AGF Reveal The World's Greenest Festivals
42 festivals and events from 12 countries have achieved the AGF Certification for sustainability in 2022.
AGF (A Greener Festival) is the leader in helping events, festivals and venues globally to become greener. AGF Certification is the world's first and most comprehensive standard for sustainability in the live events sector, for festivals and events reducing waste, emissions and enhancing equality and biodiversity.
Successfully certified events in 2022 include Green Gathering (UK), Strawberry Fields (AU), Das Fest (DE), DGTL (NL), Robin Hood Annual Benefit (USA), Platinum Jubilee Pageant (UK), We Love Green (FR) and Primavera Sound (ES).
Ceremonies will take place at ESNS in Groningen, Netherlands on 19th January, and at the Green Events & Innovations (GEI15) conference on 28th February, London. GEI will host the AGF International Awards where the very best certified events across a range of green categories will be crowned.
AGF CEO Claire O’Neill said:
“After the challenges of Covid and economic instability, we’re so happy that the festival and event sector increasingly fix sustainability at the top of the agenda. Our need to move away from fossil fuels, industrial animal agriculture, and towards clean energy and mobility, enhanced biodiversity and diversity has never been more stark. We congratulate those who are taking responsibility and action, and stress there is much work still to be done.”
Says Ricardo Alves, Boom Festival:
"We are always working towards improving our sustainability and environmental impact. We defined five goals for the 2020/22 edition and we are really happy to have accomplished them fully, with projects including a new wastewater treatment plant, an increased number of eco-toilets, Improved recycling, more plant-based food options and planting native species of trees, shrubs and other plants. Doing Boom is contributing to raising awareness globally, which is why we continue to develop dozens of environmental and social projects and we are proud to be recognised for our activities."
Says Marianne Hocquard, We Love Green:
“Sustainability has been at the heart of WE LOVE GREEN's production and contents since the beginning. We are pleased that our innovations and advances are followed and recognized by international institutions. They require moving the lines, rules, standards, habits, and all the festival teams are involved in this daily work.”
Louise Coles, Creative Youth said:
“Not knowing where to begin, AGF has now provided Creative Youth with the guidance, support and tools we need to track and improve our environmental footprint. Their work, and continued involvement, will ensure we become a responsible role model to all the young artists/companies we support through our Festival, creative space and other programmes”.
Festivals and Events making the grade in 2022 are:
Greener Festival and Event certifications - ‘Outstanding’
Cambridge Folk Festival (UK)
DGTL (Netherlands)
Green Gathering (UK)
Øyafestivalen (Norway)
Paradise City Festival (Belgium)
Pete the Monkey (France)
Platinum Jubilee Pageant (UK)
Shambala (UK)
We Love Green (France)
Greener Festival and Event certifications - ‘Highly Commended’
American Express presents BST Hyde Park (UK)
Boom Festival (Portugal)
Primavera Sound Festival (Spain)
Robin Hood Annual Benefit (USA)
Sonidos Líquidos (Spain)
Greener Festival and Event certifications - ‘Commended’
Bordeaux Open Air (France)
Cridem pel Clima (Spain)
De Zon Festival (Netherlands)
elrow Town (Netherlands)
Greenbelt Festival (UK)
MadBlue (Spain)
Pleinvrees Festival (Netherlands)
Strafwerk (Netherlands)
walden festival (Belgium)
WECANDANCE (Belgium)
WoNDeRFeeL (Netherlands)
Greener Festival and Event certifications - ‘Improvers’
Bloodstock Open Air (UK)
Brockwell Live (UK)
Das Fest (Germany)
Deer Shed (UK)
FUSE International Dance Showcase (UK)
Leopallooza (UK)
Luno presents All Points East (UK)
Manchester Góbéfest (UK)
Manchester Mega Mela (UK)
MetalDays (Slovenia)
Rosendal Garden Party (Sweden)
Shindig Festival (UK)
Standon Calling (UK)
Strawberry Fields (Australia)
SWR3 (Germany)
Underneath the Stars (UK)
Valley Fest (UK)
Notes to editors
The standards of the AGF Certification have been developed over 17 years in consultation with thousands of events, event services, suppliers and sustainability experts across the key areas assessed. Each application involves a detailed self-assessment, on-site independent audit, post-event supporting evidence analysis, and improvement recommendations. The assessment includes power, transport, material usage, water and sanitation, local ecosystems and community, CO2 emissions, communication, behaviour change and management systems.
To receive a Certification it is necessary for events to apply for an assessment and provide evidence such as fuel or electricity and water usage, waste transfer notes, transport measurements, procurements policies and traceability, and survey data. Applicants also need to address set requirements and based on their performance against these, can be graded Improvers, Commended, Highly Commended and Outstanding. Assessments are completed by trained sustainable event auditors and recommendations are made for improvements year on year.
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Brian Eno and Jacob Collier Keynote at Green Events & Innovations Conference
Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI) is presented by AGF in partnership with the International Live Music Conference (ILMC).
The Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI15), the foremost conference for sustainable events is delighted to announce the renowned musician, producer and visual artist Brian Eno will be joining the event for a special Keynote Conversation with Grammy award winning artist Jacob Collier.
Brian Eno returns to GEI after taking part in an inspiring talk with Norwegian pop artist Aurora last year on ‘Directing the energy of music for the benefit of the planet’. This year, he and Jacob will be exploring the concept of 'Music as a social synchroniser’ for the 15th edition which will take place 28th February 2023 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
The unmissable conversation will see the artists explore the social function of music and how it changes us, how it offers us a local counterpoint to the big things happening in the world and why it is so important in a community. The whole question of where music comes from, and how it arises not just from the minds of individuals, but from whole societies, traditions and living ecosystems, is a way to also connect it to the big question of the climate crisis and music's response to it.
Brian and Jacob join a stellar line-up of speakers bringing passion, expertise, and insights to GEI15. Andy Cato, regenerative farmer, cofounder of Wildfarmed and one half of Groove Armada joins Dale Vince, founder of the world's first green energy company Ecotricity, and chairman of Forest Green Rovers FC, the world's greenest and only vegan football club according to UN and FIFA. Writer and producer Mark Donne and Carly McLachlan, deputy Director of Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, reveal new data from their current Massive Attack & ACE funded research. Hannah Cox from betternotstop, talks getting audiences to take their tents home with Kendal Calling. Major event organiser Rosanna Machado shares the social and environmental actions of HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant and Mark Stevenson author, prog rocker and founder of CUR8 deep dives about carbon removals. Award winning creative Zed Anwar shares creative communication of climate issues including his WWF campaign concept about brands becoming extinct. Adrian Bossey, chair of the Association of Event Management Educators (AEME) leads a panel of experts to unite sustainability theory, research and practice. More speakers and the full agenda will be announced soon.
Brian Eno is a renowned musician, producer, visual artist and activist who first came to international prominence in the early seventies as a founding member of British band, Roxy Music, followed by a series of solo albums and collaborations. His work as producer includes albums with Talking Heads, Devo, U2, Laurie Anderson, James, Jane Siberry and Coldplay, while his long list of collaborations include recordings with David Bowie, Jon Hassell, Harold Budd, John Cale, David Byrne, Grace Jones, Karl Hyde, James Blake and most recently with his brother, Roger, on Mixing Colours. Eno is also a founding member of the Long Now Foundation, a trustee of Client Earth and patron of Videre est Credere. In April 2021, he launched EarthPercent, which raises money from the music industry for some of the most impactful environmental charities working on the climate emergency.
Recognised by audiences, critics and fellow musicians alike as one of the most gifted young artists of modern times, 28-year-old Jacob Collier already boasts a seemingly endless list of achievements including five Grammy wins – which saw him become the first British act in history to win four Grammys for each of his first four albums – along with 11 Grammy nominations including Album of the Year in 2021. His roster of collaborators is astoundingly varied and vibrant, recording and performing with UK music icons like Coldplay and Stormzy, American superstars such as SZA, Alicia Keys and John Mayer, to Malian singer Oumou Sangaré and Moroccan Gnawa mâalem Hamid El Kasri. Each artist has sought out Collier’s distinct musical identity, cementing his status as the conduit for a generation’s ineffable creativity.
GEI 15 brings together leaders and innovators in the global live and events sector to network and accelerate environmental and social best practices, and to inspire collective action in the fight against climate catastrophe. Sessions will cover events adapting to climate change impacts and risks, transport, energy, food & beverage, academia working with industry, calculating, reducing and removing CO2 emissions, climate justice, design & materials usage for circularity, green innovation technology, and more. The event closes with the International AGF Awards celebrating achievements of the greenest festivals, venues and events in 2022.
Join pioneers, activists and leading collectives in the space of greener events, festivals, tours, venues and entertainment, to tackle the key questions in an industry in the midst of transformation.
More info and tickets here.
More information at agreenerfestival.com / @agreenerfestival
About AGF
AGF is a not-for-profit company committed to helping events, festivals and venues around the world adopt environmentally efficient practices. AGF provide certification, education and training, consultancy, resources and green riders, facilitating the exchange of good ideas. They share information about how environmentally efficient methods are currently being employed at events and how the impact on the environment can be limited at future events. They offer independent assessment and verification of events sustainability claims through the AGF Awards for festivals, venues, tours and events. https://www.agreenerfestival.com/
About ILMC
Attracting 2,000 of the world’s top live music professionals from over 40 countries annually, the International Live Music Conference has been the foremost meeting place for live music professionals worldwide for over 30 years. In addition to its main conference, ILMC also produces the ILMC Production Meeting (IPM), the Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI), Futures Forum, The Event Safety & Security Summit (E3S) and the International Festival Forum (IFF). Full information about the conference including schedule, events and partners is at ttps://35.ilmc.com/
ESNS Gearing up for 2023 Edition
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), the key exchange for emerging European music talent is gearing up for its 2023 edition, which will be the first in-person event post pandemic. Taking place from 18th to 21st January 2023, the event has proven essential in breaking new European acts into live music scenes throughout Europe and beyond and is the place to discover new breakthrough acts before they make it big. You heard it first at ESNS!
There is so much to discover during the 4 days and nights of the event including the conference, festival, awards shows and much more. Here are some of the highlights…
Conference
By day, the ESNS conference program will include over 150 panel discussions, interviews, keynotes covering a diverse range of topics will be presented in the panels and keynotes, ranging from the current developments in the music industry, its future and current affairs, sustainability, mental health, the Green Deal and inclusivity will be prominently featured.
Keynotes being hosted at the conference this year include learning all about transforming the music industry with Scott Cohen, exploring Spain's music scene with Robert Gríma, deep dive into music history with the exclusive Sub Pop keynote interview featuring Jonathan Poneman, Bruce Pavitt and music journalist Everett True. Looking at the current state and future of the music business, Andrew Melchior will share his view on engaging with audiences in the era of deglobalization and reduced emission lifestyles, Mark Mulligan investigates companies and methods that are building the foundation for a new business counter culture and Dua Lipa and her manager Dukagjin Lipa will be in conversation with IQ Magazine editor Gordon Masson for an exclusive Keynote speaking about their acclaimed Sunny Hill Festival and Sunny Hill Foundation.
View the full conference schedule here: https://esns.nl/en/conference/timetable
Festival
By night, over 300 European acts perform across 40 locations in the heart of Groningen in the ESNS Festival. The festival has proven essential in breaking new European acts into live music scenes throughout Europe and beyond. ESNS23 is the place to discover new breakthrough acts before they make it big. You heard it first at ESNS!
View the full line up here: https://esns.nl/en/festival/artists/
Focus of Spain
Each year Eurosonic Noorderslag highlights a different country, showcasing the diverse musical talent across Europe. This year Spain will be the focus country taking centre stage in close collaboration with The Spanish Wave and regions of Spain like Andalucia, Basque Country, Balearics, Catalonia, Galicia, Madrid, Murcia, Valencia and Navarra. It is all about bringing the freshest Spanish talent to the ESNS stages and put these in front of a professional audience, media and music lovers. Artists from 9 different parts of Spain include; Ghouljaboy (Andalucia), Irenegarry (Madrid), Kokoshca (Navarra), Lava Fizz (Balearic Islands), Maestro Espada (Murcia), Mainline Magic Orchestra (Catalonia), Marina Herlop (Catalonia), Marta Knight (Catalonia), Merina Gris (Basque Country), Mundo Prestigio (Galicia), Queralt Lahoz (Catalonia), Shanghai Baby (Madrid), Tanxuguieras (Galicia), Yo Diablo (Valencia), and Zetak (Basque Country).
ESNS Conference will also present all you need to know about the Spanish music sector with a program of panels, workshops, keynotes and networking events. Speakers include; Cindy Castillo (Mad Cool), Sebastian Vera (Mallorca Live Festival), Robert Grima Guallart (Live Nation), Cesar Guisado (Monkey Week), Jordi Anglés (Ticketmaster) ansd many more.
Music Moves Europe Awards
On 19 January 2023, the winners of the 2023 Music Moves Europe Awards will be announced. Fifteen outstanding nominated artists are eligible for this year's MME Awards, including the acclaimed Grand Jury Award, and the Public Choice Award. The 2023 nominees are Amelie Siba (Czechia), CMAT (Ireland), eee gee (Denmark), Goldkimono (Netherlands), Hause Plants (Portugal), Jerry Heil (Ukraine), July Jones (Slovenia), Kids Return (France), KOIKOI (Serbia), Monikaze (Lithuania), Oska (Austria), Queralt Lahoz (Spain), Sans Soucis (Italy), schmyt (Germany), The Haunted Youth (Belgium).
Five Music Moves Europe Award winners will receive €10,000 each. The winner of the Grand Jury Award will receive €10.000 and a green touring voucher worth €5,000. The winner of the Public Choice Award will receive €5,000. The Music Moves Europe Awards Ceremony will be presented by radio host Fernando Halman and Ukrainian singer, and former MME Award winner Alina Pash. The MME Awards are a prize of the European Union, and has previously been known as EBBA and Music Moves Europe Talent Awards. Previous winners include Rosalia, Dua Lipa, Stromae, Hozier, Pale Waves, Meskerem Mees, Blanks and Christine and the Queens.
European Festival Awards
After a forced hiatus due to the pandemic, the European Festival Awards finally return for the 2022 season. And there is a lot to celebrate. Festivals new and old, spectacular line-ups, unforgettable experiences, outstanding activations and innovations as well as the simple joy of seeing music live on stage again. All this and more will be honoured on the 12th edition of the European Festival Awards (EFA), set to take place on January 18th, 2023, at De Oosterpoort in Groningen, The Netherlands.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award has already been announced, being awarded to Roskilde Festival, its full team and volunteers in Denmark. They will receive their award at the ceremony along with all the other winners who will be announced on the night.
ESNS Recommended
Each year ESNS asks its international media attending the event which acts will be the ones to watch. Check out the most recommended acts below. This years most recommended acts are; CMAT, The Haunted Youth, Deki Alem, Arny Margaret, Taxi Kebab and Σtella. View all the recommended acts here.https://esns.nl/nl/festival/recommeded-2023/
ESNS23 Playlist
To get familiar with the artists you will be able to discover in Groningen, a playlist has been created with all the confirmed acts for ESNS23. Listen here: https://sdz.sh/9Ja849
ESNS23 Tickets
ESNS conference registrations here: http://esns.nl/en/conference/conference-registrations/
About ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the key exchange for emerging European music talent, with a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene, with now well-known names such as Altin Gün, Arlo Parks, Alyona Alyona, Daði Freyr, Dua Lipa, Fontaines D.C., Hinds, Go_A, girl in red, Meduza, Meskerem Mees, MYD, Priya Ragu, Pip Blom, Pongo, Sigrid and Wet Leg.
Each January, ESNS showcases 350 emerging European artists to over 40,000 visitors. The festival and conference attract over 4,000 music industry professionals, including 400 international festivals. By day, the front-running conference hosts over 150 panel discussions, interviews, keynotes and more that take on urgent subjects and the need for social change in the music industry. By night, European acts perform across 40 locations in the heart of Groningen from Wednesday to Friday, and Saturday presents upcoming Dutch artists in concert venue De Oosterpoort.
NTIA confirm Irvine Welsh, Amy Lamé, Jamie Njoku Goodwin, Suzanne Bull MBE, Katy Porter and more for upcoming Summit
NTIA confirm Irvine Welsh, Amy Lamé, Jamie Njoku Goodwin, Suzanne Bull MBE, Katy Porter and more for upcoming Summit
The NTIA Summit is the second in the series of conferences focused on night time economy across the UK, with an ambitious programme of speakers, panels and workshops. Taking place at E1 Venue in London from the 9th & 10th February 2023 the two day event will bring together some of the leading lights in night time economy from around the world, including an exclusive live interview with renowned novelist, playwright and short story writer Irvive Welsh, London’s Night Czar Amy Lamé, Jamie Njoku Goodwin, CEO UK Music, Suzanne Bull MBE, CEO of Attitude is Everything and CEO of The Loop Katy Porter.
Irvine Welsh will join the NTIA Night Time Economy Summit on Friday 10th February for an exclusive Keynote in collaboration with Resident Advisor for their RA Exchange series. Welsh has written many plays and screenplays, and directed several short films but is best known for his 1993 novel Trainspotting which was made into a film directed by Danny Boyle. The lively discussion will highlight 30 Years on from Trainspotting, his view on the current electronic music, club culture, and politics.
Says NTIA CEO Michael Kill
“We are extremely excited to have the opportunity to speak to Irvine after his groundbreaking novel was brought to film almost 30 years ago, with such a raw and gritty view of life in the mid 80’s, challenging so many issues, some of which still exist today.”
“The interview will talk about his take on the current crisis, club culture, electronic dance music, political frustrations and the changes he has seen through his creative lens.”
The Summit will start with a highly anticipated shesaid.so Brunch with special guest London Night Czar Amy Lamé, discussing the important work that is being done in London on inclusivity, with some fantastic initiatives such as the Woman at Night Charter, Ask for Angela, WAVE Training and the Safeguarding Nightlife accreditation scheme which is being launched later in the programme.
Also announced today is the highly anticipated UK Music : Brexit Debate, led by Jamie Njoku Goodwin CEO UK Music, who will be exploring the real impacts of Brexit on the UK Music industry, and the challenges which reverberate throughout political chambers as the sector faces crisis after crisis.
With Accessibility and inclusivity high on the agenda of 2023 for the NTIA, the event will also welcome Suzanne Bull MBE, CEO of Attitude is Everything who will be hosting a panel on accessibility within the Night Time Economy. Are we doing enough? Where are we falling short?
Drug Harm Reduction is becoming an all encompassing phrase across society for people in public office as much as it is within the industry, but what does it mean? How do we navigate the legality? and how can we bring together key stakeholders with a mutual goal, we discuss this and more with the new CEO of The Loop Katy Porter, Professor Fiona Measham and Others..
Two NTIA reports will also be released at the summit:
The UK Night Time Economy Report will benchmark the economic position of the NTE sector, updating current workforce numbers and evaluating the impact of the current crisis to the sector business types in conjunction with CGA.
The UK Electronic Music Report is the first of its kind, and will demonstrate the economic, community and cultural value of the sector within the UK which will form part of a submission to DCMS and a broader piece of annual reporting which will allow us to evaluate the current market movements in terms of counter culture.
The two day event will include over 100 speakers with panels and workshops featuring innovators and entrepreneurs from across the sector including; Harvey Goldsmith CBE,, Mirik Milan (Vibe Lab/ Former Night Czar Amsterdam), Sacha Lord (Greater Manchester Night Time Economy Advisor), Carly Heath (Bristol Night Time Economy Advisor) Lawrence Barton (NTE Advisor Birmingham City), Jon Collins (LIVE), Peter Heath (#WeMakeEvents), Philip Kolvin KC (Barrister) and Lutz Leichsenring (Vibe Lab). International counterparts across the world have become a huge part of the global night time economy network and the sharing of best practices and experiences within different countries has helped galvanize the community worldwide.
Panellists and speakers for 2023 include…
Harvey Goldsmith CBE / Irvine Welsh / Sacha Lord / Mirik Milan / Claire ONeill / Silvia Montello / Lawrence Barton / Duncan King / Ali Turnham / Philip Kolvin KC / Rob Masterson / Wez Saunders / Shain Shapiro / Jamie Scahill / Mustard Media / Ben Newby / Mike Grieve / Boyd Sleator / Suzanne Bull / Leo Charalambides / Sam Spencer / Zhaomian Zhao / David Townsend / Alex Brooke / Katy Porter / Lutz Leichsenring / Jeordie Shenton / Sarah Clover / Jon Collins / David Lucas / Wez Saunders / Biff Mitchell / Turno / Kerry Simpkin / Charlie Tee / Laidlaw / Mila Falls / Steven Braines / Carly Heath / Yousef / Hayley Squires / Jenni Cochrane / Nikki Mc Neill / Jamie Njoku-Goodwin / Peter Heath / Yuri Doktor / David Boyle / Jon Collins / Dan Davies / Amy Lame / Home Office / NPCC / Adam Brooks / Mark Burtonwood / Professor Fiona Measham / Annabella Coldrick / Jim Cathcart / Kim Beasley / David Martin / Jamie Njoku - Goodwin / Christine Osazuwa / Dave Fullerton / Suzanne Bull / Deborah Hewitt / Rick Stainton / Silvana Kill / The Loop / Institute of Licensing / Pete Jordan / Lisa Lashes / Sylvia Oates / Ojay Macdonald / Adam Ficek / Bary Ashworth / Luke Elford / Julie Tippins / Robert Shepperd / World Health Organisation / Attitude is Everything / UKDSA / SIA / CGA / DCMS / Gloria Glo Miller / Amy Bee Sting / Pioneer / Adam Ficek / DJ Monitor / Whats on Your Mind? / Bushwacka / Duncan Bell / Hannah Essex / Nicky Greet / Arts Council / Carl Stevens / PRS Foundation / Richard Brown / National Lottery / Tonic / LIVE / Callum Reece / SheSaidSo / AGF / Rick Stainton / #WeMakeEvents
More to be announced in the Full Schedule of Speakers and Panelists shortly. More info here: https://nighttimeeconomysummit.com
Tickets Available here:
Eventbrite : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ntia-night-time-economy-summit-e1-london-9th10th-february-2023-tickets-467668558247
Skiddle: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/London/E1/NTIA-Night-Time-Economy-Summit-2023/36251331/
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Enjoy Television Returns With A New App Putting The Global Clubbing Scene At Your Fingers Tips
After a 10 year hiatus, Enjoy Television returns with a new concept that will be visible all over the world to put the global clubbing scene at your fingertips via an new APP and smart TV.
Enjoy Television was born in Italy in 2000 as a program that showcased the global clubbing scene and the music industry filming from all the iconic locations around the world and after a 10 year hiatus, founder Enrico Lionello who became a much loved part of the music industry community return with a new concept that will be visible all over the world, via a new APP, smart TV and website at www.enjoyteleision.com .
Explains Enrico Lionello: “The aim of our new concept is to be the point of reference for all the lovers of dance music world and also for those who are curious to see how to enjoy the dance music scene worldwide. We want Enjoy Television to be the platform that leads its visitors to discover how to enjoy in the 4 corners of the planet with a click.”
Cristiana Elli adds: “ It's exciting to launch the new version of Enjoy Television and it reflects exactly the name it has. Enjoy. The world is so big, we always talk about huge differences between peoples, but watching Enjoy Television you realize that dance music has an incredible power, it unites everyone. It doesn't matter where you are in the world, you can be in Asia, in Australia, on the most remote islands in the world but the effect that dance music can create is the same everywhere, simply magical. I love seeing people having fun, I love feeling the emotions that audiences and artists exchange and the fact that I can collect and share this material through Enjoy Television is an immense pleasure for me.”
Thanks to new technologies Enjoy Television becomes a multimedia library, and an archive of videos, aftermovies, video clips and DJ sets of events and protagonists who have made the world of dance music the main hub of entertainment world wide. There will also be a space dedicated to videoclips of new tracks releases without forgetting the crowd, ravers and clubbers, plus a section dedicated to the videos they made during the events to show the clubbers' point of view.
The platform has already generated a huge amount of interest within the electronic music industry community with many artists, labels and events already sharing content including;
Afrojack, Alok, Armin Van Buuren, Armada Music, Defected Records, Fatboy Slim, Toolroom, Ultra Music, Electric love, Sonar, Street Parade, Timewarp, Tomorrowland, Untold, Hi and Ushuaia Ibiza to name a few.
Enjoy Television is visible worldwide on all Smart TVs, Android / IOS / Huawei smartphones and on the website www.enjoytelevision.com
ESNS announce an exclusive keynote interview with Dugi & Dua Lipa
Today Dua Lipa, along with her manager Dukagjin Lipa, announced they will join the ESNS conference lineup on January 21st. As co-founders of the acclaimed Sunny Hill Festival, the global pop superstar and her father will be joined by IQ Magazine editor Gordon Masson for a keynote interview as part of the festival’s conference program in Groningen. Sunny Hill Festival is shortlisted for Best Medium Sized Festival (Prishtina) and the Best New Festival (Tirana) at this year’s European Festival Awards.
Sunny Hill Festival is becoming one of the biggest music festivals in the region, hosting more than 140,000 music lovers from around the world. The festival has brought a stellar lineup of some of the best-known performers of our time to the pair's home country – including Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, J Balvin, Diplo, DJ Regard, Meduza, Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, Stormzy, Skepta, AJ Tracey, Action Bronson, Grace Carter, Fedez, Mahmood, SG Lewis, Gashi, Bondax, KarmaKid, and many more regional and international artists and performers.
In 2022 Sunny Hill Festival reclaimed the spotlight of local and global attention announcing a new edition of the festival taking place in Tirana, creating a powerful progressive motion in both countries economic, touristic and cultural development.
Alongside the festival, the Sunny Hill Foundation was founded by Dua and Dukagjin as a cultural organisation with the simple mission to be a helping hand for the most vulnerable and in-need parts of the Kosovan community and help young talents thrive. Together they have built a Sunny Hill Kindergarten in Tirana, in neighbouring Albania, for 300 underprivileged children after an earthquake hit that country in 2019, and financially supported music schools while managing other music related projects in the Lipa’s native Kosovo.
Dua Lipa is one of the world’s biggest superstars, solidifying her position as both a critical success and top radio performer with the release of her Grammy award-winning #1 UK sophomore album Future Nostalgia in 2020. In the last year Dua launched Service95, a global style, culture, and society editorial platform, and the accompanying podcast, Dua Lipa: At Your Service, which features thoughtful conversations with high-profile guests from fellow performers and artists to authors and activists.
Dukagjin Lipa is an entrepreneur and marketing and communications expert with over 25 years of experience. His accomplishments throughout the years in various marketing communications and creative industry partnerships paved the way to establishing his own communications agency, Republika Communications, representing some of the main household names, locally and internationally across different industries while heavily concentrating on international music and entertainment.
ESNS, the key exchange platform for emerging European music talent, will take place from 18 to 21 January 2023 in Groningen, the Netherlands. The festival has proven essential in breaking new European acts into live music scenes throughout Europe and beyond. With a line-up of 290 emerging European artists, ESNS23 is the place to discover new breakthrough acts before they make it big. You heard it first at ESNS!
Find more information about the full conference programme at esns.nl/conference
ESNS23 tickets
Conference registrations here: http://esns.nl/en/conference/conference-registrations/
About ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the key exchange for emerging European music talent, with a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene, with now well-known names such as Altin Gün, Arlo Parks, Alyona Alyona, Daði Freyr, Dua Lipa, Fontaines D.C., Hinds, Go_A, girl in red, Meduza, Meskerem Mees, MYD, Priya Ragu, Pip Blom, Pongo, Sigrid and Wet Leg.
Each January, ESNS showcases 350 emerging European artists to over 40,000 visitors. The festival and conference attract over 4,000 music industry professionals, including 400 international festivals. By day, the front-running conference hosts over 150 panel discussions, interviews, keynotes and more from Thursday to Saturday that take on urgent subjects and the need for social change in the music industry. By night, European acts perform across 40 locations in the heart of Groningen from Wednesday to Friday, and Saturday presents upcoming Dutch artists in concert venue De Oosterpoort.
ESNS Announces Full Programme for Focus on Spain
ESNS proudly presents the full programme of the earlier announced Focus on Spain project, in close collaboration with The Spanish Wave. Focus on Spain features showcases of fifteen upcoming Spanish acts from different parts of the country, a conference programme that explores the music industry in Spain and the ‘Meet The Spaniards! Mixer & Fiesta’.
ESNS traditionally has a focus on one country or region in Europe. This year the festival and conference zooms in on Spain and all the different musical flavours that the country has to offer. The Spanish acts performing at ESNS 2023 are: Ghouljaboy (Andalucia), Irenegarry (Madrid), Kokoshca (Navarra), Go Cactus (Balearic Islands), Maestro Espada (Murcia), Mainline Magic Orchestra (Catalonia), Marina Herlop (Catalonia), Marta Knight (Catalonia), Merina Gris (Basque Country), Mundo Prestigio (Galicia), Queralt Lahoz (Catalonia), Shanghai Baby (Madrid), Tanxugueiras (Galicia), Yo Diablo (Valencia), and Zetak (Basque Country).
Learn all you need to know about the amazing and varied Spanish music sector. Panels, workshops, keynotes and networking will show the diversity and unique insights from top professionals from Focus on Spain. Meet and network with all the Spanish partners at “The Spanish Lounge” and the delegates during the ‘Meet The Spaniards!’ mixer at ESNS.
From his early days playing guitar in psychedelic pop band Los Negativos to promoting the first Spanish shows of acts such as Nirvana, Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Oasis, Sonic Youth, Blur, Pixies and many others, Robert Grima’s life has revolved around music. He has been one of the pioneers in helping Spain become one of the must-visit destinations for international tours. With more than 30 years experience in live music, Robert sits down for his keynote with Gordon Masson, editor of IQ Magazine, who will delve into Robert’s life and career to explore what still drives his passion for live music; his unfaltering determination to care for his artists; and his unique vision and creativity that has helped Live Nation Madrid become one of the powerhouse promoters in the global business.
Seventeen autonomous communities are the frame of Spain, each of them with their own culture, history, own autonomous governments, industry and local, national and international cultural strategies. This makes Spain one of the richest and most culturally varied countries in the world. Brij Gosai of Pollstar will present data on Spain's music industry power and diversity before talking to local, regional and national cultural official representatives of different autonomous governments and the national government. They will explain to the international delegates this rich diversity, how they work individually, their goals nationally and internationally and the cultural and industry impact of their regions without forgetting about the super exciting, fresh and exportable talent from every part of Spain that is very well represented this year at ESNS.
Presented by the Spanish Copyright Society foundation (Fundación SGAE) and moderated by its general manager Rubén Gutierrez, this panel will be showing and explaining the latest (and more to come) amazing local and global cases of success of Spanish record labels, publishers-syncros, record distribution and Spanish leadership in artists rights collection. Top notch professionals from all these sectors will be bringing the process and the light on the past-present-future of Spanish successes in their homeland and overseas.
Spain is a festival nation by nature, with one of the largest numbers of festivals happening in Europe and the world. The impact of festivals in the national, regional and local economy is massive and the variety of regions and experiences makes Spain one of the most attractive countries to visit for festivals. Nearly all seventeen autonomous communities have important festivals, some big, some medium and some small or boutique. The Spanish festival experience is unique, most of them start in the evening so the touristic experience prior to the music is a plus for any visitor and for the country itself.
“The Spanish Lounge” presented by The Spanish Wave - Thursday & Friday 10:00 - 18:00. The official spot where to meet, network and trade with the official Spanish partners of Focus On Spain. Find time to meet with the official partners, learn what they do, network with them and make business while you have a coffee or refreshment thanks to The Spanish Wave.
Check out the conference programme here.
Focus on Spain will close with a Fiesta and mixer reception for all international ESNS delegates, Meet The Spaniards! Meet and greet with all the Spanish delegates with Spanish tapas and wine. The official cocktail party will end up high with The Spanish Wave Showcase presenting two live bands to be announced shortly, expect big games! This is a RSVP event.
ESNS23 tickets
Get your registrations for the ESNS conference here: http://esns.nl/en/conference/conference-registrations/
About ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the key exchange for emerging European music talent, with a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene, with now well-known names such as Altin Gün, Arlo Parks, Alyona Alyona, Daði Freyr, Dua Lipa, Fontaines D.C., Hinds, Go_A, girl in red, Meduza, Meskerem Mees, MYD, Priya Ragu, Pip Blom, Pongo, Sigrid and Wet Leg.
European Festival Awards Reveal Lifetime Achievement Award and Shortlists
SHORTLISTED NOMINEES FOR THE EUROPEAN FESTIVAL AWARDS 2022 UNVEILED
With the 12th edition of the European Festival Awards set to take place on January 18th in Groningen, The Netherlands, the European Festival Awards are proud to announce that this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Roskilde Festival, its full team and volunteers in Denmark.
In 2022 Roskilde Festival celebrated the 50th edition of the festival. Since 1971, the Danish non- profit festival has brought together generations of young people around music, art and community. Roskilde Festival is organised by the Roskilde Festival Charity Society and is created by approximately 30’000 volunteers. Every year, about 130’000 participants (volunteers, guests, partners, and media) join the famous ‘Orange Feeling’ at the 8-day long festival moving into a festival city built on love, non-profit values and sustainability. All profits from the festival are donated to humanitarian, non-profit and cultural work for the benefit of children and young people especially. Over the years, Roskilde Festival has generated approximately EUR 55 million for charity.
7.00pm - 9.00pm: Three-course sit down dinner with drinks ESNS will be fully vegetarian 9.15pm - 11.00pm: European Festival Awards Ceremony
11.30pm - 2.00am: After show party, Location: Pacific, Oosterstraat 65, Groningen
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EXIT Festival, RS & NFT-TiX
Roskilde Festival, DK & Andel
Ruisrock, FI & Sisu
Wacken Open Air, DE & Krombacher
Pohoda Festival, SK
PortAmérica, ES
Roskilde Festival, DK
MetalDays, SI
Øyafestivalen, NO
Rock Werchter, BE
Pukkelpop, BE
Watt En Schlick Fest, DE
Mittelyoung, IT
Rhizovention, AT
Roskilde Festival, DK
VIBE Festival, RO
Ameba Production, CZ
FKP Scorpio, DE
Gadget abc Entertainment, CH Goodlive, DE
Live Nation, GB
Mad Cool, ES
Mojo, NL
Primavera Sound, ES
Roskilde Festival, DK
James Whitting – Wasserman Music Jon Ollier – One Fiinix
Jules De Lattre – UTA
Mike Malak – Wasserman Music Paul Wilson – CAA
Steve Zapp – ITB
Tom Schroeder – Wasserman Music
Claes Olsen, NO
Eric van Eerdenburg, NL Gabi Ruiz, ES
Holger Jan Schmidt, DE
Mikko Niemelä, FI
Philippe Cornu, CH
Jazz à Liège, BE
MaMA, FR
MENT Ljubljana, SI
NN North Sea Jazz Festival, NL
No Sleep Festival, RS
Syndicate, DE
Taksirat Festival, MK
WOS Festival x SON Estrella Galicia, ES
Holly Humberstone, GB
Inhaler, IE
Little Simz, GB
Mimi Webb, GB
Nina Chuba, DE
Pink Pantheress, GB
Turnstile, US
Wet Leg, GB
Yard Act, GB
Mad Cool, ES
NOS Alive, PT
Open'er Festival, PL
Primavera Sound, ES
Rock Werchter, BE
Roskilde Festival, DK
Superbloom Festival, DE
Sziget Festival, HU
Core, BE
Flesh Festival, GB
ON AIR Festival, PL
Río Verbena Fest,
ES San Hejmo, DE
Sunny Hill Festival, AL
Superbloom Festival, DE
Tempelhof Sounds, DE
Jazz in the Park, RO
Jazzopen Stuttgart, DE
Liverpool Sound City, GB
Portobello Live, GB
Roadburn, NL
Stars in Town, CH
Szene Openair, AT
Unsound Festival, PL
Ypsigrock Festival, IT
CODRU Festival, RO
FEST Festival, PL
Happiness Festival, DE
Highfield Festival, DE
MetalDays, SI
Sunny Hill Festival, XK
Vestrock, NL
We Love Green, FRBest Major Festival
Down The Rabbit Hole, NL
EXIT Festival, RS
Lowlands, NL
Open'er Festival, PL
Pinkpop, NL
Rock Werchter, BE
Roskilde Festival, DK
Summer Breeze Open Air, DE
Wacken Open Air, DE
Roskilde Festival, DK
YOUROPE - The European Festival Association
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Amsterdam Dance Event presents film portraying the shared energy of its 27th edition
Amsterdam Dance Event today launches the official ADE22 film shot during its successful 27th edition, entitled ‘What’s Your Vibe?’. The film captures the shared energy and culture that all visitors, artists and professionals experience each October. Directed by Anna Bogomolova, the film premieres Thursday, December 15, at 16:00 CET and will be available to watch via the link below.
Following up on last year’s ‘Dance is a Rave-olution’, the film captures the shared experiences throughout the 200+ dance floors, clubs, live venues, theatres, and concert halls that make Amsterdam Dance Event special. The vibe of the music, people, and energy is portrayed through a diversity of musical philosophies and tools that amplify, distort, echo, and radiate sound. Watch the film in full below:
Amsterdam Dance Event presents: ‘What’s Your Vibe?’ | Official ADE22 Film
Watch here: https://a-d-e.co/ade22film
FILM CREDITS:
Directed and edited by Anna Bogomolova
Written and narrated by Connor Schumacher
Original soundtrack by Kenny Kneefel
Camera work by:
Marc Scherpenzeel
Maxime Van Erp
Levien Priem
Creative direction by Majon van der Schot
Color graded by Matthias Stoopman
Produced by Blitzkickers
About ADE
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), an initiative of Buma, has grown into the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music. The five-day event attracts visitors from over 146 countries and features every conceivable aspect of electronic music culture, with dedicated conference programming, an extensive arts & culture program, live music and DJ/artist performances, all spread across the city of Amsterdam. More information about ADE can be found here.
ADE – Electronic Music Gathers Here
ADE is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation.
Founding partner: Buma
Main partners: Heineken 0.0 | Desperados
NTIA Announce Second Night Time Economy Summit in Conjunction with VibeLab featuring Special Guest Harvey Goldsmith CBE
Following the successful launch of the First Night Time Economy Summit in Bristol, the NTIA have announced the second in the series of conferences focused on night time economy across the UK, with an extremely ambitious programme of speakers, panels and workshops.
Taking place at E1 Venue in London from the 9th & 10th February 2023 the NTIA summit is pleased to announce Harvey Goldsmith CBE as a Keynote speaker at the event this year.
Harvey is as legendary as he is prolific as a rock and pop promoter. He is a visionary producer and has worked with most of the world’s major artists, being responsible for not only two of the world’s largest ever music events, Live Aid and Live 8, but also an astounding range of television broadcasts and charity events.
Harvey has received numerous awards including a CBE in 1996, the Chevalier des Artes et Lettres from the French Minister of Culture in 2006, an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Brighton in the UK in July 2012. Harvey received The Diamond Award during The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
The Summit will also bring together some of the leading lights in night time economy from around the world, including Mirik Milan (Vibe Lab/ Former Night Czar Amsterdam), Sacha Lord (Greater Manchester Night Time Economy Advisor), Amy Lame (London night Czar), Carly Heath (Bristol Night Time Economy Advisor) Lawrence Barton (NTE Advisor Birmingham City), Jon Collins (LIVE), Peter Heath (#WeMakeEvents), Jamie Njoku- Goodwin (UKMusic), Philip Kolvin KC (Barrister) and Lutz Leichsenring (Vibe Lab). International counterparts across the world have become a huge part of the global night time economy network and the sharing of best practices and experiences within different countries has helped galvanize the community worldwide.
We have two reports which will be released at the summit:
The UK Night Time Economy Report will benchmark the economic position of the NTE sector, updating current workforce numbers and evaluating the impact of the current crisis to the sector business types in conjunction with CGA.
The UK Electronic Music Report is the first of its kind, and will demonstrate the economic, community and cultural value of the sector within the UK which will form part of a submission to DCMS and a broader piece of annual reporting which will allow us to evaluate the current market movements in terms of counter culture.
Says NTIA CEO Michael Kill
"Through the multiple crises that we have faced as a sector, we have grown as a community, and in 2021 we started a journey to bring the best of our industry together once a year to share our challenges and network amongst our peers. An opportunity for operators, regulators, creators, entrepreneurs to come together and share, learn and build a stronger, more resilient industry for the future.”
The two day event will include over 100 speakers with panels and workshops featuring innovators and entrepreneurs from across the sector.
Some of the Panelists and Speakers for 2023 include…
Harvey Goldsmith CBE / Sacha Lord / Mirik Milan / Claire ONeill / Silvia Montello / Lawrence Barton / Duncan King / Ali Turnham / Philip Kolvin KC / Rob Masterson / Jamie Scahill / Mustard Media / Ben Newby / Mike Grieve / Boyd Sleator / Katy Porter / Lutz Leichsenring / Jeordie Shenton / Sarah Clover / Jon Collins / David Lucas / Wez Sounders / Biff Mitchell / Turno / Chalie Tee / Laidlaw / Mila Falls / Steven Braines / Carly Heath / Yousef / Nikki Mc Neill / Jamie Njoku-Goodwin / Peter Heath / Yuri Doktor / David Boyle / Jon Collins / Dan Davies / Amy Lame / Home Office / NPCC / Adam Brooks / Mark Burtonwood / Professor Fiona Measham / Kim Beasley / Christine Osazuwa / Dave Fullerton / Suzanne Bull / Deborah Hewitt / Rick Stainton / Silvana Kill / The Loop / Institute of Licensing / LIsa Lashes / Robert Sheapperd / World Health Organisation / Attitude is Everything / Best Bar None / UKDSA / SIA / CGA / DCMS / Pioneer / Adam Ficek / DJ Monitor / Whats on Your Mind? / Arts Council / Carl Stevens / PRS Foundation / National Lottery / Tonic / LIVE / SheSaidSo / AGF / #WeMakeEvents Plus More..
More to be announced in the Full Schedule of Speakers and Panelists shortly.
More info here: https://nighttimeeconomysummit.com
Tickets Available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ntia-night-time-economy-summit-e1-london-9th10th-february-2023-tickets-467668558247
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