Showcase Artists and Final Speakers Announced for
Selector PRO: UK / Latin America AIM is pleased to announce details of the showcasing artists from across the UK and Latin America performing at the British Council's upcoming Selector PRO conference, as well as an additional wave of speakers for the event, which is taking place virtually on 24 and 25 February, free to view for all. Grab your ticket here.
AIM will oversee this second virtual edition of the programme alongside the British Council and partners Biche (Colombia), Fundación Nuevas Bandas (Venezuela) and Niceto Club (Argentina), connecting independent music sector professionals from the UK and Latin America to foster cultural exchange and business collaboration.
Representing some of the most exciting music coming out of Latin America and the UK, Selector PRO's showcasing artists cover a diverse range of genres, styles and scenes, from cumbia to electro-pop, hip-hop, trap and beyond. Two artists will perform from each of the countries, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela and the UK, reaching thousands of industry professionals across the globe.
The full list of showcasing artists is as follows:
Balimaya Project (UK)
Conjunto Media Luna (Colombia)
Gran Radio Riviera (Venezuela)
Las Luces Primera (Argentina)
LoMáasBello (Colombia)
Lu Tacchetti (Argentina)
Penelope Isles (UK)
Virtual Animal (Venezuela)
The publicly-broadcast strand of Selector PRO will be a packed programme of panel discussions and interviews around some of the biggest topics affecting the global music industry today, including practical knowledge on doing better business internationally, digital marketing, maximising your income online, live streaming and social and climate change.
A range of new speakers are joining the free-to-view public conference from companies including AllArena (AR), Brownswood Recordings (UK), Latin Latas (CO), Llorona Records / Discos Pacifico (CO), Musica Infinita (VE) plus artists and industry figures such as Antombo Lagangui (CO), Edson Velandia (CO) and Pata Medina (VE). The full line-up can be viewed here.
Alongside this will sit a programme of closed activities for a cohort of 45 independent music professionals from across the UK and Latin America. From record labels, management, publishers and the live sector as well as artists, these delegates have been selected to take part in focussed insight and networking sessions. These will aim to lay the foundations for long-term working relationships and creative collaboration through the exchange of knowledge, expertise and lived experience.
This year's virtual edition of the British Council's Selector PRO builds on the legacy of the programme from the past two years, which has included live conferences and workshops in Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela, as well as a digital edition produced from Buenos Aires in 2020 in partnership with 432Hz.
Tickets to the public programme are available now for free from selector-pro.com. | 
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