Swiss Music Export goes to MaMA 18 – 20 October 2017, Pigalle & Montmartre, Paris, France
Swiss Music Export wants a rendez-vous with you in Paris! It is said that Paris in the autumn is one of the most romantic places on earth. Be that as it may – it is certainly one of the musically most exciting! The autumnal MaMA Festival & Conference is one of the most glamorous events in the music business calendar. Taking place in twelve venues across the most colourful areas of the French capital, Montmartre and Pigalle, it is the biggest event of its kind in France. It attracts around 5300 music business professionals from nearly sixty countries, representing major record labels as well as indies, concert venues, festivals, promoters, managers, publishers, broadcasters and, of course, the media. A choice of 140 panels and international meetings makes it very difficult to decide where to go and what to see. Needless to say that we at Swiss Music Export very much hope to see you at our Swiss Business Mixer!
Once again, the Swiss Music Business Mixer is presented jointly by SME, Fondation Suisa, and the Swiss Embassy in Paris. It is the perfect mix of fine networking, fine food and excellent music, and offers an excellent opportunity to meet Swiss music professionals. Live musical entertainment is served the rap collective XTRM and by Mark Kelly.
Anyone attending the conference/festival is invited to the business mixer. Entrance is free. However, due to the limited number of places it is necessary to apply for accreditation no later than 16 October 2017. To do so, please go to: https://goo.gl/GvCh4A
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 17:00 – 19:00 – Bar à Bulles, 90 Bd de Clichy, 75018 Paris
Please register here
Live Acts:
XTRM with Di-Meh, Makala and Slimka
XTRM are a rap collective from Geneva. All three MCs specialise in a melodic, laid-back and jazz-tinged style of hip-hop. The trio have linked up for an extensive tour of Switzerland and France, ending on 22 December at Fri-Son in Fribourg.
Mark Kelly
Lion-maned Manchester-born Mark Kelly is a powerful singer and a songwriter with an ear for a rousing chorus. He describes himself as “a musician, a vegan, a slack liner, poet, extravert, introvert and cook” who is “still discovering new things each day.”
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Swiss artists performing at the MaMA Festival 2017:
Fleche Love
Wednesday 18 October, 20:15 – 21:00 – Le Carmen, 34 Rue Duperré, 75009 Paris
Fleche Love is a singer, composer and writer with roots both in Switzerland and Algeria. Also known as Amina, she has been a member of the Genevan Balkan electro outfit Kadebostany. She is also the singer on the hit single “Castle in the Snow” by The Avener.
Mark Kelly
Thursday 19 October, 19:50 – 20:30 – L’Atalante, 10 Place Charles Dullin, 75018 Paris
Mark Kelly possesses one of those voices that, once heard, are never forgotten. Tender and just a little bit rough on the edges, he could be a soul singer in the classic mould, or a folk singer, or even Eddie Vedder. In reality, he is all three, rolled into one.
Sandor
Thursday 19 October, 21:00 – 21:45 – Les Trois Baudets, 64 Blvd de Clichy, 75018 Paris
Sandor is a singer/songwriter from Lausanne whose synth-pop is melodically rooted in the French chanson tradition. Named after a “transvestite Hungarian author with indecent manners”, Sandor describes her songs as “sweet and sour”, but also “brutal and tender”.
XTRM Tour: Di-Meh/Makala/Slimka
Friday 20 October, 22:40 – 23:10 – La Boule Noir, 120 Bd de Rochechouart, 75018 Paris
Stepping off in Paris on their autumn tour, the three voices from the XTRM rap collective favour a down-beat and melodic type of hip-hop, served up in an energetic as well as witty live performance.
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MaMA Festival & Conference
Swiss Business Mixer
Swiss Business Mixer @ MaMA – Registration
Fleche Love
Mark Kelly
Sandor
XTRM with Di-Meh, Makala and Slimka
Fondation Suisa
Swiss Embassy Paris
