Output Belfast line-up revealed

Organised by Belfast City Council in partnership with Generator NI, the conference will include panel discussions, music sessions, workshops and speed networking events as well as keynote speeches from award-winning musicians and managers of globally recognized talent.

The conference is expected to be attended by around 500 local artists, businesses and students, and will address the challenges and opportunities that the music industry presents, highlighting the key role that music and performance plays within Northern Ireland’s creative industries sector.

The daytime conference will include talks from founder of Pledge Music, Benji Roberts; songwriter for Ellie Goulding and Florence and the Machine, Crispin Hunt; and host of BBC Radio 1’s Rock Show, Daniel P Carter.

In the evening, a series of free shows will be hosted across Belfast's Cathedral Quarter by the likes of The Thin Air, AVA Festival and IMRO, with music courtesy of New Portals, Malojian, Robocobra Quartet, Hot Cops, Callum Stewart and Robyn G Shiels.

Output Belfast will take place on Feburary 16. See here for more details: outputbelfast.com/output-belfast-2017