What are the real costs of playing these markets? Which cities can be routed efficiently? What do local promoters need, and how can international teams make it easier to say yes?<\/p>
This panel is for agents, bookers, and artists planning tours through Southeast Europe, the Balkans, and nearby territories. It focuses on the practical side of touring. How do you get shows booked, handle visas, manage transportation, and make the numbers work?<\/p>
Panellists will share practical insights on fees, routing, audience reach, and what it takes to make touring in this region realistic and worthwhile.<\/p>
Powered by Live DMA What are the real costs of playing these markets? Which cities can be routed efficiently? What do local promoters need, and how can international teams make it easier to say yes? This panel is for agents, bookers, and artists planning tours through Southeast Europe, the Balkans, and nearby territories. 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This training led to the creation of two research projects brought on in the asylum seeker centre of Cremona and two publications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lately, she got closer to the work of national and international cultural networks, thanks to the Fellowship Program promoted by the European Music Council, to which she participated in 2018-2020. 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As the co-founder of Overground Music agency, established in 2013, he has worked with some of the biggest names in the Romanian alternative rock scene, including byron, Robin and the Backstabbers, and The Mono Jacks.At Overground Music, he oversees a diverse range of services for local artists, spanning management, booking, PR, financial support, merchandise, and label services. With a keen interest in image strategies and the narratives behind artist branding, he specializes in crafting compelling visual and communicative identities both online and offline. Having reviewed countless press kits, he prides himself on distinguishing a standout one from a lackluster submission in mere seconds.In recent years, his focus has expanded to digital distribution and merchandising. Since 2017, he has also played a key role as a co-organizer of Mastering the Music Business, Romania\u2019s leading music conference and showcase festival, where he is responsible for coordinating the festival program and artist applications. Lia Hide is an Athenian composer, producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and music educator. With a prolific past (a few dozens of collaborative albums, singles and collaborations) in the Greek Electronica (2006-2012), she debuted solo as an EMI artist in 2013. She has since released 5 albums, one soundtrack (music commissioned for the dance drama Genoktonia : official selection and performance at the Aeschylean<\/strong> Festival, 2022) numerous covers and remixes and is featured in international compilations. She\u2019s multi-awarded (International Video & Film Competitions and Festivals) for her videos from her 4th album \u201cthe Missing Fourth Guest\u201d a concept album on Plato\u2019s \u2018Timeaus\u2019. Her music is fusing jazz with avant-garde, cinematic with dark wave, glitch with baroque pop, weaved with spoken-word poetry versatile vocals and a rigid piano trio. 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Moderator<\/strong>: Gaian\u00e8 Kevorkian<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
degree in Musicology, in Cremona - University of Pavia, she experimented and deepened this
passion collaborating with diverse projects and no-profit organisations. She co-funded La Citt\u00e0
della Canzone, a workshop for young songwriters based on an innovative educational format
throughout collective creative process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
she started working with KeepOn Live and continued working for cultural associations and festivals in production and artistic direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Personal Social media links
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kozminovici\/<\/a>
https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cosmin-ionescu-9a87582b\/<\/a>
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She\u2019s toured Europe extensively having performed in 18 countries in 5 multi-dated, self-managed tours. She\u2019s performed at Dark Malta (MT), Station Street Festival (BG), Forest Jam Festival (FR), Nisville Jazz Festival (SE), Wfest (BE), KraKra International Jazz Festival (BG), Athens Jazz Festival (GR), Fekete Zaj (HU), Varusha South 48Hours (BG) and more, and alongside famous artists (Tricky, Die Krups, Kadebostany, Kovacs, Front242, March Violets, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Blak Uhuru, Karen Souza, Ida Nielsen and more). Representing Greece she performed at Berklee University (USA) and the Ancient Nemea Games Revival and at SoAlive (BG), MMB (RO), PIN Music Conference (MK), Melodrama (PL) and Future Echoes (SE) conferences. She was the Greek finalist for the 2023 HEMI Awards, and a Culture Moves Europe beneficiary for 2024. In March 2025 she joined MadebyGrey to sing at CAN festival in Zhoushan, China.
She\u2019s teaching songwriting, musical and popular music vocals, and is a London College of Music collaborator since 2005 (she holds an MMus in Songwriting \u2013 Bath Spa University, Licentiate in Piano Performance \u2013 GSMD, Bachelor of Arts & Associate in Business \u2013 Deree College and Greek soloists Diplomas in both Classical Singing and Classical Piano) and is composing music for theater & dance productions. Lia Hide is endorsed by Se Electronics Microphones.
Links: https:\/\/linktr.ee\/liahide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n