Greener scenes and future vistas

UPBEAT’s Future Festival Award, one of the many ways the platform works towards a future-proof industry, goes to a vanguard of global beats and sustainable practices: Music Meeting Festival. The Dutch contestant was judged to be the most thoroughly green from among 6 contestants; spearheading and following sustainable policies in programming, production and communication ever since its foundation in 1985.

(…)Optimizing our green policy and raising our diversity goals every year are a priority for Music Meeting, but definitely not a one-festival-show. Becoming more sustainable and diverse is an absolute joint effort.”  – said Sophie Blussé, director of Music Meeting Festival.  

Two representatives of the winner are invited to this year’s WOMEX, the industry’s largest global gathering, where they will receive the prize. It entails associated partner membership, giving access to UPBEAT’s support and professional network.