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EDM trade body announces full board of advisors

By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 24 May 2013

The Association For Electronic Music, which launched at MIDEM earlier this year, has confirmed the members of its 51-strong advisory board, which includes most of the big names of the global EDM community.

Full information of the board has been published as the new trade group meets at the International Music Summit in Ibiza. Additions to the board since January include Ed Banger Records’ Pedro Winter, Ministry of Sound’s Lohan Presencer, K7’s Horst Weidenmuller, Defected’s Simon Dunmore and Avicii manager Ash Pournouri.

Commenting on developments since AFEM launched at the start of the year, co-founder Ben Turner told CMU yesterday: “We set out with the objective of creating an inclusive organisation with the objective of being a worldwide voice for electronic dance music. The response so far has confirmed our view that the time is right for dance music to assert its voice. The energy and passion of our advisory board is clear. It is striking to see so many people who ordinarily are fierce rivals joining together to fight for the music they love”.

For fans of lists, here’s the full list of AFEM’s Board Of Advisors:

Amy Thomson, ATM Artists (England)
Arny Bink, Black Hole Recordings (Netherlands)
Ash Pournouri (Sweden)
Ben Turner, Graphite (England)
Bobby Simms, Pop Shop (France)
Brian Tappert, Trax Source (North America)
Bruce Eskowitz, Red Light Management (North America)
Carlos Correal, Insomniac (North America)
Caroline Prothero, Prohibition DJ (England)
Danny Whittle, IBZ Entertainment (Spain)
David Levy, William Morris Endeavor (England)
Duncan Stutterheim, ID&T (Netherlands)
Georgia Taglietti, Sonar (Spain)
Henry Village, Stackhouse Music Management / Black Butter Records (England)
Horst Weidenmueller, K7 (Germany)
James Barton, Live Nation (North America)
Jason Bentley, KCRW (North America)
Jason Ellis, Universal (England)
Jason Huavere, Movement / Paxahau (North America)
Jens Thele, Kontor (Germany)
John Truelove, Truelove (England)
Kurosh Nasseri, Nasseri (North America)
Liz Miller, Big Beat / Atlantic (North America)
Lohan Presencer, Ministry of Sound (England)
Lynn Cosgrave, Safehouse Management (England)
Marcus Trojan, Weekend (Germany)
Maria May, CAA: Creative Artists Agency (England)
Mark Brown, CR2 (England)
Mark Gillespie, Three Six Zero Management (North America)
Mark Jowett, Nettwerk Music Group (Canada)
Mark Quail, Mark Quail (Canada)
Martin Gontad, 2 Net Producciones (Argentina)
Matthew Adell, Beatport (North America)
Maykel Piron, Armada Music (Netherlands)
Nic Burger, F! Records (South Africa)
Patrick Moxey, Ultra Records (North America)
Patrick Stolpmann, SweetN Low (Germany)
Paul Morris (AM Only (North America)
Pedro Winter, Ed Banger Records (France)
Nikhil Chinapa, Submerge (India)
Philipp Jung, Get Physical (Germany)
Ralf Kollmann, Mobilee Records (Germany)
Richie McNeill, Totem One Love (Australia)
Sam Evitt, Method Music (England)
Simon Dunmore, Defected (England)
Steven Braines, The Weird & The Wonderful)
Stephanie LaFera, Little Empire Music (North America)
Steve Goodgold, Windish Agency (North America)
Tim McGee, Ministry of Sound (Australia)
Tim Smith, Blood Company, North America)
Tom Preuss, Desolat / Artist A-Life (Germany)