Of the September 23-29, 2024, in different parts of the city such as the Comfama Winery, the Artist Park in Itagüí, and different bars and clubs in the city, artists, producers, agents, industry professionals and music lovers will come together for a week full of activities, innovation and live music.
This edition promises to be a explosion of creativity and technology. With a comprehensive experience that combines conferences, workshops, business meetings, showcases and live concerts. The event offers a platform that, under the motto “Sound innovation”highlights how technology is transforming today’s music scene.
Carlos Gomez, director of Medellín Music Week adds: “We want the industry in Colombia to be professional, to take advantage of the talent and sound that our country has; where there are a number of musical genres and people with incredible talent. There are people here who are dreaming that their life project is around music. That is why we want to give them the tools so that they can connect with the music industry. national market and internationally, so that they can generate a transformation of their musical projects. For this reason, Medellín Music Week It is the musical and cultural market that a city of music like Medellín needs, the city that is the current epicenter of music in Latin America.”.
This will be Medellín Music Week 2024 (MedMW), which will be constantly reporting on how the 2024 edition is going here.
●Medellín Music & MIDI: Music and technology workshops with experts in areas such as artificial intelligence, blockchainsoftware, hardware, instruments and tools for music.
● Medellin Music Conference: talks and keynote speeches with leaders from the global music industry.
●Business Roundtable: a unique opportunity for music industry professionals to network and develop new business opportunities.
●Lab Authors: Music production camp focused on urban and electronic genres, where participants will have the opportunity to learn from renowned tutors and create unique collaborations.
● Citizen Festival: electronic music festival with a charitable focus, where attendees can enjoy live performances and, at the same time, contribute non-perishable food to help by dancing.
● Live Bar Circuit: Live music takes over the bars of Medellín, offering a platform for artists and established artists in an intimate and vibrant environment.
About Medellin Music Week
The music market is an annual meeting that seeks to recognize Medellin as the epicenter of music and culture in Latin America. 6 years of conscious music building a commercial platform that allows articulating the world of music, art, culture and entertainment, which has grown exponentially, attracting more than 100 thousand attendees and standing out for bringing together professionals, artists, fans, brands and industry players within the framework of the week’s development.
Impact and growth
Since its first edition in 2019, Medellín Music Week has been a driving force for the music industry in the countryconsolidating itself as an event of impact at local, national and international level. Throughout its five editions, the cultural market has achieved figures that reflect its sustained growth and its influence on the music scene.
Reach and participation
● Assistants: more than 100.000 personas have participated in Medellín Music Week since its creation, with an average of 20,000 attendees per edition, even when biosafety restrictions in 2020 limited capacity to 50%.
● Activities: The event has carried out more than 250 activities including conferences, workshops, business meetings, showcases and live concerts, involving more than 800 musicians.
● Jobs: In total, more than 1,500 direct jobs and more than 40,000 indirect jobs have been generated throughout the editions, strengthening the economic fabric of the city.
● Social support: Through the different editions, more than 13 tons of food have been collected for vulnerable communities, as part of the solidarity initiative of the #AyudarBailando event.
