Zarina Prvasevda won the UPBEAT Best New Talent Award 2023
UPBEAT announced the winner of the Best New Talent Award 2023 that directs the limelight to Europe’s best upcoming artists! Among the 10 shortlisted nominees selected by the expert jury, the audience chose the final winner: through a Europe-wide online public voting, Zarina Prvasevda, the upcoming Macedonian singer received the very first UPBEAT Award! Bringing […]
Setting sail for our shared future at SHIP
SHIP Showcase Festival & Conference set sail in the beautiful port town of Šibenik, Croatia. A newcomer on the showcase scene, launched by We Move Music Croatia, SHIP was abuzz with new energy, keen interest, inspiring acts and lively discussions set in top-notch venues. UPBEAT was represented by Eszter Barna and Márton Sütheő, Eszter joining […]
Celebrating UPBEAT’s first year at VIC
One of the early joiners to the UPBEAT community, Mercat de Música Viva de Vic held its annual gathering of cross-sector professionals in September. A standard-bearer of showcase festivals, VIC hosted UPBEAT’s partner meeting where our team reported on our first year, got down to business and attracted new members to our growing UPBEAT family. […]
VOTE FOR UPBEAT’s Best New Talent
UPBEAT’s Best New Talent Award directs the limelight to Europe’s upcoming artists, the hidden pockets where heritage and new talent ferments, the uncharted musical landscapes off the mainstream path. Vote now! 10 handpicked acts feature in a public vote running from July to September, with original music waiting to be discovered. The vote, just like […]
A to Jazz strikes UPBEAT chord
A to Jazz festival is setting out with an extended programme thanks to our platform. With Jazz as its main profile, it is only natural that the lineup flows over into fusion genres, such as world music: for the first time this year, a showcase stage supported by UPBEAT is added to the festival’s offer. […]
Crossroads pampers delegates with great music and friendly vibes
The streets of the charming Czech city of Ostrava were quite literally filled with exciting musical treats and delegates from all over the world between 29 June and 1 of July. With one of the festival’s stages set up outdoors, delegates could check out 16 gigs by selected artists from Spain, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia and […]
First UPBEAT Associated Partner is here, and it is So Alive
Here’s a pledge of genuine commitment – we mean it! As we opened up our circle and presented our network the UPBEAT Pledge, our first applicant just arrived: So Alive Music Conference from Bulgaria is now a trendsetting pioneer in the UPBEAT Family and became our Associated Partner when taking the UPBEAT Pledge. Why? The […]
Our Tallinn Music Week
Tallinn was a bliss. Our team had the chance to attend Tallinn Music Week, member of UPBEAT where more than 1000 professionals from the culture and music sectors convened. Conference, music and our frutiful UPBEAT reception! The conference session kicked off with the question on everyone’s mind: “How to further develop a sustainable European music […]
UPBEAT so far
UPBEAT, an alliance of European showcase festivals, has already been active since 2022. So far we have supported 7 festivals, 75 bands, delegated 216 international professionals to industry events, organised 22 conference panels, 3 speed meeting sessions, and 6 training sessions. Let us break it down and show you why you should join the club. […]
BUDAPEST RITMO x UPBEAT
Budapest Ritmo, the definitive showcase festival of the CEE region showed the benefits of UPBEAT in action: fresh talent on stage, dedicated professionals networking, new ideas springing forth from the collective mind of music enthusiasts. On the 13th April Ritmo’s showcase stage was powered by UPBEAT, the financial and networking support system of European world […]
