Why should you support Writing Retreat: Thailand?

2022 is what we hope will be the inaugural year of an annual event, bringing together some of the best artists, writers and producers from the UK and South East Asia. With an increasing focus on the Asian market by Western music businesses and consumers alike, we strongly believe that there is a need for high quality opportunities for music creators, the music industry and brands for access both markets - Writing Retreat: Thailand aims to provide precisely this kind of opportunity.

THE DETAILS

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS, WRITERS & PRODUCERS

Jack Garratt

With over 300m streams worldwide, Jack Garratt is a household name in the UK. Among his many accolades Jack can count a BRIT Award, BBC 'Sound Of' and MTV 'Brand New' artist picks, and Annie Mac's 'Hottest Record in the World'.

Valentina Ploy

A songwriter since she was just 7 years old, Valentina's introspective storytelling pop songs have amassed tens of millions of streams and landed her a deal with Warner Music Asia. Fluent in 5 languages, Valentina's lyric-writing is influenced by her multi-lingual background.

Richard Craker

Writer-producer Richard Craker has worked around the globe with Grammy Award Winners, produced a UK #1 album for Liam Gallagher, and has worked on records which have topped the charts in over 20 countries.

Matt Maltese

Matt Maltese has established himself as a songwriter with a knack for dry one liners and a keen eye for self-deprecation. His tracks have amassed over 300m streams worldwide, including a viral TikTok hit.

Cortney Dixon

An emerging UK artist working with Deluxxe Management, Cortney Dixon's first releases have landed coveted 'New Music Friday' playlist with Spotify, had support from Amazon Music, and radio play on BBC Radio 1.

SILVY

After signing her record deal with GMM Grammy at the age of 15, SILVY has been a fixture of Thai pop music, including appearances on The Voice and The Masked Singer. An advocate of body positivity and female empowerment, SILVY writes raw and uncompromising pop anthems.

SEKI

Thai alt-pop newcomer SEKI has released just two tracks to date, but has already garnered support from tastemakers at NME, Fungjai, Cat Radio, Blast Magazine, A Day Magazine, and elsewhere.

Ed Geater

UK songwriter Ed Geater fuses influences from alternative rock, folk and electronica to create vivid and textural musical landscapes. Signed to Brox Records and Anara Publishing, his tracks have had support from BBC 6Music and Spotify. Ed is also a talented beatboxer!

Andy Tubman

Drawing from his Nashville roots, writer/producer Andy Tubman creates lilting melodies and sensual grooves. His track 'Quiet Inside' appeared in Keira Knightley movie 'The Jacket', inadvertently triggering over 40m (illegal) streams of the track in China!

Luke Elgie

Luke Elgie is the writer/producer behind SHIELDS and Penguin. His tracks have seen him invited to perform at festivals like Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds, land syncs with brands including FILA, Land Rover and Ubisoft, and amass millions of streams around the world.

Cupnoodle

Independent Thai artist Cupnoodle writes the most relatable, sardonic, yet soulful tracks you're likely to ever hear! Her tracks have featured in UK TV show 'Made In Chelsea' and garnered support from Spotify throughout Asia.

Jake Alder

UK writer/producer Jake Alder has collaborated on tracks for ads for Nike, Pepsi, L'Oréal and Garnier, as well as releasing original music that has featured on Channel 4, ITV, Sky and BBC radio.

THE SOUND OF WRITING RETREAT: THAILAND 2022

OUR PARTNERS

Writing Retreat: Thailand is being organised with the support of the UK's Department of International Trade (DIT), British Council, and NME Networks. DIT are assisting by hosting a networking drinks reception for event partners and music industry guests at the British Ambassador's residence in Bangkok. British Council have supplied funding to cover some of the costs for the participating UK emerging artists. NME will help us produce and promote content from the songwriting retreat across their international media network.

THE BENEFITS

In short, this is an excellent opportunity for participating artists and brands to reach new markets - either through direct connection with audiences in new territories or through collaboration with artists with an existing profile in a given region or musical space. Our media partnership will see high quality exposure in the UK and South East Asia, with video and social media content produced throughout the retreat. We will also be connecting artists directly with brands - either through supplying sync briefs to write to as part of the retreat, or through our industry networking event. Your brand will be prominently displayed in visual content and included in all press releases as an official event sponsor.

THE DATA

Combined reach of artist and event partner social media...

1,500,000

890,000

1,095,000

1,700,000

850,000

NEXT STEPS?

If you think Writing Retreat: Thailand would be a good fit for your brand, then reach out to event organiser Andy Haggerstone via email. We will set up a call to discuss opportunities for collaboration.