MONKEY WEEK
Si trabajas en el mundo de la música –discográficas, promotoras, empresas de servicios, medios especializados, programador de salas o espacios públicos…- ésta es tu cita.
Monkey Week se mueve en cuatro ejes principales:
1.- JORNADAS PROFESIONALES MONKEY KEYS
Desde 2009 se revelaron como una herramienta interesantísima gracias a sus múltiples actividades: conferencias, mesas redondas, entrevistas públicas con presencias internacionales, talleres… En 2010, las denominadas Monkey Keys se han revelado indispensables.
Realizadas en horario de mañana y tarde, en diferentes y espaciosas salas del Teatro Pedro Muñoz Seca, punto neurálgico del festival, las Monkey Keys aglutinan a un lado y otro de sus mesas a las principales figuras de la escena y la industria musical independiente.
Artistas, profesionales, prensa y público se encuentran en un foro único de debate, en un ambiente relajado, activo y educativo, donde el intercambio y el entendimiento se convierten en motor indiscutible de la cultura musical independiente. Y por ende, de su industria.
2.- CIRCUITO DE SHOWCASES
La excelente acogida del formato showcase en las actividades diurnas de Monkey Week se convierte en uno de los atractivos principales del evento. Uno de los objetivos prioritarios de la organización, los showcases se erigen en una acertada radiografía de la escena independiente como motor de la industria musical dentro y fuera de nuestro país. En su segunda edición, Monkey Week ha acogido durante cuatro días un total 112 conciertos, con la presencia de otras tantas bandas emergentes de España, Francia, Italia y Portugal.Una abultada cifra que demuestra la solidez de este escaparate musical, que sirve para presentar y conocer nuevos valores de la industria musical frente a profesionales y público.
3.- MONKEY MARKET
Monkey Market se revela cómo el espacio idóneo donde promover la comunicación entre empresas, incentivar las líneas de negocio y fomentar la sinergia entre los diferentes agentes del sector musical independiente. Y no sólo dentro de nuestras fronteras. Sellos discográficos, managers, promotores, fabricantes de equipos de sonido e instrumentos, medios de comunicación, programadores… Todos los agentes tienen en Monkey Market su mercado. Un mercado con las redes necesarias para edificar los cimientos de una industria sólida.
Si eres sello, agencia de management, institución pública… Monkey Market es el espacio ideal donde tener un stand para promocionar tus artistas entre profesionales del sector y público.
Las noches de Monkey Week se celebran en un recinto espectacular: el Monasterio de la Victoria, edificado en el siglo XVI y reconvertido durante años aciagos en prisión.Situado inmejorablemente, a escasos metros del casco histórico de la ciudad (donde se desarrolla el evento durante el día) y tan sólo unos pasos de la estación de tren, el Monasterio de la Victoria es el recinto ideal para las noches de Monkey Week, donde artistas, profesionales y público se funden al son de la música. Un formato diferente e innovador como Monkey Week necesitaba cada noche un broche así, distinto de lo habitual en festivales, donde poder disfrutar del sonido más actual en un entorno histórico de incalculable belleza.
PRESENCIA EN MONKEY WEEK
Si te dedicas a la música, en cualquiera de sus vertientes (artística o empresarial), estar presente en MW supone un amplio abanico de posibilidades:
- establecer nuevos contactos comerciales
- conocer nuevas vías de distribución
- descubrir nuevos talentos
- conocer los últimos avances en tecnología aplicada a la música
- comprar y vender equipos, accesorios, discos y merchandising
- conocer tus derechos como artista, profesional o agente cultural
- sellar colaboraciones con otros artistas
- dar a conocer tu trabajo…
Recuerda: MW nace como un escaparate internacional de música. ¡Hazte ver!
Para solicitud de acreditaciones, envía un correo electrónico con el asunto “ACREDITACIONES”. Como respuesta, recibirás un correo en tu bandeja de entrada con el link para acceder al formulario de acreditación.
Te recordamos que la acreditación profesional permite el acceso a:
- showcases
- jornadas profesionales (mesas redondas, conferencias, talleres…)
- mercado de stands
- actividades paralelas (encuentros, cocktails, presentaciones…)
- IMPORTANTE, para acceder a los conciertos de noche hay que adquirir entradas de día o el abono de cuatro días. El abono es complementario a la acreditación profesional, que es lo que te dará prioridad de acceso a los showcases, mercado, conferencias, encuentros profesionales paralelos, información de profesionales acreditados y demás actividades pro.
- Si estás interesado en acudir a Monkey Market, contacta con nosotros a través de:
- email
- +34 956 85 53 58
SO WHAT’S THIS MONKEY WEEK ALL ABOUT ANYWAY?
MW is not simply another showcase festival, it is a meeting point for music industry professionals, artists, media, and the audience of the European independent music scene. It takes place in El Puerto de Santa María, a beautiful seaside town in the South of Andalusia with a strong tourist appeal.
MW plans to provide the essential time and space needed to support workshops, conferences and round table discussions, with the objective of pooling knowledge, fermenting fresh ideas, fostering new projects and mapping routes for the development of the independent music industry.
MW recognises the importance of the cultural industry as a driving economic force and aims at engaging artists and professionals alike in this encounter.
MW bases its programme around four groups of activities where business, commercial exchange, creativity and leisure merge in an environment expressly designed for it.
These 4 axes of MW programme are:
- Showcases Circuit
- Monkey Keys (Pannels, workshops, networking activities)
- Monkey Market (Trade Show)
- Night shows
SHOWCASES
The whole city becomes a stage.
MW showcase circuit is the authentic core of Monkey Week activities and it has become one the biggest attractions for music industry professionals and the public.
The showcase circuit is one of the priorities for the MW organization, and all of these showcases give us an accurate analysis of the independent music scene.
MW presented 87 shows in 4 days in the 2010 edition and received bands from Spain, France, Italy and Portugal, and in the 2009 edition also received bands from Norway and Denmark.
MW showcase circuit becomes the perfect environment to present the new values of the music industry to professionals and the audience.
The second edition of MW Showcase circuit was sponsored by brands like Carhartt, Red Bull and Gibson, different media operatives such as RNE3, Mondosonoro, Ruta 66 and public institutions, including the Ministry of Culture, IAAL, IAJ, and music professional associations like UFI or AIE.
MONKEY KEYS (Panels, workshops, networking activities)
“For the first time in my professional career i had the sensation that a common ground could be found between journalists, critics, editors, record companies, musicians, promotors… Monkey Week has an excellent future ahead as a place where professionals can meet and debate”.
(Joan S. Luna, Mondo Sonoro)
In 2009 Monkey Week the professional programme revealed itself as a powerful tool for exchange of knowledge. In 2010 Monkey Keys have become essential.
Monkey Keys consists of a series of professionally-oriented activities developed in different rooms in the Pedro Muñoz Seca Theatre, at the heart of MW activities. Artists, music professionals, industry key players, press and the audience meet here in a unique forum where knowledge exchange, discussion and understanding become the driving force of the independent music culture and industry.
Monkey Keys second edition relied on the presence of 54 keynote speakers coming from Spain, the U.S, France and England. It held debates about the latest issues that affect the music industry and included workshops by renowned professionals and artists like Rhys Chatham or John Agnello.
Monkey Keys also creates the opportunity to present new products and new activities developed by professional associations and committees related to the music industry.
MK has become an essential meeting point for the independent music industry agents and the perfect environment to keep in touch. MK was sponsored in 2010 by different brands and associations like Live Nation, Fundación Autor, UFI Board, or Pago Juices among others.
MONKEY MARKET – TRADE SHOW
Monkey Market also takes place inside of Pedro Muñoz Seca Theatre, and in the 2010 edition accomodated 54 companies exhibiting in 45 stands.
In its second edition, Monkey Market raised the presence of Spanish exhibitors and also had five companies coming from different countries in Europe. It has revealed itself as the perfect place to promote communication between companies, encourage business exchange and foster synergies among different agents in the music industry.
Record labels, managers, events producers, media, communication agencies, musicians… all of them have a place to promote their activities in Monkey Market to build the foundations of a solid industry.
Monkey Week organization is already working on getting a bigger venue to host Monkey Market and increase the number of companies exhibiting, and we are also trying to include a new stage inside the trade fair to develop different artistic activities and presentations that help to boost the activity inside of it.
NIGHT SHOWS
MW night shows take place in an amazing venue, Monasterio de la Victoria, a 16th century monastery that was later converted into a jail at the turn of the 19th century and was later abandoned until the early 1980’s. It is has been restored and is currently used for cultural purposes.
As the music bewitches its audience in this most unique setting, nobody wants to leave. In its 2010 edition, the building’s beautiful cloisters housed the Heineken stage in 2010, welcoming artists of the calibre of Andrew Bird, Kid Koala, Herbaliser, the Strange Boys, Triangulo de Amor Bizarro and the Buzzcocks.
The exterior gardens of the Monastery obtained a new stage in the MW second edition, namely The Red Bull Tour Bus, where the night showcases took place, while the 16th century chapel housed the VIP and professional area.
The Monastery is a short five minutes walk to the town centre, where activities and showcases take place throughout the day, and is a brief one minute walk from the train station. This is a perfect venue for Monkey Week nights, where artists, professionals and the audience can enjoy at the rythm of music.
The monastery is a distinctive venue that makes the night shows unique providing a historical environment of unequalled beauty where the public can truly enjoy the music.
One of MW’s key philosophies is rooted in the association of location to event. All of the activities taking place during this four day experience are part of a cultural circuit and convert the town into one giant and incredible set.
AIMS:
Becoming AN INDISPENSABLE MEETING POINT for the independent music sector. A place where creators and promoters, artists and record labels, definitively all those that have a real part to play in the industry, can get together and create serious long-term opportunities.
Provide NEW CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION for all branches of the industry.
Provide young creative talent with NEW WAYS of selling their work.
Positively impact upon the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT of the cultural sector.
Provide TOOLS, SPACE AND KNOWLEDGE for young innovators in the music sector stimulating and harnessing their creativity. CREATE A BENCHMARK for
the contemporary independiente music scene, for all of Europe.
VISIT MONKEY WEEK TO:
- Contact new professionals.
- Introduce bands, launches, tours, products, festivals, studios, media,
- Get to know new bands, instruments, record labels, media, grants, associations…
- Visit more than 40 stands,see more than 100 performances and attend conferences, round table debates and screenings that will take place during the four days of the show.
- Close contracts with concert venue organisers and coodinators of public spaces.
MW WILL BECOME A CRUCIAL DATE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY’S CALENDAR TO KEEP ABREAST OF CHANGES IN THE SECTOR, DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MARKET AND TO DETERMINE NEW ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHIES FOR THE FUTURE.
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