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September 25-27, 2024!

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The Future Ain't What it Usedto Be

For fourteen years the FMF has been at the forefront of change within the music industry. From humble beginnings with a room full of curious industry professionals in 2010 to what is now one of the most respected music tech events on the calendar, we are proud of where the FMF stands today.

As you step into our vibrant community, prepare to be welcomed into a world brimming with groundbreaking ideas, captivating conversations, and a community eager to redefine the boundaries of possibility.

Over the years our values haven’t changed..

1. For Musicians: Providing knowledge and connections to help their career & offering the chance to perform in front of industry professionals.

2. For Professionals in the music sector: Equip professionals with the tools, education and network necessary to grow.

3. For Barcelona: To help promote Barcelona as a center of the music tech industry.

At the Future Music Forum you’ll encounter the avant-garde of the music industry, from digital maestros to sonic pioneers, all converging in a crescendo of creativity and collaboration. Whether you’re an artist yearning to amplify your voice, a tech enthusiast eager to tune into the latest trends, or a trailblazer looking to compose the next big hit, this is your stage. With Barcelona cuidad offering the perfect backdrop, we invite you to soak up the sun & dive into a truly world class conference program. We look forward to meeting you!

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Latest Updates

A SAMPLE OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SPEAKERS

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Booker, Interwave / Mahara

Tracy Bakala

President & CEO, HITLAB

Michel Zgarka

Mastering Engineer, O'Connell Mastering

Daniel O’Connell

Director of Programming, Drom NYC

Mehmet Dede

Founder, The Unicorn Mothership

Eline Van Audenaerde

Award winning Music Producer and Neurodiversity Advocate, Electric Pineapple Media Group

Andrew Kingslow

CEO, Too Young Ltd

Frederic Schindler

Sound Designer + Sleep Coach, Creative Technologist at White Mirror

Tom Middleton

Innovation and Business Development Executive, Music Finland

Turo Pekari

Life & Career Coach, Olympia Coaching

Ariane Paras

Founder, Thunderboom Records

Max Tiel

Rights, Strategy and Relations, Cantine

Lucie Caswell

CEO & Director, 3 Notes

Grace Puluczek

Head of Business Development UK and Europe, DistroDirect

Hen Heimdal

Abogada, KLAIM MUSIC INC

Karina Vence

Managing Director, A0K1VERSE / Steve Aoki

Shannon Herber

Monday 23rd:

Warm Up: BAM Festival & Hang out for early arrivals:
Rambla del Raval, 22, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona
see map

Tuesday 24th:

Showcases in collaboration with Afropoesia
Inusual Project
Carrer de la Paloma, 5, 08001 Barcelona
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Wednesday 25th:

Holistic Day at the SGAE Offices
Pg. de Colom, 6, 08002 Barcelona
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Opening Night Party at Hotel Pulitzer
C/ de Bergara, 8, 08002 Barcelona
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Thursday 26th & Friday 27th. FMF Conference.

at Estrella Damm
C/ del Rosselló, 515, 08025 Barcelona
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Thursday 26th. FMF LIVE
Showcases

at Placa Reial
Placa Reial 17, 08002 Barcelona
Jamboree: see map

Friday 27th. FMF Closing Party.

To Be Announced

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FMF 2024

2024 AGENDA HAS ARRIVED !

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2023 Agenda

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All Events
25/ Wednesday @ SGAE
26/ Thursday @ Fabrica Damm
27/ Friday @ Fabrica Damm

SGAE Room 1	SGAE Room 2	Sala Maquinas	Sala Basculas
10:00 11:00 Registration Collect Your Badge and Meet The Team		10:00 10:15 Introduction of this years session with Niall Doorley & Jack Horner 10:00 10:30 Coffee Break & Networking 10:15 10:45 MIDiA Research Keynote MIDiA Research 10:30 11:15 EMMA & AFEM Managers Meet up Moderated by Jess Partridge / Emcee: Finlay Johnson 10:45 11:15 MIDiA Mini Summit: Focus on Gaming with: Karol Severin 11:15 11:45 AI workshop with Thunderboom with Max Tiel & Joost de Boo 11:15 11:45 Coffee on the terrace & Networking 11:45 12:15 Generative AI & Virtual Influencers: The double-edged sword for social video platforms and content creators with: Ben Woods 11:45 12:15 Multimodality and Neural Synthesis Workshop with Portrait XO 12:15 12:25 FMF AI Summit Opening with: Maartin Walraven & Gareth Deakin 12:15 13:00 Final AI Demo Workshop 12:25 13:00 Legal Future Gazing & The Cases That Matter Moderated by Maartin Walraven / Emcee: Gareth Deakin

11:00 12:00 Break-time Take a break and meet new people	11:00 12:00 Qi Gong Workshop with: Isabelle Naud		11:00 11:15 Coffee Break & Networking 11:15 11:20 AFEM Introduction with: Finlay Johnson 11:15 11:45 EMMA Managers Meet Up Networking 11:20 11:50 Opening Fireside about the state of the Electronic Music Scene with: Moody Jones 11:45 12:15 EMMA Mini Summit - Fireside chat with renowned artist manager Moderated by Michelle Ronquillo 11:50 12:35 The Evolution of Streaming with: Shaun Reynaldo & Quentin Chambers / Moderated by Finlay Johnson 12:15 13:00 EMMA Mini Summit - Exporting Your Music Internationally Exporting Your Music Internationally with: Mireia Madroñero & Marina Roveta / Moderated by Jess Partridge 12:35 13:35 Respect the Creators with: Bernhard Famler & Paul Rose 13:35 14:20 Lunch & Networking 14:00 14:45 EMMA Mini Summit - Fan Engagement Panel Fan Engagement Panel with Victor Flores & Amelia Ideh 14:20 15:05 Vinyl Impact with: Rube Planting 14:45 15:30 EMMA Mini Summit - Sync & Building new revenue streams Sync & Building new revenue streams 15:05 15:50 Immersive Sound workshop with Hugo Heathcote & Quentin Chambers 15:30 16:00 Networking Break Take a break and meet new people 15:50 16:20 Break & Networking 16:00 16:45 EMMA Mini Summit - Management for change Management for change with Yasmina Elkak / Moderated by Annabella Coldrick 16:20 17:05 Data+Catalogue+AI=Money with: Shannon Herber 17:20 18:05 Producers Corner Closing Session
11:00 12:00 Break-time Take a break and meet new people	11:00 12:00 Qi Gong Workshop with: Isabelle Naud
	12:00 13:00 Lunch & Networking
	12:00 13:00 Lunch & Networking
13:05 13:10 Opening Remarks Welcome to the FMF 13:15 13:35 Opening Performance Classical performance from Artist 13:40 14:25 Your Body is Calling, Will you answer? This presentation aims to inspire fellow artists and industry professionals to prioritize their mental health, cultivate self-respect, and harness their creativity as a force for personal growth and fulfillment. 14:25 14:55 10 Rules for staying sane in a creative industry With Laura Hayden 14:55 15:40 Going Green with: Ruben Planting 15:40 16:10 Coffee & Networking Break time		13:00 14:00 Lunch & Networking 13:00 14:00 Lunch & Networking
	13:40 14:40 Sound bath TBC 14:40 14:55 Speed Talk: The Power of Music for healing 14:55 15:35 Avalon Presentation With: Alejandro Carbó and Laura Hayden 15:35 16:10 Break-time Take a break and meet new people
		14:00 14:30 Mini Summit on Streaming Fraud 14:00 14:35 Communicating About Ethical Uses of AI with: Martin Clancy / Moderated by Paul Rose 14:35 15:20 A Framework for Success? Institutional Knowledge and Information on the here and now / Moderated by Maartin Walraven 15:15 15:45 Break & Networking 15:20 16:05 Creative AI: models and transparency and creative interaction with: Portrait XO, Nick Eziefula, Jonas Verwijnen / Moderated by Kalam Ali




	16:40 17:00 Holistic Ideas Pitching Session Pitching sessions	16:30 17:00 BMTH & Tech Barcelona
		17:00 17:30 Investing in Music Tech

SGAE Room 1

Registration Collect Your Badge and Meet The Team
10:00 - 11:00
Break-time Take a break and meet new people
11:00 - 12:00
Opening Remarks Welcome to the FMF
13:05 - 13:10
Opening Performance Classical performance from Artist
13:15 - 13:35
Your Body is Calling, Will you answer? This presentation aims to inspire fellow artists and industry professionals to prioritize their mental health, cultivate self-respect, and harness their creativity as a force for personal growth and fulfillment.
13:40 - 14:25
10 Rules for staying sane in a creative industry With Laura Hayden
14:25 - 14:55
Going Green with: Ruben Planting
14:55 - 15:40
Coffee & Networking Break time
15:40 - 16:10

SGAE Room 2

Qi Gong Workshop with: Isabelle Naud
11:00 - 12:00
Lunch & Networking
12:00 - 13:00
Sound bath TBC
13:40 - 14:40
Speed Talk: The Power of Music for healing
14:40 - 14:55
Avalon Presentation With: Alejandro Carbó and Laura Hayden
14:55 - 15:35
Break-time Take a break and meet new people
15:35 - 16:10
Holistic Ideas Pitching Session Pitching sessions
16:40 - 17:00

Sala Maquinas

Introduction of this years session with Niall Doorley & Jack Horner
10:00 - 10:15
Coffee Break & Networking
10:00 - 10:30
MIDiA Research Keynote MIDiA Research
10:15 - 10:45
EMMA & AFEM Managers Meet up Moderated by Jess Partridge / Emcee: Finlay Johnson
10:30 - 11:15
MIDiA Mini Summit: Focus on Gaming with: Karol Severin
10:45 - 11:15
AI workshop with Thunderboom with Max Tiel & Joost de Boo
11:15 - 11:45
Coffee on the terrace & Networking
11:15 - 11:45
Generative AI & Virtual Influencers: The double-edged sword for social video platforms and content creators with: Ben Woods
11:45 - 12:15
Multimodality and Neural Synthesis Workshop with Portrait XO
11:45 - 12:15
FMF AI Summit Opening with: Maartin Walraven & Gareth Deakin
12:15 - 12:25
Final AI Demo Workshop
12:15 - 13:00
Legal Future Gazing & The Cases That Matter Moderated by Maartin Walraven / Emcee: Gareth Deakin
12:25 - 13:00
Lunch & Networking
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & Networking
13:00 - 14:00
Mini Summit on Streaming Fraud
14:00 - 14:30
Communicating About Ethical Uses of AI with: Martin Clancy / Moderated by Paul Rose
14:00 - 14:35
A Framework for Success? Institutional Knowledge and Information on the here and now / Moderated by Maartin Walraven
14:35 - 15:20
Break & Networking
15:15 - 15:45
Creative AI: models and transparency and creative interaction with: Portrait XO, Nick Eziefula, Jonas Verwijnen / Moderated by Kalam Ali
15:20 - 16:05
BMTH & Tech Barcelona
16:30 - 17:00
Investing in Music Tech
17:00 - 17:30

Sala Basculas

Coffee Break & Networking
11:00 - 11:15
AFEM Introduction with: Finlay Johnson
11:15 - 11:20
EMMA Managers Meet Up Networking
11:15 - 11:45
Opening Fireside about the state of the Electronic Music Scene with: Moody Jones
11:20 - 11:50
EMMA Mini Summit - Fireside chat with renowned artist manager Moderated by Michelle Ronquillo
11:45 - 12:15
The Evolution of Streaming with: Shaun Reynaldo & Quentin Chambers / Moderated by Finlay Johnson
11:50 - 12:35
EMMA Mini Summit - Exporting Your Music Internationally Exporting Your Music Internationally with: Mireia Madroñero & Marina Roveta / Moderated by Jess Partridge
12:15 - 13:00
Respect the Creators with: Bernhard Famler & Paul Rose
12:35 - 13:35
Lunch & Networking
13:35 - 14:20
EMMA Mini Summit - Fan Engagement Panel Fan Engagement Panel with Victor Flores & Amelia Ideh
14:00 - 14:45
Vinyl Impact with: Rube Planting
14:20 - 15:05
EMMA Mini Summit - Sync & Building new revenue streams Sync & Building new revenue streams
14:45 - 15:30
Immersive Sound workshop with Hugo Heathcote & Quentin Chambers
15:05 - 15:50
Networking Break Take a break and meet new people
15:30 - 16:00
Break & Networking
15:50 - 16:20
EMMA Mini Summit - Management for change Management for change with Yasmina Elkak / Moderated by Annabella Coldrick
16:00 - 16:45
Data+Catalogue+AI=Money with: Shannon Herber
16:20 - 17:05
Producers Corner Closing Session
17:20 - 18:05

SGAE Room 1	SGAE Room 2	Sala Maquinas	Sala Basculas
10:00 11:00 Registration Collect Your Badge and Meet The Team

11:00 12:00 Break-time Take a break and meet new people	11:00 12:00 Qi Gong Workshop with: Isabelle Naud
11:00 12:00 Break-time Take a break and meet new people	11:00 12:00 Qi Gong Workshop with: Isabelle Naud
	12:00 13:00 Lunch & Networking
	12:00 13:00 Lunch & Networking
13:05 13:10 Opening Remarks Welcome to the FMF 13:15 13:35 Opening Performance Classical performance from Artist 13:40 14:25 Your Body is Calling, Will you answer? This presentation aims to inspire fellow artists and industry professionals to prioritize their mental health, cultivate self-respect, and harness their creativity as a force for personal growth and fulfillment. 14:25 14:55 10 Rules for staying sane in a creative industry With Laura Hayden 14:55 15:40 Going Green with: Ruben Planting 15:40 16:10 Coffee & Networking Break time
	13:40 14:40 Sound bath TBC 14:40 14:55 Speed Talk: The Power of Music for healing 14:55 15:35 Avalon Presentation With: Alejandro Carbó and Laura Hayden 15:35 16:10 Break-time Take a break and meet new people





	16:40 17:00 Holistic Ideas Pitching Session Pitching sessions

SGAE Room 1

Registration Collect Your Badge and Meet The Team
10:00 - 11:00
Break-time Take a break and meet new people
11:00 - 12:00
Opening Remarks Welcome to the FMF
13:05 - 13:10
Opening Performance Classical performance from Artist
13:15 - 13:35
Your Body is Calling, Will you answer? This presentation aims to inspire fellow artists and industry professionals to prioritize their mental health, cultivate self-respect, and harness their creativity as a force for personal growth and fulfillment.
13:40 - 14:25
10 Rules for staying sane in a creative industry With Laura Hayden
14:25 - 14:55
Going Green with: Ruben Planting
14:55 - 15:40
Coffee & Networking Break time
15:40 - 16:10

SGAE Room 2

Qi Gong Workshop with: Isabelle Naud
11:00 - 12:00
Lunch & Networking
12:00 - 13:00
Sound bath TBC
13:40 - 14:40
Speed Talk: The Power of Music for healing
14:40 - 14:55
Avalon Presentation With: Alejandro Carbó and Laura Hayden
14:55 - 15:35
Break-time Take a break and meet new people
15:35 - 16:10
Holistic Ideas Pitching Session Pitching sessions
16:40 - 17:00

SGAE Room 1	SGAE Room 2	Sala Maquinas	Sala Basculas
		10:00 10:15 Introduction of this years session with Niall Doorley & Jack Horner 10:15 10:45 MIDiA Research Keynote MIDiA Research 10:45 11:15 MIDiA Mini Summit: Focus on Gaming with: Karol Severin 11:15 11:45 Coffee on the terrace & Networking 11:45 12:15 Generative AI & Virtual Influencers: The double-edged sword for social video platforms and content creators with: Ben Woods 12:15 12:25 FMF AI Summit Opening with: Maartin Walraven & Gareth Deakin 12:25 13:00 Legal Future Gazing & The Cases That Matter Moderated by Maartin Walraven / Emcee: Gareth Deakin

			11:15 11:45 EMMA Managers Meet Up Networking 11:45 12:15 EMMA Mini Summit - Fireside chat with renowned artist manager Moderated by Michelle Ronquillo 12:15 13:00 EMMA Mini Summit - Exporting Your Music Internationally Exporting Your Music Internationally with: Mireia Madroñero & Marina Roveta / Moderated by Jess Partridge



		13:00 14:00 Lunch & Networking
		13:00 14:00 Lunch & Networking
		14:00 14:35 Communicating About Ethical Uses of AI with: Martin Clancy / Moderated by Paul Rose 14:35 15:20 A Framework for Success? Institutional Knowledge and Information on the here and now / Moderated by Maartin Walraven 15:20 16:05 Creative AI: models and transparency and creative interaction with: Portrait XO, Nick Eziefula, Jonas Verwijnen / Moderated by Kalam Ali	14:00 14:45 EMMA Mini Summit - Fan Engagement Panel Fan Engagement Panel with Victor Flores & Amelia Ideh 14:45 15:30 EMMA Mini Summit - Sync & Building new revenue streams Sync & Building new revenue streams


			15:30 16:00 Networking Break Take a break and meet new people
			16:00 16:45 EMMA Mini Summit - Management for change Management for change with Yasmina Elkak / Moderated by Annabella Coldrick

Sala Maquinas

Introduction of this years session with Niall Doorley & Jack Horner
10:00 - 10:15
MIDiA Research Keynote MIDiA Research
10:15 - 10:45
MIDiA Mini Summit: Focus on Gaming with: Karol Severin
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee on the terrace & Networking
11:15 - 11:45
Generative AI & Virtual Influencers: The double-edged sword for social video platforms and content creators with: Ben Woods
11:45 - 12:15
FMF AI Summit Opening with: Maartin Walraven & Gareth Deakin
12:15 - 12:25
Legal Future Gazing & The Cases That Matter Moderated by Maartin Walraven / Emcee: Gareth Deakin
12:25 - 13:00
Lunch & Networking
13:00 - 14:00
Communicating About Ethical Uses of AI with: Martin Clancy / Moderated by Paul Rose
14:00 - 14:35
A Framework for Success? Institutional Knowledge and Information on the here and now / Moderated by Maartin Walraven
14:35 - 15:20
Creative AI: models and transparency and creative interaction with: Portrait XO, Nick Eziefula, Jonas Verwijnen / Moderated by Kalam Ali
15:20 - 16:05

Sala Basculas

EMMA Managers Meet Up Networking
11:15 - 11:45
EMMA Mini Summit - Fireside chat with renowned artist manager Moderated by Michelle Ronquillo
11:45 - 12:15
EMMA Mini Summit - Exporting Your Music Internationally Exporting Your Music Internationally with: Mireia Madroñero & Marina Roveta / Moderated by Jess Partridge
12:15 - 13:00
EMMA Mini Summit - Fan Engagement Panel Fan Engagement Panel with Victor Flores & Amelia Ideh
14:00 - 14:45
EMMA Mini Summit - Sync & Building new revenue streams Sync & Building new revenue streams
14:45 - 15:30
Networking Break Take a break and meet new people
15:30 - 16:00
EMMA Mini Summit - Management for change Management for change with Yasmina Elkak / Moderated by Annabella Coldrick
16:00 - 16:45

SGAE Room 1	SGAE Room 2	Sala Maquinas	Sala Basculas
		10:00 10:30 Coffee Break & Networking
		10:30 11:15 EMMA & AFEM Managers Meet up Moderated by Jess Partridge / Emcee: Finlay Johnson 11:15 11:45 AI workshop with Thunderboom with Max Tiel & Joost de Boo 11:45 12:15 Multimodality and Neural Synthesis Workshop with Portrait XO 12:15 13:00 Final AI Demo Workshop
			11:00 11:15 Coffee Break & Networking 11:15 11:20 AFEM Introduction with: Finlay Johnson 11:20 11:50 Opening Fireside about the state of the Electronic Music Scene with: Moody Jones 11:50 12:35 The Evolution of Streaming with: Shaun Reynaldo & Quentin Chambers / Moderated by Finlay Johnson 12:35 13:35 Respect the Creators with: Bernhard Famler & Paul Rose 13:35 14:20 Lunch & Networking 14:20 15:05 Vinyl Impact with: Rube Planting 15:05 15:50 Immersive Sound workshop with Hugo Heathcote & Quentin Chambers 15:50 16:20 Break & Networking 16:20 17:05 Data+Catalogue+AI=Money with: Shannon Herber 17:20 18:05 Producers Corner Closing Session



		13:00 14:00 Lunch & Networking
		13:00 14:00 Lunch & Networking
		14:00 14:30 Mini Summit on Streaming Fraud

		15:15 15:45 Break & Networking
		15:15 15:45 Break & Networking

		16:30 17:00 BMTH & Tech Barcelona
		17:00 17:30 Investing in Music Tech

Sala Maquinas

Coffee Break & Networking
10:00 - 10:30
EMMA & AFEM Managers Meet up Moderated by Jess Partridge / Emcee: Finlay Johnson
10:30 - 11:15
AI workshop with Thunderboom with Max Tiel & Joost de Boo
11:15 - 11:45
Multimodality and Neural Synthesis Workshop with Portrait XO
11:45 - 12:15
Final AI Demo Workshop
12:15 - 13:00
Lunch & Networking
13:00 - 14:00
Mini Summit on Streaming Fraud
14:00 - 14:30
Break & Networking
15:15 - 15:45
BMTH & Tech Barcelona
16:30 - 17:00
Investing in Music Tech
17:00 - 17:30

Sala Basculas

Coffee Break & Networking
11:00 - 11:15
AFEM Introduction with: Finlay Johnson
11:15 - 11:20
Opening Fireside about the state of the Electronic Music Scene with: Moody Jones
11:20 - 11:50
The Evolution of Streaming with: Shaun Reynaldo & Quentin Chambers / Moderated by Finlay Johnson
11:50 - 12:35
Respect the Creators with: Bernhard Famler & Paul Rose
12:35 - 13:35
Lunch & Networking
13:35 - 14:20
Vinyl Impact with: Rube Planting
14:20 - 15:05
Immersive Sound workshop with Hugo Heathcote & Quentin Chambers
15:05 - 15:50
Break & Networking
15:50 - 16:20
Data+Catalogue+AI=Money with: Shannon Herber
16:20 - 17:05
Producers Corner Closing Session
17:20 - 18:05

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event_testimonials

What Attendees Are Saying

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Future Music Forum was one of the most eclectic, and inspiring conferences that I ever attended. It provided an intimate, close knit, bridge into what to look for, invest in, etc in the music industry for the future. You couple that with being in one of the most exciting and beautiful cities in the world, it provides you with a Win Win situation!

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A truly international gathering of passionate experts across all sides of the music biz, from creative to tech, sharing valuable practices. Proud to have participated and we look forward to coming again!

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FMF was unquestionably one of the highlights of the conference year. The setting in Barcelona brought out the best in networking and informative presentations and panels.

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Future Music Forum is a unique event and platform to interact with great music industry professionals interested in tech and innovation. It has facilitated connecting with people that I did not know and to keep in touch with existing contacts. It is a home for curious minds in the music sector.

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