ETEP 2017: Record number of bookings for new artists
In its 15th year, ESNS’s European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP) has for the third time in a row managed to generate a record number of bookings for upcoming music talent on European festivals. With a total of 424 shows by 164 acts in over 30 countries, ETEP ensures the circulation of fresh, bright, young talent across the continent.
We are more than delighted that over 100 festivals are giving these European acts a stage to perform to new audiences from the small and intimate such as Haldern Pop, talent-driven The Great Escape and the major and award winning festivals such as Rock am Ring and Roskilde.
In total ETEP has facilitated 3518 shows by 1254 artists in over 30 countries from the start of the programme in 2003.
ETEP 2017 Results
British band SHAME is at the top of the ETEP 2017 list with a record-breaking 17 ETEP shows! ‘It was good for us to play Eurosonic, it enables you to play for so many more people, it’s a good stepping point!
Top 10: ETEP ARTIST CHART
1. Shame (gb) 17 shows
2. Her (fr) 8 shows
3. Klangstof (nl) 8 shows
4. Rejjie Snow (ie) 8 shows
5. Alma (fi) 7 shows
6. J. Bernardt (be) 7 shows
7. Tommy Cash (ee) 6 shows
8. Fil Bo Riva (it/de) 6 shows
9. Faber (ch) 6 shows
10. Throes + The Shine (pt) 5 shows
For a full overview of all ETEP shows and acts go to www.etep.nl
Top 11: ETEP FESTIVAL CHART
1. The Great Escape (gb) 33 shows
2. Reeperbahn Festival (de) 27 shows
3. Haldern Pop (de) 15 shows
4. Sziget Festival (hu) 15 shows
5. Europavox (fr) 14 shows
6. Glastonbury (gb) 12 shows
7. c/o pop Festival (de) 11 shows
8. Lowlands (nl) 11 shows
9. Dour Festival (be) 10 shows
10. Tallinn Music Week (ee) 10 shows
11. Waves Vienna (at) 10 shows
For a full overview of all ETEP festivals go to www.etep.nl
Why ETEP?
The European Talent Exchange Programme was introduced to make the “exchange” of European artists across Europe possible on a greater scale than ever before. An initiative of Eurosonic Noorderslag, each year artist that play as part of the showcase festival are eligible to participate in the European Talent Exchange Programme. ETEP then facilitates the bookings of European acts on festivals and generates extensive radio and media exposure for these artists in co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union and local media. In this way, ETEP aims to give a boost to the careers of European acts.
Looking forward to ETEP 2018!
We proudly welcome Acoustic Lakeside Festival (AT), BUSH (HU), Immergut Festival (DE), Metronome Festival (CH), Revolution Festival (RO), Rock in Rio (PT), Tremor (PT), TRNSMT (GB), Woodstock Festival (PL), Zermett Unplugged (CZ) to ETEP in 2018, bringing us to a total of 110 ETEP-festivals. Furthermore, we’d like to welcome our new partners: Why Portugal, Music Estonia, Iceland Music Export (IMX) and the PRS Foundation to the platform. By welcoming them to the ETEP family, we generate even more opportunities for European artists to showcase their music!
We keep investing in a well spread Geographical coverage both in festivals as in members, therefore we have expanded the platform to 16 members from 15 countries. But, we want to go further. To facilitate even more exposure, we want to increase the visibility of European artists outside of Europe. Therefore, we will start inviting music festivals from outside of Europe to join the ETEP programme.
Another new aim for the programme is to strengthen the capacity of the emerging artist and their managements to build and sustain an international music career. Therefore, we will develop a designated educational and training programme for artists on how the international music industry works, what their chances are, how they can develop a career, attract audiences. As part of this we will be hosting sessions in the artist village during Eurosonic Noorderslag.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Youngr wins 2018 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)
Youngr (UK) is announced as a winner of a 2018 European Border Breakers Award (EBBA), the European music award for emerging artists who have seen outstanding success across Europe.
British musician Dario Darnell is now taking charts and concert halls alike by storm under the monniker Youngr with his addictive, sweet pop music. First single Out Of My System is an emotional electronic pop gem that racked up 30 million streams on Spotify alone. Another way of conveying the message is through his trademark one-take live video's. Darnell used to be in electronic pop duo Picture Book with his brother Lorne and is actually the son of American artist Kid Creole. Now the talented multi-instrumentalist is making some very serious strides on its own.
More info on the awards here: www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu
EBBA ceremony
Earlier, Blanche (Belgium), Alice Merton (Germany), Sigrid (Norway), Skott (Sweden), Off Bloom (Denmark) and Salvador Sobral (Portugal) were also announced as winners of an EBBA. A total of ten artists will be awarded an EBBA over the coming weeks. The winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands, on 17 January 2018. The ceremony will also feature performances by the winning acts.
Public Choice Award
All EBBA winners are also in the running to win the Public Choice Award. Fans from all over the world can vote online from the end of November up to Christmas for their favourite emerging artist. The winner of the Public Choice Award will be announced during the EBBA ceremony at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen. Up to ten voters, chosen at random from different countries, will be invited to the award ceremony. Each winner will be able to bring a friend with the flight and hotel costs covered by Eurosonic Noorderslag.
The EBBA
The EBBA celebrate new and border-breaking artists who create today and tomorrow's music. From Adele (United Kingdom) to Christine & the Queens (France), the EBBA winners represent some of the standout European sounds of recent years. Other previous winners include Dua Lipa, Stromae, Gabriel Rios, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons, Aurora, Disclosure, John Newman, C2C, Tokio Hotel, The Script, Years and Years, Robin Schulz, Carnival Youth, MØ and Selah Sue.
From the group of enthusiastic gig-goers out on the weekend to the industry dedicated to making the music you love, Music Moves Europe. The EBBA are one of the EU's ways of celebrating European popular and contemporary music, by bringing the artists, the industry and the fans together to celebrate European music.
15th edition of EBBA
Every year, 10 European artists receive an EBBA to recognise their success in countries other than their own. This success is measured by: airplay, sales, live performances in Europe, position in the European Border Breakers Charts
To be eligible for the 2018 awards, the artists must have achieved border-breaking success with their first international release in Europe between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016 and come from a country participating in the EU's Creative Europe programme.
The EBBA, now in their 15th year, is an EU Prize, organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag in partnership with the European Commission (Creative Europe) and the European Broadcasting Union, with support from Buma Cultuur, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen, the City of Groningen and Music Week.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Kristian Kostov confirmed as a winner of a 2018 European Border Breakers Award (EBBA)
Kristian Kostov (bg) is confirmed as a winner of a 2018 European Border Breakers Award (EBBA), the European music award for emerging artists who have seen outstanding success across Europe.
Kristian Kostov
His singing has brought Kristian Kostov a long way. He got to the final of The Voice Kids Russia and finished as runner-up in X Factor Bulgaria, the country which he represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. After a great performance Kristian and his song Beautiful Mess came in second place yet again in the final. He has been singing since the age of 6, first in musical group Neposedy and after 2011 as a solo artist. This 17-year old is already one of the most popular up-and-coming artists in Bulgaria and Russia. His voice earned him comparisons to singers like James Arthur, Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran.
www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu
EBBA ceremony
Earlier, Blanche (Belgium), Alice Merton (Germany), Sigrid (Norway), Skott (Sweden), Off Bloom (Denmark) and Salvador Sobral (Portugal) were also announced as winners of an EBBA. A total of ten artists will be awarded an EBBA over the coming weeks. The winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands, on 17 January 2018. The ceremony will also feature performances by the winning acts.
Public Choice Award
All EBBA winners are also in the running to win the Public Choice Award. Fans from all over the world can vote online from the end of November up to Christmas for their favourite emerging artist. The winner of the Public Choice Award will be announced during the EBBA ceremony at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen. Up to ten voters, chosen at random from different countries, will be invited to the award ceremony. Each winner will be able to bring a friend with the flight and hotel costs covered by Eurosonic Noorderslag.
The EBBA
The EBBA celebrate new and border-breaking artists who create today and tomorrow's music. From Adele (United Kingdom) to Christine & the Queens (France), the EBBA winners represent some of the standout European sounds of recent years. Other previous winners include Dua Lipa, Stromae, Gabriel Rios, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons, Aurora, Disclosure, John Newman, C2C, Tokio Hotel, The Script, Years and Years, Robin Schulz, Carnival Youth, MØ and Selah Sue.
From the group of enthusiastic gig-goers out on the weekend to the industry dedicated to making the music you love, Music Moves Europe. The EBBA are one of the EU's ways of celebrating European popular and contemporary music, by bringing the artists, the industry and the fans together to celebrate European music.
15th edition of EBBA
Every year, 10 European artists receive an EBBA to recognise their success in countries other than their own. This success is measured by: airplay, sales, live performances in Europe, position in the European Border Breakers Charts
To be eligible for the 2018 awards, the artists must have achieved border-breaking success with their first international release in Europe between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016 and come from a country participating in the EU's Creative Europe programme.
The EBBA, now in their 15th year, is an EU Prize, organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag in partnership with the European Commission (Creative Europe) and the European Broadcasting Union, with support from Buma Cultuur, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen, the City of Groningen and Music Week.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Positivus Announce Dates and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
In the summer of 2018 Positivus Festival will return for the 12th time on 20, 21, and 22 July, filling the beautiful coastal venue in Salacgriva with more dazzling live shows from well-known and established stars, cutting edge emerging artists, a large number of Baltic acts and other surprises that are not to be missed. The Early Bird tickets will go on sale this Wednesday, October 18, and for a limited three days time will be available for the lowest price.
From October 18-20 you will be able to buy Positivus Festival tickets through PositivusFestival.com and Piletilevi.ee at a special Early Bird price. The 3-Day tickets without Camping will cost € 69, with Camping – € 77. Youth tickets for festival-goers aged 11-16 years will cost € 50 without Camping and € 55 with Camping. Youth tickets can be purchased only together with at least one full price 3-Day ticket, as Youth ticket holders must be accompanied by and adult over 18 years on arrival and when leaving the festival. Other ticket types, including 1-Day tickets and 2-Day tickets, will go on sale in 2018.
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds have been announced as the first headliners of the Positivus Festival 2018. The legendary songwriter, author and actor will perform together with his most acclaimed musical companions on the closing festival day on Sunday, July 22. One-day and two-day tickets are onsale now.
Triumph, the manifesto of rock and roll and the extraordinary answer to the incomprehensible are just a few of the epithets that music reviewers have chosen to describe the concerts of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds that have delighted people not only during this year's European tour, but throughout the band’s long and storied history. For almost 35 years, this unique band has been synonymous with dark and extravagant contemporary rock music that has won it a legion of fans all over the world. The Bad Seeds, which is founded on the ashes of Nick Cave’s previous band The Birthday Party, brings together cosmopolitan-minded visionaries who are ready to break any imagined boundaries of music to create original sound the like of which has never been heard before.
Ever since the release of their debut album From Her To Eternity back in 1984, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds have sounded like no other musicians on Earth, which is as true today as ever before. While the Bad Seeds have allowed themselves all kinds of experiments, including absolutely dark and absurd “horror” rock, clear and naïve garage rock and even the temptation of punk rock, they have always kept their signature character, making the band instantly recognisable from the very first beats of their songs.
Every album by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds has its own story, and the latest, Skeleton Tree, is no exception. It is full of sorrow and pain due to the fact that Cave’s teenage son Arthur died during its recording - one can only guess what emotions and dialogues with the universe are encoded in this record. However, Cave has left the tragedy in the past and, even at 60 years of age, is still in excellent shape on stage, as well as being incredibly open to listeners and not hiding his emotions, including his grief. Despite the sad background to this latest album, Cave’s performances are life- affirming. Apart from featuring the music from the new album, his concerts include songs that have proved to be timeless classic, drawn from iconic albums such as The Boatman’s Call, gothic Murder Ballads and other song compilations.
“From beauty that breaks your heart to poorly managed chaos - the band performs a surprisingly uplifting arena concert”, wrote The Guardian about Cave and the band’s appearance in the UK.
“This sell-out show… was surprisingly uplifting. Euphoric, even, at times. Far from cutting the sorrowful figure of an isolated man consumed by sadness, Cave took on the role of a quasi-religious leader, reaching out to hold hands with fans and ignite their emotions into a life-affirming fire of furious sound,” was the rapturous reaction of the British online newspaper The Independent, simultaneously giving Cave the title of the “gothic ringmaster”.
This year’s European and British concert tour is completely sold out, but it is already announced that in the next summer, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds will tour in Northern Europe, including Positivus Festival in Latvia on July 22.
One-day and two-day tickets are also available for sale
With the announcement of the first artist, Positivus Festival's one-day and two-day tickets are also on sale. The ticket price for a one-day visit to the festival is 50 Euros, while for two days the price is 69 Euros. The price for a three-day visit to the festival remains unchanged - 79 euros without a tent and 87 euros with an access to the Tent city. The festival tickets can be purchased at the festival's website www.positivusfestival.com/en/tickets/, as well as at the Biļešu Serviss offices and at www.bilesuserviss.lv.
Positivus Festival's 2018. ticket prices:
3-Day ticket without a tent - € 79
3-Day ticket with a tent space - € 87
2-Day ticket - € 69
1-Day ticket - € 50
Ticket to the Tent city - € 10
Youth ticket without a tent place - € 50
Youth ticket with a tent place - € 55
VIP ticket - € 250
About Positivus
Taking place in the picturesque coastal town of Salacgriva in Latvia,Positivus is the largest music and arts festival in the Baltic States, transporting chart-topping headliners, underground emerging talent and exciting art and dance stages to their unspoiled atmospheric coastal setting amid stunning woodland.
Festival goers can dip their toes in the baltic sea or take in the atmosphere in a hammock beneath the trees while enjoying a rich diversity of international chart toppers and underground emerging talent in this idyllic holiday location. Positivus also offers art and dance stages giving festival goers a variety of activities and stalls selling locally made designer clothing and accessories, giving festival goers plenty to see and do during the 3 day event.
Positivus was also recognised in the 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 European Festival Awards being a finalist in the ‘Best Medium Sized Festival’ category and also shortlisted for ‘Best Festival Line Up’ in 2013.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
121 Acts confirmed for ESNS 2018
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the place to discover and access the very best emerging European music talent and with 121 more acts confirmed the line-up for #ESNS18 is almost complete.
New Acts confirmed;
Ace Tee & Kwam.E (de), Afterpartees (nl), Alfa Mist (de), Altin Gün (nl), Amanda Delara (no), Astroid Boys (gb), Austinn (lu), AVEC (at), aYia (is), Belau (hu), Bergfilm (de), Binkbeats (nl), Black Snake Moan (it), Blackberries (de), Blind Butcher (ch), Bowrain (si), Broen (no), Bruno Belissimo (it), Callum Beattie (gb), Cari Cari (at), Chapelier Fou (fr), Chelou (gb), Colin Benders (nl), Curtis Alto (be), Dakota (nl), Darling West (no), Death Alley (nl), Dewolff (nl), Diablo Blvd (nl), Dinamarca (se), Dope Calypso (hu), Echo Collective (be), Elizabete Balčus (lv), Emma Bale (be), Equal Idiots (be), Erotic Market (fr), Faces on TV (be), Fenne Lily (gb), Fred Well (no) George FitzGerald (gb) Gizmo Varillas (es) Great News (gb) Gruppo Di Pawlowski (be) HAEVN (nl) Hak Baker (gb) HÅN (it) Hey Elbow (se) HMLTD (gb) Högni (is) Holy (se) Hope (de) Husky Loops (it) IAMDDB (gb), IceAge (dk), IDER (gb), Iguana Death Cult (nl), Isaac Gracie (gb), Jeangu Macrooy (nl), Jesus Chrüsler Supercar (se), Jo Goes Hunting (nl), Kareem Kalokoh (gr), Keir (gb), KO KO MO (fr), Leoniden (de), lilly among clouds (de), Lomboy (be), Luwten (nl), Lysistrata (fr), Malihini (it), Marlene (se), Mateusz Franczak (pl), Millionaire (be), Milo Meskens (be), Mogli (de), MOLÉCULE Live (fr), Monolithe Noir (be), Museless (es), MY BABY (nl), MYRKUR: Folkesange (dk), Never Sol (cz), One Sentence. Supervisor (ch), Paceshifters (nl), Pale Grey (be), Pale Waves (fr), Panivalkova (ua), Pip Blom (nl), Polo & Pan live (fr), Pom Poko (no), Raoul Vignal (fr), Robocobra Quartet (ie), Roméo Elvis x Le Motel (be), Sälen (gb), Sheep Got Waxed (lt), Sônge (fr), Spoil Engine (be), Suff Daddy & The Lunch Birds (de), Super Besse (by), Super Parquet (fr), Surma (pt), Témé Tan (be), Terra Profonda (hu), The Cool Quest (nl), The Dawn Brothers (nl), The Zephyr Bones (es), TheColorGrey (be), Theodore (gr), THIRSTY EYES (at), Tolstoys (sk), Tom Grennan (gb), Tom Tripp (gb), Tom Walker (gb), Tontario (fi), Transylvania [Damn Fun] (ro), VUUR (nl), VRWRK (be), Walking Dead On Broadway (de), Warmdusher (gb), Will Heard (gb), WWWater (be), Yxng Bane (gb), Zulu Zulu (es)
Denmark Blooms
Denmark is the focus country of ESNS 2018 and they will bring a host of exciting Danish acts to perform in Groningen including; Phlake, August Roseenbaum, D/Troit, Iceage, Svin, Baest, Off Bloom, Av Av Av, School of X, Soleima, Goss, Velvet Volume, Iamjj, Pardans, Lydmor, We Like We, Ellis May, Snavs, Scarlet Pleasure, Maximillian, Vera, Myrkur:Folkesange. More info on all the acts here: https://mxd.dk/eurosonic/
See the Full ESNS line up here:
https://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/festival/line-up/#festivalFilter=.fest_1143,.fest_1141
Listen to the he Spotify playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/eurosonicnoorderslag/playlist/5cRLHWNAgLUNVlEXel4sUn
ESNS will take place in Groningen (The Netherlands) from the 17th to 20th of January 2018. The event hosts showcase festivals Eurosonic and Noorderslag, a music conference and several awards ceremonies.
About ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the place to discover and access the very best emerging European music talent. The event has a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene, with now well-known names such as Alma, Ásgeir, Aurora, Dua Lipa, Hozier, HER, Mø, My Baby, Rejjie Snow, Lost Frequencies, Roosevelt, Royal Blood, Seinabo Sey and Vök, having played at ESNS as up and coming talents. The B2B side of the event attracts more than 4,000 entertainment industry professionals from all sections of the industry, including representatives of over 400 European festivals, managers, agents, publishers, labels, tech companies and event suppliers. Each year, ESNS stages more than 350 showcases all over the city of Groningen as well as offering a comprehensive and focused conference programme of around 150 panels and keynotes. The event also hosts multiple networking opportunities, annual meetings by music associations, pitch sessions, dinners, parties and dedicated areas featuring the very latest thinking and technical innovation in the music, media, interactive and production industries. At this year's edition Denmark will be the ESNS focus country.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Vote for our festivals in the European Festival Awards
Feeling very honoured to be working with some of Europe's most amazing festivals who are nominated in this years European Festival Awards.
Congrats to EXIT, Lowlands, Positivus, OFF, Sea Dance, Sea Star and Secret Solstice.
Vote now! http://eu.festivalawards.com/vote/
EXIT, Serbia - Best Major
Lowlands, The Netherlands - Best Major & Best Line Up
Positivus, Latvia - Best Medium
OFF, Poland - Best Medium
Sea Dance, Montenegro - Best Medium
Secret Solstice, Iceland - Best Medium
Sea Star, Croatia - Best New & Best Medium
Salvador Sobral and Sigrid announced as winners of 2018 European Border Breakers Awards
Salvador Sobral and Sigrid are confirmed as winners of a 2018 European Border Breakers Award (EBBA), the European music award for emerging artists who have seen outstanding success across Europe. For health reasons, Salvador Sobral could not be present at Manhãs da 3 when DJ Luis Oliveira announced the news. His manager Ana Paulo, represented him on the radio. Sigrid was surprised by DJ’s Tor-Otto Mjelde and Kjartan Ericsson live on Stjernepose at Nrk P13. Sigrid is also confirmed to play at Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) festival.
Salvador Sobral
Being the winner of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, you would think it could only get better from there for Salvador Sobral. But life has dealt the Portuguese singer some very different cards. A serious heart condition forced him to interrupt his career in September. At an emotional last concert the 27-year old singer stated: "It is, unfortunately, time to hand over my body to science and to abandon my life of concerts and music." Sobral achieved a record win at the Eurovision competition, and the first ever for Portugal, with his ballad Amar Pelos Dois, written by his sister Luísa Sobral. In 2016 the singer had already released debut album Excuse Me, which underlines his great song writing talent.
Sigrid
Norwegian pop singer/songwriter Sigrid signed a worldwide label deal at just 20 years of age. With her rich, powerful, versatile voice, and elfin looks, she seems ready-made for pop stardom. Sigrid delivered on the promise in February 2017 with her anthemic single Don't Kill My Vibe. It became BBC Radio 1 "Hottest Record in the World" and was streamed over 37 million times, with new single Pilot Twist following the same path. Sigrid is influenced by artists like Mø, Adele and Sia.
EBBA ceremony
Earlier, Alice Merton from Germany, Skott from Sweden, Off Bloom from Denmark and Blanche from Belgium were also announced as winners of an EBBA. A total of ten artists will be awarded an EBBA over the coming weeks. The winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands, on 17 January 2018. The ceremony will also feature performances by the winning acts.
Public Choice Award
All EBBA winners are also in the running to win the Public Choice Award. Fans from all over the world can vote online from the end of November up to Christmas for their favourite emerging artist. The winner of the Public Choice Award will be announced during the EBBA ceremony at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen. Up to ten voters, chosen at random from different countries, will be invited to the award ceremony. Each winner will be able to bring a friend with the flight and hotel costs covered by Eurosonic Noorderslag.
The EBBA
The EBBA celebrate new and border-breaking artists who create today and tomorrow's music. From Adele (United Kingdom) to Christine & the Queens (France), the EBBA winners represent some of the standout European sounds of recent years. Other previous winners include Dua Lipa, Stromae, Gabriel Rios, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons, Aurora, Disclosure, John Newman, C2C, Tokio Hotel, The Script, Years and Years, Robin Schulz, Carnival Youth, MØ and Selah Sue.
From the group of enthusiastic gig-goers out on the weekend to the industry dedicated to making the music you love, Music Moves Europe. The EBBA are one of the EU's ways of celebrating European popular and contemporary music, by bringing the artists, the industry and the fans together to celebrate European music.
15th edition of EBBA
Every year, 10 European artists receive an EBBA to recognise their success in countries other than their own. This success is measured by: airplay, sales, live performances in Europe, position in the European Border Breakers Charts
To be eligible for the 2018 awards, the artists must have achieved border-breaking success with their first international release in Europe between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016 and come from a country participating in the EU's Creative Europe programme.
The EBBA, now in their 15th year, is an EU Prize, organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag in partnership with the European Commission (Creative Europe) and the European Broadcasting Union, with support from Buma Cultuur, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen, the City of Groningen and Music Week.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Eurosonic Noorderslag announces keynote by David Marcus, Ticketmaster
David Marcus, Ticketmaster (us) is confirmed for a keynote speech at the ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) conference. As Head of Music, David Marcus is responsible for Ticketmaster’s largest business segment, selling more than 60M concert tickets annually. ESNS will take place in Groningen (The Netherlands) from the 17th to 20th of January 2018. The event hosts the showcase festivals Eurosonic and Noorderslag, an extensive daytime music conference and several awards ceremonies.
How do high-demand tours like U2, Ed Sheeran, and Hamilton ensure fans – as opposed to scalpers or bots – have the best access to tickets? It’s the responsibility of industry stakeholders - agents, managers, artists, promoters and the companies like Ticketmaster who support them - to ensure tickets are being sold to people who actually intend to use them. David Marcus, EVP and Head of Music for Ticketmaster North America, will take an in-depth look at the road to planning a sales campaign, from the economics of a tour to fan identification and engagement using the latest technology like Verified Fan - all with the end goal of putting the fans first.
Biography David Marcus, Ticketmaster (US)
David Marcus is EVP, Head of Music for Ticketmaster, where he is responsible for the company’s largest business segment, selling more than 60M concert tickets annually. Before joining Ticketmaster, Marcus was Chief Commercial Officer at ScoreBig, the country’s first name-your-own-price ticketing platform. Before Scorebig, Marcus spent four years as Warner Music Group’s SVP, Worldwide Artist Services, where he had direct oversight for the development of new lines of business for the music group, including global touring, ticketing, merchandising, and e-commerce. Previously, he was SVP, Global Music at Ticketmaster, LLC, where he built and led an international team that provided sales and marketing strategy and operational support to touring musical artists. Marcus began his career as an entertainment and intellectual property attorney at O'Melveny & Myers.
About ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the place to discover and access the very best emerging European music talent. The event has a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene, with now well-known names such as Alma, Ásgeir, Aurora, Dua Lipa, Hozier, HER, Mø, My Baby, Rejjie Snow, Lost Frequencies, Roosevelt, Royal Blood, Seinabo Sey and Vök, having played at ESNS as up and coming talents. The B2B side of the event attracts more than 4,000 entertainment industry professionals from all sections of the industry, including representatives of over 400 European festivals, managers, agents, publishers, labels, tech companies and event suppliers. Each year, ESNS stages more than 350 showcases all over the city of Groningen as well as offering a comprehensive and focused conference programme of around 150 panels and keynotes. The event also hosts multiple networking opportunities, annual meetings by music associations, pitch sessions, dinners, parties and dedicated areas featuring the very latest thinking and technical innovation in the music, media, interactive and production industries. At this year's edition Denmark will be the ESNS focus country.
Alice Merton wins European Border Breakers Award
Alice Merton is the latest artist to be confirmed as a winner of a 2018 European Border Breakers Award (EBBA), the European music award for emerging artists who have seen outstanding success across Europe. Alice Merton was surprised with her award during rehearsals at Black Box Music in Berlin.
Alice Merton is the latest artist to be confirmed as a winner of a 2018 European Border Breakers Award (EBBA), the European music award for emerging artists who have seen outstanding success across Europe. Alice Merton was surprised with her award during rehearsals at Black Box Music in Berlin.
Alice Merton could very well be the next big popstar in Europe. With her powerful voice, her EP and the catchy song 'No Roots', the 24-year-old holds all the cards. The sentence "I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground" seems to sum up the life of the English/Canadian singer- songwriter who lived in four countries. No Roots charted high on iTunes, Spotify, Shazam and Hype Machine in France, Switzerland and Austria. In Germany, the song reached platinum status and #2 in the single charts. International success is imminent.
EBBA ceremony
Earlier, Skott from Sweden, Off Bloom from Denmark and Blanche from Belgium were also announced as winners of an EBBA. A total of ten artists will be awarded an EBBA over the coming weeks. The winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands, on 17 January 2018. The ceremony will also feature performances by the winning acts.
Public Choice Award
All EBBA winners are also in the running to win the Public Choice Award. Fans from all over the world can vote online from the end of November up to Christmas for their favourite emerging artist. The winner of the Public Choice Award will be announced during the EBBA ceremony at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen. Up to ten voters, chosen at random from different countries, will be invited to the award ceremony. Each winner will be able to bring a friend with the flight and hotel costs covered by Eurosonic Noorderslag.
The EBBA
The EBBA celebrate new and border-breaking artists who create today and tomorrow's music. From Adele (United Kingdom) to Christine & the Queens (France), the EBBA winners represent some of the standout European sounds of recent years. Other previous winners include Dua Lipa, Stromae, Gabriel Rios, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons, Aurora, Disclosure, John Newman, C2C, Tokio Hotel, The Script, Years and Years, Robin Schulz, Carnival Youth, MØ and Selah Sue.
From the group of enthusiastic gig-goers out on the weekend to the industry dedicated to making the music you love, Music Moves Europe. The EBBA are one of the EU's ways of celebrating European popular and contemporary music, by bringing the artists, the industry and the fans together to celebrate European music.
15th edition of EBBA
Every year, 10 European artists receive an EBBA to recognise their success in countries other than their own. This success is measured by: airplay, sales, live performances in Europe, position in the European Border Breakers Charts
To be eligible for the 2018 awards, the artists must have achieved border-breaking success with their first international release in Europe between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016 and come from a country participating in the EU's Creative Europe programme.
The EBBA, now in their 15th year, is an EU Prize, organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag in partnership with the European Commission (Creative Europe) and the European Broadcasting Union, with support from Buma Cultuur, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen, the City of Groningen and Music Week.
SURGEON AND THE HACKER REMIX DAVE CLARKE’S ‘I’M NOT AFRAID’ FEAT ANIKA
Techno and electronic music icon Dave Clarke last month released The Desecration of Desire, his first album in fourteen years, through SKINT. Today, Clarke releases two new remixes by Surgeon and The Hacker for the single ‘I’m Not Afraid’, which features the sublime vocals of Anika.
The first remix comes from legendary DJ Surgeon, who has been at the forefront of UK techno since the early 1990s and has a past history of working with Clarke. The second comes from another veteran of the techno world, French electroclash and techno producer The Hacker who has been making his own music in the classic Detroit style since 1995.
Listen here: https://DaveClarke.lnk.to/AfraidRMXPR
Says Clarke: “I bought Anika’s album from Get Records in Amsterdam when it came out, Masters of War was the track for me and I have always thought about working together on a bass heavy track and her lyrics here are sublime and political”.
Over the last three decades, Clarke has proved a singular voice in the underground dance world. As well as turning out essential tracks such as his famous Red Series, he has also hosted his influential White Noise radio show, which has just surpassed 600 episodes and remixed an array of artists including Depeche Mode, Chemical Brothers, A Place To Bury Strangers, Placebo, Underworld and Soft Moon.
The Desecration of Desire follows 1995’s collection of singles Archive One and 2003’s Devil’s Advocate, which came produced under various outside pressures. The album itself contains very little techno. “Not because I don’t like it—I live and breathe it every single week—but I wanted to make an album that was not a collection of club tracks. I listen to many types of music all the time and I felt free for the first time to implement this approach for my own project.” As such it comes coloured with the perspectives of “some delightful, intelligent and deep people who inspired me in their own way” such as LOUISAHHH, Mark Lanegan, Mt. Sims, Anika, Gazelle Twin and Keith Tenniswood.
“The ‘baron of techno’ conjures a brooding, medieval mood with songs that loom in murky light.”- Financial Times
Baron of techno Dave Clarke’s first album in 14 years is worth the wait.”– Line of Best Fit
Buy ‘The Desecration Of Desire’ Here: https://DaveClarke.lnk.to/TDoDPR
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