Global EDM Trade Organization Formed

New Group

A trade organization, THE ASSOCIATION FOR ELECTRONIC MUSIC (AFEM) was announced YESTERDAY (1/28) at the MIDEM music convention. The group, "will bring together representatives of artists, DJs, managers, labels, promoters, publishers, agents, retailers and broadcasters with the aim to advance the cause of electronic music, which was valued as a genre to be worth $4 billion worldwide in 2012," reports MUSICWEEK.

NILE RODGERS is set to serve as an AFEM Ambassador, with the Board of Advisors including:

MATTHEW ADELL, BEATPORT 
JAMES BARTON, LIVE NATION
CARLOS CORREAL, INSOMNIAC
JASON ELLIS, POSITIVA/VIRGIN RECORDS
STEPHANIE LAFERA, LITTLE EMPIRE MUSIC
DAVID LEVY, WME: WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR
MARIA MAY, CAA: CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY
LIZ MILLER, BIG BEAT/ATLANTIC
PAUL MORRIS, AM ONLY
PATRICK MOXEY, ULTRA RECORDS/SONY MUSIC,
MAYKEL PIRON, ARMADA MUSIC
DUNCAN STUTTERHEIM, ID&T
AMY THOMSON, ATM ARTISTS
JOHN TRUELOVE, TRUELOVE
DANNY WHITTLE, IBZ ENTERTAINMENT
TOM WINDISH. WINDISH AGENCY

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