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Caribbean Export and EPA Implementation in the Caribbean Services Sector BENEFICIARY SUCCESSES USING THE EPA

Caribbean Downloads/DanceBeat St. Kitts and Nevis

export of regional music to Europe. The EMERGENCE Project (merging music, fashion and film) was born out of this process and further explored after returning from the Study Tour. Regional partners on the project include Meiling Inc., Free Spirit Media Ltd., Full Circle Animation Studios and Patwa Apparel . Subsequent to the contacts made during the Study Tour, Border Blaster Music in Paris extended the invitation for Studio Jay to attend MIDEM ’13 in Cannes, France from January 26 - 29, 2013. The company was also invited to the Make U Music studio in Paris for an additional week, where they were given the chance to complete a recording session with two Emergence Album artistes. As a result, Make U Music has signed one of the Studio Jay artistes to a 2-Album, 2-Music Video and 10-Concert Tour contract.

In 2012, Caribbean Downloads/ DanceBeat participated in the European Study Tour. While in Manchester, the company established a contact with Herz80 Production Studio, and the two are currently collaborating on an album. Contact was also made with Judd Lewis to launch the Caribbean Blue Circuit Project, which involves brining European artistes to the region to undertake musical tours. In Liverpool, Caribbean Downloads/DanceBeat met with Sound City and the two are collaborating to host a Caribbean Music Conference, in association with the OECS Export Development Unit. The Berlin leg of the tour was also beneficial as contact was made with the WOMEX office to negotiate the showcasing of Caribbean bands during future staging’s