Meet INES!
MENT is one of the 8 European showcase festivals that form the Innovation Network of European Showcases, known simply as INES, along with gigmit.
INES#festivals are 🙌 Monkey Week (SP), Waves Vienna (AT), Spring Break (PL), Sonic Visions (LX), LIVE AT HEART (SE), Liverpool Sound City (UK), Westway Lab Festival (PT) & MENT Ljubljana (SI).
What’s the deal? 😮
👉 INES#talents
This programme will enable young talents to get equal European exposure and the chance to build their international careers by showcasing around Europe. INES partners nominate around 10 promising young talents from their own country to rotate through participating festivals in Europe.
The Slovenian INES#talents for 2018 are:
Darla Smoking, Bowrain, It’s everyone else, Kukushai, Neomi, Nesesari Kakalulu, Matter, Koala Voice, Haiku Garden and FUTURSKI
https://www.ines-festivals.eu/talents
YOUTUBE playlist / SPOTIFY playlist
👉 INES#pro
A funding programme that supports professionals to attend all those great European showcase festivals out there, to discover bands, create personal networks, be educated and craft powerful synergies. Attend INES showcase festivals and conferences for free. Get funding for travel and accommodation (limited amount of invitations).
The deadline for MENT Ljubljana 2018 is the 15th of December 2017.
https://www.ines-festivals.eu/inespro-ment2018
👉 INES#conference
Education is the foundation of a successful industry. INES aims to make knowledge more sustainable and accessible to everyone in the music business by filming panels, workshops, presentations, and discussions that happen live at the INES showcase festival conferences, and creating an open source video library for music business education.
The first videos will be published in Spring 2018.
https://www.ines-festivals.eu/conference
Now you know!