TUJA 2020 seminar "Music Management 101"
Virgo Sillamaa - “Myths of the Music Industry”

Who are the music professionals with whom artists work 24/7? Those who do their best to help the artist bring out their music and thoughts to reach the right audience in the most appropriate way.

Virgo Sillamaa is the director of Music Estonia, the Estonian music export office and industry development center. He is also the owner and co-founder of Avarus, a boutique creative music agency and consultancy based in Tallinn, Estonia. At Music Estonia he works with all parts of the Estonian music scene - artists, companies and organisations of various sorts - towards making Estonian music heard all over the world. He is a board member and serves in the function of the Secretary General at the EMEE (European Music Exporters Exchange) network, and is a member of the council at Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School (Tallinn University).

TUJA is the oldest Estonian jazz music festival that started in 1982.

Time: 6/3/2020 
Location: Estonian Academy of Arts

TUJA seminars are held for educational reasons and should be interesting listening for people who try to make living from their music.

TUJA 2020 festival was held on 4th to 8th of March 2020 in Estonia, seminar "Music Management 101" was held on 6th to 7th of March 2020 in Tallinn.

Events was sponsored by Packages by Dispak, Tere Piim, Red Bull, Estonian Academy of Arts.

Learn more about TUJA:
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TUJA 2020: "Music Management 101" / Virgo Sillamaa

TUJA 2020 seminar "Music Management 101"
Kadri Voorand, Madli-Liis Parts, Matti Lappalainen, moderated by Virgo Sillamaa - "When is an artist ready to conquer the world?" 

Young artists often have the question of when is the right moment to take the next step? Award-winning international artist Kadri Voorand, Ministry of Culture Music Advisor Madli-Liis Parts and Head of the April Jazz Festival and Music Finland Board Member Matti Lappalainen will give you some golden advice after years of action: what to do tomorrow to maximize your potential.

Madli-Liis Parts is a Music Advisor at the Ministry of Culture since 2016. Previously, she has been an active music journalist, as well as a founding member and coordinator of the European Jazz Journalists' Association, a project manager for Jazzkaar Young Jazz Journalists from 2002-2008 and a leader of the International Jazz Month 2004-2008. She has been engaged in communication and image development of musicians and collectives both in Estonia and internationally. In addition, she was the organizing director of the Estonian Composers' Union and the director of the Estonian Music Days Festival. Among other things, Madli-Liis has been the program coordinator of the European Capital of Culture Tallinn 2011 program, the director of development of the Tallinn Culture Cauldron, the coordinator of the Estonian Concert Young Producers Program and the Tallinn Old Town Days Music Program. Her work in the field of music has taken her to Scandinavia, Europe, the USA and North Africa.

Matti Lappalainen has previously been a trombone player, as well as arranging, producing and conducting works from jazz to modern classics. In the late 1990s, he began studying arts management at the Sibelius Academy. Lappalainen has been involved with music associations, foundations and companies like Musicians' Union, Gramex, Music Finland, Jazz Finland, Livelaboratorio. Since 2011, he has been Artistic Director of Espoo Big Band and April Jazz. Even though he no longer plays as a trombonist, he still loves arrangements from time to time (especially a capella).

Kadri Voorand is a jazz singer and composer, who’s original music and expression has brought her a number of prizes and performances in Estonia and abroad.  In 2017 she was awarded by Estonian Music Awards as the Best Female Artist of the Year and her album “Armupurjus” (“Love Intoxication”) was given the Award of the Best Jazz Album of the Year. In 2015 she was given the Award of the Best Jazz Musician of the Year by Danske Bank at this years Jazzkaar festival. In 2014 she was given a prominent Estonian Music Council Award. She has also been awarded with The Young Jazz Talent Award of the Year 2008.

Time: 6/3/2020 
Location: Estonian Academy of Arts

TUJA seminars are held for educational reasons and should be interesting listening for people who try to make living from their music.

TUJA 2020 festival was held on 4th to 8th of March 2020 in Estonia, seminar "Music Management 101" was held on 6th to 7th of March 2020 in Tallinn.

Events was sponsored by Packages by Dispak, Tere Piim, Red Bull, Estonian Academy of Arts.

TUJA is the oldest Estonian jazz music festival that started in 1982.

Lear more about TUJA:
www.tudengijazz.ee
www.facebook.com/Tudengijazz/
www.instagram.com/tudengijazz/

TUJA 2020: "Music Management 101" / Panel discussion

TUJA ehk Tudengijazz on vanima traditsiooniga Eesti jazzmuusikafestival, mis sai alguse juba 1982. aastal. 

Festivali põhieesmärk on olnud läbi aegade pakkuda noortele muusikutele esinemisvõimalusi, et avalikult esitleda publikule värskeid ja põnevaid muusikalisi kompositsioone-arranžeeringuid. Täna toob Tudengijazz kokku noored talendid nii Eestist kui ka teistest Euroopa riikidest, et lisaks esinemisvõimalusele arendada rahvusvahelisi suhteid ja luua uusi kontakte. 

Festivali korraldustiimis on olnud läbi aegade Eesti edukaimad muusikud ning ürituskorraldajad nagu näiteks Anne Erm, Villu Veski, Eero Raun, Reigo Ahven, Kristjan Mazurtchak, jne.

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ENG
TUJA aka Student Jazz is Estonian jazz music festival with the oldest tradition, which started already in 1982. 

The main goal of the festival has always been to offer young musicians the opportunity to perform publicly and present fresh and exciting musical compositions and arrangements to the audience. Today, TUJA brings together young talent from Estonia and other European countries to develop international relations and make new contacts in addition to performing.

The festival's organizing team has always included Estonia's most successful musicians and event organizers, such as Anne Erm, Villu Veski, Eero Raun, Reigo Ahven, Kristjan Mazurtchak, etc.

www.tudengijazz.ee