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Hvar: Bingó, Skólavörðustígur 8, 101 Reykjavík

Hvenær: Miðvikudagur, 4. nóv, kl 17.30-19.30

IA ráðstefnan sem fer fram dagana 5. og 6. nóvember dregur að sér fagaðila úr tónlistarheiminum frá öllum heimsins hornum og því er Airwaves vikan kjörið tækifæri til að mynda tengsl á milli íslensks bransans og  alþjóðlega tónlistariðnaðarins.

Í þeirri viðleitni verða haldnir tengslamyndunarfundir á Bingó þann 4. nóvember frá 17.30–9.30 þar sem hægt er að sækja um 15 mínútur í ‘speed-dating’ fund með þeim alþjóðlegu gestum sem hafa boðið fram sérfræðiþekkingu sína og þjónustu. Í kjölfarið býður Bransaveisla, í samstarfi við MMF Iceland þátttekendum uppá Happy Hour á sama stað.

Þetta er fjölbreyttur hópur fagaðila frá flestum sviðum tónlistariðnaðarins, þar á meðal hellingur af hátíðabókurum, umboðsfólki, útgefendum og svo framvegis.

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Þátttakendur

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.

Brian Lowitt – Label Manager, Dischord Records

Brian Lowitt is Label Manager of Dischord Records and owner of Lovitt Records, both based in the Washington, DC area. Founded in 1980, Dischord is one of the most influential independent labels in the world. Through Lovitt, Brian has extended the label’s international reach, building relationships and working with Icelandic artists as part of a growing connection to Iceland’s music scene.

Þórhallur Jónsson – COO, Crunchy Frog

Þórhallur represents Crunchy Frog, an independent label founded in Copenhagen in 1994 by the band THAU, and its sister publishing company Crunchy Tunes. The label’s philosophy is unchanged: releasing quality alternative music while giving artists full creative control on a fair 50/50 basis. Crunchy Tunes publishes the label’s catalogue alongside like-minded composers and writers. At this year’s Airwaves, it represents Copenhagen hardcore/punk band Syl on the publishing side.

Høgni Lisberg – Head of Booking, G! Festival

Høgni Lisberg is head of booking at G! Festival, a 5,500-capacity non-profit festival held every July for 25 years on a beach in a small village in the Faroe Islands. Recent editions have sold out, with headliners including KALEO, Trentemøller, Emiliana Torrini and DakhaBrakha, following past names such as Of Monsters and Men, Fatboy Slim and José González. Rolling Stone UK called it “fresh and self-reliant”, and The Line of Best Fit “the kind of music event that feels like it was dreamt into existence.”

Mirko Burazer – COO, SHIP Festival

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.

Jonathan Pearson – Founder, Islander

Jonathan Pearson is an Irish artist manager, creative producer and festival programmer based in Los Angeles. He founded Islander, an Ireland/LA management company representing artists including JFDR, Bedouine and Ye Vagabonds, which also produces festivals and bespoke events in Ireland and internationally. He heads the management division of Icelandic music company INNI and is a label consultant for Reykjavík label and creative production hub marvaða.

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.

Shelby Cinca – Co-Owner, Swedish Columbia & Lovitt

Shelby Cinca is co-owner of Swedish Columbia, an independent label with an artist core in Gothenburg, and of Lovitt Records in Washington, DC. He handles design, art direction and marketing at both, and leads A&R at Swedish Columbia. Rooted in DC’s DIY punk ethos, Swedish Columbia has released electronic and outsider music since 2008, passing 20 million streams, largely through artists in the indie video game world. Shelby is also a product design manager, synth designer and performs as Catbeats.

Nick Knowles – Founder, KxKn Management

Nick Knowles is an international talent manager and founder of London-based KxKn Management, representing Icelandic artists GusGus, Sóley Stefánsdóttir and Sunna Margrét. Before management, he built an award-winning career in UK music media at Q, MOJO, Kerrang! and Mixmag. Splitting his time between the UK, Iceland and beyond, he combines a global industry perspective with first-hand knowledge of Iceland’s creative community, developing sustainable international careers and advising artists and media platforms on strategy.

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.

Colm O’Herlihy – Co-Founder, INNI Music

Colm O’Herlihy co-founded INNI with film composer Atli Örvarsson in 2019, opening INNI House, with nine recording studios, in 2022. INNI has since worked with Apple, HBO, Netflix and Disney. Colm began his career when Morrissey signed his band to Attack Records, and has toured as a guitarist with Joan Shelley and Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü. He moved to Reykjavík in 2014, is a member of the Nordic Publishers Sync Reference Group, and works as a music supervisor on film.

Kevin Cole – Senior Programming Advisor, KEXP

Kevin Cole is KEXP’s Senior Programming Advisor and Variety Mix DJ and host. For 18 years he led the station’s programming vision on air, online and in person as Chief Content Officer and Senior Director of Programming, helping KEXP grow from a Seattle radio station into a globally revered non-profit dedicated to championing and discovering music. In that time, KEXP recorded over 300 sessions with Icelandic artists, viewed more than 150 million times on YouTube.

Yuka Sato – Head of Programmes and Partnerships, CUEW

Yuka Sato is Head of Programmes and Partnerships at CUEW, an international showcase and conference connecting emerging Japanese artists with the global music industry. She leads international partnerships and conference programming, creating opportunities for artists through showcases, conferences and exchange initiatives. Working with festivals, showcases and professionals across Asia, Europe and beyond, she is committed to strengthening connections between Japan and the international music community.

Christiana Sudano – Founder, Do Less Management

Christiana Sudano is founder and president of Do Less, a Los Angeles management company bridging writers, producers, artists and creatives in Scandinavia and the United States. Do Less acts as a market advisor for Music Norway, partners with Iceland Music and other Nordic export offices, and runs songwriter camps around the world.

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