and being able to tour there.Ā That should not come as a surprise since it remains the worldās biggest recorded-music market and, in the eyes of many, the focal entertainment country of the world. However, itās also one of the most challenging countries for an overseas artist to crack.
This was the point of discussion at a panel in the recent Midem conference. Moderated by the Bloom Effectās Fiona Bloom, the panel included Michele Amar, director of the US Office, Bureau Export; John Katovsich, VP of theatrical music at Lionsgate; Andreas Katsambas, recording executive at BMG; and Andrea Da Silva, global team leader, media and entertainment at the US Department of Commerce.
The panel provided some key takeaways that overseas artists should take note of:
