Survival Guide

Make the most of it. You’ve got a building full of composers, supervisors, publishers and mentors, all there for the same reason you are — a bit of prep beforehand is the difference between a good day and one that’s still paying off months later.

Before You Arrive

What to Bring

  1. Headphones — over-ear if you’ve got them; you’ll want them on the pro audio floor and for playing people your own work. Make sure they can connect to your phone easily.
  2. One streaming link with your best music on it. Something that opens on a phone in a second, no logins, no folders. Have it ready to add to your Besidee profile during registration and somewhere you can grab it instantly.
  3. Business cards. Still the easiest way to end a good conversation. Or if you don’t have time, your Besidee profile will do the work.
  4. And give your site and socials a quick refresh before the day. People will look you up on the way home.
  5. Bring your best self — you’ll be meeting seasoned professionals throughout the day.

Research

  1. List down your goals: what do you want from this conference? E.g. find a collaborator or publisher, meet a mentor, learn about an area of the industry. Shape your goal to understand what steps you need to take.
  2. Research the mentors and supervisors beforehand and find the ones whose work you genuinely like.
  3. Make a concise list of 3–4 questions that you can rehearse and ask everyone.
  4. Prepare an elevator pitch: thirty seconds is all you need.

Post-Conference

Make sure you send individual messages and emails after researching. Template copy-and-paste emails are likely to be ignored. Feel free to follow up, but do not spam the connection — they’ll get to you when they can.

Besidee Profiles

On arrival, you’ll get a lanyard with your name and a QR code linking to your online profile. Set it up as soon as you get it — swapping details then takes about two seconds. Have a few things ready to drop in: a photo, your work link, and a couple of lines about yourself.

Contact details and socials aren’t required fields, but do add them. If someone likes your music, you want them to be able to reach you without hunting. Your QR code stays the same all day, and anyone scanning it goes straight to your profile and your music.

To save someone you’ve met, tap View Profile on their page. Their details open as a contact you can save straight to your phone. If your Besidee account is linked to your event profile, you can also look back at everyone whose profile you saved.

Want to edit your profile or see how many people visited it? Sign in to Besidee with the same email address you gave for your event profile.

The Process

  1. Visit besidee.com.
  2. Click Get Started in the top-right corner.
  3. Create an account, or click Sign In at the bottom if an account already exists.
  4. Use the same email address provided for the event profile.
  5. Enter the OTP received by email.
  6. The assigned event profile will appear after login.
  7. Click Edit, make the required changes, and click Update to save them.

Come curious, say hello to the person next to you, and enjoy it — the best conversations at these things always happen unexpectedly.
See you on 23rd!