youbloom@Dublin 2014

youbloom@Dublin is back! Their second year event will be held June 13/14/15th under the title of Beautiful Vision. 100 bands from around the world will play over three nights at venues in Dublin's famed Dame District www.damedistrict.com.

As in 2013, the youbloom A&R team will choose the 100 multi-cultural and multi-genre artists. If you are an artist, apply to play before March 16th 2014.

The conference will take place during the day on June 14/15th at the College of Surgeons in St. Stephens Green (easy walking distance from the Dame District) and will include one on one Speed Sessions with industry experts, Panels, MasterClasses, Keynote Speech and Learning Rooms. Speakers confirmed to date include: 

Alan McGee - Keynote Speaker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_McGee) Alan has managed and championed successful acts such as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, The Libertines.

youbloom@Dublin 2014 Ambassadors are Bob Geldof http://www.bobgeldof.com, Eleanor McEvoy http://www.eleanormcevoy.com , Colm OSnodaigh http://www.kila.ie

Nigel Grainge - http://nigelgrainge.com A&R legend, signed Thin Lizzy, Boomtown Rats, Sinead O'Connor, Waterboys, Steve Miller Band, 10cc, World Party.

Rupert Hine -  http://ruperthine.com Platinum producer, (Tina Turner, The Fixx, Rush, Stevie Nicks, Thomson Twins, Kate Bush, Suzanne Vega).

Alex Von Soos - https://www.facebook.com/alexander.vonsoos Songwriter/Producer, (All Saints, Atomic Kitten and many other artists worldwide, selling more than 5 million records in the process).

Neil McCormick -  http://neilmccormick.co.uk/ is a UK based music journalist. He has a weekly column in the Daily Telegraph, he is a regular guest on BBC radio and TV. He was formerly Editor At Large at GQ and has contributed to many other publications including Marie Claire, Q Magazine, Hot Press, the Observer, the Sunday Times and the Irish Independent. In another life Neil was allegedly the first person to leave rock band U2.

"youbloom@Dublin is an amazing opportunity for independent bands/artists and has the potential to become Dublins SouthbySouthWest" - Bob Geldof

Detailed information on the Festival, Conference and Accommodations are coming soon.

This years theme is "Beautiful Vision", youbloom@Dublin will provide opportunities to learn about the business of music with masterclasses, panels and speed sessions with industry experts. All selected artists will play at the 3-day music festival in venues in Dublin's famed Dame District http://www.damedistrict.com.

If you think that you:

• can perform a compelling and strong live show
• have a gorgeous national and international fan base
• are original
• have a really good presence online (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter etc)
• have built a very strong image of yourself