Jenner And Bisla Join Great Escape

IMMF general secretary Peter Jenner and Musexpo co-founder Sat Bisla will be among the speakers at The Great Escape May 14-16.

The annual conference in Brighton, which has quickly established itself as one of Europe’s best showcases for new talent, will also include Roskilde Festival general manager Henrik Rasmussen, PRS economist Will Page, Radiohead member Colin Greenwood, legendary producer John Leckie and Jah Wobble from Public Image Ltd.

The talent on view – 300 new local and international acts spread across 34 Brighton venues – includes Kasabian, Little Boots, Cage The Elephant, Black Lips, Lightspeed Champion, Mongrel, Ipso Facto and The Pipettes. The conference takes place at The Thistle Hotel.

Package deals including three nights’ accommodation start at £470 and are available at escapegreat.com.