Where: Iceland Music, Austurstræti 5, 101 Reykjavík

When: Wednesday, Nov 4th @ 15.30–17.00

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Every festival lineup is built on hundreds of small decisions pulling in different directions. This session puts them on stage. A panel of festival bookers meets a series of fictional Icelandic acts – the laptop project with 2,000 listeners, the five-piece metal band and their logistical nightmare, the local hero who only sings in Icelandic – and has to make the call: yes, no, or not yet. Then we change the facts and see if they change their minds. If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your application, this is it.

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Expect a light-hearted but thought-provoking conversation that offers genuine insight into how a festival is curated and the many factors that shape every application a booker comes across.
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Speakers

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Ariane Mohr – Booker, Reeperbahn Festival

Ariane Mohr is lead booker of the music programme at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, shaping the line-up of one of Europe’s largest club festivals. She got involved in festivals as a student of Cultural Studies and Popular Music Studies, working on the non-profit, student-run lunatic Festival, and has been with Reeperbahn Festival since 2018.

Mirko Burazer – COO, SHIP Festival

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Mirko Burazer is COO of SHIP Showcase Festival & Music Conference in Šibenik, Croatia, and works with Croatian music export office We Move Music Croatia to position Croatian talent globally. He also owns the label Basic & Rough and is an expert in digital media. Active in the business since 2011, he started as a drummer and booking agent and has since worked across production, tech and organisation at events and festivals throughout Croatia.

Rodrigue Mercier – Music Curator, MaMA Music

Rodrigue Mercier has supported music projects as a manager for nearly 15 years. After working as a tour manager and booking agent, he is now programme manager of L’Echonova, a contemporary music venue in Vannes, and of Les Émancipéés festival, as well as music curator of MaMA Music & Convention in Paris.

Nathalie Von Rotz – Event Manager, The Great Escape

Nathalie Von Rotz built her career across record labels, venues, artist management and music promotion. After supporting Swiss artists internationally at Swiss Music Export, she joined MAMA Festivals in 2015 and became Event Manager of The Great Escape in 2020. She oversees the festival’s planning, partnerships, budgets, fundraising and delivery, while championing emerging artists.

Jozefina Šarić – Project Manager, SHIP Festival

Jozefina Šarić is a project manager at We Move Music Croatia, Croatia’s music export office, and SHIP Festival, working on project development, event production, international collaboration and promoting Croatian music abroad. She is also a vocalist with a background in audio engineering, with interests spanning live performance, DJing, production and artist development. She has worked on projects across the Croatian scene, including the Rock&Off, Elector and Porin music awards.

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