Reeperbahn Festival announces Tony Visconti, Linda Perry, and Skye Edwards will be on 2018 ANCHOR panel

Reeperbahn Festival announces Tony Visconti, Linda Perry, and Skye Edwards will be on 2018 ANCHOR panel

Tonight, the Hamburg-based music conference and festival, Reeperbahn, announced the 2018 panel for its annual rising artist award, the ANCHOR panel. Acclaimed producer Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T-Rex, The Damned), the chair of this year’s ANCHOR, made the announcement at a conference ahead of tonight’s Reeperbahn Festival New York Edition at A2IM Indie Week presented by SoundExchange event.

During a panel moderated by KCRW DJ Chris Douridas, Visconti revealed that his panel will also include 4 Non Blondes member and ubiquitous composer Linda Perry; British singer-songwriter Skye Edwards of trailblazing electronic outfit Morcheeba; and Jason Bentley, the music director at KCRW.

Though Edwards couldn’t be at the event due to tour commitments, she shared a video message, which you can view below.