South America
Thursday 27, 15:30 – 17:00
Conference 4

Eastern Europe
Friday 28, 15:30 – 17:00
Conference 4

Canada
Saturday 29, 15:30 – 17:30
Conference 4

Are you looking for new business partners in Eastern Europe, South America or Canada? Now here is your chance. Take part in the WOMEX Speed-Dating - organised in collaboration with Hangvető, Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Commerce and Worship Republic of Argentina, BM&A Brasil Music Exchange, CIMA Canadian Independent Music Association - and meet labels, distributors, managers, festivals and agents from the region you are interested in. You will have seven minutes per meeting to pitch your business and exchange contact details before you move on to the next one.


The South-American Speed-Dating is organized in collaboration with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Commerce, Worship Republic of Argentina and BM&A Brasil Music Exchange. The following participants from South-America will each be available for 7-minute meetings:

• María José Ortiz (Argentina), Astillero Tango / Patchamama Foundation
  Management/Booking


• Allie Silver (USA/Argentina), ZZK Records
  Record Company/Management/Booking


• Pablo Quadri (Argentina), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, Department of The Promotion for The Export of Audiovisual Goods
  Governmental/Music and Cinema Export Office


• Ulrike Kleusch (Argentina), Kleusch / Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra
  Management/Booking


• Walter Broide (Argentina), Titan Music
  Management/Booking (Fully Booked)


• Flavio de Abreu (Brazil), Scubidu Prods. / Scubidu Records
  Management/Agent/Booking


• Makely Ka (Brazil), Fórum da Música de Minas
  Management/Agent/Booking/Artist (Fully Booked)


• Monique Badaró (Brazil), Secretaria da Cultura do Estado da Bahia (Fully Booked)


• David McLoughlin (Brazil), BM&A
  Governmental (Fully Booked)


• Julio Quattrucci Junior (Brazil), Agência Produtora
  Agent/Booker/Management (Fully Booked)

The Eastern European Speed-Dating is organised in collaboration with Hangvető. The following participants from Eastern-Europe will each be available for 7-minute meetings:

• Bojan Djordjevic (Serbia, Montenegro), Udruzenje Ring Ring, DanubeFest, Radio Free B 92 – ANEM
  Agent/Booker/Festival/Radio (Fully Booked)


• Marina Pommier (France), Sziget Festival, Söndörgő
  Festival/Agent/Booker (Fully Booked)


• Csaba Lőkös (Hungary), Sziget Festival, clmusic.hu
  Festival/Agent/Booker (Fully Booked)


• Riza Okcu (Turkey), StageArt Organisation Prod. Booking & Management
  Festival/Agent/Booker (Fully Booked)


• Marta Dobosz (Poland), Warsaw Cross-Culture Festival (Fully Booked)


• Bogdan Benigar (Slovenia), Cankarjev dom, Druga Godba
  Venue/Festival/Agent/Booker (Fully Booked)


• András Csonka (Hungary), Palace of Arts
  Venue (Fully Booked)


• Endre Liber (Hungary), Hangvető; Phil Saltmarsh (UK), KFT
  Festival Label Distribution (Fully Booked)


• Zsolt Veszelovszki (Hungary), Port Network
  Media/Press (Fully Booked)


• Jean Trouillet (Germany), Essay Recordings; Florian Joeckel (Germany), F-Cat Productions, Guilty 76
  Label/Booker (Fully Booked)

The Canadian Speed-Dating is organised in collaboration with CIMA Canadian Independent Music Association. “Team Canada-Québec is participating in the speed networking to ensure that not only do we get to meet the best of WOMEX, but the rest of WOMEX knows where and when they can meet us. Please do join us there," notes Shain Shapiro from the Canadian Independent Music Association. The following participants from Canada will each be available for 7-minute meetings:

Buyers:

• Kerry Clarke (Canada), Calgary Folk Festival (Fully Booked)


• Sandra Butel (Canada), Regina Folk Festival (Fully Booked)


• Doug Cox (Canada), Vancouver Island Musicfest (Fully Booked)


• Sam Baijal (Canada), Hillside Festival (Fully Booked)


• Chris Frayer (Canada), Winnipeg Folk Festival (Fully Booked)


• Marigny Lee (Canada), M for Montreal (Fully Booked)


• Marc-André Sarault (Canada), Festival International de Jazz de Montréal/Les FrancoFolies de Montréal (Fully Booked)

Sellers:

• Derek Andrews (Canada), Global Café


• Heidi Fleming (Canada), Fleming Music Management


• Frank Hoorn (Canada), Near North Music


• Josh Keller (Canada), Global Music Management


• Geneviève Nadeau (Canada), Le Vent du Nord, manager/artist
  


• Jean-Francois Guindon (Canada), COOP Les Faux-Monnayeurs


• Graham Stairs (Canada), PopGuru Management


• Adam Hannibal (Canada), Balanced Records


• Denis Bergeron (Canada), Denis Bergeron Productions


• Margaret Dinsdale (Canada), Sugar Moon Music


• Sebastian Nasra (Canada), Avalanche Productions & Sound Publishing

If you wish to attend please send us a list with your three favourite meeting partners to production@womex.com. First come, first served!