Iceland Music Export has announced the results of the annual Icelandic Music Awards. The winners were decided by an academy of music scholars and the Icelandic public. The results for 2007 are as follows: Album of the year Rock/alternative: “Mugiboogie” - Mugison Pop: “Frágangur/Hold er Mold” - Megas Various: “Vid og vid” - Ólöf Arnalds Jazz: ... Read More...
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Former Sugarcube and all-round Icelandic music veteran Sigtryggur Baldursson has been chosen to sit on the jury for the prestigious Womex world music festival, held this year in Seville between Oct 29th - Nov 2nd. Sigtryggur, a practicing musician/producer and part owner of label Smekkleysa (bad taste), is very active in ... Read More...
The annual Aldrei fór ég sudur music festival, beloved brainchild of musical mastermind Mugison, is set to take place for the fifth time in his hometown of Ísafjördur this Easter. A two day, free-for-all affair, Aldrei fór ég sudur has been steadily gaining a solid reputation as a remarkable venue to ... Read More...
Nú á mánudaginn hófst sérstök "Íslensk vika" á vefsvæðinu AmieStreet.com, en hún er halding í samstarfi við Iceland Music Export. Góður fjöldi íslenskra tónlistarmanna skráði lög sín til sölu á síðunni í aðdraganda vikunnar og njóta þeir nú góðs af þeirri athygli sem að þeim er beint gegnum fréttabréf hennar, ... Read More...
Three Icelandic bands will play at the By:Larm music conference between 21st–23rd February - flugelhorns included. By:Larm, Scandinavia’s largest music conference, moves from one Norwegian city to another, and this year will take place in Oslo. Consisting of a festival and conference, By:Larm offers lectures, seminars, debates and a plethora of ... Read More...
Iceland Music Export (IMX) is hosting its first stand at the annual music event Midem on the one year anniversary of the organisation’s launch. Reykjavik (eNewsWire) 28 January 2008 -Iceland Music Export (IMX), a new government initiative to promote Icelandic music abroad, is hosting its very first stand at the Midem ... Read More...
An international conference on the future of music and the latest developments in digital marketing will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland on 17th October 2007. Reykjavik (eNewsPR) 24 September 2007 - Icelandic Music Export, in collaboration with Nordic eMarketing and the Trade Council of Iceland, are to hold a conference on ... Read More...