WOMEX SHOWCASE PROGRAMME UPDATE
SHOWCASE ARTISTS: INFORMATION & CONTACT
WOMEX SHOWCASE FESTIVAL TICKET SALE
MENTORING SESSIONS - FREE ADVICE FROM EXPERTS
RADIO WOMEX STUDIO ANNOUNCED
EUROPEAN COMMISSION MEETS MUSIC SECTOR PROFESSIONALS AT WOMEX
IF YOU STILL HAVEN'T REGISTERED
HOW TO GET TO WOMEX
LOCATION KIT
CHECK-IN
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Beware of the Expo/Fair Guide: We have heard from several delegates today that they received "update request" letters on behalf of WOMEX. These letters have got nothing to do with us. Don't sign unless you want to pay... Find more information on: www.womex.com/realwomex/constructdata/unfairguide.html
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Dear WOMEXicanos,
We are almost there... Here are the latest updates on WOMEX 08, taking
place in less than two weeks, 29 October - 2 November, in Sevilla, Spain.
And... Maurice el Médioni will turn 80 on 18 October: Happy Birthday!
WOMEX SHOWCASE PROGRAMME UPDATE
SPECIAL FOCUS
This year's special focus is exploring... Galicia.
Three night Showcases will feature the best music of North-Western
Spain. Find out who is performing:
- Mutenrohi
- Narf
- Xosé Manuel Budiño
PROGRAMME CHANGE
Sad news! Staff Benda Bilili (Congo-Kinshasa)
won't perform at WOMEX due to visa problems.
Here is their video trailer worth seeing:
www.crammed.be/craworld/crw51/trailer.htm
Their Showcase on Thursday 22:15, Plaza
de España: Pavilion 1, will be replaced by:
Eneida Marta (Guinea-Bissau/Portugal)
Contact: AlgarPalcos | Label: Iris Music
Born in Guinea-Bissau, Eneida Marta moved to Portugal at an early age
where she was surrounded by the multiple musical possibilities of the
Lusophonic traditions. Her father's Cape Verde background heightened
her love for the island's mornas and coladeiras. Together with the
gumbe and tina music of the land of her birth, these are the
foundation of her fresh and exciting contemporary Afropean mix.
Cutting her young teeth in song contests and competitions, her talent
led to the highly creative collaboration with producer and composer
Juca Delgado resulting in three albums, the most recent of which,
Lope Kai, was her first international solo release. Singing in a range
of languages, she is ably supported on stage by her multitalented
pocket orchestra who follow her swinging lusophonia with great groove.
See also:
www.womex.com/realwomex/showcases
Yet one more visa problem makes our Visa Session Follow-up all the
more important. Chaired by Freemuse/ELMF/Divano Production with
Reitov, Ole (Denmark), Hjorth, Hans (Sweden), Winter, Michel
(France/Belgium) and Covey, Matthew (USA), it takes place on Friday,
31 October 11:00 - 12:00 in the Ronda Room at FIBES.
SHOWCASE ARTISTS: INFORMATION & CONTACT
We've now put new links to each Showcase artist's EPKs - on
virtualWOMEX and on Sonicbids - with loads of useful artist
information and sound samples on:
www.womex.com/realwomex/showcases
And remember: The easiest way to make contact with (some of) the
Showcase artists at WOMEX is attending the "Meet the Artists"
sessions (held every day in the VIP room at FIBES) - more are added
daily:
www.womex.com/realwomex/meet-the-artists
WOMEX SHOWCASE FESTIVAL TICKET SALE
The WOMEX Showcase Festival tickets are now available. Bring your
family and friends and enjoy the best artists on the international
scene...
www.womex.com/realwomex/tickets/ticketsale08.html
MENTORING SESSIONS - FREE ADVICE FROM EXPERTS
'Free advice' - what a wonderful concept... There are still some slots available for our mentoring sessions. These are 15-minute, private consultations with music industry specialists. Want legal advice (who doesn't)? Want label advice like how to run one or how to approach one? Tips on press, PR and promotion? How about information on the fast-changing environment for publishing and licensing? It's all here, and all free. But hurry, spaces are limited: www.womex.com/realwomex/conference#mentoring
The sessions will be held on Friday and Saturday 11:30 - 13:00 in the Albaicín Room (FIBES, 1st floor). To reserve your 15-minute slot, conference@womex.com and let us know whom of the six mentors you'd like to consult on what day(include options). Be quick...
RADIO WOMEX STUDIO ANNOUNCED
Radio WOMEX is back for 2008. All delegates are invited to attend
these special sessions. Come join us for...
- Live interviews with artists and industry pros
- Live impromptu performances
And remember, all WOMEX delegates are invited.
Special thanks to NRK, WDR and NPS for making this possible.
http://www.womex.com/realwomex/radio-womex-studio
EUROPEAN COMMISSION MEETS MUSIC SECTOR PROFESSIONALS AT WOMEX
The European Commission meets with the music industry at WOMEX
in Sevilla, Spain, on 31 October 2008, 17:00 at Ronda Room to discuss modalities to strengthen the capacities of the music
sector in developing countries. All delegates are invited to share
ideas and give feedback at this unique roundtable discussion.
Read more on:
www.womex.com/realwomex/news/ec_womex.pdf
IF YOU STILL HAVEN'T SIGNED UP: COME REGISTER AT THE DOOR IN SEVILLA
Pre-registration for WOMEX 08 is closed. But no one - and we mean no
one - will ever be turned away. Come to Sevilla on Wednesday,
29 October, or any other WOMEX day and sign up right there at the
door. We guarantee you'll get in. Book your hotel, book your flight
and come join us for the world's foremost world music expo.
Hotels are still available - please check our homepage at:
www.womex.com/realwomex/travel-and-accommodation
Find the Walk-Up registration fees at:
www.womex.com/realwomex/register
HOW TO GET TO WOMEX
Andalusian airports site:
www.andalucia.com/travel/airports
Full information on how to arrive and how to get to FIBES is available
online at:
www.womex.com/realwomex/travel-and-accommodation
www.womex.com/realwomex/destination-sevilla
www.womex.com/realwomex/mediadownload/location_kit.pdf
FIBES website:
www.fibes.es
WOMEX DAYTIME VENUE
FIBES – Palacio de Exposiciónes y Congresos, Sevilla’s Conference and
Exhibition Centre is situated in the Northeast part of the city
between the airport and the city centre.
A train line makes life easier for WOMEXicans. The Circular 4 runs
every 30 minutes between 6:00 – 22:30 from Monday to Friday and every
hour between 7:30 – 22:30 on weekends, connecting Palacio de Congresos
(FIBES) with the main railway station Santa Justa and San Bernardo
station (closest to the Nighttime Venues Teatro Lope de Vega/Casino
de la Exposición and Plaza de España).
The journey Palacio de Congresos – Santa Justa takes only seven
minutes, and Santa Justa – San Bernardo another eight minutes (that’s
if you choose the right circular direction!).
For more details check:
www.renfe.es/cercanias/sevilla/index.html
>> Horarios
Bus No. 27 links Plaza de la Encarnación in the city centre with Avda.
Alcalde Luis Uruñuela (FIBES), stopping at Puerta Osario, Puerta
Carmona, Calle Luis Montoto, Avda. de Andalucía, Avda. Utrera Molina
and Avda. Montesierra. The journey takes about 35 minutes.
www.tussam.es >> Horarios >> Consultar Horarios de Líneas >> Línea 27
For those coming by car, there is plenty of parking space at FIBES for
use during the event hours (not overnight). And those setting up trade
fair stands, there is easy access to the exhibition hall.
WOMEX NIGHTTIME VENUES
Teatro Lope de Vega/Casino de la Exposición and Plaza de España are
situated in the South of the city centre opposite the university and a
small park called El Prado de San Sebastián.
The location is served by the following bus lines: 1, 5, 22, 25, 26,
28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, C1, C2, the night buses A1 – A6 and
the Especial Aeropuerto (EA).
For further information see:
www.tussam.es >> Puntos de Transbordo >> Prado
RUNNING LATE ON WEDNESDAY
If you are running late on Wednesday and can't make it to FIBES before
attending the Flamenco Opening starting at 20:00 at Teatro Lope de
Vega/Casino de la Exposición in the city centre: From the San Pablo
Airport in Sevilla you can catch a bus every 30 minutes to Prado San
Sebastián - close to the Opening & Night Showcase Venue Teatro Lope
de Vega/Casino de la Exposición.
www.tussam.es >> Horarios >> Consultar Horarios de Líneas >> Especial Aeropuerto
We will have a guest list of all delegates who registered before
10 October 2008 at the Opening entrance - so don't worry - if you
have pre-registered and fully paid you will get in, even if you
didn't manage to pick up your badge at FIBES yet.
LOCATION KIT
Be sure to print out the WOMEX Sevilla Location Kit before you leave…
Here you'll find all WOMEX schedules, venue and trade fair hall maps,
the exhibitor's list, the WOMEX A - Z with helpful information and a
list of restaurants, bars and clubs packed together in one pdf
document:
www.womex.com/realwomex/mediadownload/location_kit.pdf
CHECK-IN
The WOMEX Registration and Check-In is situated in the FIBES Cúpula,
just inside the main entrance. Registration and Trade Fair stands
set-up begins at 15:00 on Wednesday, 29 October. Local media come
visit us at the Media Counter for your accreditations. All other
delegates (including those having paid the media rate) should go to
the following:
Already paid: Go collect your WOMEX Badge at the Pre-
Registration Counter.
Exhibitors: If you have registered, booked your stand and fully
paid, go to the Pre-Registration Counter - there's an extra line for
exhibitors.
Not yet booked, not paid or partially paid: Go to the New
Registrations/Missing Payments Counter.
Finally, the boring stuff: No postering allowed in FIBES - inside or
outside. No exceptions. No music in the Trade Fair halls unless played
back on headphones. Also, smoking is only allowed outdoors. There is
no smoking within FIBES itself. Plus, credit card payment for drinks
and food is not accepted: neither at FIBES nor at Teatro Lope
de Vega/Casino de Exposición and Plaza de España.
See you in less than two weeks!
Best regards from your WOMEX team in Berlin
womex@womex.com
www.womex.com
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WOMEX Sevilla / 29 October - 2 November 2008
Do Business, Catch Up, and Get Ahead!
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