SEN NL exchange great success!
From August 27th till September 5th there were bands in Holland from Germany, Norway, Iceland, France and Poland. Six young European bands came to Rotterdam to exchange ideas, make music together and perform.
Saturday the 28th of August the exchange started with performances from Alienation (FR), Fucking in Champagne (DE), Mitss & Kapthijn (NL), Of Monsters & Men (IS) at the Westerpop festival in Delft. The Polish band Shiny Beats put an end to the day with their gig, even though it rained their performance kept the audience dancing.
The next day the Shiny Beats, Of Monsters & Men and Mitss & Kapthijn performed at the Stadspodium in Rotterdam.
After an intense jamsession new bands were made, consisting of members of different nationalities. The mixed bands wrote a new song, afterwards the songs were recorded in the studio of the Zadkine Popacademie. Making new songs was a big success, you can also listen to the new songs on this website under: media.
Thursday the 2nd of September they played a gig in Exit in Rotterdam. All the bands gave away an excellent performance.
Friday the 3rd of September Stage Europe Network was in the Koornbeurs in Delft. The diverse line up was very much appreciated by the audience.
Saturday was the last day of this week full of creativity. To end this week in a special way the bands did a Drive-By Concert in an old schoolbus. It took place nearby the ‘Along the Trax’ festival at the Beuk in Barendrecht. World service from Norway also did an exciting performance on the roof of the venue. Soon you can check the video’s of the concerts in the schoolbus on this website under: media.
This great week gave the young musicians an international experience and a great opportunity to perform abroad.