Funktastic Chats

How Indie Week Went Bigger and Better Virtually with Darryl Hurs

November 09, 2021 Mike Zabrin Season 2 Episode 1
Funktastic Chats
How Indie Week Went Bigger and Better Virtually with Darryl Hurs
Show Notes

Want to learn how to break through the noise and clutter in order to stand out as an artist?

Indie Week "in-person" is a live festival that showcased artists around the world to industry professionals with 240 international bands and took up over 25 bars in downtown Toronto. When COVID happened, Darryl took this opportunity to create a massive 5 day virtual experience with 68+ Panels and 80+ speakers! Speakers include Rock N' Roll Hall of Famer, Marky Ramone (The Ramones), Steve Stewart (Stone Temple Pilots), CDBaby, BandZoogle, and many more!

Darryl Hurs has a 25+ year history in the music business including launching and running one of Canada’s largest indie music festivals and conference, Indie Week. Recently hired as the director of market development for CD Baby in Canada. Past positions include design and branding/marketing for Live Nation as a freelancer (projects included a corporate rebrand and logo design, launching VIPNATION.com, work for U2, Nickelback, Madonna, Beyonce, Jay-Z and Dave Matthews) retail buyer at HMV, and booker for one of Toronto’s top live music venues (The Rivoli).

www.Indieweek.com