BERLIN INUNDATED WITH FRESH FINNISH MUSIC DURING POPKOMM
- Finnish Showcases @ Popkomm: 14 top acts!
- Finnish companies thronging at Popkomm: 21 top companies!
- Nordic Drinks Party: 4 top countries!
Thursday, September 30th at 5.30pm (contact Music Export Finland office for details)
Berlin inundated with the new Finnish buzz bands during Popkomm
Finnish music is marching as a stronger front than ever to the new Popkomm in Berlin. With 21 companies and over 50 delegates participating in the Music Export Finland stand and 14 acts playing throughout the festival, this year marks a historical high point in the Finnish music industry’s activities.
Finnish showcases at Popkomm 2004
Wednesday, September 29th
Finnish Action Night
Melrose, 8.30pm
Popkomm showcase director Dirk Schade’s favourite; a true rock’n’roll workhorse.
Boomhauer (Stupido Records), 9.30pm
Garage rock band with hefty touring under their belt, new album and a German tour with Melrose on its way.
Bitch Alert (Gaga Goodies), 10.30pm
“Bitch Alert certainly kick some oppressive male arse” - Kerrang!
Velcra (EMI Finland), 11.30pm
A tour in Germany with Oomph! has secured a cult status for this energetic band.
@ Club Magnet (Greifswalder Straße 212–213)
Rockadillo & Exogenic Records present
Electronica room:
Genki DJ set (Exogenic Breaks Records), 11.00pm
RinneRadio (Rockadillo Records), 01.00am
“Spiralling, mesmerising” - Melody Maker
Genki DJ set (Exogenic Breaks Records), 02.00am
Psy-trance room:
Shanti Baba DJ set (Exogenic), 11.00pm
Squaremeat (Exogenic), 00.00am
Masters of psychedelic power disco.
Shanti Baba DJ set (Exogenic), 01.00am
Texas Faggott (Exogenic), 02.00am
Internationally renowned trance outfit with a new album out.
Exogenic DJs, 03.00am
@ Taucher (Saarbrücker Straße 36)
As part of Popkomm Hip hop showcase
DJ Slow (Plastinka Records), 8.30pm
Former four times DJ champion; you might remember his previous band Pepe Deluxé from a Levi’s ad…
Redrama (EMI Finland), 10.30pm
Hottest Finnish hip hop sensation with releases in 17 countries.
@ Casino (Mühlenstraße 26-30)
Friday, October 1st
Grandpop Records & Warner/Chappell Music Finland present
Nieminen & Litmanen, 9.00pm
Scandinavian action jazz with only Hammond organs and drums.
The Latebirds, 10.00pm
“One of the coolest bands on the planet” - Wayne Kramer/MC5
Laika & the Cosmonauts, 11.30pm
”They are the best f***ing [instumental] band in the world!” - Al Jourgensen/Ministry
@ Frannz club (Schönhauser Allee 36, Kulturbrauerei)
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Finnish companies thronging at the Popkomm Trade Fair
The Music Export Finland stand (Hall 17, stand 109) will be full of bustle too as the Finnish companies are using the current momentum to their advantage: a record 21 companies and over 50 professionals have signed on to the stand. The range of products on offer is wide: from tough hip hop to grinding metal and brilliant pop, from high-tech mobile solutions to state-of-the-art listening posts and from publishing companies to agencies to name a few.
Music content will be brought to Popkomm delegates by also using the latest convergent music delivery technology: a mobile music video compilation of some of the showcasing Finnish artists can be delivered to your multimedia mobile phones via infrared connection. If you have an MMP, come by and download it within a few seconds!
Participating Finnish Companies at the Music Export Finland Stand, Hall 17 / 109:
a1music - vesa@a1music.net
Production company specialised in commercial entertainment production and development of innovative digital music feelings for mobile human.
Beats and Styles - info@beatsandstyles.com
Innovative, versatile and fresh independent music producer/label producing quality crossover pop music with an edge. Providing full packages from artwork to MTV quality music videos. Chart-topping projects in Finland, Sweden and Germany available for licensing.
Exogenic Records / Exogenic Breaks Records - contact@exogenic.com
Independent label and publisher specialised in electronic music. Styles include Breaks, Downbeat, Worldbeat, Trance, Electro, Ambient, Lounge.
Finnish Music Information Centre - minna.huuskonen@fimic.fi
Promotes Finnish composers and their music, spanning all genres from classical to pop/rock, jazz and modern folk.
Fullsteam Records - info@fullsteamrecords.com
Fullsteam Records is an independent record company with a sub-label called 1000 Records. Current bands: Abduktio, Callisto, Damn Seagulls, Deep Insight, Disco Ensemble, Flogging Molly, Koma, No Shame, Sela.
Grandpop Records - info@grandpop.net
Grandpop Records is a label run by three music lovers active in the Finnish music industry as producers, songwriters and musicians. The label’s artists include Laika & The Cosmonauts (world’s greatest instrumental band), Latebirds (alt country/moody pop) and Nieminen & Litmanen (Scandinavian action jazz with only Hammond organs and drums).
Hewlett Packard Finland - tommi.hietavuo@hp.com
HP Mobile E-Services Bazaar builds ecosystems for developing, producing and delivering e-services, such as new music services (example: Visual Radio and Mobile Kemopetrol) for mobile people.
i-Jack - kimmo.seppanen@teliasonera.com
iJack is a new way to distribute and download mobile content such as music, pictures, video or applications. The user downloads the content to his mobile phone via Bluetooth-connection, right on spot, from an iJack Service point. The content is managed over web.
Johanna Kustannus/Megamania - atte.blom@johannakustannus.fi
Independent record company releasing Finnish rock and pop such as Leningrad Cowboys, Melrose, Ben Granfelt, The Blaster Master, Tigerbombs and Naked.
Kool Kat Records - kool@koolkatrecords.fi
Independent hip hop label, current acts include Staffro, MGI, The Rudimentals.
Love Music Publishing - sini.perho@lovemusic.fi
Independent music publisher working with Finnish rock, pop and film music: Melrose, Tigerbombs, The Blaster Master, Marko Haavisto, Anssi Tikanmäki and Antero Jakoila.
Low Frequency Records - joni@lowfrequencyrecords.fi
Finnish independent publisher focusing on metal and hardrock, includes sub-labels Rock Frequency Records (hardrock) and Good Son Records (pop). Key artists: Spiha, Cadacross, Citadel, Silent Voices, Ninnuam, Downfall, Twilight Ophera, @junkmail, Reprinted, Luomakunta, Evemaster, Chaosbreed, reverend bizarre…
Merceedees - paavo.backman@merceedees.fi
In five years Merceedees has become one of the most talked about independent rock/pop record labels in Finland. MD Paavo Bäckman is also the chairman of IndieCo, the Finnish independent record companies’ association. Merceedees has a relationship with Universal Music Finland as a licensee. Key artists: Maryland, Wax – Real Time Orchestra, Minerva.
nine2five recordings - juha@nine2fiveoffice.com
The creative source for fresh breakbeat talent emerging from Finland. nine2five roster includes artists such as Infekto, Dharmaone, The Executives and many more.
P.V. Supa - ari.vaisanen@pv-supa.fi
Produces and develops high value-added self-service automation systems and software for retailers, including listening-point systems and Dome speaker systems.
Poplandia Music / Gaga Goodies - epe@poko.fi
Publishing companies specialised in rock and pop, major artists being 69 Eyes, Diablo, Nerdee and Bitch Alert.
Rockadillo Records/Zen Master Publishing - tapio@rockadillo.fi One of Finland’s most highly established and globally recognized independent labels, specialising in electronica, World Music, jazz, experimental and progressive. Rockadillo artists include RinneRadio, Wimme, Kimmo Pohjonen, Piirpauke, Pekka Pohjola, Jukka Gustavson, M.A. Numminen and Jarmo Saari.
Sam Agency - sami.peura@samagency.fi
Sam Agency is an artist management and agency representing several Finnish top artists in rap, urban, dance and rock gategories. Key artists: Don Johnson Big Band, Paleface, Poets of the Fall, Private Line, Redrama.
Stupido Records - joose@stupido.fi
Stupido Records, est. 1989, is one of the biggest and oldest totally independent Finnish record companies. Current roster includes a.o. Eläkeläiset, Boomhauer, Giant Robot, Rollstons, Boy Novice, Hypnomen, Treeball.
Warner/Chappell Music Finland - tom.frisk@warnerchappell.com
Leading music publisher in Finland. A Warner Music Group Company. Acts, talents and catalogues includes The Latebirds, Laika and The Cosmonauts, The Farangs, K-System, FirmFist, JayDay, Crumbland, The Rasmus, The Crash and much more.
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Nordic Drinks Party at Popkomm 2004
Danes, Finns, Norwegians and Swedes are organising the coolest party at Popkomm on Thursday, September 30th from 5.30pm to 7.00pm.
Please contact Music Export Finland office for further details.
Moisturized by Hartwall/Upcider
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Music Export Finland at Popkomm 2004 is supported by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Education, Hartwall/Upcider, Finnish Performing Music Promotion Centre and Foundation for the Promotion of Finnish Music.