When it comes to signing or booking artists, especially in regards to emerging acts and artists, who and what are the most reliable sources of information? Is it the festival business increasingly moving from booking-by-gut-feeling to a data-driven process? And if so, what data are reliable? Moderator Sammy Andrews (Deviate Digital) invites panelists with different roles in various segments of the music industry to discuss the relevant platforms, sources of information and services that matter to them.

With: Roisin O'Connor - The Independent (GB), Christof Huber - St Gallen Open Air (CH), Joe Wood - One Little Indian (GB). Robert Meijerink - Doornroosje (NL)