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export of regional music to Europe. The
EMERGENCE Project (merging music,
fashion and film) was born out of this
process and further explored after
returning from the Study Tour. Regional
partners on the project include Meiling
Inc., Free Spirit Media Ltd., Full Circle
Animation Studios and Patwa Apparel
.
Subsequent to the contacts made during
the Study Tour, Border Blaster Music in
Paris extended the invitation for Studio
Jay to attend MIDEM ’13 in Cannes,
France from January 26 - 29, 2013. The
company was also invited to the Make
U Music studio in Paris for an additional
week, where they were given the
chance to complete a recording session
with two Emergence Album artistes. As
a result, Make U Music has signed one
of the Studio Jay artistes to a 2-Album,
2-Music Video and 10-Concert Tour
contract.
In 2012, Caribbean Downloads/
DanceBeat participated in the European
Study Tour. While in Manchester, the
company established a contact with
Herz80 Production Studio, and the
two are currently collaborating on an
album. Contact was also made with
Judd Lewis to launch the Caribbean
Blue Circuit Project, which involves
brining European artistes to the region
to undertake musical tours. In Liverpool,
Caribbean Downloads/DanceBeat
met with Sound City and the two are
collaborating to host a Caribbean Music
Conference, in association with the
OECS Export Development Unit. The
Berlin leg of the tour was also beneficial
as contact was made with the WOMEX
office to negotiate the showcasing of
Caribbean bands during future staging’s
Caribbean Downloads/DanceBeat
St. Kitts and Nevis
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