Eurosonic Noorderslag is an important event in the music industry calendar. Each year, the festival hosts a daytime conference featuring over 100 discussion panels with almost 4,000 professional delegates taking part. The music events are divided into two parts: the three-day Eurosonic festival, where bands from all over Europe perform; and Saturday’s Noorderslag, reserved for Dutch artists.
During the day, there are discussions, interviews, workshops and lectures on the development and future of the international music industry, as well as less formal meetings centred around the newest events in European music, and in traditional and interactive media. At night, it’s finally time to enjoy the music by young artists on the verge of success, who have already attracted some attention and are just beginning their fascinating adventure.
Therefore, it is a real honour that young interesting Polish artists have been highlighted. This stems partially from the one of the founding concepts of the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival, which always shines a spotlight on one particular country or region during each edition. This year’s focus is on Central and Eastern Europe. In the programme, you will find four Polish bands: Better Person, Bokka, Brodka and Chloe Martini. During previous editions, Polish artists were also present, including Julia Marcell, Paristetris, Rebeka and Fismoll.
The organisers of Eurosonic Noorderslag emphasise the importance of efficient co-operation with the European media. Thanks to that, these young artists’ concerts resonate with the music industry. In 2015, 34 European radio stations broadcasted more than 300 concerts. Other goals are television broadcasts and gaining the attention of the music press.
Eurosonic Noorderslag’s initiatives are not limited to the few days of the festival. There are concerts organised all year long within the Central European Talent Exchange Programme (CEETEP). Since 2003, it has featured 972 European artists, playing 2,690 concerts. In 2015, the programme included 396 concerts in 31 countries, showcasing 132 European artists of 21 nationalities. All this to help young musical talent achieve success across Europe and to exchange musical experiences.
Poland is also important in the programme. Thanks to the CEETEP, Central European festivals have had a chance at closer co-operation, organising their own festivals as well as reaching a Western European audience that has a couple of hundred, if not thousand, festivals to choose from yearly.
Apart from the conference and the festivals, an important part of the initiative is the European Border Breaking Awards gala. EBBAs are awarded to the artists whose albums were particularly successful outside their homeland.
The 30th edition of the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival will take place between 13th and 16th January 2016. It is the biggest European festival of its kind, combining conferences and a festival. During those days Groningen will attracts artists, journalists, managers, festival organisers, editors and publishers from all over the continent.
Source: promo materials, edited by KM, 23 Dec 2015, translated by OK, 8 Jan 2016