BreakOut West 2025 returns to Winnipeg, Manitoba! This year’s event will feature four days of informative and engaging music industry conference content, including international market deep-dives, one-on-one meetings with music industry professionals, artist mentorship and feature conversations, networking events, and more. To get you excited to make important industry introductions at BreakOut West we wanted to introduce four international delegates you can meet this September.
Sami Omar – UP2STNDRD
As a creative across several art forms, I have gained a vast amount of experience building platforms that empower artists and amplify underrepresented voices. As the founder of UP2STNDRD and Icon Music Publishing, I’ve dedicated my career to breaking down barriers in Scotland’s Hiphop music scene, creating opportunities for emerging talent, and encouraging a more collaborative approach among grass roots organisations. My work focuses on guiding artists to navigate the music industry through focused development initiatives, encompassing both creative and professional growth. My recent project ‘Scheme Politiks’, a short film visual album, enabled me to expand my work and delve into the word of film making. This intersection of music and film has provided me with a broader perspective on the current landscape of the arts across those disciplines and the evolution of hybrid projects.
Sebastian Mair – Music Solutions
Sebastian Mair is a co-founder of Music Solutions and has established himself as a leader in the Asian music industry since relocating from Toronto to Tokyo in 1996. Before co-founding Music Solutions, he served as a Cultural Officer at the Embassy of Canada in Japan.
Music Solutions has become a prominent player in brand partnerships and VIP packages for top music artists touring Asia. The company has collaborated with esteemed clients such as Creativeman Productions, Lyric Find, Ubisoft, Fujipacific Music, Roadrunner Records, Live Nation Japan, AEG Presents, Las Vegas Sands Group, Muserk, and Play Network.
In addition to his role at Music Solutions, Mair frequently works as a music supervisor for film and television projects. He also manages music programming for well-known brands, including Starbucks, Hilton Hotels, Ritz-Carlton, Vans, and Bath & Body Works. Recently, he served as a licensing supervisor for the documentary series, “A Century Sound”, which explores the 100-year history of Tokyo through its unique culture of music cafes known as ongaku kissa.
Ingmar Jahn – Mattan Record
My name is Ingmar Jahn and co-founder of Mattan Records, an independent record label and music PR agency based in the Netherlands, mainly specialized in indie and alternative music. Our services include press and radio promotion, DSP pitching, (retail) marketing and distribution. International artists we work with include The 1975, Jungle, alt-J, Pixies, beabadoobee and Wunderhorse. Our label clients range from the majors to large, medium-sized and smaller independents.
Angie Rance – Earth Agency
Angie Rance is an Agent at Earth Agency, an independent music agency in London working with acts across an array of genres ranging through folk, indie, experimental, instrumental, post-classical, electronica and rock. With over 15 years’ experience in the music industry, Angie began her career in artist management and has been working in the live agency business since 2013. Still on occasion moonlighting with her own band, giving a unique and valuable perspective from both sides of the stage. She is also committed to greening the music industry and is a founding committee member of Brian Eno’s charity EarthPercent.