SHARPE | Conference 2023

SHARPE is also a place for discussions, workshops and presentations on various topics from the music industry, music business but also other highly relevant environmental or social topics.

The vision of supporting the education, development, cooperation and export of the Slovak independent music scene is what is setting SHARPE apart from other music events and festivals in the country.

The first confirmed speaker is Vlado Meller, a leading sound engineer in the USA. During his lengthy career, Vlado has mastered thousands of hit albums for artists from all around the world, here is just a small sample mastered by Vlado Meller: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oasis, George Michael, Johnny Cash, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Celine Dion, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and many, many more.

⚡ 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 ⚡
Vlado Meller (US/SK)
Stephen Budd (Damon Albarn’s Africa Express, UK)
Gordon Masson (IQ Magazine, UK)
John Robb (Louder Than Words, Viva!Life magazine, UK)
Beke Trojan (Kopf & Steine, MS Dockville festival, DE)
David Arias (Primavera Sound, ES)
Anne Theimer (Futur 2 Festival, DE)
Oliver Rehák (Denník N, SK)
Björn Kagel (Immergut Festival, DE)
Bob Van Heur (Le Guess Who?, NL)
Christian ‘Kirmes’ Kühr (TransCentury Update, DE)
David Čajčík (Heartnoize Promotion, CZ)
James Thornhill (Proxy Music, UK)
Hana Lukaščíková (Bastl Instruments, CZ)
Jesús Guisado (Monkey Week, ES)
Johannes Jacobi (Höme, DE)
Filip Košťálek (Colours of Ostrava, CZ)
Koen ter Heedge (Yugofuturism, NL)
Love Cerda Ojensa (ALOADED, SE)
Lydia Kirschstein (mng The Holy; Lake Jons; UK)
Marián Tesák (Culture of the City of Bratislava, SK)
Matúš Bakyta (psychologist, SK)
Michel Attia (SAE Institute, AT)
Roxane Dumoulin (ATC Live, UK/FR)
Shao Dow (rapper, manga author, artist, UK)
Viera Ráczová (Rádio_FM, SK)
Tomáš Niesner (Bastl Instruments, CZ)

& more info: https://sharpe.sk/conference/speakers/

→ conference tickets = PRO PASS: https://sharpe.sk/tickets/

—

Neoddeliteľnou súčasťou festivalu SHARPE je aj konferencia s víziou prispieť ku kvalite domácej hudobnej infraštruktúry, podporovaním vzdelávania, rozvoja a spolupráce. SHARPE vytvára priestor na odborné diskusie, workshopy a oficiálne aj neoficiálne stretnutia medzi interpretmi, hudobnými odborníkmi a fanúšikmi.

Prvým potvrdeným hosťom odbornej časti je slovenský rodák Vlado Meller, ktorý je svetovou legendou hudobného masteringu. Po emigrácii z Československa v roku 1968 sa v USA vypracoval na popredného audioinžiniera. Pracoval na zvuku tisíciek svetových albumov a spolupracoval s takými hviezdami, ako sú Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oasis, George Michael, Johnny Cash, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Celine Dion, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy a mnohí ďalší.

Vstupenky na konferenciu tzv. PRO PASS je možné kúpiť na stránke festivale SHARPE: https://sharpe.sk/tickets/