INDEX Primavera Pro 2018……………………………………………………………………………………. 1 ​ Primavera Sound in numbers.…………………………………………………………………….... 3 ​ Statistics………..………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 ​ Participants…………………..………………………………………………………………………….... 9 ​ Day Pro Conference……………………………………….…………………………………………... 17 ​ Showcases………………………………………………………………………………………………... 39 ​ Press clippings……….………………………………………………………………………………….. 40 ​ Collaborators………...………………………………………………………………………………….... 58 ​ PRIMAVERA PRO 2018 Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) Parc del Fòrum - From 30th May to 3rd June of 2018 “What we want are heads of state that make cool playlists”. “Rights, like the freedom of speech, ​ are a question of class”. Two sentences. The first, is apparently frivolous (or is it?), was uttered by ​ Father John Misty. The other by Elgio, former member of La Insurgencia who was condemned to two years and one day of prison for verses that the High Court considered incitement to terrorism. Both sentences have one thing in common: they were said in the framework of Primavera Pro 2018 and, in some way, they represent everything that normally would not be part of a professional meeting: entertaining wit, and the denunciation of deplorable situations. Primavera Pro is the place to hold a round table on how to tour in the Asia market, followed by a session to thrash out how Blockchain can help musicians. Where one can learn how to get a track on a successful playlist by Justin Barker from [PIAS], and later the opportunity to listen to the journalist Liz Pelly revealing the sexist stereotypes that are hidden behind an apparently inoffensive 1 algorithm on a streaming platform. A place where you can discover the unusual chemistry between the well-known Father John Misty and filmmaker Adam Curtis, and to find out what the future has in store for the new generations of professionals in the music sector. Somewhere where you can listen to the producer John Congleton defending “timeless” music as opposed to a ​ ​ “perfect” sound, or where you can have a laugh listening to the vision that Los Planetas have ​ ​ today of their toxic glory, which is twenty years old already, Una semana en el motor de un ​ autobús. A place where you can accompany Stuart Braithwaite on his journey through his ​ favourite musical moments in cinema, and see how Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein have gone from cult band to pop phenomenon thanks to the soundtrack for Stranger Things. And it is a space in ​ ​ which you can express your outrage about a legal system that suffocates art and protest with Elgio, the lawyer Laia Serra, Dani Vilaró from Amnistía Internacional, and the journalist Bruno Sokolowicz. Or to explore the relationship between music and image at the activities of Primavera Pro On-Screen, which this year were sponsored by EMI Production Music and Thirty-Two Music, take the pulse of the congress of independent labels and the congress of concert venues, delve into the minds of the women of generation Z via sessions organized by CultHunting WomenZ, or see how technology can influence the music industry, thanks to the talks and pitches by Primavera Pro Startups, that awarded their prize to Roadie Tuner, a tool that allows one to tune guitars automatically and with great precision. And of course, it is a place to applaud the association of Mujeres de la Industria de la Música, presented with the Primavera Award for their efforts to dynamite all gender inequality in the music sector. The feminist discourse was also very much present on the stages: 54% of the showcases from the five continents had female members and in many cases they were frontwomen or solo artists. This is one of the most significant figures of the ninth edition of Primavera Pro, that has brought together over 3.000 accredited professionals from almost 70 different countries. 2 PRIMAVERA SOUND IN NUMBERS Public: 210.000 visitas Number of live shows: 311 actuaciones Number of Artists: 257 bands Primavera Pro: Professionals accredited: 3.077 Activities (conferences, presentations, networking sessions, etc): 92 Primavera Pro Showcases: 66 3 LINE UP (Sandy) Alex G (US) Essaie Pas (CA) Leafar Legov (DE) Radioactive Man (UK) A$AP Rocky (US) Eva Geist (IT / DE) Lee Fields & The Expressions (US) RAMZi (CA) ABRA (US) Evian Christ (UK) Let's Eat Grandma Rex Orange County (UK) ADR (US) Ezra Furman (US) Levon Vincent (US) Rhye (US) Aleksi Perälä (FI) F/E/A (ES) Lift To Experience (US) Ride (UK) Liminal Soundbath with Jónsi, Alex Alicia Carrera (ES) Father John Misty (US) Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (AU) Somers and Paul Corley (IS) Fermin Muguruza eta The Suicide Of Amaia (ES) Lindstrøm (NO) Rory Phillips (UK) Western Culture (ES) Âme II Âme (DE) Fever Ray (SE) Lorde (NZ) Ross From Friends (UK) Anna von Hausswolff (SE) Flat Worms (US) Los Planetas (ES) Rostam (US) Arca (VE) Floating Points 6 hours dj set (UK) Lykke Li (SE) The Sea and Cake (US) Arctic Monkeys (UK) Floating Points Solo Live (UK) LYZZA (NL) Dj Seinfeld (SE) Ariel Pink (US) Four Tet (UK) Majid Jordan (CA/BH) Seth Troxler Disco Set (US) Art Ensemble Of Chicago (US) Four Tet presents Mall Grab (AU) Sevdaliza (IR) ATEQ (DE) Gabriel Garzón-Montano (US) Mano Le Tough (IE) Shanti Celeste (CL) Bad Gyal (ES) GAIKA (UK) Marcel Dettmann (DE) Shellac (US) Beach House (US) GANGES (ES) Maria Arnal i Marcel Bagés (ES) Skepta (UK) Belle and Sebastian (UK) Genius of Time (SE) Mariel Ito (US) Slowdive (UK) Belly (US) Gerd Janson (DE) Marina Herlop (ES) Solar (US) Björk (IS) Grizzly Bear (US) Marion Harper (ES) Sparks (US) Spiritualized with Orchestra and Choir The Black Madonna (US) HAIM (US) Mattiel (US) (UK) THE BLAZE (FR) Here Lies Man (US) Mavi Phoenix (AT) Starcrawler (US) The Breeders (US) Hinds (ES) The Men (US) SUMAC (US/CA) Bufiman b2b Dj Normal 4 (DE) Holy Bouncer (ES) Metá Metá (BR) Superorganism (UK) C. Tangana (ES) Honey Dijon (US) Mike D dj set (US) Sylvan Esso (CA) Capullo de Jerez (ES) Hunee b2b Antal (NL) Miqui Puig (ES) Texxcoco (ES) Car Seat Headrest (US) Ibeyi (FR) Mogwai (UK) Thundercat (US) Carl Finlow (UK) IDLES (UK) Molly (FR) Tigercats (UK) Carlo Pastore (IT) Indiespot DJ (ES) Montero (AU) Tolouse Low Trax (DE) Carpenter Brut (FR) Intana (ES) Morphology (FI) Tom Misch (UK) Cesare Basile (IT) The Internet (US) Mount Kimbie (UK) Tutu (ES) James Holden & The Animal Spirits Champion (UK) Mujeres (ES) The Twilight Sad (UK) (UK) Jane Birkin sings Birkin Gainsbourg Charlotte Gainsbourg (FR) Nat Simons (ES) Ty Segall and The Freedom Band (US) Symphonic (FR) Christina Rosenvinge (ES) Javiera Mena (CL) The National (US) Tyler, The Creator (US) Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Chromeo (CA) Jay Som (US) Umfang b2b Volvox (US) (AU) CHVRCHES (UK) Jlin (US) Nick Hakim (US) Unknown Mortal Orchestra (NZ) Cigarettes After Sex (US) Joe Goddard (UK) Nightcrawler (ES) Vagabon (US) Claro Intelecto (UK) John Maus (US) Nils Frahm (DE) Vince Staples (US) Dj Coco (ES) John Talabot Disco Set (ES) Nkisi (UK) Vril (DE) Confidence Man (AU) Jon Hillcock (UK) North State (ES) Vulk (ES) The Crab Apples (ES) Jon Hopkins Live (UK) Núria Graham (ES) The War On Drugs (US) Damed Squad (ES) Jonathan Villicaña (MX) Oblivians (US) Warpaint (US) 4 Danny Daze (US) Jorja Smith (UK) Olympic Flame (ES) Watain (SE) Daphni (CA) Josey Rebelle (UK) Omni (US) Waxahatchee (US) Dave P. (US) Josh T. Pearson (US) Oneohtrix Point Never (US) Dj Wey (US) Dead Cross (US) Karen Gwyer (US) Orpheu The Wizard (NL) Willikens & Ivkovic (DE) Deerhunter (US) Karrera Klub DJs (DE) Oso Leone (ES) Wolf Parade (CA) Dekmantel presents Kedr Livanskiy (RU) Oumou Sangaré (ML) Xavier Calvet (ES) Dekmantel Soundsystem (NL) Kelela (US) Palmbomen II (NL) Yellow Days (UK) Delorean presenta Mikel Laboa Kelly Moran (US) Palms Trax (UK) Yonaka (UK) (ES) DJ Dustin b2b Konstantin (DE) Kelsey Lu (US) Panda Bear (US) Yung Beef (ES) DobleCapa (ES) Kero Kero Bonito (UK) Peggy Gou (KR) Yves Tumor (IT) Donato Dozzy (IT) The Kite String Tangle (AU) Pépe (UK) Za! (ES) Echo Collective & Dustin Knox Fortune (US) Peter Perrett (UK) Zeal & Ardor (CH/US) O'Halloran Edward (DE) Dj Koze (DE) Playback Maracas (ES) The Zephyr Bones (ES) Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein Egyptian Lover (US) performing the music of Stranger Public Service Broadcasting (UK) Things (US) El Último Vecino (ES) La Banda Trapera Del Río (ES) Puput (ES) Elli (DE) La Bien Querida (ES) Dj Python (US) 5 PROFESSIONALS ACCREDITED AT PRIMAVERA PRO 2018 BY TYPE OF COMPANY 6 PROFESSIONALS ACCREDITED AT PRIMAVERA PRO 2018 BY COUNTRY Others include: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chad, China, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, United Arab Emirates, Greece, India, Christmas Island, Isle of Man, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Czech Republic, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey, Uruguay. 7 JOURNALISTS ACCREDITED AT PRIMAVERA SOUND 2018 BY COUNTRY Others include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, New Zealand, Peru, Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia , Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela. 8 PARTICIPANTS AUSTRIA MUSIC EXPORT (AT) Austrian Music Export is a common initiative of the Austrian Music Information Center mica – music austria and the Austrian Music Fund. Its aim is to be a service and resource center for exporters of contemporary Austrian music in all genres and aspects (recordings, live, synch, etc). This includes providing access to information on Austrian artists and companies, building a substantial network of industry professionals and media, providing travel support and representing Austrian music at international trade shows, conferences and festivals. Showcases: Cari Cari Wandl CATALAN ARTS (ES) Catalan Arts is the brand used for the international promotion of Catalan companies that operate in the music, performing arts, books, visual arts and digital culture sectors. Hosted by the Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC), Catalan Arts identifies the activities carried out by ICEC’s Market Development Department following the internationalisation strategy implemented by the Government of Catalonia’s Ministry of Culture.