FINLAND: Flow Festival has confirmed its addition of a new indoor venue in the Suvilahti area. The comparatively intimate Zalando Factory stage is housed in an old sheet metal hall and presents a series of concerts with both rising stars and veterans, for audiences of up to 700 people. The fresh venue’s line-up includes producer Mura Masa, who made it onto BBC’s Sound 2016 list; Russian Moa Pillar’s unique combination of dark instrumentation and vocals; and Estonian electro-pop newcomer Noëp and his dreamy, bewitching singing voice. Zalando Factory’s Finnish acts include Alma, whose muscular sound has made a strong showing…
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USA: The Material Group has signed a partnership deal with US-based tech start up LISNR to drive the growth of the business in the UK and Europe. LISNR, which won a Gold Lion for Innovation in Mobile at Cannes last year, offers technology that can turn any speaker, from a stadium PA system to a TV, into a beacon that can trigger second-screen experiences on any device. Material, which has worked on high-profile live sporting and music events from London 2012 Olympics to T in the Park, will team up with LISNR to transform how brands and rights holders communicate…
UK / CROATIA: Since the first festival in Croatia run by UK promoters took place 11 years ago, Croatia has since become one of the leading festival destinations in Europe. Tourism in Croatia now accounts for up to 20% of Croatian gross domestic product (GDP), however high travel prices and accommodation limitations are affecting growth. Croatia Wave hosted the first Croatia Music Event in London to discuss ‘What Is Next For Croatia?’. Speakers from the panel included Mark Newton (Director of Hideout Festival), Tom Paine and Dave Harvey (Directors of Love International), Mike Gill (CEO of Croatia Wave), Ally Byers…
NETHERLANDS / PORTUGAL: In January 2017, Portugal will be the Country Focus at Europe’s biggest professional conference and showcase festival: Eurosonic Noorderslag. The musical programme of Eurosonic 2017 will therefore feature an exponentially higher presentation of Portuguese artists, who will have the opportunity to showcase their new music before an audience of over 4000 music industry professionals, including booking agents, 400 festivals and other first-rank music professionals potentiating the circulation and internationalisation of new European artists. At the invitation of WHY Portugal, Portugal’s new music exchange platform, three of the main project leads from Eurosonic participated in an exclusive press…
UK: BBC Radio 3 has announced that it will continue its commitment to world and roots music with a series of broadcasts from WOMAD. The broadcasts will include specially curated performances booked by BBC Radio 3 from across the globe on the BBC Radio 3 Charlie Gillett Stage; highlights of performances and interviews from other stages including Siam Tent and Open Air Stage; more bespoke performances from a session tent filmed for online broadcast; and the unveiling of this year’s BBC Introducing Radio 3 world music artists in their WOMAD debut. Alan Davey, Controller at BBC Radio 3, commented: “World…
UK: After relocating to Leeds in 2015, the critically acclaimed festival Beacons spawned Beacons Metro, a sprawling series of events across Leeds and the North that saw shows for the likes of Mac DeMarco, Everything Everything, Mura Masa, Nao and Loyle Carner at Headrow House. Now in its second year, Beacons Metro is taking a much more concise form, trading in last years seasons-spanning programme for a much more focused week long period in late October / early November. Flexing their curatorial muscles, festival programmers Super Friendz have brought together an eclectic line-up of forward thinking events from the worlds…
SPAIN: The Barcelona edition of Sónar will collaborate with French platform Culturebox this year to live stream over 35 full performances at the festival, as well as providing an on demand service for selected performances post-event. The live stream will be available worldwide on the Culturebox and Sónar websites, and will be syndicated by several of the festival’s media partners. Culturebox is the online cultural channel of French Public Television, and is dedicated to art, music, cinema, exhibitions, literature, fashion, dance, and opera. Culturebox offers live video streaming and video on demand for over 500 concerts and live acts across…
UK: As UK sound company SSE Hire returned from a weekend of hard rock and heavy metal at Download Festival, Project Manager Dan Bennett confirmed that the Yamaha CL5 is now SSE’s console of choice for main stage monitors at each festival it services. SSE is working with many festivals this year, including Download, Nocturne Live, T in the Park, Wireless, Latitude, Lovebox, Ramblin’ Man, MTV Crashes Plymouth, Wilderness, Cropredy, the V Festivals, Reading & Leeds, Bestival, and Community Festival. SSE is providing each with a pair of CL5s for main stage monitors, each with a pair of Rio3224-D i/o…
As Head of Public Operations at music licensing company PPL, Sarah Mitchell has significant expertise in customer service operations. She has over 19 years’ experience heading up customer service and operational divisions across global brands. Your guide to music licensing As a festival organiser you will know that playing the right music can help establish a unique event identity, and provide an enjoyable visitor experience. With music being a key part of a festival in engaging visitors and creating the perfect atmosphere, an important step for you, the festival organiser, is to obtain the correct music licences to ensure you…
USA: Panorama – Goldenvoice’s new NYC based music, arts and technology festival – has unveiled The Lab, its onsite hub of interactive experiential art. The installation is designed and curated by META.is, powered by HP INC, and presented by The Verge. Making its debut from July 22 – 24, Panorama will solely host NYC based artists for The Lab’s three-part programme, comprising ‘the Façade’, ‘the Exhibition’, and ‘the Dome’. The Façade With generative and motion-graphic visuals by META xDirector VolvoxLabs, the façade encompasses the entire exterior of The Lab and serves to heighten the visceral experience for the attendees. The…