UK: The Great Escape has announced the core themes that will be explored within its 2017 convention, in association with CMU Insights. Taking place over two venues in two days – basically four conferences in one – the discussion will delve into the debates on music media, exporting music worldwide, royalties and the impact of drugs within the music industry. Aimed at industry professionals and those aspiring to further develop their careers in the music business, the convention will feature a range of experts debating the key points on each topic. The Media Conference, subtitled ‘the crisis in music journalism’,…
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GERMANY: German event infrastructure provider Evago AG has acquired 100% of the shares in Mojo Barriers’ global crowd barrier business. The Evago Group, which includes German full service event company BÜMO, has taken a significant step in its expansion to become one of the world’s largest players in the growing live events market. By adding the Mojo Barriers range to its portfolio, Evago Group has also secured access to important international crowd management and event infrastructure markets. Goran Marincic, CEO of Evago AG, said: “Thanks to this strategic acquisition, we will continue to strengthen our position in the international market…
CROATIA: The promoters behind Eden Festival, Scotland’s second largest festival, have revealed that they will be launching a sister event in Croatia called The Lost Disco. Also the name of Eden Festival’s most popular stage, The Lost Disco will take place from August 17 – 20 at The Garden, Tisno – also host to Soundwave Croatia, amongst others. Adam Curtis, Co-founder and Director of Eden Festival, said: “We are really excited to be taking a slice of Eden Festival abroad to Croatia. There’s a real sense of buzz happening and with the current collapse of Scottish festivals due to over…
NETHERLANDS: A Greener Festival (AGF) has announced all 25 winners of the Greener Festival Award since the scheme’s relaunch in 2016. An awards ceremony for winners was held at EPIC during Eurosonic Noorderslag, in partnership with Green Event Netherlands on January 13 2017. AGF Director Teresa Moore presented certificates to winners including Glastonbury Festival (UK), Das Fest (Germany) and Body & Soul (Ireland). Claire O’Neill, Co-Founder of AGF, said: “Events who have achieved the Greener Festival Award 2016 have shown an incredible dedication to walking the talk, minimising the environmental impact of their events and using them as a positive…
Anne Jensen is the head of marketing and communications at Denmark’s NorthSide Festival. The organisation also promotes Tinderbox Festival and recently announced Haven KBH. As part of the management team at NorthSide, Jensen has been spearheading the festival’s increasingly ambitious sustainability strategy for the last four years. Sustainability and taking responsibility for the environment is the new normal for festivals all over the world. With festivalgoers as well as the general public raising increasingly higher demands as consumers, more and more festivals are deciding to ‘go green’. But how do you actually make that transition towards being a more eco-friendly…
UK: This year will see Africa Oyé celebrate its 25th anniversary. A whole host of events are set to take place throughout Liverpool over the next 12 months and now the dates for the centrepiece of it all – this year’s Africa Oyé Festival – have been announced. On June 17 – 18, a handpicked line-up of acts from Oye’s 25-year history will descend on Liverpool’s Sefton Park for a weekend of incredible music and cultural celebrations. Oyé’s Artistic Director, Paul Duhaney, is confident that the festival can live up to expectations for such a milestone this June.”We decided that…
NETHERLANDS: Intellitix, the global RFID cashless payment and access control innovator, has acquired a controlling stake in Netherlands based LOC Pay Systems. LOC Pay Systems supplied 200 festivals and venues across Europe in 2016 with its token-based payment system and will continue to operate from its head office in Lochem, Netherlands, retaining its 13 full-time employees under the management of CEO Roland Wassink. Intellitix has grown organically to date, aiming to provide Cashless RFID environment to 500 events in 2017. The acquisition of LOC Pay Systems, which until 2015 was a division of LOC 7000, marks the first time Intellitix…
MEXICO: The BPM Festival will be continuing its partnership with streaming service Be-At.TV for the fifth consecutive year as it will be bringing select parties direct from the beaches of Playa del Carmen, Mexico to global audiences. Over the course of the 10-day festival, Be-At.TV will be streaming live video and audio from 17 day and night-time events and broadcasting over 90 artists sets from the world’s biggest underground DJs, label showcases, party brands and next breakout stars. Worldwide dance music fans will be able to enjoy the best music and experiences live and on-demand from wherever they are in…
The eighth annual European Festival Awards was held on Wednesday January 11, inviting an eclectic array of the continent’s festival organisers and suppliers to celebrate the industry’s collective efforts and achievements over the past year. Taking place as part of Eurosonic Noorderslag’s opening night in Groningen, The Netherlands, the illustrious awards ceremony also comprised a gala dinner and select showcase performances from rising stars James TW and Roosevelt. The winners of the event’s sixteen accolades were decided via a combination of public votes and industry juries assembled by the organisers. Run in cooperation between Yourope, Festival Awards Ltd, and Eurosonic…
UK: Despite entertaining millions of people and working with big names on big projects, the relatively intimate London Remixed Festival is Continental Drifts most important annual event, and has now released details for its 2017 edition. Taking place from February 3 – 4, the event eschews established names in order to solely promote underground and emerging sounds. Once again, Continental Drifts will collaborate with its long standing musical partners Movimientos, Wormfood, Two for Joy, Woodburner, along with new additions Vibes and Pressure and Arts Canteen. Showcasing the best in Latin grooves, Afrobeats, tropical bass, desert remix, Balkan beats, urban roots,…