Dear artists and teams: Welcome to the current program
Congratulations on being part of the first edition of Current!
Current - Nordic Festival Talent Exchange is a new collaborative initiative between Iceland Music, Iceland Airwaves, Music Norway, by:Larm, Music Export Denmark and SPOT Festival.
The project is designed to support artist mobility, strengthen curatorial collaboration, and create more sustainable pathways for Nordic music internationally.
Through the initiative, selected artists will perform at:
by:Larm (Norway) — September 2026
Iceland Airwaves (Iceland) — November 2026
SPOT Festival (Denmark) — May 2027
First we get to meet at by:Larm where Music Norway has put together a personally recommended schedule for the participants, as well as a schedule of the festival over all our featured artists:
Thursday:
20:30 Alba Akvama at Himmel
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21:30 Nom De Guerre at Ingensteds
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22:00 Fig Tape at Blå Outside
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22:00 SCAM at Kafé Hærværk
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Saturday:
20:30 Arny Margret at Himmel
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21:30 Farveblind at Ingensteds
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Here is the program we invite all our current participants to attend:
Thursday
10:30 Finding the right song: Inside music supervision with Rebecca Rienks
12:00 Raye, Coldplay, Franz Ferdinan: How headliners are built
13:00 Music Catalogues: Buying and selling today's hottest assets
14:00 Brian Reitzell on music, film and cultural impact
15:30 "Meet The Nordics" mixer at Bortenfor
Friday
10:00 Meet music supervisors på by:Larm PS! Application needed, deadline September 4
10:30 Who are the tastemakers of today?
12:00 Inside Germany: A guide to the independent music market
12:30 From viral to viable: Turning online momentum into real world careers
13:00 No fans, no future: Hvordan bygge ekte relasjoner i dagens oppmerksomhetsøknonomi?
16:00 Bransjeprisen (music industry awards) at Ingensteds
16:00 NEEMA hangout at Lille Street Art
We’re so excited to have you joining us for the festival! We can’t wait to see you there, hear you play, It’s going to be an amazing time!
Contactlist for actors within the current program form each festival and export office:
by:Larm festival:
Helen Røstum (co acting-manager) +47 47179860 helen@bylarm.no (mailto:helen@bylarm.no)
Music Norway:
Jennifer Gunn, advisor: +47 97115991 / jennifer@musicnorway.no (mailto:jennifer@musicnorway.no)
Karoline Røed Tønnesen, +47 930 37 648 / karoline@musicnorway.no (mailto:karoline@musicnorway.no)
SPOT festival:
Katrine Friis Sønderby (Booking & Project Coordinator) +45 28930593, katrine@spotfestival.dk (mailto:katrine@spotfestival.dk)
Rikke Andersen (Director) +45 22 79 60 50, rikke@spotfestival.dk (mailto:rikke@spotfestival.dk)
MXD - Music Export Denmark:
Carolina Echeverri, MXD - Music Export Denmark, +42711164 / Carolina@mxd.dk (mailto:Carolina@mxd.dk)
Iceland Music:
María Rut Reynisdóttir, Iceland Music, +354 897-5357 / maria@icelandmusic.is (mailto:maria@icelandmusic.is)
Iceland airwaves:
Julie Runge, Iceland Airwaves, + 45 81 98 15 08 / julie@sena.is (mailto:julie@sena.is)
