IQ (magazine) explained

IQ
Editor:Gordon Masson
Editor Title:Editor
Editor2:James Hanley
Editor Title2:News editor
Previous Editor:Greg Parmley, Allan McGowan
Editor Title3:Deputy News Editor
Editor3:Lisa Henderson
Category:Trade magazine
Frequency:8 issues per year
Format:Print magazine & news website
Publisher:Suspicious Marketing
Founded:2004
Firstdate:Q4 2004
Company:ILMC
Country:United Kingdom
Based:London
Language:English
Issn:2633-0636

IQ is a news platform for the international live music industry. Its readership of more than 100,000 professionals a month comprises live music professionals, including concert promoters, booking agents, festival organisers, artist managers and venue operators, in more than 60 countries.[1]

IQ comprises a regular print & digital magazine, several annual reports and daily news, insight and analysis. The IQ family also includes two annual conferences: ILMC, the live music industry's largest international gathering, and the International Festival Forum (IFF).

History and profile

IQ Magazine was established in late 2004 as the journal of the International Live Music Conference (ILMC), the leading annual gathering of professionals working in live music and entertainment, and originally stood for ILMC Quarterly.[2] The magazine is now published on a bimonthly basis, while its website is updated daily.

In print and online, IQ presents industry updates, news analysis and features to both conference delegates and the industry at large.[3] Its articles have been cited by Forbes,[4] the NME,[5] the Evening Standard,[6] Complete Music Update,[7] Resident Advisor,[8] Pollstar[9] and the Mayor of London.[10]

ILMC and IFF

ILMC began in 1989, and was the first dedicated gathering of leading figures in the global concert industry.[11] Some 1,800 people attended the most recent conference, ILMC 31,[12] at the Royal Garden Hotel in London in March 2019. Previous ILMC speakers include Michael Rapino,[13] Arthur Fogel,[14] Marc Geiger,[15] Herman Schueremans,[16] Peter Mensch[17] and Paul McGuinness,[18] and artists such as Roger Daltrey,[19] Dua Lipa[20] and Nick Mason.[21]

The conference is also home to an annual awards ceremony, the Arthur Awards, which honours live music professionals and companies. Previous winners include Harvey Goldsmith, John Giddings, the Royal Albert Hall, The O2 Arena, Adele agent Lucy Dickins, CTS Eventim, Michael Chugg, Rock Werchter and Glastonbury Festival.[22]

IFF, which launched in 2015,[23] is an invitation-only networking event for music festivals and booking agents.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IQ Media Pack 2019 . 17 July 2019.
  2. McGowan . Allan . The ILMC Quarterly Journal . IQ Magazine . 2004 . 1 . 1.
  3. Web site: IQ Magazine . Showcase . 17 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Singletary . Charles . Second Life Successor Sansar Draws In Over A Thousand VR Viewers With Live Music Event . Forbes . 17 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Reilly . Nick . Live Nation expects that "shows at scale" will return next summer . NME . 9 November 2020 . 11 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Grafton-Green . Patrick . 'Incredible' London named live music capital of Europe . Evening Standard . 14 September 2017 . 17 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Cooke . Chris . CMU@TGE Top Questions: How can you capitalise on the imminent "explosive growth" of live music in China? . Complete Music Update . UnLimited Media . 17 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Cetin . Marissa . Providence Equity Partners' Superstruct Entertainment buys majority stake in Sónar . Resident Advisor . 17 July 2019.
  9. Web site: Gottfried . Gideon . Superstruct Entertainment Acquires Portfolio Of Live Events From Global . Pollstar . Oak View Group . 17 July 2019.
  10. Web site: London named Europe's live music capital . London Assembly . 14 September 2017 . Mayor of London . 17 July 2019.
  11. Web site: About the ILMC . ILMC . 17 July 2019.
  12. Web site: Gottfried . Gideon . ILMC 31 Introduces Futures Forum For Next Generation Of Industry Leaders . Pollstar . Oak View Group . 17 July 2019.
  13. Web site: Hanley . James . Michael Rapino: 'We've got to do a better job of pricing the house' . Music Week . 17 July 2019.
  14. Web site: Koranteng . Juliana . Live Nation and AEG Live bosses speaking at ILMC 2015 . Rockol . 17 July 2019.
  15. Web site: ILMC 28 conference agenda revealed . Record of the Day . 17 July 2019.
  16. Web site: The Think Tank with Herman Schueremans, Andrew Zweck & Bryan Grant . ILMC . 17 July 2019.
  17. Web site: Parker . Steve . Peter Mensch to give key interview . Live UK . 8 January 2018 . 17 July 2019.
  18. Web site: Dredge . Stuart . Paul McGuinness bashes 'extraordinarily greedy' YouTube . Music Ally . 17 July 2019.
  19. Smirke . Richard . The Who's Roger Daltrey Talks Losing Money, Making New Music & The Tragedy Of Keith Moon At ILMC . Billboard . 8 March 2019 . 17 July 2019.
  20. Web site: Skinner . Tom . Dua Lipa on female artists breaking through in music: "As women, we have to work harder to be heard" . NME . 12 March 2019 . 17 July 2019.
  21. Web site: CMU Planner – w/c 4 Mar 2013 . Complete Music Update . 17 July 2019.
  22. Web site: Arthurs Hall of Fame . ILMC . 17 July 2019.
  23. Web site: Clift . Caroline . ILMC launches International Festival Forum . Stand Out . 10 April 2015 . 11 November 2020.

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