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January is usually a get-back-on-the-saddle-month for most but at Sonicbids it’s always a run-run-run one from the get-go. That’s because it kicks off an intense schedule of back-to back conferences all the way from now until South By Southwest in mid-March. Lot’s of fun music ahead though — that’s what keeps me going.
Anyway, I am heading over to Europe tomorrow to attend two of my favorite events: Eurosonic (Netherlands) and MIDEM (France). There are a number of Sonicbids artists performing at both events and two of them (Ghost from Faroe Islands; and Hjaltalin from Iceland) and playing at both. Wow.
I am especially proud of the fact that at Eurosonic we are helping pay part of the travel costs for the 8 Sonicbids artists playing; and at MIDEM, we are co-sponsoring a state-of-the-art stage with Activision/Blizzard’s Guitar Hero called Magic Mirrors. (Worth noting that prior to our involvement dating back to 2005, MIDEM did not have a dedicated stage to emerging talent). There are another 16 Sonicbids artist playing on that stage.
Here are the names of the bands (check them out):
FOR EUROSONIC:
Lonely Drifter Karen (Austria)
FOR MIDEM
I am also speaking at Eurosonic on a panel about (what else?) music conferences, so if you are around pop by. Also, do visit our booth at MIDEM if you are attending. We’d love to see you.
More from the road.
Panos
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