PrimaveraPro Conference at Primavera Sound Festival 2014

Sonicbids will provide two artists from North America or South America with a travel stipend of $1,000 USD each, one artist based in Europe (excluding Spain) with a travel stipend of 500 EUR, and one Spanish artist with a travel stipend of 200 EUR.

PrimaveraPro, taking place at one of Europe's top festivals, Primavera Sound, is the perfect opportunity to network and to soak up the latest tendencies in independent music. The headliners for this year's Primavera Sound festival include Arcade Fire, The National, Pixies, Slowdive, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age and more. 

A Minimum of 4 Sonicbids Artists Will Receive:

• Registrations for the whole tour party, up to 4 people per band.
• Accommodation for the tour party (2 double rooms per band) and dinner for the entire tour party night of their show.
• Performance slot at the PrimaveraPro area of the Primavera Sound festival.
• Access to the DayPro area and participation in the exclusive activities for professionals that will take place there: branch lounge, conferences, workshops, meetings, showcases, receptions, etc.
• Access to the NightPro area, exclusive for professionals, press and artists, located inside the Primavera Sound 2014 festival site, with all types of facilities (ocean pools, special discounts at the bar, restaurant, press set) and participation in the activities that will take place there.
• Inclusion in and access to the Directory of Professionals.
• Access to all the concerts in the line-up of the Primavera Sound 2014 festival.
• Access to the VIP area of the Primavera Sound 2014 festival, with privileged views of the main stage and discounts at the bars in this area.
• Speedy access to concerts held in the Auditori (indoor venue with limited capacity).
• Welcome pack with the official PrimaveraPro 2014 book.

Artists Can Network With:

• Agents and representatives of national and international artists.
• Concert promoters and organisers of festivals and musical events.
• Professionals of the record industry, independent and multinational companies, distributors and record shops.
• Communication agencies, press specialised in culture, IT, multimedia and Internet.
• Public and private institutions that promote culture and entertainment, offices that export music and organizations for the diffusion of music internationally.

Located right on the Barcelona seafront and in one of the most attractive spaces of the Parc del Frum site, PrimaveraPro is an ideal place to channel the synergies created between professionals of different areas of the sector, specialized press and institutions who promote culture and the export of music. 

The quality choice of artists coupled with the variety of styles and diversity of the program, have made Primavera Sound a clear international reference for independent music. This has in turn made Barcelona a strategic point of cultural exchange between Europe, North America and the Latin American countries.