ESNS Exchange - From emerging European talent to major European success
With just over a handful of ESNS Exchange partner festivals left to go this season, 353 shows by 148 emerging European ESNS Exchange acts have been confirmed so far. We’re very happy to say that ESNS Exchange runs a successful comeback season as these numbers are in no way inferior to the numbers from before the pandemic.
Other great news is that UK acts will continue to be part of the ESNS Exchange programme for 2022 and 2023. Even though the UK is not part of the EU anymore, ESNS and the PRS Foundation make it possible for the UK acts to be included in the ESNS Exchange programme for at least 2022 and 2023.
ESNS Exchange results
While British minimalist rock group Yard Act remains a favourite amongst the bookers of European festivals, Swiss R&B singer Priya Ragu managed to catch up. The two artists have been going back and forth for the top position on the ESNS Exchange artist chart but settle for a shared first place for now. Irish singer CMAT, who is also booked to play at ESNS 2023 this January and is nominated for an MME Award, takes second place while both Alyona Alyona and Enola Gay reside at #3.
Here is a top 10 of the most booked acts and a top 10 of the most booked acts per country;
ESNS Exchange Artist Chart
| Priya Ragu (CH) | 11 |
| Yard Act (UK-Eng) | 11 |
| CMAT (IE) | 10 |
| Alyona Alyona (UA) | 9 |
| Enola Gay (IE) | 9 |
| Holly Humberstone (UK-Eng) | 8 |
| Altin Gün (NL) | 7 |
| Go_A (UA) | 7 |
| Joe & The Shitboys (FO) | 7 |
| Wet Leg (UK-Eng) | 7 |
ESNS Exchange By Country Chart [1]
| Priya Ragu (CH) | 11 |
| Yard Act (GB) | 11 |
| CMAT (IE) | 10 |
| Alyona Alyona (UA) | 9 |
| Altin Gün (NL) | 7 |
| Joe & The Shitboys (FO) | 7 |
| Mezerg (FR) | 6 |
| Friedberg (AT) | 5 |
| Meskerem Mees (BE) | 5 |
| Dady Freyr (IS) | 4 |
Find a full overview of the results of ESNS Exchange 2022 at https://esns-exchange.eu/results-2022/
About ESNS Exchange
ESNS Exchange, the European talent exchange programme, formerly known as ETEP was introduced in 2003 to make the ‘exchange’ of European artists across Europe possible on a greater scale than ever before. An initiative of ESNS, ESNS Exchange facilitates the bookings of European acts on festivals outside their home countries and generates extensive media exposure for these artists in cooperation with Euroradio, export offices and local media. This way, ESNS Exchange aims to give a boost to the international careers of European artists.
About ESNS
ESNS is a non-profit showcase festival for European artists, and a conference with panels, keynotes, interviews, and gatherings on the latest developments in the international and European music industry. ESNS’ mission is to stimulate and further promote the circulation of European music, and to give European artists a stepping stone onto international success.
Registrations for ESNS23 are available at a medium rate via https://esns.nl/tickets/
[1] Results filtered by the most booked artist per country
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AGF and UK Festival Awards Reveal the UK Greener Festival Award Shortlist
AGF (A Greener Festival) the leader in helping events, festivals and venues around the world to become more sustainable will once again join forces with the UK Festival Awards to present The UK Greener Festival Award at the event for the 15th year.
Festivals all around the world that achieve AGF certification have undergone a rigorous assessment including onsite visits from trained assessors. The top 5 nominees are selected from those who have applied for the AGF certification and who have demonstrated outstanding success in reducing their environmental impacts and changing the industry for the better.
On December 6th the UK festivals that are putting their heads above the crowd will be celebrated and one festival that scored the highest in the AGF’s UK assessments during summer 2022 will be crowned the winner.
The 2022 UK Greener Festival Award shortlist is…
BST Hyde Park
Cambridge Folk Festival
Greenbelt
Green Gathering
Shambala
To be held at Manchester’s Escape to Freight Island, the UK Festival Awards presents the ideal opportunity for festival organisers and suppliers to get together and reflect on the past season whilst looking forward to the next; the awards themselves have been decided by either fan votes, expert panel, or a combination of both in categories including Best Major Festival, Outstanding Contribution and, for one year only, the Perfect Pivot Award for the festival business that applied its skills to alternative activity during the Covid closure. With awards ranging from grassroots to large and categories for family and non-music festivals. The awards have received well over 400 entries and 190,000 fan votes, with fans deciding the outcome of more categories than ever. The full 2022 shortlists can be found at https://www.festivalawards.com/shortlists-2022/
All AGF certified events from the UK and worldwide will be announced at the International AGF Awards during the Green Events & Innovations Conference, GEI 15, London, 28th Feb 2023.
About AGF
AGF is a not-for-profit company committed to helping events, festivals and venues around the world adopt environmentally efficient practices. AGF provides 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 certification for festivals, venues, tours and events. https://www.agreenerfestival.com/
About UK Festival Awards
Since its inception in 2004, the UK Festival Awards has been dedicated to recognising and celebrating the collective accomplishments of the nation’s most beloved industry. Across its 21 categories, the Awards acknowledges the achievements of organisers and suppliers in the fields of programming, production, innovation, emerging talent, marketing, and more. Each category has its shortlist and winner determined via a combination of public vote and industry judges, and for 2022 this methodology has been further refined to ensure that the prestige of these internationally recognised accolades continues to increase. https://www.festivalawards.com/
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AGF Announce 15th Annual Green Events & Innovations Conference
The 15th annual edition of the Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI 15) has been announced by AGF and ILMC. The leading and original conference for sustainability in events will take place on 28th February at a new venue, the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
Sustainability has been the hot topic at all event conferences this season, be that music and entertainment, sports or business. GEI 15 brings together leaders and innovators in the global live and events sector to network and accelerate environmental and social best practice to make impactful change.
GEI brings together industry leaders, experts, governments, and cutting-edge organisations, to identify, share and implement practical actions and holistic measures to help with this critical transition. The programme ranges from strategic senior level commitments, to “how to” case studies and workshops for operational implementation on the ground, and all important networking opportunities.
Sessions will cover topics such as transport, energy, food, equality & inclusivity, climate justice, reducing and calculating emissions, design & materials usage for circularity, the interface between the sector and politics, carbon removals and more.
The International AGF Awards also return to GEI 15 in 2023, celebrating the most innovative and worthy events, venues, organisations and individuals from events worldwide in the last 12 months.
AGF CEO Claire O’Neill said:
“Finally, the status quo is uncomfortable enough for change to happen fast. We have to reduce emissions by more than 50% in the next seven years – a phenomenal task that no single organisation or sector has the answers to nor the power to do alone. With many aspiring to a zero-carbon future, how the live sector moves towards a greener business model is now a critical issue. We look forward to welcoming the industry once again to GEI to reflect on the years progress, approach the difficult questions, and steer in the right direction for the year ahead”
GEI is AGF‘s flagship event and is organised in partnership with the ILMC. Limited super early bird tickets are now available, as well as sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities.
Join pioneers, activists and leading collectives in the space of greener events, festivals, tours, venues and entertainment, unite to discuss the key questions in an industry in the midst of transformation.
More info and tickets here: theticketsellers.co.uk/buy-tickets/green-events-and-innovations-conference-gei
More information at agreenerfestival.com / @agreenerfestival
Amsterdam Dance Event looks back on momentous gathering of electronic music and announces dates for ADE 2023
Amsterdam Dance Event welcomed a record number of 450,000 visitors to Amsterdam throughout its festival and conference programs, which took place over five days and nights. Next year’s edition of ADE will take place October 18—22, 2023.
The 27th edition of the Amsterdam Dance Event has come to an end, with over 1,000 events and initiatives taking place in over 200 locations across the city, hosting 2,500+ artists and speakers and welcoming a record number of 450,000 visitors from around the globe.
The Amsterdam Dance Event has grown to become the most important and influential breeding ground for electronic music culture and talent. This year’s program showcased a wide array of electronic music subgenres, live music and cultural crossovers, with standout events including Metropole Orkest and Suzanne Ciani, Jameszoo’s Blind Group, and audiovisual spectacles at Nxt Museum, Within Without at Carré, Speedy J’s STOOR. ADE Arts & Culture covered themes such as mental health with meditative sessions by DJ Marcelle, as well as social impact with initiatives including Music Moves and House of Hope.
ADE Conference
Next to an huge amount of sold out festival events, this year the ADE conference celebrated a triumphant reconnecting and gathering of the global electronic music industry at its home base Felix Meritis. The three day ADE Pro program offered keynotes and in-depth discussions covering strategies, new opportunities and urgent topics such as sustainability for live events, mental health for artists and professionals, social change and inclusivity.
In addition, the conference showcased the future of the electronic music industry and the wider world of live events and entertainment. Global industry leaders and tech experts discussed and showed how music professionals can utilise new technologies such as AI and Web3, as well as existing developments such as the increasing prevalence of streaming monetisation and music licensing. ADE Pro also offered a platform for innovative startups with its ADE Startup Competition in collaboration with global early-stage investor Antler. Out of 100 applications, two winners were awarded a €100.000 investment during the grand finale: data-focused music marketing solution Un:hurd and music education platform SYNKii.
ADE Lab, the conference for young artists and professionals, saw a hugely successful first edition, providing a talent development platform nurturing and supporting the next generation in electronic music. Over 2,000 young artists, producers and aspiring professionals attended the four-day program and learned from world class artists and industry brands, created music together with newfound connections, received direct feedback on their work and took part in masterclasses, demo pitches and competitions.
The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to nurturing electronic music, its culture and its industry worldwide. The organisation devotes itself to stimulating development, innovation and talent, gathering the global industry and laying a foundation for future generations.
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 event continues to grow and develop each year, featuring over 2,500 artists and 600 speakers in almost 200 venues. 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 programme, 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
The Amsterdam Dance Event is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation. Founding partner: Buma
Main partners: Heineken 0.0 | Desperados
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European Festival Awards Returns: Entries Open For The 2022 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.
Entries are now open for the 12th edition of the European Festival Awards (EFA), set to take place on January 18th, 2023, at De Oosterpoort in Groningen, The Netherlands.
If you wish to nominate your festival for the EFA’s main categories – which include Best Major, Medium-Sized, and Small Festival; Best Indoor Festival; and Best New Festival – you can do so here until November 9th, 11 p.m. (GMT).
The EFA’s specialist categories are open for entries until November 20th, 11 p.m. (GMT).
The application forms can be found below.
The Brand Activation Award
The Green Operations AwardThe Take a Stand Award
The Health & Safety Innovation Award The Impossible Without Youth Award
Public voting for the shortlisted nominees will take place from November 14th until December 9th.
For all enquiries, please contact voting@europeanfestivals.org
YOUROPE - The European Festival Association
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ESNS expands 2023 line up as Focus on Spain takes shape
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), the key exchange for emerging European music talent announces the first Spanish acts to play at Eurosonic in the light of its Focus on Spain.
Artists from 9 different parts of Spain are coming to Groningen, among them are Ghouljaboy (Andalucia), Kokoshca (Navarra), Lava Fizz (Balearics), Maestro Espada (Murcia), Marta Knight (Catalonia), Shanghai Baby (Madrid), Tanxugueiras (Galicia), Yo Diablo (Valencia), and Zetak (Basque Country).
Focus on Spain;
Each year ESNS highlights the best emerging acts from a different European country. This year ESNS focuses on Spain. ESNS proudly presents Focus on Spain 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.
Focus on Spain includes showcases of a large selection of Spanish acts, from different parts of the country, and different genres that are "hot" in Spain with musical quality and gender equality as a must.
The Spanish acts added to the line-up are;
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).
Previously ESNS already confirmed 33 up-and-coming acts for Eurosonic and Noorderslag. Discover the full line-up here. Stay tuned for more acts to be announced in the coming weeks.
ESNS Conference - Focus on Spain
ESNS invites you to join in the three-day ESNS Conference and 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.
During the ‘Meet The Spaniards!’ mixer at the conference everyone is invited to meet and network with all the Spanish delegations at ESNS. A full programme of Focus on Spain with all panels, speakers, moderators, partners, workshops, networking mixers, The Spanish Wave Showcase and more will be announced by the end of the month.
ESNS and partners kindly invite you to be part of Focus on Spain at ESNS 2023. When interested in participating in any way on the subject of Focus on Spain which is coordinated by ESNS and The Spanish Wave, please contact the ESNS organisation.
ESNS23 tickets
Buy tickets here: esns.nl/en/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.
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.
Press Accreditation:
Press are required to request press accreditation to attend the festival. Find out more about press accreditation for ESNS23 here. The press accreditation form is available until 6 January 2023.
Apply for press accreditation now
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ADE completes conference program with Hardwell, Peggy Gou, Martin Garrix, Richie Hawtin, Nastia and more
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music has completed its conference program, with numerous globally renowned artists and industry leaders added to the line up. Among them are Hardwell, speaking in depth about his recent comeback after a three year hiatus and the topic of mental health, Martin Garrix in conversation with Joseph Capriati, a special edition of RA Exchange live with Peggy Gou, and a live NFT minting masterclass and demonstration by Richie Hawtin.
These additions join an already impressive line up for ADE's 27th edition, which includes keynotes and discussions with industry leaders at Warner Music, Coachella, TikTok, Q-Dance, Billboard, FUGA, shesaid.so, YouTube, Meta and more, with young producers also able to take part in masterclasses and sessions at ADE Lab with artists such as Carl Cox, Ellen Allien, Nicky Romero, Van Anh, KiNK and many others.
Futuristic innovations
The conference also hosts a series of futuristic initiatives as part of ADE's focus on the future of live events, including ADE Blendrealities, transforming home base Felix Meritis into a hybrid VR space, where discussions are hosted on artificial intelligence, Web3 and the Metaverse. Speakers include Nick Adler, responsible for transforming Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Records into the first ever major NFT label, ex-Google Senior Engineer Blake Lemoine on the impact of AI, Warner Music’s Chief Digital Officer Oana Ruxandra, artist and futurist Don Diablo, Coachella’s Sam Schoonover and Lightyear CEO Lex Hoefsloot.
Other key topics and themes covered at ADE Pro include sustainability for the live scene, mental health, inclusivity and social change, with Ukrainian artist Nastia and Lesia Vasylenko (Ukraine Parliament) in the discussion ‘Ukraine: How Can We Help?’, as well as talks on circular event management, gender representation in dance music and more.
ADE Lab masterclasses
Next to the ADE Pro conference, this year marks the inaugural edition of ADE Lab, focused on masterclasses, Q&As and studio sessions for the next generation of producers. Artists taking part include Peggy Gou, Carl Cox, Nicky Romero, Ellen Allien, Van Anh, KiNK and others, and visitors can obtain inside knowledge from global platforms such as TikTok, Spotify, YouTube, Armada Music, ID&T, shesaid.so, KNTXT and Spinnin’ Records.
The full ADE program can be found here.
The complete conference program can be attended with the ADE Pro Pass, available here.
The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to nurturing electronic music, its culture and its industry worldwide. The organisation devotes itself to stimulating development, innovation and talent, gathering the global industry and laying a foundation for future generations.
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 event continues to grow and develop each year, featuring over 2,500 artists and 600 speakers in almost 200 venues. 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 programme, 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
The Amsterdam Dance Event is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation. Founding partner: Buma
Main partners: Heineken 0.0 | Desperados
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AGF & Falmouth University Upskill Events For Sustainability
As the global events industry seeks to become sustainable, with government bodies such as DCMS in the UK calling for environmental standards for festivals, what better place to turn than the founders of the world’s first green certification for festivals and events.
AGF & Falmouth University have created an industry leading course to help push sustainability in the industry and enable students to take on environmental assessments of events around the world.
The two-week intensive course which can be done in person or online is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge of the environmental operations at events. It will also enable those who pass to undertake and carry out environmental assessments for a wide range of different indoor and outdoor events on behalf of AGF.
Events, festivals and venues look to AGF to provide trained Assessors that are able to assess their activities and offer recommendations on how they can make their events greener.
This certification lasts for a period of three years, after which students will need to renew their training.
On the course students will learn and understand the key operational issues of events which create an impact on the environment, developing the knowledge and skills needed to undertake environmental assessments. Additionally, the course is Stage 1 to gain the knowledge and skills to become A Greener Festival Assessor, able to undertake environmental assessment of events, festivals and venues worldwide on their behalf.
This course is designed to train auditors to complete assessments at events, festivals and venues on behalf of the AGF certifications, such as “A Greener Festival Award”.
The training is also relevant for those who want to work in event sustainability or improve understanding, including event organisers, local authorities, suppliers, academics and researchers.
“The AGF training was great, very worthwhile on a number of levels. The trainers are dedicated, knowledgeable and enthusiastic; the information imparted is useful and interesting; and there were valuable opportunities to make contact with like-minded passionate people involved in festivals and sustainability. It’d be great if all festival organisers did this training!” Em Weirdigan, Green Gathering
More info on the course here and how to apply here:
Course Information & How to Apply
To register your interest or ask any questions please, email us at: training@agreenerfestival.com
Future training course dates are available here:
A Greener Festival Environmental Assessor Training – A Greener Festival
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ESNS announces first acts as the event returns to its physical format
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), the key exchange for emerging European music talent announces the first acts for its 37th edition line-up – the first physical edition after two fully digital editions. The organisation is thrilled to welcome its visitors back to Groningen in January 2023.
First acts ESNS 2023 confirmed
33 up-and-coming artists are confirmed to showcase at ESNS23 as the first artists to play in Groningen in January 2023 are revealed.
The first batch of artists have been selected in cooperation with NPO 3FM and European national radio broadcasters – collaborating within the EBU (European Broadcasting Union). The festival additionally reveals the first acts scheduled to play at Noorderslag.
In collaboration with the EBU, ESNS selected 33 up-and-coming acts for Eurosonic;
Adwaith (gb), Aiko (cz), Anna Erhard (ch), Árný Margrét (is), Aze (at), Club Makumba (pt), Deki Alem (se), Eliza Legzdina (lv), Freekind (si), Hammok (no), Ivi (ee), Joya Marleen (ch), Kety Fusco (ch), Kids Return (fr), Koikoi (rs), Leepa (de), Madame (it), Maz (lu), Monikaze (lt), Nina Kohout (sk), Rori (be), Schmyt (de), Selló (ie), Son Mieux (nl), The Haunted Youth (be), Tom Lennon (fi), Varnish La Piscine (ch), and Vlure (gb).
First confirmed acts for Noorderslag;
Katnuf (nl), Natte Visstick (nl), The Jordan (nl), Nusantara Beat (nl), and Gotu Jim (nl).
Discover the full line-up here. Stay tuned for more acts to be announced in the coming weeks.
ESNS23 tickets
With the first confirmations for the festival, tickets sales for the festival start Friday 23 September 2022 12.00 hrs. at ESNS.nl
Buy tickets here: esns.nl/en/tickets
Registrations for the ESNS conference are available at a medium rate until Monday, September 25th at 12.00 hrs.
Focus on Spain
ESNS highlights the very best emerging acts from a different country every year, showcasing the diversity of music talent across Europe. Due to the well-known circumstances of last year’s edition, the focus on Spain could unfortunately not come to fruition. This year, we aspire to bring the focus on Spain to its full potential. In cooperation with The Spanish Wave, ESNS is proud to announce the focus on Spain at ESNS 2023.
ESNS head of programme Robert Meijerink is thrilled to have Spain on board for its next edition: “The Spanish music scene has a lot to offer for the international market. While there is a growing interest in music in the Spanish language than ever before in Europe and beyond, we’d like to focus on all its different regions and lively scenes – from emerging electronic acts to the new wave of indie bands hailing from the big cities, the islands and everything in between. Together with The Spanish Wave and their partners, we look forward to getting started on bringing an eclectic selection of new music to Groningen.”
César Andión of The Spanish Wave: “[The focus on Spain] will bring a wide palette of young, emerging and talented acts from all over Spain to show how fresh, alive and exportable artists we have in our country.”
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, Celeste, Daði Freyr, Dua Lipa, Fontaines D.C., Friedberg, Go_A, K.ZIA, girl in red, Hinds, 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.
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
shesaid.so x ADE 2022
shesaid.so is excited to announce that it will return to Amsterdam in 2022 as part of an official partnership with ADE that includes two Pro talks, a mentoring program and the official shesaid.so space at ADE in partnership with Zora and hosted at Lynk & Co’s flagship Amsterdam club.
shesaid.so has been working with ADE since 2017 with a focus on programming around diversity and inclusion in the music industry. In 2019 she said.so took our partnership to the next level and introduced she.grows at ADE - a mini-mentoring program that paired 10 senior-level members from the shesaid.so community with mentees selected by ADE University. The scheme included an open call, mentor/mentee matching & training, workshops, networking and a DJ showcase.
In 2022 shesaid.so are working even more closely together to bring back the mentoring program, curate talks as part of ADE Pro, and introduce a shesaid.so space as part of the ADE Lab track - hosted by Lynk & Co and in partnership with ZORA. The shesaid.so space at ADE 2022 hosted by Lynk & Co will feature a full day of programming on Friday October 21st, including activities related to the mentorship scheme, as well as public facing talks, networking and music.
“Our goal is to create an inclusive environment where our global community attending ADE can connect with one another and other industry professionals, in addition to learning. The program will reflect some of the most ardent topics from the shesaid.so world - including diversity & inclusion as well as more industry-facing discussions.” says founder Andreea Magdalina
Last but not least, the space will highlight initiatives and creatives curated from the community and provide promotional opportunities for showcasing talent.
shesaid.so x ADE2022 Outline 1.
1.Official shesaid.so space at ADE hosted by Lynk & Co on Friday, October 21st. Please see overview here (still fleshing out the program). Official sponsor/partner: ZORA
2.we.grow mentoring program - 5 mentes focused on traditional electronic music areas, and 5 mentees focused on web3. Official sponsor/partner for the web3 track: ZORA
3.Two talks as part of ADE Pro:
Why communities are the future of the music industry. A roundtable hosted by Andreea Magdalina (shesaid.so) with Sam Schoonover (Coachella), and one more speaker TBD.
The music industry is constantly being reshaped by new technologies. Since the advent of the World Wide Web, power has slowly shifted away from gatekeepers and into the hands of creators, curators and the community overall. In spite of that, the internet as we know it has also led to a bottleneck of influence & commerce in the hands of a few tech companies and the people who lead them. At the same time, more and more communities started leveraging these digital tools to connect with one another, collectively organize and reclaim the music ecosystem. Today, web3 is promising to disrupt, decentralize and provide transparency once again. This discussion aims to disseminate these trends and look at case studies that hypothesize why communities are the future of the music industry.
Democratizing the future of the music business
An interview hosted by Christine Osazuwa (shesaid.so) with Michail Stangl (Zora) exploring the impact of web3 technologies on the music business as reflected by an excerpt from Zora's manifesto: "We need new infrastructure, something transparent, ownable, accessible, financially sustainable, where we can share the value we create, something for the community, something that’s ours."
About shesaid.so
shesaid.so is a global community of women, gender minorities and allies in the music industry independently built in London by Andreea Magdalina in 2014. Guided by intersectionality, the community now comprises 15,000+ members around the world across 20+ chapters including New York, Los Angeles, France, Germany, Sweden and South Africa to name a few.
shesaid.so’s mission is to connect and support underrepresented communities towards a more equitable music industry for all, one woman or gender non-conforming individual at a time. We produce content that educates and creates visibility on topics that are voted for by the community, host events that enable our members to network and create meaningful connections, and develop mentoring & other mentoring programs that provide industry access & opportunities. Some of the partners we have worked with include YouTube Music, TikTok, Universal Music Group, Boiler Room, Ninja Tune, Vans and more.
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