Preparations are well underway for ITC 2009 which will take place in Marchester in October. This year’s keynote will come from Anthony Volodkin, founder of The Hype Machine, and other speakers include Simon Raymonde (Bella Union) and the iconic music photographer Gered Mankowitz.

Partners for this year include Myspace, NME, Record of the Day, and PPL among many others.

Visit the BMF diary for more information about this year’s ITC and how to book your space.

ITC Unsigned has the greatest signing ratio of any similar event worldwide and if you’re an unsigned act you can apply to play. It’s free to apply and all genres are accepted. Simply click here to go to the ITC website.