Open Call for Tallinn Music Week 2021

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 music, arts and ideas” in the Baltic-Nordic region since 2009, TMW aims to spot and nurture musical talent in both its home region and across European markets. Mindful of the Covid-19 restrictions, the festival this year focuses more on the Estonian and the Baltic-Nordic talent, while artists from other countries will be included depending on the situation in the given period.

The main dates of TMW2021:

Music festival: Thu, 6 May – Sat, 8 May
Conference: Fri, 7 May – Sat, 8 May

The 3-day live music festival presents around 150 artists of various genres and origins to an audience of 15,000 people and to 1,000 music industry experts. This year’s line-up will be announced gradually from February 2021. The conference offers a 2-day program of inspirational lectures and strategic discussions, while also connecting artists with the industry experts via dedicated mentoring sessions and one-on-one meetings, all aimed at taking their careers to the next level.

TMW has been praised as one of the best winter festivals of the world by The Guardian and The Observer, as one of the most exciting cultural events in the world by The New York Times, and as a tireless promoter of adventurous arts in publications ranging from The Quietus to Forbes. The last edition of the festival which took place in August 2020 has been recognized as one of the first festivals in the world that was able to postpone the event in a timely manner and to carry out the festival, with enhanced attention to health & safety measures and crisis management.

TMW 2020 in figures:
140 performers from 10 countries
60 festival locations, including 11 music venues
11 399 music festival visitors
778 conference visitors on-site and digitally
7776 visits across different city festival events
20 233 festival visits in total

Find all the details here: https://tmw.ee/

 

Music Estonia presents HEMI at Tallinn Music Week 2020 Hybrid Edition

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, 28–29 August at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA), preceded by introductory webinars on the 27th of August. The conference will be in hybrid format, meaning that delegates are able to participate both on site at the EKA, as well as online with a DigiPRO pass.

This year’s program features once again exciting panels and presentations, as well as mentoring sessions and workshops by the professionals in the field.

We recommend that you register to the latter very quickly, as the number of places is limited and the content there promises to be especially interesting – social media platform TikTok, creating a visual brand, mental health and the emotional impact of music, etc.

And those who feel that it would be useful to go over the roles of music industry, can do so in our “101: Roles in Music Industry” webinars on Thursday, August 27th.

To be a part of it all, you have to be a TMW delegate. Conference passes are on sale at the festival’s online store.

Seminars, panels, presentations

This year, the conference addresses music-related topics from practical workshops and seminars to inspiring pop-culturology talks and cross-sectoral future visions.

Music Estonia has contributed to the conference program with the following topics:

Read more and take part.

Mentoring sessions

45 minutes long mentoring sessions are a good combination of learning and networking.

These small group sessions with up to 5 participants and a mentor, are a great way to get some advice on your own matters and also hear and learn from your peers.

The exact content of the mentoring depends largely on the interests of the participants.

Topics such as management, leadership and career development, digital marketing, festivals, etc. will be discussed and advice will be given by the experts around the world.

Mentors include Sophie Roberts, the Booking Agent at leading talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency, Jenni Kivikoski, A&R Manager at Sony Finland, and Effi Summers, who advises indie-artists in the field of social media and visual branding.

The background of the mentors is very diverse – among them are professionals with experience in electronic music, metal, world music, jazz and other scenes.

Mentorings will be held in English, the number of places is limited.

Read more and take part.

Workshops

In practical workshops, for example, the social media platform TikTok, the basics of copyright, digital marketing techniques, the emotional impact of music, etc. will be examined.

Among others, the workshops will be led by Harry Tidswell, Music Partnerships Manager at leading influencer marketing agency Fanbytes, Brandon Rosenbluth, Agent and Manager for electronic music artists, and Vaiko Eplik, independent artist, author, phonogram producer and Chairman of the Board of EAÜ.

Workshops will be held in English (except for “Autoriõiguse ABC”), the number of places is limited.

Read more and take part.