KEY WORLDWIDE MUSIC INDUSTRY & SYNC EVENTS LIST 2019
We’ve put together the most comprehensive list out there of key music industry events / conferences worldwide. Bookmark it now.
We’re constantly updating the list to make sure you know about the latest music industry events in each city. For smaller and more frequent events, be sure to stay updated with trade organisations such as AIM, ASCAP, A2IM, BMI and MPA (see a full list here). As not all dates have been announced yet, please refer to our 2018 list to get an idea of what’s to come.
Whilst this list primarily focuses on music industry events, we’ve also added some key gaming, advertising, media and film events.
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DATE EVENT LOCATION@
January 2019
04/01/19 – 08/01/19APAP ConferenceNew York, USA@APAP365
04/01/19 – 12/01/19Winter Jazzfest NYCNew York, USA@NYCWJF
08/01/19 – 11/01/19CES 2018Las Vegas, USA@CES
13/01/19 – 20/01/19Jackson Indie Music WeekMississippi,
USA@Jxnindiemusic
16/01/19NYC Copyright and Technology ConferenceNew York,
USA@copyright4u
16/01/19 – 19/01/19Eurosonic NoorderslagGroningen, The
Netherlands@ESNSnl
22/01/19 – 23/01/19NY:LON ConferenceLondon, UK@MusicBizAssoc
22/01/19 – 24/01/19NATPEMiami, USA@NATPE
23/01/19 – 25/01/19ABO Annual ConferenceCardiff, Wales@aborchestras
24/01/19 – 26/01/19Michigan Music ConferenceMichigan,
USA@MichMusicConf
24/01/19 – 27/01/19The 2019 NAMM ShowAnaheim, USA@NAMM
24/01/19 – 03/02/19Sundance Film FestivalUtah, USA@sundancefest
25/01/19 – 04/02/19Göteborg Film FestivalGöteborg,
Sweden@gbgfilmfestival
28/01/19 – 03/02/19Independent Venue WeekAcross the UK@IVW_UK
29/01/19 – 31/01/19AmericanaFest UKLondon, UK@AmericanaFest
30/01/19 – 01/02/19MENT LjubljanaLjubljana, Slovenia@MENTLjubljana
31/01/19 – 02/02/19Trondheim CallingTrondheim, Norway@TrdCalling
31/01/19 – 02/02/19CSUSA Mid-Winter MeetingMemphis, USA@TheCSUSA
31/01/19 – 03/02/19transmedialeBerlin, Germany@transmediale
February 2019
01/02/19 – 04/02/19Blues Summit NineToronto, Canada@TOBluesSociety
04/02/19 – 05/02/19Digital Entertainment World (DEW)Los Angeles, USA@dmwevents
09/02/19 – 13/02/19Avant Première – Music and Media MarketBerlin,
Germany@Avant__Premiere
11/02/19 – 13/02/19Pollstar Live!Los Angeles, USA@pollstarlive
11/02/19 – 13/02/19DICE SummitLas Vegas, USA@Official_AIAS
13/02/19 – 15/02/19Country Radio SeminarNashville,
Tennessee@CRSOfficial
13/02/19 – 17/02/19Folk Alliance International ConferenceMontréal, Canada@folkalliance
14/02/19 – 15/02/19FastForward AmsterdamAmsterdam,
Netherlands@fastforward_xyz
14/02/19 – 17/02/19ONGEA! The Eastern African Music SummitNairobi, Kenya@ONGEAEASummit
21/02/19 – 23/02/19Millennium Music Conference & ShowcaseHarrisburg, PA
USA@MillenniumConf
24/02/19 – 27/02/19Prolight + Sound GuangzhouGuangzhou, China
26/02/19 – 27/02/19The Event Production ShowLondon,
UK@EventProdShow
26/02/19 – 28/02/19DISCOP Sharm El SheikhSharm El Sheikh,
Egypt@DISCOPmarkets
27/02/19 – 01/03/19Japan Live Entertainment & Event ExpoTokyo, Japan
28/02/19 – 02/03/19By:LarmOslo, Norway@byLarm
March 2019
05/03/19Green Events & Innovations ConferenceLondon,
UK@AGreenerTweet
05/03/19 – 08/03/19The International Live Music Conference (ILMC)London,
UK@ILMC
06/03/19 – 09/03/19MUTEK BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain@MUTEK_ES
07/03/19 – 08/03/19Media Summit New YorkNew York, USA@dhollywood
07/03/19 – 10/03/19Wired Music WeekKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
08/03/19 – 17/03/19SXSWAustin, Texas, USA@sxsw
14/03/19 – 16/03/19m4musicZurich/Lausanne, Switzerland@m4musicfestival
16/03/19 – 17/03/19DancefairUtrecht, Netherlands@Dancefair
18/03/19 – 22/03/19Independent Games SummitSan Francisco,
USA@Official_GDC
20/03/19 – 22/03/19Mastering the Music BusinessBucharest, Romania
20/03/19 – 23/03/19146th AES ConventionDublin, Ireland@AESorg
22/03/19 – 24/03/19Chicago Comic & Entertainment ExpoChicago,
USA@c2e2
24/03/19 – 27/03/19MUSEXPO’s California Entertainment WeekHollywood, USA@musexpo
25/03/19 – 28/03/19Winter Music ConferenceMiami, USA@WMCtweets
25/03/19 – 31/03/19Tallinn Music WeekTallinn, Estonia@TInMusicWeek
26/03/19 – 30/03/19Tin Pan South Songwriter FestivalNashville,
USA@TinPanSouth
27/03/19 – 29/03/19AES International Conference on Immersive and Interactive AudioYork, UK@AESorg
27/03/19 – 29/03/19MIL – Lisbon International Music NetworkLisbon,
Portugal
28/03/19STEP 2019Dubai, United Arab Emirates@stepconference
29/03/19 – 30/03/19The 12th Annual SS Cape MayNew Jersey,
USA@SSCapeMay
29/03/19 – 31/03/19Miami Music WeekMiami, USA@MiamiMusicWeek
30/03/19Music Expo MiamiMiami, USA@musicexposf
31/03/19 – 02/04/19Radiodays EuropeVienna, Austria@RadiodaysEurope
April 2019
02/04/19 – 05/04/19Musikmesse 2019Frankfurt, Germany@musikmesse
02/04/19 – 14/04/19London Games FestivalLondon, UK@londongamesfest
04/04/19 – 06/04/19Music Entrepreneur ConferenceMassachusetts, USA
05/04/19 – 07/04/19The Midwest Rhythm SummitOhio,
USA@MWRhythmSummit
06/04/19Music Biz DayTexas, USA
06/04/19 – 11/04/19NAB ShowLas Vegas, USA@NABShow
10/04/19 – 11/04/19Dublin Tech SummitDublin, Ireland@DubTechSummit
11/04/19 – 12/04/19FastForward SydneySydney, Australia@fastforward_xyz
11/04/19 – 13/04/19Westway LAB’s Professional Music ConferenceGuimarães, Portugal@WestwayFestival
11/04/19 – 14/04/19French Quarter FestivalNew Orleans,
USA@FQFestNOLA
12/04/19Karajan Music Tech ConferenceSalzburg, Austria@KarajanTech
12/04/19 – 13/04/19Wide DaysEdinburgh, Scotland@widedays
13/04/19 – 14/04/19ICNMC 2018Treviso, Italy
18/04/19 – 20/04/19Boomtown Film and Music FestivalTexas,
USA@boomtownfes
23/04/19 – 28/04/19Richmond International Film & Music FestivalVirginia,
USA@RVAFilmFest
24/04/19 – 05/05/19Tribeca Film FestivalNew York, USA@Tribeca
24/04/19 – 27/04/19Brighton Music ConferenceBrighton,
UK@BrightonMusicCo
25/04/19 – 28/04/19LAUNCH Music ConferencePennsylvania,
USA@LaunchMusicConf
25/04/19 – 28/04/19Ashbury Park Music in Film FestivalNew Jersey,
USA@apmff
25/04/19 – 28/04/19MoogfestNorth Carolina, USA@Moogfest
May 2019
01/05/19 – 05/05/19East Coast Music AwardsPrince Edward Island,
Canada@EastCoastMusic
02/05/19 – 03/05/19c/o pop ConventionCologne,
Germany@copopconvention
02/05/19 – 04/05/19ASCAP I Create Music ExpoLos Angeles, USA@ascapexpo
02/05/19 – 05/05/19MUTEK San FranciscoSan Francisco, USA@MUTEKSF
02/05/19 – 10/05/19ISCM World Music Days FestivalTallinn,
Estonia@ISCM_WMD
03/05/19 – 05/05/19Sound CityLiverpool, UK@SoundCity
05/05/19 – 07/05/19Music Inside RiminiRimini, Italy@TNWconference
05/05/19 – 08/05/19Music Biz 2019Nashville, USA@MusicBizAssoc
06/05/19 – 12/05/19Canadian Music WeekToronto, Canada@CMW_Week
08/05/19 – 10/05/19Nordic Media FestivalBergen, Norway@Mediedager
09/05/19 – 10/05/19TNW Europe Conference 2019Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
09/05/19 – 11/05/19 The Great EscapeBrighton, UK@thegreatescape
10/05/19 – 11/05/19Vinyl World CongressBrighton, UK@Vinylworldcon
14/05/19 – 25/05/19Cannes Film FestivalCannes, France@FdC_officiel
15/05/19 – 18/05/19Classical:NEXTRotterdam, The
Netherlands @ClassicalNEXT
15/05/19 – 19/05/19SERFATennessee, USA@SERFAfolk
15/05/19 – 19/05/19Krakow Film Music FestivalKrakow, Poland
16/05/19 – 18/05/19FOCUS Wales 2018Wrexham, Wales@FocusWales
17/05/19 – 19/05/19New Skool RulesRotterdam, The
Netherlands@NEWSKOOLRULES
29/05/19 – 31/05/19DISCOP AbidjanAbidjan, Africa@DISCOPmarkets
29/05/19 – 02/06/19PRIMAVERAPRO 2019Barcelona, Spain@PrimaveraPro
June 2019
03/06/19 – 06/06/19The Indian Ocean Music Market (IOMMA)Réunion Island, Indian Ocean@IOMusicMArket
03/06/19 – 06/06/19The International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical ExpressionPorto Alegre, Brazil
04/06/19 – 07/06/19MidemCannes, France@midem
04/06/19 – 09/06/19Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (AFME)Albuquerque, New Mexico@ABQFilmX
10/06/19 – 12/06/19Gospel Music Association’s IMMERSE ConferenceNashville, USA@GMAimmerse
11/06/19 – 13/06/19E3 Electronic Entertainment ExpoLos Angeles, USA@E3
13/06/19 – 14/06/19SyncSummit NYCNew York, USA@SyncSummit
17/06/19 – 20/06/19A2IM Indie WeekNew York, USA@A2IM
17/06/19 – 21/06/19The Cannes Lions International Advertising
FestivalCannes, France@Cannes_Lions
July 2019
03/07/19 – 04/07/19XpoNorthInverness, Scotland@XpoNorth
03/07/19 – 05/07/19NAB Show ShanghaiShanghai, China@NABShow
09/07/19 – 11/07/19Develop ConferenceBrighton, UK@developconf
11/07/19 – 13/07/19Independent Gospel Artist Alliance ConferenceMaryland, USA@indiegospelally
18/07/19 – 20/07/19Sónar+DBarcelona, Spain@SonarFestival
18/07/19 – 21/07/19Latitude Festival: Film and Music ArenaSuffolk, UK@LatitudeFest
August 2019
02/08/19 – 04/08/19Satchmo SummerfestNew Orleans, USA@FQFestNOLA
02/08/19 – 26/08/19Edinburgh International FestivalEdinburgh, UK@edintfest
09/08/19 – 11/08/19Summer in the CityLondon, UK@SummerInTheCity
20/08/19 – 24/08/19gamescomCologne, Germany@gamescom
21/08/19 – 23/08/19Edinburgh International Television FestivalEdinburgh, UK@EdinburghTVFest
28/08/19 – 31/08/19KZN Music ImbizoDurban, South Africa@kznmusicimbizo
31/08/19 – 01/09/19Coast 2 Coast Music ConferenceMiami,
USA@coast2coastmag
September 2019
05/09/19 – 15/09/19Toronto International Film FestivalToronto, Canada@TIFF_NET
10/09/19 – 15/09/19Americana Music Festival & ConferenceNashville, USA@AmericanaFest
19/09/19 – 20/09/19NEXT19Hamburg, Germany@nextconf
19/09/19 – 20/09/19BlastRome, Italy@Blast_conf
20/09/19 – 22/09/19Kansai Music ConferenceOsaka, Japan@KMC__
21/09/19 – 22/09/19West Coast Songwriters ConferenceSan Francisco,
USA@WCSong
22/09/19 – 23/09/19SyncSummit NashvilleNashville, USA@SyncSummit
24/09/19 – 27/09/19Radio ShowDallas, USA@RadioShowWeb
24/09/19 – 28/09/19IBMA’s World of Bluegrass WeekNorth Carolina, USA@IntlBluegrass
25/09/19 – 30/09/19PopMidQuarteira, Portugal@PopMid_eu
27/09/19Pivotal Music ConferenceBirmingham, UK@pivotalmusicuk
October 2019
03/10/19 – 12/10/19Nashville Film FestivalNashville, USA@nashfilmfest
**PLEASE NOTE, ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
Head here for 2018 dates.Additional resources:
For a full list of video game conferences worldwide head here. For a full list of film festivals worldwide head here. For a full list of advertising events worldwide head here. For a full list of broadcast and media industry events worldwide head here.
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Emma Griffiths is the main contributor and curator of Synchblog, a blog created by Synchtank to provide insight into the management and monetization of music copyright. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive our latest posts, podcast episodes, details of our latest free webinars, and key music industry news.
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