Athens Music Week (AMW) returns for the 7th consecutive year from 7 to 10 May 2025 for a festive four-day event full of music, live concerts, discussions panels, workshops, and many more parallel events spread out in the city center of Athens.

As every year, the countdown for the event begins with the launch of the Open Call for showcases that are an important and integral part of it. Athens Music Week gives the stage to young artists, new bands and music projects from Greece and abroad and from every musical genre to unfold their talent in front of professionals and music experts of the domestic and international market (managers, bookers, promoters, A&Rs etc.), to live a unique experience and explore new and exciting opportunities.

The selection of showcasing artists is carefully curated by an Artistic Board to ensure a dynamic, high-quality program. Experienced professionals from the domestic and international music industry carefully evaluate entries to select those with the greatest potential to perform at AMW.

More specifically, the Artistic Board includes representatives from both the domestic and international music markets. From the domestic scene, participants include: Andreas Periklis Metaxas, Marketing Director of the music company Stay Independent; Antonis Zouganelis, Artistic Director of the Athens Jazz Festival; Argyris Dalavagas, Managing Director and Head Agent of TMR Entertainment; Christos Papanantsidis, Founder of Made of Stone Productions; Evi Choursanidi, Editor-in-Chief of the music site avopolis.gr; Makis Quetempo and Voltnoi Brege, Artistic Directors of Stegi.Radio; Michalis Kamakas, Radio Producer at Kosmos 93.6; Olga Papadopoulou, AMW Artists and Showcase program Coordinator and Theodora Karakassi, co-organiser of the Athens based Plisskën Festival.

From the international music market, participants will include: Andreas Trachonitis (CY), Founder, Producer, and Director of Fengaros Festival, Louvana Records, and Studio Eleven63; Anca Lupes (RO), President of RAW Music and Director of the Mastering the Music Business conference; Cesar Andion (ES), PR, Talent & Export Specialist for Live Nation Madrid and Head of the Export Program at The Spanish Wave Showcase; Dragan Ambrozić (RS), Artistic Director of the Main Stage at the EXIT Festival and the Belgrade Jazz Festival; Lisa Nasta (UK), Coordinator and Production Manager for Green Futures Field at Glastonbury; Oskar Strajn (SI), Booker for ESNS – Eurosonic Noorderslag; and Ruth Koleva (BG), Founder and CEO of the SoAlive music conference in Sofia.

With the establishment of the Artistic Board, AMW aims to enhance the quality of the showcase concerts, which it has been promoting since its inception, and foster stronger relationships and closer collaboration between the domestic and international music markets. More information about the members of the artistic committee can be found here.

By aspiring to become a hub for promoting domestic musical talents with export potential, as well as introducing outstanding international artists to the Greek audience, AMW reinforces its commitment to bridging the Greek music industry with the global market, a goal that is at the heart of AMW’s philosophy.

Apply here until January 5th 2025 

Detailed information about this year’s program will be announced from the new year.

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Useful Info

– Applicants must be solo artists or bands over 18 years old.
– Competition is open to any music genre and admission is free.
– Showcase duration: 30 min. max
– Backline supply: Yes
– Accreditation for artists: Yes, for all the musicians, and for all the days of the event
– Accommodation: yes, for artists coming from a distance of more than 200 km.