“Music Life Is Live” is the main topic of the 9th Vienna Music Business Research Days from Sep. 12-14, 2018. In presentations and discussions music business representatives and music business researchers focus this time on the political economy of music festivals and the economics of the international concert and touring business. Find the program here.
Ernst L. Hartz is a participant of the panel discussion on “The International Concert and Touring Business” with Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt (International Music Managers Forum, London, UK), Harry Jenner (Frequency Festival, Austria) and Peter Jenner (Sincere Music, London, UK) moderated by Berthold Seliger from 16:15-17:30 in Joseph Haydn-Hall at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Ernst-Ludwig Hartz is promoting concerts and festivals since 40 years. As a local promoter he worked with Rage against the Machine, Pink Floyd, U2, Tine Turner, Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Page & Plant, Roxy Music, Coldplay or Eminem to name just a few.
One of his festivals was the Bizarre Festival (1987-2002) – the first big alternative festival in Germany. Bands like the Foo Fighters, Beck, Iggy Pop, Rammstein, die Ärzte, die Toten Hosen, The Chemical Brothers, Korn or Faith No More played at the event.
Since 2012 with his partner Martin Nötzel he has build an open air site in the Beethoventown Bonn-Kunst!Rasen – a 9,000 capacity venue which saw artists like Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Santana, Gov’t Mule, Jan Delay & Disko No 1, BAP, Limp Bizkit, ZAZ or Deichkind. His latest coup were three shows at Roncalliplatz in Cologne(near the cathedral) which saw this summer sold out shows with Van Morrison, Patti Smith and Joan Baez.
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