The catalogue is intended as Publishing guides and directo- a useful and practical tool for ries is one aspect of this policy, professionals in the UK, France, along with release of CD sam- Germany, the United States, pler compilations of the most Japan and other countries where relevant new developments in Catalan music companies do bu- Catalan record production in the siness. As in previous editions, fields of electronic music, jazz, the catalogue reflects the major pop rock and world music. The changes in the music industry main objective is to promote the in recent years. Whereas the international presence of music FOREWORD contents of the catalogue initially made in Catalonia and the pro- focused on record companies, it fessionals and companies be- is now complemented by music hind it. For this reason, all these companies involved in other materials are also available on areas of the business. Many of the website www.catalanarts. these companies do not work cat, with updated information on exclusively in just one area of the work of Catalan businesses business, as the development and artists around the world. of the sector has required them The catalogue you have in to take on various functions at your hands presents a broad the same time (labels, artist overview of the companies management, marketing mana- and organisations in the music gers, etc.). The guide identifies sector and the main festivals in these business activities, divided Catalonia. This publication aims into two main sections: music not so much to be exhaustive companies (labels, managers, (thus requiring many more pa- bookers, media, distributors, ve- ges), but to serve as a presen- nues and others), and festivals tation for those Catalan com- and music venues. panies working internationally The publication of this catalogue that have provided their details Catalan Institute when requested by the Mar- is part of the policy of the Mar- for the Cultural ket Development Department, ket Development Department attached to the Catalan Ministry to offer tools that help promote Companies. of Culture. Catalan cultural businesses. Ministry of Culture ACTIVITIES GENRES VENUE SINGER- SONGWRITERS JAZZ WORLD MUSIC CLASSICAL-CONTEMP. OTHERS BOOKING CONCERT PROMOTER CONCERT FESTIVAL LABEL EXPORT PUBLISHING MEDIA SERVICES POP-ROCK FAIR / MARKET FAIR ELECTRONIC RECORDING STUDIO MANAGEMENT DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION MUSICAL COMPANIES IMPORT 01 Agents 4 Music - Love & Hate Music 02 Alia Vox - Sonjade 03 Aloud Music Ltd 04 Amunt Produccions 05 Arco y Flecha 06 AYVA Música 07 BCore Disc 08 Blanco y Negro Music 09 Blue Moon Produc. Discográficas, SL 10 Boileau Publishing House 11 Brave Coast 12 Buenritmo 13 Central Art Process 14 Clipper’s Music 15 CLIVIS Publicacions 16 Columna Música 17 DINSIC Publicacions Musicals, SL 18 Discmedi 19 Elisabet Raspall - Raspall Records 20 En Silencio 21 Èxits Produccions & Management 22 Famèlic 23 Foehn Records 24 Fourni Produccions 25 Galbany & Bechet Artists 26 Gandula 27 Jam Session ACTIVITIES GENRES VENUE SINGER- SONGWRITERS JAZZ WORLD MUSIC CLASSICAL-CONTEMP. OTHERS BOOKING CONCERT PROMOTER CONCERT FESTIVAL LABEL EXPORT PUBLISHING MEDIA SERVICES POP-ROCK FAIR / MARKET FAIR ELECTRONIC RECORDING STUDIO MANAGEMENT DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION MUSICAL COMPANIES IMPORT 28 Kasba Music 29 KZoo Music 30 La Castanya 31 La mà de Guido 32 Last Exit Management 33 Lizardqueen Music 34 MADMA Produccions Musicals 35 Meeting Concert 36 Microclima 37 Music Bus 38 Music Hit Factory 39 Nat Team Media, SL 40 Neu 41 Petit Indie 42 Picap 43 Play080 44 Primavera Sound 45 Propaganda pel fet! 46 PTWMUSIC 47 Quadrant Produccions 48 RGB Music 49 Rosazul 50 Roster Music, SL 51 Saltamarges 52 Satélite K 53 Simposio Productions 54 Sonde 3 Producciones ACTIVITIES GENRES VENUE SINGER- SONGWRITERS JAZZ WORLD MUSIC CLASSICAL-CONTEMP. OTHERS BOOKING CONCERT PROMOTER CONCERT FESTIVAL LABEL EXPORT PUBLISHING MEDIA SERVICES POP-ROCK FAIR / MARKET FAIR ELECTRONIC RECORDING STUDIO MANAGEMENT DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION MUSICAL COMPANIES IMPORT 55 Sones 56 Sota La Palmera 57 spa.RK 58 Swit Records 59 Taller de Músics 60 Temps Record 61 The Project Music Company 62 Tritó 63 UP2U Entertaintment 64 Vania Produccions 65 Ventilador Music 66 Vesc 67 We Love Asere 68 World Music Factory 69 XXRecords 70 189 MHz - Creative Frequency BOOKING CONCERT PROMOTER DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION EXPORT FAIR / MARKET FESTIVAL IMPORT LABEL MANAGEMENT MEDIA SERVICES PUBLISHING RECORDING STUDIO VENUE AGENTS 4 MUSIC - LOVE & HATE MUSIC ALIA VOX - SONJADE / 01 / 02 Markus Rogue Rogozinski / Agents 4 Music / Love & Hate Mu- Agnès Prunés / Editor Exclusive producer and publisher Director sic is a booking and management [email protected] of all new recordings and reeditions [email protected] agency based in Barcelona and Eric Guillemaud / Export Manager by Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial Ctra de Castellar, 10 Berlin. We organize concerts and [email protected] de Catalunya, Le Concert des 08211 St. Feliu del Racó tours worldwide Avda. Bartomeu, 11 Nations, Montserrat Figueras and +34 930 136 664 08193 Bellaterra Jordi Savall +34 622 292 221 +34 935 94 760 / +34 935 944 767 www.agents4music.de www.alia-vox.com [email protected] [email protected] World Music, Pop-rock Early music / classical / contem- porary BEST KNOWN BANDS / PERFORMERS BEST KNOWN BANDS / PERFORMERS Che Sudaka, Antwerp Gipsy-Ska Orkestra (BE), Budzillus Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Montserrat Figueras & Jordi Savall INTERNATIONAL TOURS / PERFORMANCES 2013 Che Sudaka (Hungary, The Netherlands, Portugal, Ukraine, Slovakia, Bel- INTERNATIONAL TOURS / PERFORMANCES 2013 gium, Germany, South Korea, etc.) Jordi Savall (France, UK, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Switzeland, Hungary, Turkey, USA, Australia) COUNTRIES WHERE THE COMPANY OPERATES Worldwide COUNTRIES WHERE THE COMPANY OPERATES Worldwide OUTSTANDING NEW RELEASES / PUBLICATIONS Che Sudaka: 1111 Lives (Cavernicola Records) Number of titles released in 2013 / 7 Number of titles internationally distributed in 2013 / 7 ALOUD MUSIC LTD AMUNT PRODUCCIONS / 03 EXPORT / 04 EXPORT Sergio Picón / Director For ten years the Barcelona based Quim Rutllant / Director Amunt Produccions works with the [email protected] label has forged an inseparable [email protected] patrimonial materials for a new artis- +34 615 448 166 bond between themselves, the Carrer Llarg, 33 2n A tic productions and representation + 34 650 031 560 artists they champion and the fans 17300 Blanes of traditional groups, especially in www.aloudmusic.com that follow their Aloud philosophy. In +34 972 332 534 the area of the experimentation and 2008 they not only embraced free +34 669 868 011 the neo-tradition downloading but actively promoted www.amuntproduccions.cat it through their website for all their back catalogue releases. Rock, experimental, instrumental, noise indie Label Other World Music, Other BEST KNOWN BANDS / PERFORMERS BEST KNOWN BANDS / PERFORMERS Exxasens, The Last 3 Lines, Fira Fem, Ainara LeGardon, (lo:muêso), Santa Marcel Casellas, Jordi Molina, Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials, Duet Rita, Iepi, El Tercer Semestre Tenora i Acordió, CollectifPoPs INTERNATIONAL TOURS / PERFORMANCES 2013 COUNTRIES WHERE THE COMPANY OPERATES Exxasens (Russia, Ukraine) / The Last 3 Lines (Italy) / El Tercer Semestre UK, Germany, France (Portugal) OUTSTANDING NEW RELEASES / PUBLICATIONS COUNTRIES WHERE THE COMPANY OPERATES Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials: Tribal simfònic / Duet Tenora i Acor- UK dió i Quartet Insòlit: A la sirga OUTSTANDING NEW RELEASES / PUBLICATIONS Number of titles released in 2013 / 1 Exxasens “Satellites” Iepi “New Wr” The Last 3 Lines “New songs for old Number of titles internationally distributed in 2013 / 1 rites” Number of titles released in 2013 / 7 Number of titles internationally distributed in 2013 / All the catalogue ARCO Y FLECHA AYVA MÚSICA / 05 / 06 Sergio Merino / Booking Since 1995, we promote a group Antonio Valero / Director [email protected] of national and international artists [email protected] Puigcerdà, 35 who are at the forefront of interna- Pablo Valero / International Affairs 08750 Molins de Rei tional creative music through live [email protected] +34 619 440 484 concerts. Our activity includes Antonio Machado, 18, 3r 1a +34 686 157 375 booking and promotion 08042 Barcelona www.arcoyflecha.es +34 629 742 160 [email protected] +34 619 238 615 www.ayvamusica.com [email protected] Jazz, World Music, Other Jazz, World Music BEST KNOWN BANDS / PERFORMERS BEST KNOWN BANDS / PERFORMERS Ken Vandermark (Lean Left, Side A, Resonance Ensemble, Ken Vander- Esperanza Spalding, Alain Perez, Yoruba Andaba, Francisco Mela, Orques- mark & Paal Nilssen-Love), Digital Primitives, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten, Eivind tra de Guitarres de Barcelona Opsvik, Filthy Habits Ensemble INTERNATIONAL TOURS / PERFORMANCES 2013 INTERNATIONAL TOURS / PERFORMANCES 2013 Esperanza Spalding (Norway, Switzerland, UK, USA, etc.) Lean Left (UK, Belgium, France), Digital Primitives (France, Italy, Germany) COUNTRIES WHERE THE COMPANY OPERATES COUNTRIES WHERE THE COMPANY OPERATES Worldwide Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland, Italy, UK Number of titles internationally distributed in 2013 / 40 BCORE DISC BLANCO Y NEGRO MUSIC / 07 / 08 EXPORT Jordi Llansamà / Director Lizardqueen Music does manage- José Muñoz / Community Manager Leading independent record com- [email protected] ment for