Saturday May 22nd. | KL. 11.00-11.50 | Radisson Blu

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST - A TOM WINDISH INTRODUCTION TO THE US LIVE INDUSTRY
Meet Tom Windish agent and founder of one of the most important independent booking agencies in the US, namely the Windish Agency.
Windish Agency today boasts an impressive roster of international top artists such as Justice, the XX and Hot Chip. Moreover the agency represents an impressive array of elite Scandinavian artists
such as Trentemøller, the Knife and Röyksopp. Tom Windish will be interviewed by Clash Magazine news editor Si Hawkins followed by an open Q & A session with the audience.

Si Hawkins
Si Hawkins has interviewed everyone from Eric Cantona to Ice T during a varied ten years in journalism. He started out writing about dance music, despite growing up an indie kid, became a successful football writer along the way, and is now the news editor at award-winning UK music magazine Clash.


Tom Windish
Tom Windish is a booking agent and owner of The Windish Agency. Headquartered in Chicago, The Windish Agency recently opened a second office in New York, and also retains employees and associates in Los Angeles. Tom has been booking tours for bands for the last 17 years. Tom formed The Windish Agency in 2004 and currently employs 20 people across both offices. He books and oversees the booking of over 300 artists from around the world, including Justice, Hot Chip, Girl Talk, Pink Martini, Jose Gonzalez and many, many more.