This year MENT the music festival program includes the largest number of artists from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, while the music conference section will be supplemented by various representatives of the music industry from the Baltic countries, who will share their insight into the developments, trends and current affairs of the music business in the region.
Latvia will be represented at the festival indie and an electronic music project Nice weather; Elizabete Balčus, an expert in the combination of versatile and experimental avant-garde, psychedelic pop, academic, electronic and jazz sounds; hip hop, Elīza Legzdiņa, an icon of the combination of electronic music, dance pop and R&B; as well as skilled sensual post-rockers Recently.
Baltic focus of the event Baltic moment opening will take place Cinema Šiška on Wednesday, March 29, while on March 30, various presentations, events and get-to-know-you sessions will take place throughout the day, or speed-meetings, to meet the region’s music professionals one-on-one.
MENT within the conference Latvian Music Development Association/Latvian Music Export executive director Agnese Cimuška-Rekke, Music Estonia director Ave Tölpt and Lsidewalk music business associations director Vaidas Stackevičius will give an overview of the music market of the Baltic countries – the largest festivals, concert venues, distribution channels, the general landscape of music media and the most notable success stories of each country.
Every Little Thing (Carnival Youth and Daughter of the nation management, Sony Music Entertainment representation in Latvia) board member Guna Zučika, Estonia Damn.Loud Agency representative Roman Demchenko and Lithuania Art Factory Loftas representative Viktors Diavara will share his knowledge with all those who are considering the opportunity to perform in the Baltic States.
He will share his experience of festivals after the pandemic Positive the founder of the festival, Đirts Majors, as well as professionals who work in various niche genres, including the Untamed Music Festival Forest of sounds representative Lena Šme. On the other hand, Kristine Klein from Every Little Thing will lead a discussion on the challenges of finding and attracting new talent.
Baltic moMENT the program is supported by the Baltic Culture Fund in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of Estonia, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, the Lithuanian Culture Council, the Embassy of Estonia in Prague, the Embassy of Latvia in Hungary and the Embassy of Lithuania in Austria.
A wider concert program can be viewed here.
