2023. 01. 04.
As an accomplished musician, songwriter, and winner of multiple awards, including Grazia Magazine’s Woman of the Year, Forbes 30 Under 30, and Best Jazz Vocalist at the JAJ Awards in Japan, Ruth Koleva is a prime example of a contemporary musician and successful female entrepreneur in the music industry. As Head of Partnerships for China’s largest independent music company, Kanjian, Ruth is a key connection for international companies and artists looking to grow. In 2020, New York-based Koleva founded Sofia Live Festival in her native Bulgaria, a contemporary three-day festival exploring innovation and interdisciplinary arts and genres.
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Borislav Petrov is a drummer, composer, teacher, and researcher. He received his musical education in the Netherlands, completing the American jazz program “New York Comes to Groningen.” He is a student of the legendary jazz drummer Ralph Peterson. Borislav Petrov plays music in various styles, including jazz, ethnic jazz, big band, fusion, world music, electronics, rock, pop, etc. The main object of his musical research is the asymmetric meters in Bulgarian folk music, the drumming styles in the Balkans, and their integration into different musical genres. Currently completing a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology at the National Academy of Music in Bulgaria.
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Ben Mandelson is the Founding Director of WOMEX and a Supervisory Board member for the parent company Piranha Arts, based in Berlin, Germany. WOMEX is the world’s biggest professional music conference, trade fair, and showcase for World, Roots, Folk, Traditional, Local, and Diaspora music – an annual October-end Europe-based event. Ben is also an active musician, a leading freelance world music record producer, and was part of the key group of UK music professionals who launched the ‘world music’ genre.
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Ella Csarnó works as the communication lead of MOST, the Bridge for Balkan Music, and UPBEAT, the European Showcase Platform for World Music at Hangvető, and the coordinator of these international projects. Her expertise includes international communication and content production, including communication and social media strategy, project management, copywriting, and PPC management. Her background is in international communication, festival communication, and journalism; she has worked at several international music festivals and startups.
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Sara Venczel is the communication lead of Hangvető with a background in sociology and journalism. She has worked with NGOs and on cultural projects for a decade and a half extending to all projects in cultural business, such as national and international media campaigns and small and major festivals. She has planned cultural strategies for institutions and hosted a radio show. She also co-founded Hungary’s only afternoon family electronic party series.
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As a dedicated music buff, Ira started her music business career in 2014 as a producer and head of office at Druga godba International Festival where she is currently a member of the programing board. Today, she works as a Digital Manager at Glitterbeat Records. Since 2019 she is also part of MENT Ljubljana team.
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