From Liverpool to Seoul: Sound City’s Asian adventure

“The level of opportunity in Asia is huge”: Sound City boss David Pichilingi talks setting up shop in Korea, plans for Chinese expansion and Asia’s music market evolution

Sound City CEO David Pichilingi © John Johnson

Independent festival and conference Sound City has its roots firmly in the northwest of the UK but has recently begun to set its sights much further afield, tapping into the rapidly growing South Korean music industry.

Here, IQ talks to Sound City chief executive David Pichilingi about new ventures overseas, the appetite for new music in Asia and why Sound City is much more than “just” a music festival…

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