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BETWEEN THE SOUND WAVES: UNDERWATER MUSIC
[INT.] Two beautiful ladies in red dresses singing, a bearded guy playing the violin, another lady and a man with drums and percussion – seems like a usual band ensemble: except they are playing underwater. By Annabella Stieren, Jutland Station […]
Stort plus til SPOT: Flot modtagelse af SPOT Festivals nye branche-område
Meldingerne oven på SPOT Festival tikker stadig ind – langt hovedparten særdeles positive. Det gælder i høj grad også festivalens nye tiltag SPOT+, hvor de mange citater nederst i artiklen fra både danske og udenlandske delegerede fortæller om positiv modtagelse […]
De oversøiske branchefolks dom: Tilgængelighed og netværksmuligheder i international klasse
SPOT Festivalen har sat tre toneangivende brancefolk fra USA og England i stævne for at få deres dom over festivalen. Her kan du læse, hvorfor lige netop den østjyske showcase-festival er så velrenommeret på tværs af havene. Af Lasse P. […]
Lions, dinosaurs and elephants: surviving music industry’s wildlife
[INT.] Judging by the metaphors used by participants at SPOT+, the first edition of the business oriented event part of Spot Festival, the music industry is a wildlife. By Erika Astudillo, Jutland Station Judging by the metaphors used by participants at Spot+, […]
Business for breakfast
[INT.] How would you like to start your day? Perhaps with some coffe, milk, fresh juice and a traditional rye bread? How about signing a new contract for your band? By Shulun Huang, Jutland Station. How would you like to start […]
Mama Event at SPOT+
[INT.] Mama Event is almost a younger French version of SPOT Festival. This year they are bringing Aarhus and Paris closer by taking in 3-4 Danish artists to Mama. At their SPOT+ reception we met Mama representative Aziliz Benech, who […]
Glimps at SPOT+
[INT.] The Belgian showcase festival kicked off their SPOT+ reception in true SPOT fashion. They served a Belgian beer named ”Parrot” – or the Belgian equivalent. Glimps has an international focus every year, and this year, the festival has chosen […]
It’s a content game – he who has content is king
[INT.] When songwriting camp Aarhus Calling visited SPOT+ Friday afternoon, it was an excellent opportunity for music industry professionals and enthusiasts to pick the brain of some of the biggest producer names from Denmark and abroad. The panel consisted of Che Pope, Grammy […]
Believe Digital at SPOT+
[INT.] SPOT+ is a place for networking, and Believe Digital made the most of it, when all members of their nordic branches showed up to the Believe Digital reception. Chocolate croissants were on the menu and Believe Digital made their […]
‘Nächste Haltestelle SPOT Festival’ – A Bus journey with SPOT’s German guests
[INT.] For the past eight years SPOT has been bringing international delegates and guests from Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Belgium to the festival on buses. Ellie Sellwood got on the bus at Hamburg to find out more about SPOT’s […]
”It’s not always about money – it’s about art and creativity”
[INT.] It took many people by surprise, to say the least, when both Nick Cave and Christopher Walken participated in Jack & Jones’ ‘Made from Cool’ campaign. At SPOT+, the man behind the music, Jesper Gadeberg, related the story of how he made […]
IMMF at SPOT+
[INT.] IMMF represent music managers all over the world. They connect these people in the music industry, so they can share experiences, opportunities, information and resources. At SPOT+ IMMF had a reception dedicated to networking. Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt was asked about […]
Sonic Visions at SPOT+
[INT.] Back in 2008 Sonic Visions met SPOT leader Gunnar K. Madsen. Rockhal and Music & Resources Rockhal wanted to create a music festival in Luxembourg. As SPOT Festival had already been going for 14 years, Gunnar K. Madsen was […]
TO STREAM OR NOT TO STREAM?
[INT.] Free music online can represent a challenge for artists and music industry, or an opportunity for new business models. by Amélie Drouet and Hanna Wolf, Jutland Station. On the internet there is a tendency of getting access to almost […]
SPOT INTERNATIONAL OPENING RECEPTION
[INT.] SPOT International Opening Reception kicked off today with an opening speech by Aarhus mayor Jacob Bundsgaard. Afterwards Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt from IMMF spoke about the changes in music distribution, and how influential SPOT Festival is in the future of music. […]
The Road To SPOT+
[INT.] Please watch the video above and find the road to SPOT+. Accreditation and check-in for international guests will take place here. Here’s a map of the area. The SPOT+ area is dedicated to Danish and International industry professionals: networking, […]
Counter-stream: Vinyl 2.0 – An unlikely success
[INT.] What possesses someone to start selling CDs and records in 2015? And, more importantly, how are they able to make it a success, for both label and artist? Get answers to these questions, and more, when Tiger Music explain […]
Aarhus som musikkens Mekka: ”Grib chancen”
Godt 300 internationale musikbranche-folk er til SPOT Festival i denne uge. Folk med interesse i dansk musik. Folk med brugbar viden. ”Benyt jer nu af muligheden – grib chancen” lyder den klare entydige opfordring fra arrangørerne til det danske musikliv. […]
Fashion & Music at SPOT+
[INT.] Fashion makes a fashionably late entrance at SPOT+. About time too, for music and fashion have been going out since rock-music hit puberty. Parts of the Music & Fashion programme is in English, e.g when ex-Volbeat and Gob Squad […]
SPOT Festival apps ready
Read about the latest news, changes to the programme, music- and film-presentations, networking opportunities, the conference- and seminar-programme, and more. Available for Android and iOS. Android: http://goo.gl/mdo0QL IOS: https://appsto.re/dk/MOIA6.i
MaMa reception Saturday at SPOT+
[INT.] The influential Paris-based music industry conference and showcase festival MaMA will be hosting a reception at SPOT Festival for the 2nd year in a row on Saturday 2 May from 17:00 – 18:00 at the new SPOT+ area at […]
Ny pris til designtalenter
[DK] HEADSTART FASHION og optikerkæden Smarteyes uddeler i forbindelse med årets SPOT Festival (SPOT+) en helt ny pris, ‘Smarteyes Design Award’ til årets design talent. Vinderen skal findes mellem 12 indstillede kandidater fra de førende designskoler i Danmark. En ekspert […]
Che Pope, Cutfather and Pitchshifters – international top-producers at SPOT
[INT.] SPOT Festival will be hosting a seminar with international top-producer Che Pope (picture), who’s worked with American superstars like Kanye West, Jay-Z, Eminem, 50 Cent and Mary J Blige. Cutfather and Pitchshifters will also be on the panel. Che […]
Internationale topproducere på SPOT-seminar
[DK] SPOT Festival får fint besøg når den internationale topproducer Che Pope, der arbejder med amerikanske topnavne som Kanye West, Jay-Z, Eminem, 50 Cent og Mary J. Blige, gæster festivalens konference-program. Cutfather og Pitchshifters er også med. Che Pope arbejder […]
Strøm på SPOT
[DK] Strøm festival inviterer et udsnit af scenens aktører til en snak om best practices og om hvad vi kan lære af den elektroniske musikscenes evne til at organisere sig, og promovere musikken internationalt. Den elektroniske musikscene er kendetegnet ved […]
Klar til Networking på SPOT Festival?
[DK] Om to uger tænder SPOT Festival for musikken, festen og networking for de ca. et tusinde branchefolk fra både ind og udland. SPOT+ byder på masser af networking SPOT Festival lancerer i år et dedikeret område, SPOT+, til networking […]
SPOT Interactive konference 2015 – Beyond Entertainment
[DK] Shareplay og Interactive Denmark afholder for tredje år i træk SPOT Interactive konferencen. Konferencen vil, som i de foregående år, undersøge nye måder at bringe kompetencerne fra de digitale kreative industrier i spil og give et billede af morgendagens […]
Frank Jepsen
Frank Jepsen is Executive Director at Designit; a global strategic design firm working around three essential themes, Future Citizens, Smart Living and Healthy Lives. At Designit they create digital and physical product experiences, placing people at the center of every solution. […]
Sanna Lukander
Sanna Lukander is the Vice President of our Learning unit. She joined the company already in summer of 2011 to lead the Book Publishing unit, an enthusiastic team of publishing professionals who have compiled a delightful – and sometimes surprising […]
Stine Skaarup
Stine Skaarup is User Experience Designer at Designit; a global strategic design firm working around three essential themes, Future Citizens, Smart Living and Healthy Lives. At Designit they create digital and physical product experiences, placing people at the center of every […]
Lars Samuelsen
Lars Samuelsen is Digital Strategic Director at Uncle Grey’s EMEA team (Europe, Middle East and Africa). At Uncle Grey they use their creativity to make better and more efficient communication that leads to a deeper and longer dialog between companies […]
Fashion & Music – Fokus på talent og synergier
[DK] Med et konference-potpourri indeholdende nogle af Danmarks bedste modedesignere, modevirksomheder og modeteoretikere, sætter HEADSTART FASHION fokus på talent og synergi mellem de kreative brancher under SPOT+. Det sker 2. maj i Dania-salen. Multikunstner, musiker og modedesigner Henrik Vibskov, tv-vært […]
[INT] Daniel Nordgård to give keynote speech at SPOT+
Daniel Nordgård (NO) will be giving a keynote speech at SPOT+, focused on the challenges facing the music industry in the wake of the shift to digital distribution and streaming of music. In 2013, Nordgård lead the government-appointed Nordgård-committee which […]
“Det har altid været svært at ernære sig som musiker”: Streaming til debat
Streaming deler vandene. Debatten, både herhjemme og i udlandet, er ofte polariseret – i mange tilfælde er den blevet reduceret til ‘musikere vs streamingtjenester’ – og det er synd for den nuancerede debat, for streaming er ligesom sex nok kommet […]
Otte filmseminarer klar til SPOT+
Hvordan havner en dansk dokumentarist i instruktørstolen på True Detective? Hvor blev musikprogrammerne af på DR? Skal vi vende tommelfingeren op eller ned til den nye lavbudget spillefilmsordning? SPOT+ stiller skarpt på en række aktuelle filmfolk og -debatter. SPOT+ er […]