How to (e) connect with Asia?

w/ Jae Jin In (KR), Shinji Kitagawa (JP), Andy Yan (CN) - Moderation: Eric Zhao (CN)

Presented by Le Bureau Export as part of Asia in the Limelight [Focus Jazz] / (From) Home Export Days, in partnership with Korean Jarasum Jazz Festival and in collaboration with French festival Jazz Sous les Pommiers, the Embassy of France in Singapore, the French Institute in South Korea, the French Institute in Japan and the French Institute in China.

Jae Jin In, Jarasum Jazz Festival (South Korea)

One of the most important jazz festivals in Asia which has been established in 2004, every beginning of October in South Korea.

As a director and founder of Jarasum Jazz Festival, Jae Jin In (aka . JJ) has a long career for jazz and world music in Korea. He has organised many music and cultural events including the 2016 Winter Olympic Games whole culture programmes and many more music festivals. He is also a professor at the Howon University which is specialised in music and performances. He has presented many French and European jazz musicians in Korea for the last over 20 years.

Shinji Kitagawa, Tokyo Jazz Festival (Japan)

Senior Producer, Event Business Department, NHK Enterprise Inc. Programmer for the Plaza venue of TOKYO JAZZ +plus.

Born in 1980, Tokyo, Japan. After working many years in the cinema industry, Kitagawa joined NHK Enterprises in 2016. Since then, he has been involved in a wide range of creative projects, including TOKYO JAZZ +plus.

Since its start in 2002, TOKYO JAZZ FESTIVAL has grown into a unique urban music festival known for its international flair and high musical standards. Due to the Covid Pandemia, the last edition was organised online.

Andy Yan, Lezi Entertnainment (China)

Director of Lezi Entertainment, partner of IFC on FDLM in Shanghai, and operator of the playlists of What the France on Netease Cloud Music.

Andy has been invited to MaMA Convention in 2019, and signed several French artists for their distribution of catalogue in China including Ray Lema, Praa, Lewis OfMan, Anoraak etc.

LEZI Entertainment was first established in 2009. Now our business covers music labels “竹 “BASE”, talents management, music distribution, copyright management and live events promoter/producer. We manage more than 20 groups of artists and own more than 60,000 songs. Combining forces of showbiz experts, Lezi Communications has already transformed into Lezi Entertainment, which now expands business into live entertainment territory. We have worked with artists like the Prodigy, Disclosure, Clean Bandit, the Black Eyed Peas, the Eagles, Bob Dylan, Kylie Minogue, Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, Big Bang, the Petshop Boys, Alicia Keys, G-Dragon to name a few. Apart from live entertainment production itself, our clients also rely on our experienced consultancy for live music industry as well as government practice of mainland China.

Le Bureau Export

Since 1993, Le Bureau Export has worked to develop popular and classical music made in France on an international scale. Thanks to financial resources from both professional and institutional partners, Le Bureau Export has built a worldwide network aimed at facilitating exchanges between French and foreign music professionals.Le Bureau Export is a member of EMEE-European Music Exporters Exchange.

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