FIRST INDUSTRY CONTENT PARTNERS & SHOWCASE ARTISTS ANNOUNCED ​CONFERENCE PANELS ON POST-COVID FINANCIAL WELLNESS & SURVIVAL; MUSIC SUPERVISION; MUSICTECH; INDEPENDENT LIVE MUSIC; VIDEO GAMES, ESPORTS AND MUSIC; CLE MUSIC & TECH LAW SYMPOSIUM; RACIAL & GENDER EQUALITY IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS; INTERNATIONAL MUSIC MARKETING; MUSIC CREATION & PRODUCTION; SONGWRITERS & PUBLISHING; MUSIC POLICY & NFTs & DIGITAL CURRENCY

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the most upfront, influential and educational gathering for electronic music and its industry. With its conference, festival and educational breeding ground, ADE is able to create not only the biggest yearly industry tent-pole moment, but also a solid foundation for future generations of electronic music professionals. The event attracts a total of more than 1,000 events in nearly 200 locations across its multidisciplinary program; for five days and nights, the city of Amsterdam truly breathes…

WOMEX 21 Porto, Portugal, 27-31 October 2021 WOMEX – Worldwide Music Expo – is the most international music meeting in the world and the biggest conference of the global music scene, featuring a trade fair, talks, films and showcase concerts. Over 2,500 professionals (including 260 performing artists) come together every October from 90 countries, making WOMEX not only the number one networking platform for the world music industry, but also the most diverse music meeting worldwide. Its musical spectrum is…

BIME Live is Spain’s biggest indoor music festival, held over two days in the Bilbao Exhibition Centre. Boasting an impressive lineup that welcomes established figures from rock, pop, indie and electronic music, the festival is now one of the region’s most popular, with fans returning to the city year after year for the winter weekender. With headline performances from hugely respected names, and room elsewhere for rising stars and underground talent, the festival is a fantastic and diverse musical showcase…

For the first time in Barcelona, Sónar will organize the AI and Music festival, part of the S+T+ARTS program of the European Commission, focused on the integration of artificial intelligence and music creation. The festival will run in parallel with an expanded, in-person edition of SónarCCCB, with more music and a number of stages dedicated to live performances, and the talks, workshops and demonstrations of Sónar+D.

Iceland Airwaves Festival is the world’s most northerly music showcase and industry festival, situated halfway between North America and Europe. Iceland Airwaves brings together the country’s brightest emerging musical talent and forward-thinking international acts. Each November for four days and nights, downtown Reykjavík comes alive, filled non-stop with music, with performances hosted everywhere from tiny record stores and art museums, to cool bars and stately churches, to nightclubs and large scale venues For two decades Airwaves has shone a spotlight…

Located in Luxembourg, neighbouring Belgium, France and Germany, SONIC VISIONS is an initiative of Rockhal and Rocklab. By combining its two main activities as a concert promoter (by bringing international touring acts to Luxembourg) and as a Music & Resources centre (by acting as a structure that accompanies and assists young talents on their way to professional careers) the Rockhal positions the SONIC VISIONS Music Conference & Showcase Festival as a platform where the industry actually gets to meet the…