Video: How to... stand out from the crowd

Highlights video from our panel discussion on How to Stand Out in a Crowded Marketplace

Featuring:

Jess Gillam (saxophonist)

Ashutosh Khandekar (Editor-in-Chief, Opera Now)

Ben Rayfield (Managing Director, Rayfield Allied)

Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violinist)

Alasdair Tait (Chief Executive, YCAT)

Alasdair Tait (Chief Executive, YCAT) on approaching promoters

Part of a YCAT Sounding Board panel discussion 'Do I need an agent?'

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