Ben Turner & Kurosh Nasseri unveil a trade body for electronic music

Ben Turner is an authority in electronic music and spokesperson for the industry through his career history and now with the IMS (Ibiza International Music Summit) - the event he co-founded with Pete Tong that brings together the world's leaders and thinkers in the genre. Turner manages the careers of the most credible, creative and visionary artist in electronic music history – Richie Hawtin – as well as that of Bestival curator and BBC broadcaster Rob da Bank. His company Graphite also oversees brand relationships with the music world. Turner is a director of the Bestival festivals, the Sunday Best Recordings label, and Let's Go Holdings with 22-year-old entrepreneur Callum Negus. Turner also set up the Association of Independent Festivals with AIM – with over 42 festivals now members.

Kurosh Nasseri is an entertainment lawyer with an international boutique practice focusing on electronic dance music. His client list reads like a who's who of EDM: over the years he has represented Afrojack, Armand van Helden, Carl Craig, Deep Dish, Dubfire, Duck Sauce, Felix Da Housecat, iio, Paul van Dyk, Richie Hawtin, Sharam and many other artists as well as various independent record labels, management companies, publishers, download sites, ringtone providers and fashion brands. His boutique law practice celebrated the 20th year of serving the industry in 2012; he is graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center where he also earned an LL.M. He currently serves as Trustee for the Grammys and is passionately involved in advocacy initiatives.