Demonstrating the value of music cities
Experts based in the UK and Hong Kong explored how a thriving music scene goes hand in hand with a dynamic cityscape
News By James Hanley | 4 April 2025
Experts based in Hong Kong, Liverpool and Cardiff have shared the secrets of demonstrating the value of live music to local decision makers.
Shain Shapiro, whose music market development consultancy Sound Diplomacy is known for pioneering the idea of the ‘music city’, hosted the ILMC panel Music & Cities: Built on Rock & Roll.
The session at the Royal Lancaster in London explored how a thriving music scene goes hand in hand with a dynamic cityscape. It heard case studies from…