BMC 2019 was honored to host a total of 57 Thai and 20 international bands/artists at our music showcase festival!
One of BMC’s goals is to help in the export of music across international borders and enter new markets. We wanted to know how well each showcasing band did in the eyes of our international delegates who are considered specialists of their local markets.
So, we conducted a survey to see which bands were their favorites; which bands may have potential to make it in their markets; and which bands they plan to work with in the near future.
Remark: 25 out of 57 delegates responded to mentioned survey between 13 NOV and 12 DEC 2019.
We hope the bands/artists who showcased at BMC 2019 could find information in this article useful for their future growth plannings. Also, we hope that the bands/artists not listed here do not belittle themselves, nor blame the delegates for not recognizing their talents. Lastly, this survey is merely a collection of personal opinions that should not be considered as marketing research analysis.
We – the organizers of BMC swear to continue improving our event and activities to help showcasing bands and artists get closer to reaching their full potential.
1. Top Favorite Bands/Artists
As we know that the delegates attending BMC 2019 have seen countless live performances, we can assume that they can naturally gauge the talent and musicianship each band/artist possess. So, in the survey, we asked each delegate to list their favorite bands/artists and considered each mention to be worth 1 point, and the summarized scores are shown below:
| Rank | Band/Artist |
Score
|
| 1 | Pyra | 7 |
| 2 | Gym and Swim | 6 |
| 3 | Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band | 4 |
| 3 | TELEx TELEXs | 4 |
| 3 | TONTRAKUL | 4 |
| 3 | Valentina Ploy | 4 |
| 7 | Soft Pine | 3 |
| 7 | Stoic | 3 |
| 9 | Faustus | 2 |
| 9 | H 3 F | 2 |
| 9 | Lukpeach | 2 |
| 9 | LUSS | 2 |
| 9 | M1LDL1FE (SG) | 2 |
| 9 | My Life As Ali Thomas | 2 |
| 9 | Omni Sight (JP) | 2 |
| 9 | Plastic Plastic | 2 |
| 9 | S.O.L.E | 2 |
| 9 | Tulegur 图利古尔 (CH) | 2 |
| 9 | Wave and so | 2 |
| 20 | .Feast (ID) | 1 |
| 20 | 88balaz (TW) | 1 |
| 20 | An Honest Mistake (MY) | 1 |
| 20 | Boyjozz | 1 |
| 20 | Chucheewa | 1 |
| 20 | Daniel Ryn | 1 |
| 20 | Henri Dunant | 1 |
| 20 | Inspirative | 1 |
| 20 | João Pais Filipe (PT) | 1 |
| 20 | Lightcraft (ID) | 1 |
| 20 | NOBUNA | 1 |
| 20 | Scaller (ID) | 1 |
| 20 | SRIRAJAH ROCKERS | 1 |
| 20 | temp. | 1 |
| 20 | Timothy Run (PH) | 1 |
| 20 | Waltz | 1 |
| 20 | Whal & Dolph | 1 |
| 20 | Yaan | 1 |
Remark: CH = China; ID = Indonesia; JP = Japan; MY = Malaysia; PH = Philippines; PT = Portugal; SG = Singapore; SW = Sweden; TW = Taiwan. Band/Artist names without country code in the brackets are from Thailand.
2. Bands/Artists with Export Potential
The next question we asked the delegates was “Which bands/artists do they think have potential in their relative markets?”, which we also hope could answer where a band can look towards in expanding their international fan base.
| Rank | Band/Artist | China | India | Indonesia | Japan | Malaysia | Philippines | Singapore | South Korea | Taiwan | Europe | North America | TOTAL SCORE (by band/artist) |
| 1 | Gym and Swim | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 2 | Valentina Ploy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 3 | Pyra | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | H 3 F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Soft Pine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 6 | TELEx TELEXs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| 7 | Scaller (ID) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | TONTRAKUL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 |
Electric.Neon.Lamp
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2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 9 | Plastic Plastic | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 9 | Wave and so | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 12 | Lukpeach | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 |
My Life As Ali Thomas
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 | S.O.L.E | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 12 |
SRIRAJAH ROCKERS
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Stoic | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 |
Timothy Run (PH)
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 | Waltz | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Whal & Dolph | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 20 | .Feast (ID) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Boyjozz | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Daniel Ryn | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Faustus | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Lightcraft (ID) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | LUSS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | M1LDL1FE (SG) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Omni Sight (JP) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | temp. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Tulegur 图利古尔 (CH) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Zweed n’ Roll | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL SCORE (by market) | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 86 |
Remark: CH = China; ID = Indonesia; JP = Japan; MY = Malaysia; PH = Philippines; PT = Portugal; SG = Singapore; SW = Sweden; TW = Taiwan. Band/Artist names without country code in the brackets are from Thailand.
3. Bands/Artists Most Likely to Get Booked
Lastly, we wanted to know the likeliness of bands/artists getting any business in the near future from showcasing at BMC 2019. So, the last question was “Which artists do they plan to work with, whether to book for their festival or tour?”
| Rank | Band/Artist | China | India | Indonesia | Japan | Malaysia | Philippines | Singapore | South Korea | Taiwan | Europe | TOTAL SCORE (by band/artist) |
| 1 | Gym and Swim | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1 | H 3 F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 1 | Soft Pine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 1 | Valentina Ploy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | Scaller (ID) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 5 | TELEx TELEXs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 7 | Pyra | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 7 | TONTRAKUL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | .Feast (ID) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | Daniel Ryn | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | Lukpeach | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | LUSS | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | My Life As Ali Thomas | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | Omni Sight (JP) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | S.O.L.E | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | SRIRAJAH ROCKERS | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | Stoic | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | temp. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | Timothy Run (PH) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | Wave and so | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | Whal & Dolph | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTAL SCORE (by market) | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 51 |
Remark: CH = China; ID = Indonesia; JP = Japan; MY = Malaysia; PH = Philippines; PT = Portugal; SG = Singapore; SW = Sweden; TW = Taiwan. Band/Artist names without country code in the brackets are from Thailand.
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