Athens Music Week (AMW) is a Βοutique conference & showcase festival which takes place each June in Athens, Greece. It is an alternative destination, where music fans and industry experts from Eastern Med countries meet to interact, share diversified music experiences, and exchange knowledge regarding contemporary multi-cultural market directions.
Athens Music Week was founded in 2018, with the vision to offer a one-of-a-kind cultural and musical experience for music fans and industry insiders alike.
Its main goal is to foster connections among music and art professionals from international markets and allow them to:
- Promotetheir regional music on the global market
- Exchange knowledgeand discover innovation without boundaries
- Explorethe contemporary Greek lifestyle
To this end, Athens Music Week organizes an international festival and a conference, over 7 consequent days. Designed with a focus towards the needs of upcoming artists, independent promoters, music industry experts and entrepreneurs from South-Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Balkan regions, Athens Music Week is an alternative destination where music fans can interact with upcoming bands and grass-root talent can seek assistance in a broad range of music business-related matters.
Combining a Showcase Festival philosophy with the “problem-solving” orientation of a Music Conference, Athens Music Week encompasses arts, heritage, innovation, technology, and urban/folk culture, along with various entertainment-driven topics. All, perfectly balanced within a hybrid environment which accelerates entrepreneurship, collaboration, and meaningful social interactions.
