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International Media

Archie Hamilton, MD of Split Works (Shanghai and Beijing based concert promoters) gets a full page in the UK’s Telegraph. Expounding on the difficulties of growing a music industry in such a new territory, it’s worth a quick skim. Check … Continue reading

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Posting LITE

From tomorrow, this here Radar is gonna be on planes, trains and automobiles for 10 days.  We are hugely honored to be speaking at SXSW (you can find the event details HERE – the topic is “Can China build a … Continue reading

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Enovate, looking back and prediction

Enovate, the Shanghai based research and insights firm, asked our opinions regarding music in China.  A key insight from 2009 and a prediction for 2010.  You can read the full article covering the spectrum HERE, and you can read what … Continue reading

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Top 10 musical moments of the (half) decade

Archie arrived in China in 2005 to set up Split Works, a company focused on building a music industry in China and generating compelling creative and content for brands that have a youth bias. Split Works book and produce tours all … Continue reading

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A bit more 2009 before we finish

We were kindly asked by a few online publications to give our thoughts from the past and a little about the future.  We contributed to close of the decade musings at Enovate Shanghaiist SmartShanghai Wooozy and we will share those … Continue reading

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Cool (and quite white)

New Shanghai webzine CNNGo (click for what, Morgan?) today printed a Shanghai “hot-list” – 20 of the hottest people that you really should know in Shanghai.  This lowly blog got a mention, which is always nice, but what was nicer … Continue reading

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Politalk48 – a meeting of minds around the world

In May, a company from Canada brought an event called Transmit China to the Middle Kingdom for the second time. Transmit’s focus was to bring the Canadian Music industry and the nascent Chinese one closer together. Transmit China 2009 featured … Continue reading

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Interview with Archie Hamilton of Split Works…

There is a long, long interview on Creative Hunt with Archie Hamilton of Split Works, the Shanghai and Beijing based promoter.  It is a short history of the company in China, his personal road to now, and some thoughts to … Continue reading

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Take a bit more of China to SXSW!

One of the authors of this blog is looking to share some “double happiness” at SXSW 2010.  If you think our ranting deserves a bigger audience, feel free to recommend our panel. HERE You have to sign in, which is … Continue reading

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Young Artists to Watch: Music Matters Asia Showcase

After a full day of panels, podiums, and powerpoint presentations, it was refreshing to cap off day one of Music Matters Asia with a sampling of live performances from seven regional bands. Compared to the mixed bag and a few … Continue reading

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