CANADA: Greencopper, a provider of mobile and web technologies for music events, has been recognised within the Fast Company’s annual ranking of The World’s 10 Most Innovative Companies in Live Events, which honours leading enterprises that excel in business and innovation. Greencopper helps festival-goers manage overwhelming schedules with innovative mobile apps and web tools. Greencopper also offers interactive maps, messaging and music discovery tools that foster deeper connections with fans throughout the festival — before, during and after. Greencopper develops technology innovations behind the world’s largest festivals including the Sziget Festival, Roskilde Festival, Reading & Leeds, Bottlerock, Pitchfork Music Festival…
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UK: Ahead of its seventh annual festival of music and arts in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, Threshold Festival has launched a new crowdfunding campaign with a variety of rewards on offer for those who pledge. Threshold Festival of Music & Arts was started by artists for artists and has its roots in the creative industries of Liverpool and the North West. Since 2011, they have held annual festivals bringing together a diverse wealth of artists, musicians, promoters, academics and enthusiasts to The Baltic Triangle district of Liverpool. The crowdfunding page can be found here. Threshold has been critically acclaimed in citywide,…
UK: Beat-Herder will return to Lancashire from July 14 – 16, and has announced the upcoming edition’s first details. Throughout the independent event’s 12-year history, it has united the subcultures of dance music throughout its presentation of dub, reggae, house, psytrance, techno, indie, rock, psychedelic, drum & bass, and dubstep across 21 stages. Confirmed for this year’s event are Sleaford Mods, Trentemøller, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Toots and the Maytals, David Rodigan, The Sugarhill Gang, Adrian Sherwood, Milky Chance, High Contrast, Slam, Optimo, Faithless, Shadow Child, Skream, Jackmaster, Mr. Scruff, Artwork, Factory Floor, Romare, SHY LUV, Richy Ahmed, Jon Hopkins (DJ)…
UK: Event wristband provider ID&C has launched its 7th annual Grass Roots Festival Bursary, giving small-to-medium festivals in the UK a chance to receive £2500 worth of security wristbands and credentials. More than 50 festivals applied for last year’s bursary, which is open to any UK festival that has operated for eight years or less and has an overall attendance of up to 15,000 people. You can apply for the 2017 Grass Roots Festival Bursary here. Entries close on 18 April, with the winner announced soon after. Stuart Balkham, from 2016’s recipients, Elderflower Fields, said: “This was a fantastic opportunity…
UK: Brighton Music Conference has revealed the first panels and speakers for its fourth edition. The two-day conference will take place at Brighton Dome and various venues from April 27 – 28. BMC will welcome key industry figures from the BPI, Ministry of Sound, Sony, Deezer, Fabric, Live Nation, Beatport, Defected, NTIA, Toolroom, Hospital Records, MMF, DJ Mag, AEI, Loopmasters, Insanity, Sub Club, Clintons, Crown Management, Roland, Serato, BIMM, and more. The first conference artists announced include Paul Hartnoll (Orbital), High Contrast, Mark Knight, Friction, Darius Syrossian, Danny Howard (Radio 1), Prok & Fitch, Sam Divine, Josh Butler, My Nu…
Kris Collins is the Alternate Music Director for Stradisphere music festival, responsible for sourcing talent, booking new artists, and providing a platform for developing musicians. His past includes working for touring bands in promotional and merchandising capacities, and he has a passion for reggae that has taken him to Jamaica to scout out the live music scene. Reggae may not be everyone’s go-to music genre; ask most people about Jamaica’s biggest export and many won’t be able to get past Bob Marley and UB40. But play a reggae set or book a reggae act for your festival and suddenly everyone…
UK: Internationally renowned music industry conference Sound City+ is celebrating its 10th anniversary on May 26 with a host of high profile speakers from across the industry, and as ever promises an intensive packed programme of speakers, debate panels, workshops and the acclaimed Sound City+ 1-2-1 meetings. This year’s ‘Revolutions’ theme will enable speakers to explore the wider context of British rock and roll revolutions and take a look at some of the largest cultural explosions from the past 50 years, including The 60’s British Invasion, punk rock, Brit pop and acid house. One such speaker is Jah Wobble, founding…
NETHERLANDS: A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise has added a bunch of new names to its 25th anniversary edition, including Bastille, Cypress Hill, London Grammar, Michael Kiwanuka, Architects, Billy Talent, Future Islands, Glass Animals, Nina Kraviz, and Robert Hood. Taking place next to the Walibi Fairgrounds outside of Amsterdam, the festival is renowned as an especially adventurous and eclectic one, offering a selection of alternative music, film, stand-up comedy, visual arts, literature and street theatre. Lowlands features heavyweight headliners, impressive installations, and no less than twelve stages (including a cinema and theatre). What’s more, there’s a wellness village with saunas, hot…
HONG KONG: Sónar will launch its first edition in Hong Kong on April 1, featuring six stages of music at the Hong Kong Science Park. The festival will present an extensive program of live performances and DJs as well as a selection of activities as part of Sónar+D – the congress for creative technologies – which will also debut in Hong Kong with an array of workshops, conferences and an exhibition, VR experiences, and installations of new media art. Sónar Hong Kong will offer several open air live shows, immersive audiovisual experiences and more intimate shows on its indoor stages.…
USA: The Forecastle Foundation, the nonprofit environmental activism arm of the Forecastle Festival, has marked a record fundraising effort in 2016, with $99,000 in donations to conservation projects both local and global. Supported projects include partnerships with Kentucky Natural Lands Trust, The Nature Conservancy, The Guayaki Foundation, and Friends for Conservation and Development. Since its inception in 2010, The Forecastle Foundation has helped protect and preserve more than 136,000 acres of land and waterways, with contributions cumulatively totalling more than $250,000. Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) is an organisation that works to preserve the Pine Mountain Wildlife Corridor – the…