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This week’s Insights includes stories from PRS Foundation, A Greener Festival, AIF, Martin Audio, and We Are Europe, plus an updated ETEP chart and various pieces of festival news from around the World Wide Web.
Entries have been coming in fast for the UK Festival Awards 2017, which is set to take place on November 30 at Printworks London in a completely revitalised format. It’s free to apply for our 20+ categories and entries close on September 27, so don’t delay in nominating your event or business. Applications can be made here and tickets can be purchased here at the new price of £95.
We’ve recently released the UK and European Festival Market Reports for 2017. Download them here. |
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GERMANY: The PRS Foundation has announced ‘Keychange’, a collaborative European programme that aims to introduce more women into the music industry. Supporting 60 participants from across Europe, who will come together to form a network of female music creators and industry innovators, Keychange features a series of showcases, discussions, collaborations and a programme of creative labs at seven international festivals. |
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NORWAY: From October 26 – 28, Insomnia Festival and its symposium programme Movement + New Ideas will host We are Europe members for the second time. This year, the Norwegian festival will invite Lyon-based Nuits Sonores and the Austrian event Elevate to curate performances, panels and screenings. |
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HUNGARY: The Volt and Balaton Sound festivals are part of a series of major festivals in Hungary, held over the summer. Both have been serviced for a number of years by Capital Sound, and all continue to feature Martin Audio’s premium loudspeaker systems on main stages. |
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UK: Cato Music, a Production Park company, recently celebrated its 16th birthday with a burlesque-themed party at The Mill, its large-scale production rehearsal facility in Wimbledon, southwest London. |
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NETHERLANDS: The international non-profit organisation, A Greener Festival (AGF), has teamed up with ADE Green to bring its training to Amsterdam this October for the first time. The training will run for two days at the Nachtlab, and is open to anyone with an interest in developing their understanding of Sustainable Event Management or becoming assessors of live events on behalf of AGF. |
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Radiohead “appalled” after trial over drum tech’s death called off (via CMU)
SXM Festival Launches Campaign To Rebuild St. Martin In The Wake Of Hurricane Irma (via Mixmag)
An off-grid festival wants you to experience true darkness (via Alphr)
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