SPOT Festival has entered into a partnership with the international showcase and music industry festival Fira Trovam. The artist exchange aims to strengthen industry connections, promote Danish music abroad, and generate knowledge about best practices and other music ecosystems.
Trovam Airlines is a new initiative launched by the festival project Fira Trovam to promote Valencian music on an international level. Through this project, the organization Valencian Music Office aims to encourage cultural exchange by bringing Valencian artists to key European music festivals and welcoming international acts to Fira Trovam in Castelló. The first stop of the initiative is SPOT Festival—a collaboration made possible through the Music Cities Network, of which both Aarhus and Valencia are members.
This partnership marks an important step in strengthening connections between music sectors across Europe. The agreement entails that the Valencian Music Office will send one artist to SPOT Festival, and SPOT Festival will send one artist to the Fira Trovam festival project in Castelló, which takes place from November 13th to 15th. By collaborating with Fira Trovam, Danish musicians gain the opportunity to showcase their work in Southern Europe, while Valencian musicians will be able to present their music in Denmark. Additionally, the collaboration explores best practices, fosters industry relationships, and promotes learning between the two music ecosystems.
“We are incredibly pleased to collaborate with SPOT Festival and bring Valencian music to the Nordic scene. This partnership allows us to broaden our reach, build meaningful industry connections, and exchange knowledge with a forward-looking music market. We believe that cultural and professional networking is key to the growth of our sector, and we look forward to strengthening this partnership in the coming years,” says May Ibáñez, Project Manager at Valencian Music Office.
At SPOT 2025, Fira Trovam will present the Spanish artist Xenia. The application round for the Aarhus-based act that will perform in Spain will be open during the month of July.
Text by Freja Dybro
SPOT Festival indgår partnerskab med den udenlandske showcase- og branchefestival Fira Trovam. Udveksling af kunstnere skal fremme brancheforbindelser, fremvise dansk musik i udlandet og afføde viden om best practice og andre musikøkosystemer.
Trovam Airlines er et nyt initiativ lanceret af festivalprojektet Fira Trovam for at fremme Valenciansk musik på et internationalt niveau. Gennem dette projekt sigter organisationen Valencian Music Office mod at fremme kulturel udveksling ved at bringe Valencianske kunstnere til centrale europæiske musikfestivaler og byde internationale acts velkomne til Fira Trovam i Castelló. Initiativets første stop er SPOT Festival, et samarbejde gjort muligt gennem Music Cities Network, som både Aarhus og Valencia er medlemmer af.
Dette partnerskab er et vigtigt skridt i at styrke forbindelserne mellem musiksektorerne i Europa. Aftalen er, at Valencian Music Office sender en artist til SPOT Festival, og SPOT Festival sender en artist til festivalprojektet Fira Trovam i Castelló, når festivalen afholdes d. 13. til 15. november. Ved at samarbejde med Fira Trovam får danske musikere mulighed for at vise deres arbejde i Sydeuropa, og Valencianske musikere får mulighed for at vise deres arbejde i Danmark. Derudover udforskes best practice, fremmes brancheforbindelser og læres af hinandens musikøkosystem.
“Vi er utrolig glade for at indgå samarbejde med SPOT Festival og bringe Valenciansk musik til den nordiske scene. Dette samarbejde giver os mulighed for at udvide vores rækkevidde, opbygge meningsfulde brancheforbindelser og udveksle viden med et fremadskuende musikmarked. Vi tror på, at kulturelt og professionelt netværk er nøglen til væksten i vores sektor, og vi ser frem til at styrke dette partnerskab i de kommende år,” siger May Ibáñez, Project Manager i Valencian Music Office.
På SPOT 2025 præsenterer Fira Trovam den spanske artist Xenia. Ansøgningsrunden for det aarhusianske act, der skal til Spanien, kommer til at være åben i juli måned.
Tekst af Freja Dybro
