KINO ŠIŠKA / AKC METELKOVA MESTO / STARA MESTNA ELEKTRARNA / HOSTEL CELICA / PRITLIČJE / DOBRAVAGA

konferenčni dogodek / conference event: 
MENT Ljubljana_______CONFERENCE

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Tretje leto zapored bo v prvih dneh februarja v Ljubljani zavladalo MENTalno stanje duha. Pol stotnije bendov, kantavtorjev, producentov in didžejev se bo privalilo iz vseh vetrov – od Rusije do Islandije, od Makedonije do Estonije, nekateri pa na akcijo že čakajo na preži v bližnji okolici.

Mlada glasbena ustvarjalnost, ki zaenkrat še brbota na obronkih globalne pozornosti, bo na polno zavrela v treh zimskih dneh in nočeh na desetih prizoriščih ljubljanskega koncertnega dogajanja. Štirim metelkovskim klubom, dvema dvoranama Kina Šiška in teatrski atmosferi Stare Mestne Elektrarne se na novo pridružujejo še Hostel Celica, Pritličje in galerija DobraVaga.

Za to, da bo to kreativno vretje dobilo več zaslužene pozornosti, se bo na MENT Ljubljana zgrnilo več sto mednarodnih in domačih glasbenih profesionalcev, koncertnih in festivalskih promotorjev, založnikov, distributerjev, agentov, medijev in drugih akterjev, ki bodo svoja dragocena znanja, izkušnje in informacije delili na konferenčnem delu dogodka. Prva najavljena govorca konference sta Jonathan Poneman, šef založbe Sub Pop iz Seattla ter Sigtryggur Baldursson, direktor Iceland Music Export pisarne, ki je že kot bobnar The Sugarcubes (prvi bend Björk) soustvarjal zgodbo islandskega glasbenega čudeža.

Ali kot je zapisal John Robb za britanski LouderThanWar: “Dogodki, kot je MENT, sledijo lastnemu nagonu, hkrati pa predstavljajo drzno lokalno sceno, ki služi kot predloga za alternativni svet in kot vpogled v novo prihodnost. Ne sledi ustaljenemu poslovnemu modelu v glasbi, temveč zaupa instinktu in še vedno fascinantni lokalni sceni, kar priča o tem, da bi prav MENT lahko v prihodnosti izstrelil zasedbe, ki bi lahko postale večje od že slišanih in poznanih godb.”

Najavljenih že 39 nastopajočih:
BIRTHH (IT) / COALS (PL) / ERKI PÄRNOJA (EE) / EXEC (DK) / HAIKU GARDEN (SI) / HEYMOONSHAKER (GB) / MATTER (SI) / OLFAMOŠTVO (SI) / RAKETKANON (BE) / SARA RENAR (HR) / SEINE (HR, RS) / SOTEI (PL) / STRAIGHT MICKEY AND THE BOYZ (RS) / THE ILLS (SK) / THE JACK WOOD (RU) / THE SWEET RELEASE OF DEATH (NL) / AWLNIGHT (BY) / BADEN-BADEN (HR) / CRVI (RS) / DEERHOOF (US) / GUSTAVE TIGER (HU) / HIS CLANCYNESS (IT) / HOLOGRAPHIC HUMAN ELEMENT (BiH) / КУКЛА (SI) / LENI KRAVAC (SI) / NILS GRÖNDAHL (DK) / OLIGARKH (RU) / PERSONS FROM PORLOCK (SI) / SAUROPOD (NO) / SPASIBO (RU) / STERGIN (UK/AT) / ŠIROM (SI) / THE HOMESICK (NL) / WHITE WINE (DE/US) / GIRO night @ MENT Ljubljana with .ČUNFA, GREGABYTES, BLAŽ, 2XP, ŠULJO

Festivalska vstopnica (vse tri dni, vsa koncertna prizorišča):
→ Early bird (do 19. decembra) = 30 EUR

PRO vstopnice (festival in konferenca):
→ Early bird (do 19. decembra) = 55 EUR

www.ment.si/sl/tickets

_______________________________EN:
For the third year in a row, Ljubljana will be taken over by a MENTal state of mind in the first days of February. More than 50 bands, singer-songwriters, producers and DJs will come from all over – from Russia to Iceland, from Macedonia to Estonia –, while some are already lying in wait close nearby.

Youthful music creativity, at the moment still bubbling at the edges of global attention, will come to a boil over three winter days and nights, spread over ten venues of Ljubljana’s concert scene. Four clubs in Metelkova mesto, two stages in Kino Šiška and the theatrical atmosphere of the Stara mestna elektrarna will be joined by Hostel Celica, Pritličje and the DobraVaga gallery.

MENT’s cauldron of creativity will receive the attention it deserves from several hundred international and Slovenian music professionals, concert and festival promoters, label heads, distributers, agents, journalists and other players, who will share their valuable knowledge and experience during the conference programme. We are happy to announce first two keynote speakers: Jonathan Poneman, head of Sub Pop Records from Seattle, and Sigtryggur Baldursson, head of the Iceland Music Export office, who already helped write the story of Iceland's music miracle during his time as the drummer of The Sugarcubes (Björk’s first band).

As John Robb put it for British LouderThanWar: "Events like MENT are following their own instinct whilst showcasing a daring local band scene that serves as a template for an alternative universe and a peek into a new future. By not following the music business model and relying on instinct and a fascinating local scene, MENT could well be breaking out another set of bands who could end up being bigger than the usual tried and tested music.”

39 acts already announced:
BIRTHH (IT) / COALS (PL) / ERKI PÄRNOJA (EE) / EXEC (DK) / HAIKU GARDEN (SI) / HEYMOONSHAKER (GB) / MATTER (SI) / OLFAMOŠTVO (SI) / RAKETKANON (BE) / SARA RENAR (HR) / SEINE (HR, RS) / SOTEI (PL) / STRAIGHT MICKEY AND THE BOYZ (RS) / THE ILLS (SK) / THE JACK WOOD (RU) / THE SWEET RELEASE OF DEATH (NL) / AWLNIGHT (BY) / BADEN-BADEN (HR) / CRVI (RS) / DEERHOOF (US) / GUSTAVE TIGER (HU) / HIS CLANCYNESS (IT) / HOLOGRAPHIC HUMAN ELEMENT (BiH) / КУКЛА (SI) / LENI KRAVAC (SI) / NILS GRÖNDAHL (DK) / OLIGARKH (RU) / PERSONS FROM PORLOCK (SI) / SAUROPOD (NO) / SPASIBO (RU) / STERGIN (UK/AT) / ŠIROM (SI) / THE HOMESICK (NL) / WHITE WINE (DE/US) / GIRO night @ MENT Ljubljana with .ČUNFA, GREGABYTES, BLAŽ, 2XP, ŠULJO

Festival tickets (all three days, all venues):
→ Early Bird (until 19th December) = 30 EUR

PRO tickets (festival and conference):
→ Early Bird (until 19th December) = 55 EUR

www.ment.si/tickets