More than a dozen Andalusian companies from the music sector attend the Womex Fair in Las Palmas

With the support of the Junta de Andalucía

Knowledge, Research and University organizes this mission to promote a sector that has grown by 49% from 2009 to 2017 to reach 19,5 million in 2017.

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A total of thirteen Andalusian companies in the music sector look for business opportunities in the Womex Fair 2018 which is celebrated from yesterday until October 28 in the Canary Islands Fair Institution (Infecar) of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with the support of the Ministry of Knowledge, Research and Universitythrough Extenda-Andalusian Foreign Promotion Agency, and in collaboration with the Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions.

 

La Womex Fair, which celebrates its 24th edition this year, offers Andalusian companies a consolidated framework to publicize Andalusian musical production, while allowing professionals and companies to establish valuable contacts, generate business opportunities and explore new markets.

           

TAI-certified Womex sets up a top-level international meeting for the creation of business networks in the field of the music industry. Throughout its five days, it hosts a business fair, meetings and commercial and business activities, as well as “s”, conferences, concerts and awards ceremonies. It brings together producers, distributors, programmers, record company managers, journalists and prescribers from all over the world.

 

In its previous edition held in Poland, brought together more than 1.400 companies from 90 countries, gathered in more than 700 exhibitors from 51 countries and 300 stands. Likewise, 950 event promoters, 420 publishers and distributors, more than 400 institutions, 740 music industry agents and 330 producers, as well as some 300 journalists from all over the world, gathered there. On the other hand, more than 60 shows were held within its framework with 2.303 musicians from 46 countries.

 

 

 

The Womex program sets up a top-level international meeting for the creation of business networks in the field of the music industry

 

 

 

Andalusian companies in Womex

 

The thirteen Andalusian companies that are participating in Womex come from Cadiz (La Bodega Algazara and Liona & Serena Strings Recording, Production and Management Studio) and Cordoba (María Dolores Gaitán).

 

Furthermore, with the greatest participation Seville (Anegro Producciones, Bujio de Ideas, Fundación Cristina Heerende Arte Flamenco, Manager of new cultural projects-GNP, La Mar Sonora, Música es Amor, Santamaria Artists, Idarte Producciones and Sarao Films Management).

 

Likewise, to support the Andalusian presence at the fair, extend has published a catalog that includes a description of each participating company, a list of shows in the portfolio and artists they represent, and contact information. The organization of this action by extend will be co-financed with funds from the European Union through the P.EITHER. ERDF of Andalusia 2014-2020, endowed with a community contribution of 80%.

 

Andalusian cultural industries

 

According to data from extend, exports Plans cultural industries of Andalusia (publishing, audiovisual sector, photography, video games, graphic arts, music and works of art) have grown by 49% in less than a decade (2009-2017), reaching 19,5 million euros in 2017. This growth is 16 times higher than the national average (+3%) and the highest of the seven most exporting communities.

 

exporting companies of the sector have increased by 25% in this period, up to 1.001 registered in 2017. Of them, 144 are regular exporters (four years in a row exporting), which has increased by 24,8% since 2009.

 

The first market is a non-EU market, Cuba, with 18,8% of sales and 3,7 million in 2017, which multiplies its figure by nine, with an increase of 829%, which is the one that grows the most of the first five, overtaking United Kingdom, traditionally first, which becomes second with 3,5 million, which doubles its figure, with an increase of 172%.

 

In third place is France, with 2,3 million, which also grows 175% in less than a decade; followed by Portugal, with 1,6 million, 8,1% of the total and an increase of 20,8%; and the United States, with 1,6 million, 7,9% of the total, which also doubles its bill, with an increase of 148%.