::fc-announce:: Griffith Digital Arts Lecture Series: Dagfinn Bach, 7:30pm 10 October 2006

[adam muir]

You are cordially invited to
The Griffith University Digital Arts Lecture Series

Tuesday 10th October, 7.30pm–9:00pm
Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Queensland Conservatorium South Bank, Brisbane

THE GLOBALISATION OF THE DIGITAL ARTS

Mr Dagfinn Bach
CEO Artspages China
Director of R&D and Business Development Artspages International AS
at Open Public Lecture
http://www.artspages.org

Dagfinn’s experience in the development of the on-line music and digital
arts business provides an opportunity for academics, students and
industry practitioners to learn first hand some of the solutions adopted
internationally to meet the challenges for creative artists presented by
the rapidly changing digital environment. As well as musicians, his
presentation will resonate with all artists for whom the digital
environment is a major part of their work and dissemination, and will be
of interest to technologists engaged in creating on-line mechanisms
designed to bring artistic content to the public.

Dagfinn’s presentation will focus on the challenges and opportunities
arising from the dramatic changes in the digital arts value chain
particularly the relationship between multinational companies, small and
medium enterprises and individual artists. How do rights holders – both
artists and producers – avoid being exploited by these changes and what
can we expect in the next decade in this exciting and rapidly evolving
industry? During the presentation, Dagfinn will also present an
introduction to the next generation online media technology standard:
MPEG-7.


If attending, please RSVP
By 5:00pm, Monday, 9 October 2006
mailto:digitalarts at griffith.edu.au


About the Presenter
Dagfinn Bach is CEO of Artspages China and Director of R&D and Business
Development of Artspages International AS, an artist friendly content
aggregator and licence broker that distributes creative music from
around the world to new markets through B2B partnerships. As an
organisation that is partly owned by artists organisations and labels,
Artspages has some of the best indie, underground and world music
content from Scandinavia, Hispanic countries and China.

Originally a graduate in music from Bergen University, Dagfinn is
regarded as a pioneer in the online music business with an impeccable
track record in European research and business development.

At Western Norway Research Institute, he was the leader of a cluster of
early pilot projects on MP3 in music production and distribution,
digitisation of music archives and one of the first mixed-mode
audio/multimedia CD-ROMs.

He has been the initiator and coordinator of several important European
Commission funded projects: MUSICFINDER (MEDIA Investment Club,
1993-1996), MUSIC AND MULTIMEDIA PUBLISHING (IE-231, 1994-1995) MODE
Music On Demand (BIS 2050, 1995 – 1997).  He was involved in the
development and start-up of JUKEBOX (1992-1996), ARGOS (ESPRIT- 26.984,
1998-1999), and CARO (1998-2000). In 1999 he was validation and
dissemination manager of CUIDADO (IST) and project and dissemination and
exploitation manager of the E-content project EMUCAST (EDC-11010 EMUCAST
/ 27578).

Mr. Bach was appointed as external expert and evaluator for the INFO2002
Multimedia Rights Management Systems call for proposals in 1998. In 1999
he was retained as consultant to Nokia Ventures Organisation to conduct
a feasibility study on E-trade of music in the Chinese mainland market.
Also in 1999, Dagfinn founded and established Artspages International AS
and continues to  co-ordinate the establishment of a global network of
rights holders and the development of tailored B2B services for securing
a sustainable development of the local music and cultural industries.










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- adam muir

phd candidate in internetwork ecology

school of arts
griffith university

http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/art/
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