- Time
- April 6-7, 2018
- Venue
- Kultuurikatel
- Type
- Festival, Conference
Tenth Tallinn Music Week proved itself as a forward-looking city festival. At the centre of various programme parts, discussions and activities of TMW’s jubilee festival were smart and sustainable human-centered cities and entrepreneurialism that brings to a pedestrian-friendly festival oasis as part of an unprecedented public space experiment.
The festival was presented by Telia Estonia and Telliskivi Creative City as the main partners. The Main Street public space experiment was supported by Viru Keskus.
TMW that to the diverse music programme and conference, the festival also offered new experiences in film, arts and cuisine.
The TMW Creative Impact Conference that tor of the new economy, the future of music, human-friendly public space and design thinking. Important keywords throughout the conference were future skills, gender equality, civil activism and sustainable development.
Discussions and activities around human-centered public space, future of Tallinn and the European Capital of Culture were featured throughout the festival. TMW also drew attention top of a mirrored glass house built by ÖÖD, which also served as a studio for MyHits radio during the festival week.
The concerts and club nights of the TMW 2018 three-day music programme tonia and the jubilee of the TMW.
The TMW jubilee festival also presented an art programme curated by the Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center, movie screenings at Kino Sõprus, creative workshops for children, a restaurant programme TMW Tastes and a spring-time Design Market.
TMW partners Telia and Telliskivi Creative City issued the artist awards tonian acts participating at the festival. All three were credited for a convincing performance, clearly distinguishable soundscape and international potential.
Avant-pop producer and singer Mart Avi, who received the most nominations and a 2000 Euro prize, was praised for the originality and innovation of his music and artistic image.The runner-up with 1500 Euro prize fund is folk musician Mari Kalkun, who charmed the music experts with her technical proficiency and spiritual power. Holy Motors who achieved the third place with 1000 Euro prize money were praised for their stylish blend of dream pop and Americana
TMW is founded and run by Shiftworks, previously known as Musiccase. The new name of the company traces the collective actions of reinvention, turning creative, cultural and communication to effective soft power engine.
Tallinn Music Week 2018 in numbers:
262 artists from 31 countries
34 170 festival visitors
1330 delegates, incl. 870 foreigners
150 foreign journalists
83 festival venues
