Join the inaugural edition of the Creative Hackathon at Athens Music Week, a dynamic workshop powered by WOMCOM where music meets art. <\/p>
This event invites 18 young visual artists from the Balkans, Musicians and Music professionals to collaboratively design compelling album covers or tour posters. Benefit from expert mentoring and present your creations to industry leaders. <\/p>
WOMCOM champions this initiative, promoting gender inclusivity and amplifying female voices in the arts. <\/p>
Prepare for an enriching day of creativity, collaboration, and celebration.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Join the inaugural edition of the Creative Hackathon at Athens Music Week, a dynamic workshop powered by WOMCOM where music meets art. This event invites 18 young visual artists from the Balkans, Musicians and Music professionals to collaboratively design compelling album covers or tour posters. Benefit from expert mentoring and present your creations to industry […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"event-cat":[342],"nationality":[],"music-genre":[],"destination":[],"topic":[],"language":[79],"class_list":["post-22588","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","event-cat-workshops-el","language-english-el"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"","ams_acf":[{"key":"performers","label":"Performers","value":[{"ID":22549,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-05-02 18:54:29","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-02 15:54:29","post_content":"\n
Mc Yinka was born in 1981 and raised in Athens. He did his first steps by Mcing in Drum N\u2019 Bass parties along with Dj Texture, with whom created Urban Links. He is a founding member of the hip-hop band Adiaspasti Ousia and Paragontes, along with Kostas Kougioumtzi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a Mc and lead vocalist, he is a member of Street Buzz, Dr.Votkanini, Imam Baidi, and as an electric bass player, a member of Direct Connection. He is the creator of music projects Urbanix and Fuzics. He participated by doing vocals in many parties along with famous Athenian Djs, in the recording of Filippos Pliatsikas album Omnia and as an actor in long term movies and theatrical plays.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Yinka (NG\/GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"yinka-ng-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-02 18:54:32","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-02 15:54:32","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=22549","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":17989,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2023-05-10 18:52:20","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-10 15:52:20","post_content":"\n
Born in Athens 1979. I studied University for the Creative Arts (\u201801-\u201903) Visual Communication Design . Currently design director of \u201cSynthesee\u201d branding and design agency. I was also co-owner and design director of \u201cThe Comeback Studio\u201d (\u201812-\u201819) and a member of the holistic film and design team \u201cWithin\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am also a design tutor, teaching web and graphic. I am an accredited lecturer at \u201cVakalo, Art & Design College\", teaching Graphic Applications in the 2nd year and Branding in the 3rd year at the BA Digital Design sector and Digital Branding in the Master of Digital Design sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maria Paktiti is a communications professional with over a decade of experience in the cultural and creative industries. Currently serving as the Head of Communication at the Athens Biennale, she also brings her expertise to roles as a Communication Specialist at PostScriptum, Archipelago Network, and the Athens Digital Arts Festival. Her diverse portfolio includes contributions to numerous art exhibitions, music events, and cultural projects, showcasing her strategic skills in amplifying engagement and dialogue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2011, she co-founded the influential online radio station TrollRadio.gr. Maria holds a BA in Communication & Media Studies and an MA in Music, Culture & Communication from the University of Athens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ariel\u00a0de\u00a0Balkan\u00a0is a music producer, singer and songwriter based in Athens, Greece. By navigating into the Greek music ecosystem she noticed the lack of female representation. She is currently building a female artist empowerment music hub in Athens called UnderTheShe Records. Her goal is to create a safer space for female and non-binary artists, where they can make music, learn about the music industry, exchange ideas and support each other within the UnderTheShe community.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ariel de Balkan (GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"ariel-de-balkan-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-02 15:24:28","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-02 12:24:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=22920","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":23551,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-05-11 12:11:35","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-11 09:11:35","post_content":"\n Mateja Pribani\u0107 - Born in 1992 in Zagreb, in 2013 she enrolled in the study of philosophy and religious studies at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of Jesus. Surrounded by a feminist worldview, but without specific education, she enrolled in the educational program of the Center for Women's Studies in 2016, and in 2017 she completed her undergraduate studies with a thesis on Feminist Theology. Although she gained most of her work experience as the barista, her long-term volunteer collaboration with civil society organizations acquainted her with logistical, financial, and administrative processes, as well as the organization of public events, including a four-year collaboration with the Zagreb Pride team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2021, she became an employee of the Autonomous Cultural Center Attack! as a program coordinator, including production within projects such as SubScena, Festival of Alternative Theatre Expression and Ohoho festival of DiY underground comics and street art. She also works part-time as a Logistics Manager for UK music festivals Outlook Origins, Dimensions Festival, and Hospitality on the Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marija Popovi\u0107 (Zmaja) holds a Master in economics. Board member and Programme director at Magnet Association; Employed at Institution Student Cultural Centre in Novi Sad as a producer and international cooperation manager (currently manager of two mid-scale Creative Europe projects (1 as lead), and one CREA Platform project; works as the EU projects coordinator for the Foundation EXIT- coordinating two Creative Europe large scale projects in the partner role; worked as a grant expert on a Delegation of the EU's grant scheme within social sector; Worked as a Senior expert for Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affars for capacity building for Cretive Europe Programme; has managed EU projects in the field of human rights, social inclusion, youth and culture; Working as a freelance fundraiser and consultant; since 2000 working as project and organisational manager, trainer, external evaluator, consultant; 2010-2021 assessed Erasmus+ project applications for the British Council, and Ecorys (UK), currently assessing Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps projects for: Anefore asbl (Luxembourg), Tempus Foundation (Serbia), EUPA (Malta) and Leargas (NA Ireland); has worked as a Project Officer for SALTO South East Europe; author of several publications; member of the Team Europe of the DEU in Serbia; member of 2 international pools of trainers; accreditor of ESC candidate organisations for SALTO SEE; taught EU centralised programmes (Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens) at the specialistic course at the University of Novi Sad;<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yana Adamovic is a comic book author and illustrator from Belgrade, Serbia. Her comics are published in Europe and the U.S.A. For her personal work she finds inspiration in important social subjects like the refugee crisis, climate crisis, women\u2019s rights, etc. as well as autofiction. Next to her artistic work, she is active in promoting the visibility of women in the field of comics. She is the author of \u00ab Ona se Budi \/ BD \u00e9galit\u00e9 \u00bb, a group exhibition that featured over 50 female artists from Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia and France (2018). <\/p>\n\n\n\n This year, she co-founded a collective of women comic artists in Serbia named Comic-Aunties, whose mission is to encourage the creation of original comics by young artists, male and female alike, as well boost visibility of female comic artists in Serbia. In 2019, she was awarded the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Republic of France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mitja Bravhar has a degree in history and art history. He works at Kino \u0160i\u0161ka public institute where he holds the position of an Acting Director. He has 20 years\u2019 experience of working for various public cultural institutes and non-profit organizations as well as private-sector companies where he has been primarily responsible for public relations, marketing, production, programming as well as the event and festival organization (City Museum of Ljubljana, Ljubljana City Theatre, \u0160pas Theatre and Mini Theatre). Since 2009 he has been working at Kino \u0160i\u0161ka Centre for Urban Culture where he oversees the art programme performances and managing international art projects. He is a producer and a member of the artistic board of CoFestival \u2013 International contemporary dance festival. In the year 2019 he became a member of Board of directors of EDN \u2013 European Dance Development Network.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mitja Bravhar (SI)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mitja-bravhar-si","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 11:44:52","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 08:44:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=22600","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":23737,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-05-13 15:11:11","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-13 12:11:11","post_content":"\n Freelance editor and producer working in the field of art and culture. For over a decade she has been collaborating with Kino \u0160i\u0161ka Centre for Urban Culture and the international comics magazine Stripburger as an editor and producer of various comics projects, exhibitions, workshops, discussions and other events in Slovenia and abroad. She is also a co-founder and artistic director of the Tinta International Comics Festival Ljubljana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Comic artist, illustrator and animation director from Croatia. His student films 'Slaughtered' (2010) and 'The Son of Satan' (2012) earned notable success at many festivals, and the film 'Slaughtered' was bought by the TV station El Rey Network owned by producer Robert Rodriguez. Film 'Ghost Town' won the Octavian award at a festival in Zagreb as the best animated film in Croatian production in 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n His recent animated film, 'All Those Sensations in my Belly' has won 25 awards and mentions and has been shown on more than a 200 festivals worldwide, such as Annecy in France, Outfest and Rhode Island Festival in USA, Message to Man and Big Cartoon in Russia, Animafest in Zagreb and OIAF in Ottawa (Canada) where it won the best script award too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He is also the co-founder of the Adriatic Animation Studio for animation production in Zagreb, and one of the organizers of the OHOHO Festival of Comics and Street Art since 2019. He's been publishing short comics in many magazines worldwide. He is also the editor of two comic magazines OHOHOzin and Strip-Prefiks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vikkie, born in 1999, and Blk Cld, born in 1990, are the dynamic duo reshaping the Greek hip-hop landscape. Hailing from Athens and Xanthi, respectively, Vikkie is a rapper, singer, and songwriter, while Blk Cld\u2019s passion for sound and music production forms the perfect synergy. Inspired by 00\u2019s and contemporary hip-hop, the pair kickstarted their journey with DIY shows in local parks, laying the foundation for a grassroots rise. Their buzz reached beyond borders, landing them performances in Leipzig, Austria, and major Greek cultural centers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The duo made waves with opening acts at Athens\u2019 premier hip-hop festivals and a standout performance at the ten-year anniversary concert of rap supergroup Joker Two-Face. Now, with an eagerly anticipated album on the horizon, Vikkie & Blk Cld are poised to make an even greater impact on the global stage<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Links<\/strong>:
Linkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dimitris-kanellopoulos-7bab242b\/<\/a>
Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dimkanello\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Dimitris Kanellopoulos (GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dimitris-kanellopoulos-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-30 20:24:46","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-30 17:24:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=17989","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":22908,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-05-08 19:26:12","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-08 16:26:12","post_content":"\n
Links<\/strong>:
Linkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mariapaktiti\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maria Paktiti (GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"maria-paktiti-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-08 19:26:19","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-08 16:26:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=22908","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":22920,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2024-05-08 19:40:39","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-08 16:40:39","post_content":"\n
Links<\/strong>:
Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/roachrattt\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Mateja Pribanic (HR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mateja-pribanic-hr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-11 12:11:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-11 09:11:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=23551","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":23557,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-05-11 12:16:34","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-11 09:16:34","post_content":"\n
Links<\/strong>:
Linkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/zmaja\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Marija (Zmaja) Popovi\u0107 (RS)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marija-zmaja-popovic-rs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-11 12:17:31","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-11 09:17:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=23557","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":22215,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-04-30 20:41:05","post_date_gmt":"2024-04-30 17:41:05","post_content":"\n
Links<\/strong>:
Linkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yana-adamovic\/
<\/a>
Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yana_a.d.a.m\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Yana Adamovic (RS)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"yana-adamovic-rs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-08 12:54:25","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-08 09:54:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=22215","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":22600,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-05-07 11:38:45","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-07 08:38:45","post_content":"\n
Links<\/strong>:
Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tintafestival\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Tanja Skale (SI)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"tanja-skale-si","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-13 15:11:15","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-13 12:11:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=23737","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":23667,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-05-12 11:57:58","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-12 08:57:58","post_content":"\n
Links<\/strong>:
Linkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/markodjeska\/<\/a>
Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/markocomix\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Marko Dje\u0161ka (HR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marko-djeska-hr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-12 11:58:00","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-12 08:58:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=23667","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":23808,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-05-14 01:49:28","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-13 22:49:28","post_content":"\n