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Τhe HEMI Music Awards (HMA) 2023 have reached the finish line and the cross-genre wunderkid from Czech Republic, Bad Focus, is the big winner! Badfocus is an emerging project of a Prague-based producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Prokop Korb. Despite originally coming from a jazz background, he experiments with various genres such as electronica, classical music, hip-hop, or […]

Budapest Showcase Hub returns to the Hungarian capital once more and offers a dense 3day program with 36 artists and 6 venues at Budapest’s hottest club venues. Among them, you can catch concerts from the HEMI artists Klawo (PL) and Ficture (Hu/ SK) that can easily be your next favorite artists. The conference program gives […]

We are super excited to announce the 6 selected projects & ideas for the HEMI Incubator grant support 2023. After 6 productive months of training and networking, our grants committee has voted the 3 projects of the acceleration programme & and the 3 projects of the incubation programme with the highest potential of development within the music industry. The winning projects enjoyed access to one-on-one […]

For yet another edition, hundred of delegates and dozens of Romanian and international music business professionals participated in this year’s edition of Mastering the Music Business (MMB) – the biggest event of the music industry in Romania. The eight edition of MMB took place in Bucharest from the 5th until the 7th of September 2023. […]

HEMI partners supports Music Tech Europe Academy the new, hybrid training scheme for music technology innovators, entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs across Europe. The new edition of Music Tech Europe Academy, a 7-month acceleration program addressing 10 European music tech startups, and developed in the framework of Music Moves Europe in 2021 is launching a new […]

HEMI Incubator, the first music business incubation and acceleration programme in the region, joined AMW 2023 Conference for it’s kickoff event. A delegation of music entrepreneurs from 9 European countries representing 30 exceptional startups and music related projects, had the opportunity to meet their mentors and music experts. Including a great variety of topics faced […]

Tallin Music Week returns to the Estonian capital, bringing together musicians and music industry professionals of the Nordic-Baltic region and across Europe, with a track record for helping emerging acts break into the international scene. HEMI team has a busy program in the festival, as its member will show presence in TMW with with 3 […]

We are thrilled to announce the 30 in total selected projects and ideas of the second cycle of HEMI Incubator. After a careful screening of all applications received, the evaluation committee, composed of HEMI experts board members and jury members, has selected the most promising ideas and projects to be developed together with renowned mentors […]

MENT Ljubljana is one of the leading showcase festivals and music conferences in Central and Eastern Europe and the largest event of its kind in the region. It is an award-winning festival of music discoveries, facilitating, in symbiosis with the conference, the presentation of music performers from all over Europe in front of international music […]

We are thrilled to announce the 9 exceptional artists coming from 9 countries of Central & Southeastern Europe! Coming from 9 countries of Central & Southeastern Europe (Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia), these 9 HMA 2022 artists will now have access to mentoring and training activities targeted towards developing […]

Do you have a great idea for a music business or project in the early stages? Are you in search of international contacts, mentoring or business opportunities? Applications deadline: 22nd of March at 24:00 CET #HEMIincubator The Hub for the Exchange of Music Innovation (HEMI) is proud to announce the second edition of HEMI Incubator, […]

For the 3rd consecutive year, the 10 European partners of the HEMI initiative met online with the 27 artists nominees of the first phase of the HEMI MUSIC AWARDS, this time all partners joined the meeting while in Athens for their annual physical meeting. It is, as every year, a huge pleasure to discover all […]

HEMI is thrilled to reveal the 27 nominees of the third HEMI Music Awards edition.  From a total of 280 exceptional European artists, representing a broad musical spectrum, 27 of them were selected from an international jury of experts to join our HEMIsphere!  The 27 artists and bands coming from 9 countries of Central & […]

We are thrilled to announce the 6 selected projects  & ideas for the HEMI Incubator grant support 2022. After 6 productive months of training and networking, our grants committee has voted the 3 projects of the acceleration programme & and the 3 projects of the incubation programme with the highest potential of development within the music […]

Are you a solo artist or a band? Feelin’ export-ready? Apply now at HEMI Music Awards (HMA) and get the chance to break through in Europe and beyond! The annual awards are designed to accelerate the international careers of upcoming European acts through a training program, networking events and live touring in leading showcase festivals […]

The HEMI Music Awards (HMA) 2022 have reached the finish line and the art-rockers from Romania, Zimbru, are the big winners! The announcement of the HMA 2022 winner took place at PIN Music Conference on 25 November at HEMI Dinner in MKC (Youth Cultural Center) where Zimbru received the “cup” and were the first act […]

HEMI partners  & artists will check in at this year’s PIN Music Conference & Showcase! The programme for PIN 2022 is now announced with a rich agenda, including a series of HEMI activities and sessions. Among 30 music performers from all around Europe, 6 HMA artists, some of whom have been nominated in Hemi Music Awards […]

Linecheck – Music Meeting and Festival is back in it’s 8th edition. The landmark event for all the people involved in the music and cultural creative industries, happens 22-26 November in its Milan headquarter BASE, cultural and creative centre in the heart of Milan’s Tortona area. This year, the music-tech and startup area Linecheck X […]

HEMI panel on #NoSleepConference is bringing for you HEMI Music Awards semi-finalist Vizelj band together with Indira Paganotto , Dj Jock and others! About No Sleep Festival & Conference  The music programme of the upcoming No Sleep Festival, led by Amelie Lens, Reinier Zonneveld, Indira Paganotto, Partiboi69, and dozens of others, has just been complemented […]

This autumn HEMI allies are about to join the 2022 TBM festival & Conference in Cracow. Musicians, managers, producers, professionals and music lovers explore the present and the future of the music & concert industry through panel discussions, networking, music sessions and experience exchange. Among the participants, two rising HEMI partners, Anca Lupers, founder of […]

Next week, the ReConnect conference returns to Brno’s Fléda, bringing together music managers, booking agents and club representatives for three days. The event, financially supported by the city of Brno and HEMI, will offer discussion panels, workshops, as well as the opportunity to share know-how with music professionals from abroad.  In-between the diverse actions, HEMI […]

Dozens of Romanian and international music business professionals will be speakers of this year’s edition of Mastering the Music Business (MMB) – the biggest event of the music industry in Romania. The seventh edition of MMB takes place in Bucharest from the 6th until the 8th of September 2022.  Dedicated to all music enthusiasts, MMB is […]

HEMI Incubator, the first music business incubation and acceleration programme in the region, joins AMW 2022 Conference for it’s kickoff event. A delegation of music entrepreneurs from 9 European countries representing 30 exceptional startups and music related projects, will have the opportunity to meet their mentors and music experts. Including a great variety of topics faced within the music […]

MENT returns to its traditional three-day format with an international conference, which regularly attracts hundreds of professionals from all over Europe and HEMI partners are joining panel-discussions and networking meetings. We will talk about the music industry recovery after the pandemic, we will map the Showcase Festivals in the Western Balkans and we will meet […]

For the 4th consecutive year and at a defining moment for the local and global music scene in the post-pandemic era, Athens Music Week is back on June 22-24, with an eye to the future, taking place in 3 venues:  Technopolis, Bios and Temple. Three days full of discussions, presentations, workshops, speed meetings, networking events, not to mention showcase concerts and a big closing live […]

We are thrilled to announce the 30 in total selected projects and ideas of the first cycle of HEMI Incubator. After a careful screening of all applications received, the selection committee, composed of all HEMI board members and jury members , has selected the most promising ideas and projects to be developed together with renowned […]

The 30 beneficiaries of HEMI Incubator were officially announced during Tallinn Music Week, at the meet & greet event, where participants, mentors and HEMI partners came together for the first time in a hybrid event. The 30 selected ideas and projects of HEMI Incubator cover a great variety of topics faced within the music sector, […]

After a very long time, we were so excited to be back to our belove music conference and festival in Tallin, Estonia! Don’t miss our HEMI panel on Friday 6 May | 12:15 – 13:15 HEMI Guide to Central & Eastern European Music Markets In the post-pandemic and politically insane world, it is more important […]

HEMI network grows stronger through its partners’ physical events! Coming up next: Athens Music Week. Athens Music Week (AMW) is back in its physical format at the Technopolis City of Athens from June 22 – 24, for a 3-day celebration of talent, creativity and new ideas across 60 conference sessions, over 20 artist showcases and a closing live event on the […]

We are thrilled to announce the 9 finalists for the HEMI Music Awards (HMA) 2022! Coming from 9 countries of Central & Southeastern Europe (Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia), these 9 HMA 2022 artists will now have access to mentoring and training activities targeted towards developing their skills and […]

Tune in on our panel-discussion and find out all the inside info for HEMI Incubator, a new program that aims to offer tools, guidance and the network to high potential startups/SMEs and entrepreneurs who have a business idea / project related to the Music Industry. Panel speakers: ➤ Jaanika Lillemaa (HEMI Partner / Head of […]

For some time now HEMI is working behind the scenes to present to you the first #musicbusiness incubation & acceleration program in Central & Southeastern Europe. We could never imagine in our last innovation meeting the dark times we are experiencing these days. We stand in solidarity with Ukraine and with our fellows who oppose the […]

HEMI partners met online with the 27 artists nominees of the first phase of the HEMI MUSIC AWARDS.  We were all very excited and it is always a pleasure to discover all these passionate, creative and skilled artists from Central & Southeastern Europe! Artists and representatives met for the first time with the people behind HEMI, […]

HEMI is thrilled to reveal the 27 nominees of the second HEMI Music Awards edition! From a total of 325 exceptional European artists, representing a broad musical spectrum, 27 of them were selected from an international jury of experts to join our HEMIsphere! The 27 artists and bands coming from 9 countries of Central & […]

Panel-Discussion: From the Baltic to the Balkans – United Toward a Balanced and Competitive European Music Sector. Various differences must be taken into account when adopting development strategies from matured music markets to the music region of Eastern Europe.  To start from a demographic point of view, the audience is significantly smaller and younger, has […]

Are you a solo artist or a band? Feelin’ export-ready? Apply now at HEMI Music Awards (HMA) and get the chance to break through the borders! Be one of the 27 artists who will be selected from Central & South-eastern Europe for the first phase of the HEMI Music Awards and earn training sessions and […]

As a part of the renowned Taksirat Festival, PIN Music Conference announces its 8th edition from the 25th to the 27th of November at Scopje, North Macedonia. This year’s conference and showcase will take place at several locations around the capital of North Macedonia, from 25th to 27th November 2021. During these days PIN will […]

One and a half years and a Music Awards period later, HEMI’s partners Georges Perot (Athens Music Week), Naray Marton (SoundCzech), Peter Baroš (Sigic) visit Budapest’s BUSH Conference to talk us through this modern-day music hub’s support and celebration to Artists and Music Professionals from Central and South-Eastern Europe. Moderator: Zsolt Jeges (HAIL, CEEntral Party) […]

Our Estonian partners have created yet again a flabbergasting program to introduce us to tomorrow’s music, arts, and ideas all through Tallinn Music Week 2021! Tune in! HEMI presents: From Baltics to Balkans SATURDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2021, 10:15 – 11:15 (CET +1) HEMI presents: From Baltics to Balkans Strangely enough, the world occasionally feels more […]

The 6th edition of Mastering The Music Business conference and showcase festival, the biggest international professional event organised in Romania for the music industry, will go on in 2021. In a hybrid format, on and offline, #MMB6 will take place between August 31 and September 2, 2021, at Hotel Caro and Club Expirat. For 3 days, Bucharest will become the focal point of the European music […]

The international Jury of 27 members including Industry experts, festival organisers, promoters, export offices, venue managers and music journalists from the 9 countries participating in the Awards: Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia has left the courtroom! After 6 fruitful months of collaboration, meetings and networking sessions, 6 enlightening workshops, […]

HMA Finalists participate in an international online event broadcasted live! The HMAs (HEMI MUSIC AWARDS) are wrapping the second phase of the competition with “live” performances by the 9 finalists, at the HMA Live Sessions, on Sunday, May 23, which will determine the 3 winners! During this online TV show, the contestants will be presenting […]

How can the music can make a comeback after pandemic? Main question for a music conference in Brno  How can the music scene can make a comeback after pandemic? That’s the main question for RECONNECT: CEENTRAL PARTY – BACH CONFERENCE – IMMF CEE MEETING, a unique collaboration that brings clubs, managers, bands and other music […]

Athens Music Week 2021 returns in a hybrid format, with lots of music, innovative web events and a very special live stage!   From the 22nd to the 26th of June 2021, Athens Music Week (AMW) will be back at Technopolis Athens, to offer insights around all facets of the music industry, through selected talks, […]

Our Romanian partner  announced new dates for Mastering the Music Business 2021 edition. This is the official Press Release: ”Dear music business professionals, taking into account the current epidemiological situation in Romania, we’ve made the difficult decision to slightly postpone our conference and festival for the end of this summer, in the continued hope that […]

Hub for the Exchange of Music Innovation (HEMI) is thrilled to announce the 9 finalists for the HEMI Music Awards (HMA) 2021! Coming from 9 countries of Central & Southeastern Europe (Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia), these 9 artists will now have access to mentoring and training activities targeted […]

In this last workshop of HEMI Music Awards phase 1, the 27 nominees of CSEE had the chance to find out how the Music PR process works in Germany.  Sebastian Król, co-founder of Backseat music agency and Funklub platform gave to the nominees an overview featuring fields of media, insights of a campaign and tips on […]

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Music Tech Europe Academy, a new, hybrid and scalable training scheme co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union and promoted by Music Innovation Hub (IT) in partnership with Media Deals (DE). Music Tech Europe Academy is a 7 months program  addressed to 10 music-tech innovators/ entrepreneurs/startups/SMEs across […]

For their 3rd ΗΜΑ workshop, the 27 HEMI MUSIC AWARDS nominees had the chance to meet with Mandy Aubry, Director of Business Development for EMEA and APAC at Songtrust. Mandy’s wonderful workshop was an introduction to Music Publishing, with useful and crucial information on topics such as When is the right time to sort out […]

HEMI partners met again with the 27 artists nominees selected in the first Phase of the HEMI MUSIC AWARDS 2021! This unformal workshop was held to make a short presentation of the 9 HEMI music markets (Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.) For more information about the 27 nominated […]

On Wednesday 27 of January, HEMI partners met with the 27 artists nominees of the first Phase of the HEMI MUSIC AWARDS. You can discover all these talented artists from Central & Southeastern Europe in the short footage of our zoom session here bellow! For more information the 27 nominated artists and bands from Czech […]

HEMI Music Awards (HMA) 2021 is thrilled to reveal the nominees of the first edition! The 27 artists and bands from 9 countries of Central & Southeastern Europe will be participating in the initial phase of HMA 2021 and will earn activities that will help them evaluate their capacity to access new territories. The package […]

The next edition of Tallinn Music Week is scheduled to take place in the Estonian capital from 6 – 9 May 2021.  This HEMI partner festival is currently accepting applications for artists of any genre! Deadline is January 10, 2021. Interested in performing there? You can apply at tmw.ee/apply As the leading showcase of “tomorrow’s […]

The HEMI Music Awards 2021 have secured the support of 18 distinguished Media Partners from the 9 HEMI countries. Submissions are still open for the HEMI MUSIC AWARDS 2021. The deadline is December 23! It’s all about the music, we all know that! However, publicity is also key, if a musician or a band want […]

HEMI Music Awards 2021 is proud to have secured the participation of an international Jury of Experts from the 9 HEMI countries. Submissions are still open for the HEMI MUSIC AWARDS 2021. The deadline is December 23! In charge of all phases of the selection of candidates is a Jury of 27 members, each one […]

PIN TV – the first TV format dedicated to the music industry – is this year’s answer to holding a conference amid Covid-19 restrictions! A 13-hour TV program, streaming online, PIN TV is a hybrid music conference format developed from the need to preserve the conference’s most important goal: to inform, educate, and deliver the […]

We are proud to announce the first HEMI MUSIC AWARDS! We are currently accepting applications for the HMAs 2021! Submissions until December 23, 2020, Here is the full press release! Are you an artist? Feelin’ Export-Ready? Apply now! Be part of this annual talent program, and get the chance to earn personalized support by International […]

On Tuesday, November 17, we’ll be discussing “Social Innovation through Music in Eastern Europe”. HEMI is going to be present at the online version of Lineckeck Music Meeting and Festival on November 17 at 14:00. Presented by HEMI – Hub for the Exchange of Music Innovation (in English), this panel will host Georges Perot, Owner […]

The European Commission has just published two studies of “Music Moves Europe”. Under the 2018 Preparatory action on music, the European Commission launched several studies to address the main challenges in the music sector, all aiming to improve the poor data availability, develop a better understanding of the market trends as well as sustainable mechanisms […]

The first and only music conference and showcase festival in North Macedonia has just announced its 7th edition! This year’s conference and showcase will take place at several locations around the capital Skopje, from the 26th to the 28th of November 2020. Organized as a part of the renowned Taksirat Festival, PIN will host the […]

CEENtral party, a conference focusing on the Central and Southeastern European  countries and their music markets is happening online on Nov 28. A full day of panels, workshops, networking, plus one special streaming from London, it’s all going to be free for everyone! Here is the full fascinating program: Workshops: 11:00 BandCamp workshop with Aly […]

HEMI Music Award will be a talent programme for artists seeking professional support to help them break the frontiers, reach new audiences and develop international career. The Αward will be addressed to Export ready artist, meaning that Artist should have experience playing music to a live audience, they should have promo material on the internet, […]

From Krakow, Poland to the virtual public, Tak Brzmi Miasto conference: The Future, coming online on November 14-15, aims to offer artists and music professionals insights and practical tools to help them navigate the new post-Covid 19 landscape. It won’t be a look through rose-colored glasses, yet the organizers will focus on possibilities and the […]

HEMI Enters BUSH, the Hungarian Showcase Conference Budapest Showcase Hub is the first Hungarian showcase festival and conference, focusing on the Central Eastern European region, showcasing the best current artists and listing all the hot topics of the music industry. This year, irregularly, it’ll be a one-day-only hybrid event, on November 4th, but will still […]

The 12th edition of Showcase festival Tallinn Music Week (TMW) will kick off on Thursday, the 27th of August. Music Estonia is one of the partners of the festival again contributing to the Creative Impact Conference program! A partner of HEMI, co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, the conference will take place over two days, […]

Galvanizing support for those hardest hit by the pandemic, the Life Stream Project brings together world-class acts who will perform at Novi Sad’s Petrovaradin Fortress, the home base of EXIT festival, for a million-strong online audience from September 3rd to 6th. Music for a good cause: EXIT festival, in partnership with the United Nations World […]

The conference makes a surprise comeback in a new format: online and with free attendance. Don’t miss it! Good news for the music industry and beyond: the fifth edition of Mastering The Music Business, the first and largest event organized in Romania about the music industry, will take place from July 29 to July 31 in […]

As a proud partner of the  European Music Day Association, we are thrilled to present the full line-up of the 21st edition of the #europeanmusicday – #feteEuropeennedelaMusique 2020 edition! We knew this summer would be different, but as music always finds the way to inspire us, thankfully, it also gives us the strength to move […]

With just 3 months to reshape all program since the COVID 19 pandemic shadowed the planet, we are happy to announce that Technopolis City of Athens, our Greek HEMI partner, have revealed the Conference and Showcase program of the Athens Music Week 2020  Athens Music Week 2020 Phygital Edition #AMW2020 50 speakers – 28 artists […]

United we stand! Nearly 40 pan-European music organizations join forces in an urgent call on EU institutions and Member States to prioritize music and culture in their investment response to the covid-19 crisis. Music and culture have been especially hit by the global lockdown. Artists and music professionals are struggling, the livelihoods of thousands of […]

With the pandemic raging, and a worldwide travel ban, all HEMI meetings had to adapt to the situation! Working from home and communicating only via online platforms has become our new normal. Here is a snapshot from the latest trend: zoom meetings! We always start with partners giving us information on the covid-19 crisis in […]

On the 5th of February, HEMI partners representatives presented our four-year project in Kino Siska’s Komuna Hall. With EU’s new cultural policy, which provides a vast amount of resources for the development and professionalization of the music industry, they addressed the question of how the Central and Southeastern (CSEE) Music Markets will react to this […]

MENT Ljubljana 2020 is taking over the venues of the Slovenian capital between 5 and 7 February. Here are some finalized details about the festival’s program that we look forward to! It’s all about the Music, with this, the 6th edition hosting a total of 81 acts that will perform on 14 locations across Ljubljana. Besides the 60 already announced […]

HEMI kick-off meeting, took place in Athens, Greece, December 12-13, 2019! It was a wonderful time in Technopolis City of Athens for the 20+ participants representing the 9 countries of our project, as we embarked in synthesizing the structure, the goals and the vision behind HEMI! Meeting started with a warm welcome from Konstantinos Bitzanis, […]