This "Echoes of Prague Music Week" episode features Holger Jan Schmidt, General Secretary of Yourope, the European festival association. Schmidt discusses the ongoing evolution of music festivals, highlighting current challenges such as rising production costs, artist fees, and extreme weather. The conversation also explores crucial industry topics including sustainability, mental health, social cohesion, diversity, and inclusion within the festival landscape.

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Echoes of Prague Music Week – the voices of Prague Music Week, innovations, and topics resonating throughout the music world.

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The Echoes of Prague Music Week audio & video interview series offers a behind-the-scenes look into the music industry and shares insights from leading Czech and international guests on timely issues. It also presents cutting-edge tech solutions from Prague Music Week exhibitors that push live music forward.

Echoes of Prague Music Week is an online platform for sharing information and know-how with music professionals, artists, and fans across Europe and beyond. The interviews were recorded during the Prague Music Week conference in fall 2024. Among the guests were Marek Vohralík, Nick Hobbs, Lenka Wimmerová, Michal Thomes, Martina Ježdíková, Peter Åstedt, Marta Říhová, Paul Gate, Petra Řezníčková, Roman Strejček, and Tereza Raabová.

Special thanks to our experienced hosts: Kristina Kratochvilová, Katka Machová, Hanka Strakatá Makovcová, and Jakub Vinařický.

The Echoes of Prague Music Week project is supported by the LIVE MX platform, co-funded by the European Union.