There are dozens of worthy music and music industry conferences each year. To help you keep track, the Orchard’s Daily Rind has put together a comprehensive list. Mark your calendars to connect with music industry professionals in 2024.
by SHANNON SILVER of The Orchard’s The Daily Rind
* = The Orchard is a sponsor
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January
North America
January 9 – 12 | CES – Las Vegas, USA
January 9 | Trust & Safety in Music Symposium – New York, NY, USA
January 12 – 16 | APAP – New York, NY, USA
January 22 | GRAMMY NY Chapter Event – New York, NY, USA*
January 25-28 | The NAMM Show – Anaheim, California
Europe
January 17-20 | Eurosonic (ESNS) – Groningen, Netherlands
January 22 – 23 | Music Ally CONNECT – London, UK*
January 22-23 | Pocket Gamer Connects London – London, UK
January 22-25 | UK Americana Music Week 2024 – London, UK
January 24-27 | MIDEM+ 24 – Cannes, France
APAC
January 25-26 | International Conference on New Music Concepts (ICNMC-24) – Melbourne, Australia
South America
January 31 – Feb 3 | Rio Music Market – São Paulo, Brazil
February
North America
February 2-6 | Pollstar Live – Los Angeles, USA
February 21 – 25 | Folk Alliance International Conference – Kansas City, USA
February 28 – March 2 | FIMPRO – Guadalajara, Mexico
Europe
February 1 – 3 | Trondheim Calling – Trondheim, Norway
February 1 | AIF UK – The Festival Congress – Bristol, UK
February 8 – 9 | Night-Time Economy Summit – Manchester, UK
February 13 – 14| FFWD: London – London, UK
February 16 | Leicester Music Conference – Leicester, UK
February 21 | MENT Ljubljana – Ljubljana, Slovenia
February 27 – March 1 | International Live Music Conference – London, UK
APAC
February 2 | International Conference on Music in Society (ICMSOC) – Darwin, Australia
February 9-10 | Deccan Alternative Music Conference – Bangalore, India
Africa
February 18 | KUMISA Music Business Brunch – Durban, South Africa
Virtual
February 5 | Digital Entertainment World – Virtual
February 15 – 16 | #NEXTGEN_U – Virtual
February 23-25 | Measure of Music – Virtual*
February 28 | Anthem Voices Conference – Virtual
February 7-10 | TV Kids Festival – Virtual
March
Europe
March 1 | Launchpad Conference – UK
March 6 – 8 | Jazz I Am – Barcelona, Spain
March 7 | Manifestgalan – Stockholm, Sweden*
March 17 – 20 | Radiodays Europe – Munich, Germany
March 19 – 22 | Musikmesse – Frankfurt, Germany
North America
March 6 – 9 | Colossus Festival and Ditto X: NYC24 Conference – USA
March 8-16 | SXSW – Austin, USA
March 17 – 20 | MUSEXPO – USA
TBD 2024 | Outer Edge (formerly NFT LA) – Los Angeles, CA
March 18 – 22 | Game Developers Conference GDC – San Francisco, USA
March 21 – 24 | PAX East 2022 – Boston, USA
March 21 – 26 | Miami Music Week / Winter Music Conf – Miami, USA
APAC
March 25 | International Conference on New Music Concepts (ICNMC) – Australia
April
Africa
April 1- 4 | Atlantic Music Expo – Praia, Cabo Verde
April 9 – 11 | Social Media Week NYC – New York, USA
Europe
April 3-7 | Tallinn Music Week – Tallinn, Estonia
April 10-13 | Westway Lab – Guimarães, Portugal
April 11-13 | Jazzahead! – Bremen, Germany
April 12-13 | Sørveiv – Kristiansand, Norway
April 24 – 26 | IMS Ibiza – Ibiza, Spain
April 25 – 27 | Sharpe Festival & Conference – Bratislava, Slovakia
North America
April 9-10 | Ohio Music Industry Summit – Ohio, USA
April 25 – 28 | Launch Music Conference & Festival – Lancaster, USA
South America
April 17-19 | Trends Brasil Conference (São Paulo) – São Paulo, Brazil
Virtual
April 24 – 26 | Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) – Virtual
