SPOT+ 2025: The Programme is ready // Programmet er klar!

The full program for the 10th edition of SPOT+ 2025 is now ready, and it is with great pleasure that we present the complete lineup for Denmark’s most important music industry conference. Dive into the overview below and get excited about all the inspiring debates, networking activities, keynotes, and presentations.

FREDAG d. 2. maj

Maritza-salen

Speedmeetings
10:00 – 11:30: Meet The Venues & Festivals
11:45 – 13:15: Meet The Music Biz
13:30 – 14:30: Bliv Dus Med Din Agent

14:45 – 16:00: Meet The Music Publishers
(by invitation only)

FO-Byen – Room 2.02

10:00 – 10:45: Må jeg godt, kan jeg godt?

11:00 – 11:45: Det bæredygtige musikerliv – findes det?

Let’s Talk SoMe
12:00 – 12:30: SoMe’s magt i musikbranchen: Skal jeg lave content eller musik?
12:45 – 13:30 – SoMe som arbejdsvilkår
13:45 -14:15: ROYA: 2 millioner følgere på under et år

14:30 – 16:00: MXD Presents “The Sound of UK Publicity

FO-Byen Room 2.03

10:00 – 10:45: En ny tid – en ny standard for en tryg musikbranche

Let’s Talk Diversity:
11:00 – 11:45: Kvinder i musikken – fra indsigt til handling
12:00 – 12:45: Hvem lukker hvem ind? Gatekeepernes ansvar for en bredere musikscene.
13:00 – 13:45: Hvordan skaber vi arbejdsmiljøer og rekrutteringsprocesser med fokus på trivsel og repræsentation?
14:00 – 14:45: Hvem sætter dagsordenen i musikbranchen, og overser vi noget?
15:00 – 15:45: Alder i musikbranchen – præsenteret af Foreningen Musikbevægelsen 2019

FO-Byen Room 2.10

Let’s Talk K-Pop & Publishing:
10:00 – 10:45: An Insight to the Korean Market
11:00 – 11:45: Denmark @ K-pop – sådan arbejder du med det koreanske marked!
12:00 – 12:45: Sync & Score: The Future of TV Music

Let’s Talk Music Export:
13:00 – 13:45: Dansk musikeksport – fællesnævnerne bag succes og udfordringer i udlandet
14:00 – 14:45: Hvordan styrker vi musikeksporten i en krisetid?
15:00 – 15:45: In conversation with Nabil Ayers – the state of the Indies

FO-Byen Room 2.09

10:00 – 10:45: Dansk Musikliv i Tal 2024

Let’s Talk Artist Management
11:00 – 11:45: Workshop: Managerens forretningsmodel (by invitation only)
11:50 – 12:30: Paneldebat: Er managerens forretningsmodel bæredygtig?

Let’s Talk AI & Music
13:00 – 13:05: Intro ved moderator Marie Høst
13:05 – 13:50: Dobbelt keynote: AI og musik – når maskiner husker for meget (Anders Søgaard, professor i AI på Københavns Universitet og Nicolai Franck, Tech Scout hos Koda)
14:05 – 14:25: Når ens hjerteblod bliver imiteret af en AI: En samtale med komponist og sangerinde Pernille Rosendahl
14:25 – 15:10: Interaktiv paneldebat: AI-myter, provokationer og sindrige fremtidsscener
15:10 – 15:50: Fællessang og AI-mingling

LØRDAG D. 3. MAJ

Maritza salen

10:00 – 12:00: Meet The Music Supervisors:
13:00 – 14:30: Meet The Artist Managers

(by invitation only)

15:15- 17:00: Pitch Your Music to Music Supervisors

FO-Byen Room 2.02

Let’s Talk Streaming:
10:00 – 10:30: Digital Dollar Developments In 2025 – keynote by Chris Cooke/CMU
10:35 – 11:10: Mood Machine – The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist – a keynote by Liz Pelly
11:15 – 11:45: Fair MusE – presentation by Giuseppe Mazziotti & Jannick Kirk Sørensen
11:50 – 12:20: Payment Systems and Priorities: Artists’ Fragmented Perspectives on Music Streaming Reforms v/Frederik Juul
12:30 – 13:00: Revenue Streams and Financial Sustainability in the Music Industry’s ‚Middle Layer‘: 1990s vs. 2025 – Musicology (PI: Mads Krogh), Aarhus University in collaboration with Promus.
13:15 – 14:00: Streaming – where are we now? Panel discussion on the key takeaways of the day.

14:15 – 15:00: Genre Diversity and Music Program Curation

15:15 – 16:00: Block Booking – A way to make sustainable touring business

FO-Byen Room 2.03

Let’s Talk Live Entertainment:
10:00 – 12:00: Music & Music Festivals as Change Drivers:
10:00 – 10:50: Artist talk: Hvem har ansvaret for forandring?
11:00 – 12:00: The Superpowers of Music Festivals as Change Drivers
12:15 – 13:00: Talent-og mellemlaget på livescenen–hvor, hvordan & hvem tager ansvar? @Amplify
13:15 – 14:00: Unge i fokus: Vejen til bæredygtige rammer for unge kulturarrangører
14:15 – 15:00: Arena vs spillested – når større ikke er bedre

FO-Byen Room 2.10

10:00 – 10:45: Deepening Connections: The Next Phase of the Music Cities Network

11:00 – 11:45: Visible and Invi(n)sible Boarders: Cultural Exchange and Politics 

Let’s Talk Sync
12:15 – 13:00: The Art of Musical Storytelling in Trailer Music
13:15 – 14:00: Let’s Talk Music In Ads: Locally and Globally
14:15- 15:00: Yacht Rock – The Music Behind the Documentary

FO-Byen Room 2.09

10:00 – 10:45: SPOT Flux: Sync i den (nutidige) klassiske verden

11:00 – 11:45: Collective Impact in a Fragmented Landscape – The Story of Musikkontoret.no

12:15 – 13:00: Go South: How to work with German Festivals in Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg

13:15 – 15:15: Ask Me Anything

Read more about all the panels here:  https://spotfestival.dk/spot-plus/conferences/?offset=0&limit=45

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SPOT+ is produced by Promus in collaboration with SPOT, Koda, Musikforlæggerne i Danmark, DPA, Autor, Dansk Artist Forbund, Dansk Musiker Forbund, Danske Artist Managers, Musiklivets Partnerskab for Bæredygtig Udvikling, MXD – Music Export Denmark, JazzDanmark, Roskilde Festival, Music Cities Network, Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen, Tempi, @Amplify & Playground Music – with support from Koda Kultur, Musikforlæggerne i Danmark, and the Danish Arts Foundation.