Viva Sounds 2019
Westside Music Sweden are back for the third edition of Viva Sounds, December 6th-7th. This time with more shows, more venues and more people invited to the panels during Saturday. The club festival takes place over two nights and seven venues in Gothenburg, all within walking distance from each other.
All artists to be found at vivasounds.se
Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/2mcwYSH
Live Friday 6th December & Saturday 7th December
CAFÉ HÄNGMATTAN – Friday:
Nathan Aeli, Baula, Bowski Island, The Bongo Club
MUSIKENS HUS – Friday:
KÅRP, Linn Koch-Emmery, Vånna Inget
OCEANEN
Friday: Paul Rey, Lea Santee (AT), Arvid Nero
Saturday: DIVES (AT), Pom Poko unofficial (NO), Lightning Dust (CA)
BENGANS
Friday: Frontback (Official), Children of the Sün, TBA
Saturday: Ilusio, Paradisäppelvägen, Sticky Heat
HOLY MOLY
Friday: Dopha (DK), Sam Florian
Saturday: Toi Let, #mimibay
THE ABYSS
Friday: Electric Hydra, Parasol Caravan (AT)
Saturday: Revenge Prevails, Nekromant
PUSTERVIK – Saturday:
Slowgold, Fontän, Red Rum Club (UK)
Venues: Pustervik, Musikens Hus, OCEANEN, Bengans Fik, Café Hängmattan, The Abyss, Holy Moly
Schedule for the conference, Saturday 7th December
10.30- Pustervik, Matsalen
CAN WE GET SOME CASH TO ROCK?
What support can the indie business expect from the funding bodies?
● CECILIA SOOYEONG YI – ZANDARI FESTA, SEOUL, KR
● JERK SÖRENSSON – KULTURRÅDET, STOCKHOLM, SE
● ALONA DMUKHOVKSA – MUSIC EXPORT UKRAINE, KIEV, UA
● CONNY BRÄNNBERG – VÄSTRA GÖTALAND REGION, SE
11.30 – Pustervik, Klubben
RADIO GA-GA, PLAYLISTS A GO-GO
Let’s talk about music discovery in the digital age.
● AMIE BORGAR – SVENSKA YLE, HELSINKI, FI
● SARUN FUNGJAI – FUNGJAI, BANGKOK, TH
● PHIL TAGGART – BBC, LONDON, UK
● ELIN STRÖMBERG – P3/POPMANI, STOCKHOLM, SE
12.30 – Pustervik, Matsalen
WHO’S HAPPY IN THE LIVE MARKET?
The cash cow is bleeding.
● EVA VAN NETTEN – WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE, NL
● BEKE TROJAN – NEULAND CONCERTS, HAMBURG, DE
● MARTIN ROSELL – JUBEL, STOCKHOLM, SE
● EMMA WEBER – MAKE WAVE, GOTHENBURG, SE
13.30 – Pustervik, Matsalen
AUSTRIA – MORE THAN THE ALPS
Is it worth going those extra miles from Germany to Austria?
● TATJANA DOMANY – AUSTRIAN MUSIC EXPORT, VIENNA, AT
● FRANZ HERGOVICH – MUSIC AUSTRIA, VIENNA, AT
● THOMAS HEHER – WAVES VIENNA FESTIVAL, AT
● THERESA ZIEGLER – THE GAP MAG, VIENNA, AT
14.15 – Pustervik, Klubben
IN MY CLUB
How to build something people want to be in on, come back to and take with them when they go.
● MIKEY JONNS – THIS FEELING, LONDON, UK
● JOHANNA BECKMAN – UNDER BRON/BY:LARM, SE
● CARLO EMME – PLAN B, MALMÖ, SE
● KIM ABELSSON – WOODY WEST, GOTHENBURG, SE
15.15 – Pustervik, Klubben
MUSIC! ON GRAVEL ROADS TO CONCRETE STREET
How do we take care of the platforms and stages we have and open up for new initiatives?
● MARITA ISAKSSON – SVENSK LIVE, SE
● MICKE LINDEVALL – DEBASER, STOCKHOLM, SE
● CAMILLA BACKMAN, GARAGEPROJEKTET, HAMMENHÖG, SE
● ISAK LÖB – INDIEBYRÅN, STOCKHOLM, SE
15.30 – The Abyss – Andra Långgatan – Free of charge
STATE OF METAL ADDRESS
What support can the indie business expect from the funding bodies?
● HENKE BRANNERYD – ROCKPODDEN, STOCKHOLM, SE
● MATS NAALSUND – INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL, OSLO, NO
● LENNY RENHOLM FALK – KULTIVATION, GOTHENBURG, SE
● LINNEA LANDSTEDT – TYRANEX, GOTHENBURG, SE
● ROGER ANDERSSON – SUICIDE RECORDS, GOTHENBURG, SE
15.45 – Pustervik, Matsalen
THE FUTURE OF BANDS
In-house producers, co-writing, toplines, hooks and drops – is there a future for rock bands in the modern music market?
● MY BERGMAN – BLIXTEN & CO, STOCKHOLM, SE
● LIO KANINE – KANINE RECORDS, NEW YORK, US
● DAVID MORTIMER-HAWKINS – SONY MUSIC, SWEDEN, SE
● ANIKA MOTTERSHAW – BELLA UNION, LONDON, UK
16.30 – Pustervik, Klubben
WHO MADE WHO? WHO MADE YOU?
Professionals from different areas of the industry will clear the smoke on roles and mix-ups.
● BEN MALÉN, THE BANK, STOCKHOLM, SE
● ANNELIE JOHANSSON, PEEPHOLE RECORDINGS, SE
● JOHAN OLSSON – WARNER MUSIC, STOCKHOLM, SE
● DANIEL JOHANSSON – GÖTEBORG & CO, GOTHENBURG, SE
● LINN SKOIE – MONO, OSLO, NO
● AMELIE BIES – NOISOLUTION, DE
● EMIL WINKLER -CROWN LAW, GOTHENBURG, SE
All guests to be found at vivasounds.se
Get your tix here: https://bit.ly/2mcwYSH
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Viva Sounds is the event where all who loves music can meet up, make new friends and watch a lot of cool shows together.
Viva Sounds is brought to you by yours truly, Westside Music Sweden, we´re a new company working with indie music businesses and artists from Gothenburg and around. Since presenting artists all over Europe, and a bit beyond, during 2019 we’ll end the year at home. Of course. Hope to see you all there!
http://www.vivasounds.se/
https://westsidemusicsweden.se/
https://www.facebook.com/westsidemusicsweden