This effort comes following a successful cooperation between local Cultural Entrepreneurs and producers for the 18th edition of the European Music Day on the island which will claim again a new record of visitors as more than 2 million tourist are expected this year again.

As such, the Sea Sounds Summer Festival starts in a few days, aspiring to offer tourists and residents of the island a blend of very special Greek artists through a series of live music events, next to the Caldera!

Including Jazz with electro tunes, soundtracks or even world beat music, Sea Sounds Summer Festival will host famous Greek artists and bands, presenting a unique blend of actual live music with a summer mood. 

The Cahorn Keys, a very promising “fusion band” will present their latest tunes combining soul, funk and jazz music with the unique sound of the French horn. 

Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos will present the Aquatic Soundtracks & Screenings, while the music meeting of Nadi Raj & Hindigo with Nikos Touliatos will attempt to unite the East with the West and the old with the modern putting together one of the most reknowned Greek percussionist and the amazing Greek Indian composer and singer.

Following his successful US collaboration with Hush Hush records, the label from worldwide famous KEXP radio, Serafim Tsotsonis will delight us with his atmospheric modern classical tunes, while the Jamaican summer sounds will flowed the islaqnd with Irie Action Soundsystem who will present their “sound system” and their love of reggae & Dub music with one of the most iconic hip-hop and World beat Greek artist, MC Yinca ( a.k.a. Manolis Afoliano).

EVENTS PROGRAM:

 July 23: The Cahorn Keys Live

August 2nd: George Dimitrakopoulos in Aquatic Soundtracks & Screenings sessions

August 12: Nadi Raj & Hindigo with special guest Nikos Touliatos

August 18: Serafim Tsotsonis Live

August 26: Kingston in Santorini by Irie Action Soundsystem with special guest MC Yinca

September 1st: George Dimitrakopoulos live Soundtracks & Screenings

All events will be entrance free. 
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The innovative initiative which was co-promoted and broadcast by Greek Tourism organization, gathered very rare authorizations to design, organize, promote and manage production of a unique and exceptional event.

The Venue? One of the unique places of Greece, the sacred temple of Poseidon at Sounion, a grandiose archaeological site which was for the circumstance exceptionally open to the public after the sunset, entrance free of course. The result was simply amazing, some said it was celestial!

Besides, the feedback of the 500 persons that were allowed inside the temple (for safety reasons) and the one from the 25.000 persons that joined the live streaming from the Greek Tourism organization was unanimous. It is once again very clear: Music and Cultural Heritage defintely can work together!

Watch the video of the live coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the 18th European Music Day in the Temple of Poseidon in Sounio.

We are very pleased to invite you at the first International Music ShowCase Conference & Festival to be held in Greece, and more specifically, in Volos on 3^rd and 4^th February 2017.

Volume Music Showcase 1^st edition, will be held in the historical edifice of the Plintho-Ceramique Museum N & S Tsalapatas of Volos (discussions and “seminars” will take place at Multiplex and live concerts at Labart). It aims to connect local managers, producers, creators, performers and musicians with renowned producers, artists, managers and promoters from Greece and abroad through discussions, coaching mentoring sessions and… speed  – networking!

Among the European representatives will be present NIMPE partners Mr. Vincenzo Spera, Chairman of Assomusica the association of Italian music producer and legendary producer of Due Mila Grandi Eventi, representatives of European Jazz Orchestra (Swinging Europe– Denmark) and Root Music (UK), and partners from european networks such as Mr. Marton Naray (Nouvelle Prague & Czech Music Office –Czech), Mr.  Michal Wojcik (Krakow Music Foundation & Tak BRzmi Miasto Show case festival – Poland) and Mr. Zsolt Jeges from Take Berlin Promotion (Lollapalooza partners, Ozora, Rock for People, Sziget etc.).

Greek Music professionals will be represented by Mrs Daphne Stefanidis (DS events), Ms. Lida Romania (Eletheria Arvanitaki), Michael Tsepelis (Rock Madness), Georges Perot (Meso Events – European Music Day) and artists – musicians Leonidas Balafas , Panagiotis Melidis (Larry Gus),  Fotis Siotas & Kostas Pantelis (Sancho 003), Petros Malamas (Petros Malamas), The Noise Figures and several others.

Volume Show Case Festival 1^st edition focuses on the present and the future of live music sector in Eastern, Central and Southern Europe, the challenges for young Greek talents or professionals who seek to perform abroad and the actions  that need to be taken in order to increase greater understanding and cooperation between European music networks.

The two-day conference includes a thematic program that consists of six panel discussions, presentations of best practices, and 4 workshops with coaching and mentoring sessions, for which admission is free, in an attempt to start a real debate and encourage maximum knowledge exchange.

In addition, the Volume Showcase Festival will host the founding meeting of the Network for the Internalization of Music Producers in Europe (NIMPE), a new European initiative co-funded by the program Creative Europe of the European Union that aims, amongst others, to create a network of live music producers, technicians and stakeholders in order to develop intersectoral training, networking and coproducing activities.

Events are held under the auspices of the Municipality of Volos, in collaboration with DOEPAP Dipethe – Cultural Dpt Municipality of Volos and the Brickworks Museum N & S Tsalapatas, co-organized by Labart, M.E.S.O. Music Events and Plenty projects.

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Afterall, since our first event in June 1999, we have had the privilege to support thousands of artists, musicians and bands to play live, tour around the country or even abroad, and we organised hundreds of co-productions presenting artists, bands and orchestras in some of the most prestigious concerts halls of the country but also in stadiums, amphitheatres, train stations, airport or even in public spaces, parks and archaiological sites.

So, as we think about this summer birthday present, we definitly dream of a very special event…

Till then, stay tuned and check @ Hellenic network of the European Music Day Organisers for the latest news.
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It will be a first opportunity to dicuss about the strategy, the steps of development of the network and to settle milestones for the next 2 years. And since we host the meeting in Greece, at same time, English, Danish, Italian an Slovenian representatives will also participate as experts and coach in the first pilot partnership that Greek NIMPE partner organises in parallel, the Volume Showcase Festival of Volos.

Volume Music Showcase Festival will be held in the historical edifice of the Plintho-Ceramique Museum N & S Tsalapatas of Volos (discussions and “seminars” will take place at Multiplex and live concerts at Labart).

Its 1^st edition will focus on present and future of live music sector in Eastern, Central and Southern Europe, the challenges for young Greek talents or professionals who seek to perform abroad and the actions that need to be taken in order to increase greater understanding and cooperation between European music networks.

The two-day conference includes a thematic program that consists of six panel discussions, presentations of best practices, and 4 workshops with coaching and mentoring sessions, for which admission is free, in an attempt to start a real debate and encourage maximum knowledge exchange.

Events are held under the auspices of the Municipality of Volos, in collaboration with DOEPAP Dipethe – Cultural Dpt Municipality of Volos and the Brickworks Museum N & S Tsalapatas, co-organized by Labart, M.E.S.O. Music Events and Plenty projects.

NIMPE partners will also participate in the conference among other European representatives.

More details very soon.

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MESO Events partner of the Tak Brzmi Miasto Show case Conference 2016 .

TAK BRZMI MIASTO or HEAR THE CITY 2016 is an EXPORT Conference & Festival that aims to offer everything needed to Polish Music Professionals (and not only) to concquer the world with their music!

Held on the 11&12 of November 2016, in Cracow, Poland, at the Skład Długa Venue, TAK BRZMI MIASTO tried to provide the most efficient way to export your music.

With almost 30 panel discussion, seminars, lectures and presentations musicians had the chance to hear all about it from international experts – musicians, festival organizers, managers, journalists, labels.

In a world that is becoming more and more interconnected, discussions were an absolute must for young artists and professionals who seek useful networking for promoters, managers and artists; the kind of networking that grass root talents should look for; how to generate marketing assets?

Many questions that were answered by more than 25 foreign and 30 polish music professionals. And once they were all there, organisers just had to use this opportunity to present Cracow’s best bands and venues…

Besides, the real value of a music industry professional lies in personal connections; connections that leverage industry-wide experience, that fast track best-practise, and enable cost reduction and extended audiences through partnerships and co-promotion.

Shot from the panel on November the 12th with (from left to right), Dijana Lakus (ROPE network), Márton Naray (represented Czech Music Office,  European Music Day Association), Georges Perot (represented the European Music Day, European Live Music Association), Jake Beaumont-Nessbit from IMMF – International Music Managers Forum, Virgo Sillamaa (ROPE network, Music Estonia) and Michal Wojcik from Krakow Music Scene Foundation .

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Nouvelle Prague is the first-ever showcasing festival in the Czech Republic, primarily focused on overseas bands. Held in the Staropramen Brewery in the heart of the City, with its central European locations, terrific flight connections and storied history, Nouvelle Prague is an ideal location for a boutique, exklusive and targeted showcase event.

Showcase festival and music conference Nouvelle Prague, which was awarded soon after its 2014 premiere the Best New Showcase“ award at Yearly Music Convention Awards (YMCA) in UK, has received this prestigious music industry award again in 2015. In a poll of music professionals who attended The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, in May, Nouvelle Prague won the, Best Delegates category.

The 4^th edition of the Nouvelle Prague music conference and showcase festival focused on the CEE region, and brought together the leading minds in the European and International music industry to discuss and promote its development through entrepreneurship, professional networks, and vocational education and training. The program 2016 consisted of panel discussions / presentations, in-depth coaching sessions, and one-on-one speed meetings with music industry professionals.

Georges Perot represented the Hellenic Network of the European Music Day as a  keynote speaker on the panel dedicated to Cultural Marketing and Branding. In a world where brand identity is the number one consumer influencer, how does the music industry stack up? How do bands and festivals approach building their brand identities? We’ve invited the creative experts behind several festivals and music projects to share their thoughts.

He also participated as a moderator in the introductory panel session on the 4th of November, a panel where significant experts from different European countries underlined the need of a common strategy for the sustainable development of the live music Sector at European level.

The invitees, Mr Karel Bartak (Head of Unit of the Creative Europe programme), Vincenzo Spera (European Live Music Association), Prof. Jens Michow (BDV), Matjaž Manček, (MENT Showcase –Conference, Ljubljana), Dijana Lakuš  (PAF!, Music Glue) and Márton Náray, (Nouvelle Prague, Czech Music Office) discussed  the critical necessity of networks, personal connections, partnerships and co-promotion and the consequent need for alliances based on synergies in order to build the ultimate resource to nurture, grow and sustain live music throughout all member states.

It was also an opportunity to present the goals of the European Live Music Association, an EU initiative aiming to build the ultimate resource to nurture, grow and sustain live music throughout all member states.

Since 2006, the Reeperbahn Festival has been one of the most important platforms for the music industry worldwide. Always in focus: Discovering new music and up-and-coming artists. In 2016 the Reeperbahn Festival is launching the very first ANCHOR Award, an accolade for the best emerging talent, a new standard for the international music scene.

A prize, designed to become an international quality label, a guide for fans and the music industry in search of the best new music from around the world and a jump start for the competitors’ international careers. Over three days, eight nominees compete in front of the festival audience and an eclectic jury of music luminaries in the Reeperbahn’s infamous clubs, united by one goal: Perform the best gig, enchant the audience, convince the jury and in the end – take home this year’s ANCHOR Award.

Reeperbahn Festival represents an important meeting point where delegates from the international music and digital industries come together to share their ideas and foster innovative collaborations and discussions.

Our visit was planed in the context of  development of the European Live Music Association aiming to expand the list of members that will support us all generate a community of practice to provide artist and music professionals a transnational living lab.

It also aimed to connect Central, Eastern and southeastern potential members to prepare the implementation of a series of complementary activities to develop strong networking collaborations and support transnational alliances between live music professionals across Europe.

To that end, bilateral meetings were organised with several representatives of Eastern and southeastern European Music Professional networks, organisations and companies, aiming to stimulate the creation of cross-sectorial consortiums and foster the development of touring activities and mobility for grass root talents, promoters and managers, aiming to support the European development of regional partners.

In this sense, a very promising working meeting took place with the representatives from the ROPE Initiative including partners from Music Estonia, MESO Music Events from Greece, Budapest Show Case Festival & Mamazone Agency & Take Berlin Promotion from Hungary, Nouvelle Prague Show Case Conference & Czech Music Office from Czech republic, Password Productions Macedonia, Adam Mickiewicz Institute & Krakow Music Scena from Poland, MENT Show Case Festival Slovenia (Photo from the meeting at the Imperial Hotel).

Our delegation attended the Festival also on behalf of Assomusica, one of the most important Live Music Association of Promoters & producers of Europe.

Where eastern and western European networks have settled strong basis of collaboration to enhance music making. Starting point aims to generate a community of practice that will provide artist and music professionals a transnational living lab. 

-Georges Perot

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On the 15th of September Vincenzo Spera (Assomusica), Georges Perot (NPO Meso Events), Márton Náray (Common Creation) and Massimo Macaluso (Euradia) exchanged views during the panel “Networking as Strategy to Promote the Circulation of Young Artists” as part of the Linecheck Festival, an important music meeting which serves as hub for music professionals, gathering this year for the first time Milan music scene in order to project the city at international level and highlight the dynamics of the music events industry through conferences, workshops, showcases and networking occasions.

The panel was organised following the initiave of Assomusica, the Italian Association of Organizers and Producers of live music performances, on the importance of networking strategies in Europe to support the growth of the music industry, strategies that cannot be independent of appropriate policies for the circulation and mobility of young artists.

There were four different specific focus.

• “Networking as a strategic tool in Europe”, speaker: Vincenzo Spera
• “The eastern Europe music market development”, speaker: Marton Naray
• “Dg Culture strategies and the opportunity about networking activities”, speaker: Massimo Macaluso
• “The use of local clusters for European Music sector development”, speaker: Georges Perot

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National programme for the European Music day events 2016 #europeanmusicday #emd2016

This year, with the support and the passion of hundreds of artists, ordinary citizens,  volunteers and organizers, 37 cities are participating in the European Music Day efforts, to flood neighborhoods, squares, pedestrian streets and parks of Greece with melodies, from the 18th till the 23rd of June.

The 17th edition of the European Music Day (Greece), is the result of an amazing national collaborative effort, and the concerts, activities and events of 2016 are bringing a strong message of optimism, unity and cooperation.

Determined to change the rhythms of the cities, 3.000 musicians, 430 bands, Djs, Choirs and Orchestras will be present in 320 events in more than 170 locations, Nationwide!

A loud call prompting everyone to leave aside the problems of everyday life – even for a few hours – and to follow the heart beats of music.

Cities 2016: Athens, Agios Dimitrios, Agios Nikolaos, Agrinio, Amaliada, Chania, Delphi, Didymoteicho, Donoussa, Drama, Edessa, Eleusina, Halkida, Heraklion, Ioannina, Itea, Kavala, Kalampaka, Kefalonia, Kythera, Larissa, Lesvos, Levadia, Loutraki, Naxos, Orestiada, Patras, Pireaus, Preveza, Pyrgos, Santorini, Serres, Sparti, Soufli, Thessaloniki, Veria, Volos, Vyronas and Xanthi.

Check National Programme 2016 for a concert near you! Stay tuned on our FB.Europeanmusicday for latest news. #europeanmusicday #emd2016