IQ (magazine)

IQ is a news platform for the international live music industry. Its readership of more than 100,000 professionals a month comprises live music professionals, including concert promoters, booking agents, festival organisers, artist managers and venue operators, in more than 60 countries.^[1]

IQ

Editor	Gordon Masson
News editor	James Hanley
Deputy News Editor	Lisa Henderson
Former editors	Greg Parmley, Allan McGowan
Categories	Trade magazine
Frequency	8 issues per year
Format	Print magazine & news website
Publisher	Suspicious Marketing
Founded	2004
First issue	Q4 2004
Company	ILMC
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	London
Language	English
Website	iq-mag.net
ISSN	2633-0636

IQ comprises a regular print & digital magazine, several annual reports and daily news, insight and analysis. The IQ family also includes two annual conferences: ILMC, the live music industry's largest international gathering, and the International Festival Forum (IFF).

History and profile

IQ Magazine was established in late 2004 as the journal of the International Live Music Conference (ILMC), the leading annual gathering of professionals working in live music and entertainment, and originally stood for ILMC Quarterly.^[2] The magazine is now published on a bimonthly basis, while its website is updated daily.

In print and online, IQ presents industry updates, news analysis and features to both conference delegates and the industry at large.^[3] Its articles have been cited by Forbes,^[4] the NME,^[5] the Evening Standard,^[6] Complete Music Update,^[7] Resident Advisor,^[8] Pollstar^[9] and the Mayor of London.^[10]

ILMC and IFF

ILMC began in 1989, and was the first dedicated gathering of leading figures in the global concert industry.^[11] Some 1,800 people attended the most recent conference, ILMC 31,^[12] at the Royal Garden Hotel in London in March 2019. Previous ILMC speakers include Michael Rapino,^[13] Arthur Fogel,^[14] Marc Geiger,^[15] Herman Schueremans,^[16] Peter Mensch^[17] and Paul McGuinness,^[18] and artists such as Roger Daltrey,^[19] Dua Lipa^[20] and Nick Mason.^[21]

The conference is also home to an annual awards ceremony, the Arthur Awards, which honours live music professionals and companies. Previous winners include Harvey Goldsmith, John Giddings, the Royal Albert Hall, The O2 Arena, Adele agent Lucy Dickins, CTS Eventim, Michael Chugg, Rock Werchter and Glastonbury Festival.^[22]

IFF, which launched in 2015,^[23] is an invitation-only networking event for music festivals and booking agents.

References

1. "IQ Media Pack 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
2. McGowan, Allan (2004). "The ILMC Quarterly Journal". IQ Magazine (1): 1.
3. "IQ Magazine". Showcase. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
4. Singletary, Charles. "Second Life Successor Sansar Draws In Over A Thousand VR Viewers With Live Music Event". Forbes. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
5. Reilly, Nick (9 November 2020). "Live Nation expects that "shows at scale" will return next summer". NME. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
6. Grafton-Green, Patrick (14 September 2017). "'Incredible' London named live music capital of Europe". Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
7. Cooke, Chris. "CMU@TGE Top Questions: How can you capitalise on the imminent "explosive growth" of live music in China?". Complete Music Update. UnLimited Media. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
8. Cetin, Marissa. "Providence Equity Partners' Superstruct Entertainment buys majority stake in Sónar". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
9. Gottfried, Gideon. "Superstruct Entertainment Acquires Portfolio Of Live Events From Global". Pollstar. Oak View Group. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
10. "London named Europe's live music capital". London Assembly. Mayor of London. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
11. "About the ILMC". ILMC. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
12. Gottfried, Gideon. "ILMC 31 Introduces Futures Forum For Next Generation Of Industry Leaders". Pollstar. Oak View Group. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
13. Hanley, James. "Michael Rapino: 'We've got to do a better job of pricing the house'". Music Week. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
14. Koranteng, Juliana. "Live Nation and AEG Live bosses speaking at ILMC 2015". Rockol. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
15. "ILMC 28 conference agenda revealed". Record of the Day. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
16. "The Think Tank with Herman Schueremans, Andrew Zweck & Bryan Grant". ILMC. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
17. Parker, Steve (8 January 2018). "Peter Mensch to give key interview". Live UK. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
18. Dredge, Stuart. "Paul McGuinness bashes 'extraordinarily greedy' YouTube". Music Ally. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
19. Smirke, Richard (8 March 2019). "The Who's Roger Daltrey Talks Losing Money, Making New Music & The Tragedy Of Keith Moon At ILMC". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
20. Skinner, Tom (12 March 2019). "Dua Lipa on female artists breaking through in music: "As women, we have to work harder to be heard"". NME. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
21. "CMU Planner – w/c 4 Mar 2013". Complete Music Update. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
22. "Arthurs Hall of Fame". ILMC. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
23. Clift, Caroline (10 April 2015). "ILMC launches International Festival Forum". Stand Out. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Digital back issues on Issuu
• ILMC website