Although at the Telekom Electronic Beats Festival we will surely be dancing a lot to the fresh tunes of numerous international DJs and producers, we invite everyone for a two-day sociocultural mind-expansion event only a short walk from Akvarium Club. Our accompanying program, titled The Potential of Budapest Underground will be held in Toldi, a beloved art movie theater on September 20-21.
Friday’s program will focus on the big screen. We will premiere the third episode of BP Underground directed by Esther Turan and Anna Koltay, in which a number of important domestic players of the past decades will talk about the history and the present of the Hungarian electronic music scene. This will also be the day to watch B-Movie, a film summarizing the history of the Berlin underground scene with an accompanying talk about the subcultural evolution of Budapest and Berlin.
After that, Saturday is mostly about refreshing panel talks. As part of an event that starts at noon and extends into the evening, we will welcome key actors on the Budapest e-music scene, plus visiting personalities like Dimitri Hegemann, father of the legendary Berlin Tresor Club, Naja Orashvili, manager of the Bassiani club founded in Tbilisi, Georgia - which virtually started a local techno revolution -, Lutz Leichsenring, manager of the Berlin Clubcommission, and Jan Stern, Night Mayor of Prague. The panel discussions - also joined by Hungarian guests - will touch on the mysteries of domestic independent record production, as well as safeguarding your mental health in the music scene, women’s opportunities within the creative entertainment industry, or how electronic music is transforming the city culture. Also, this will be the day of watching Berlin Bouncer, the movie about the notorious security guards / bouncers of the German techno capital.
First come - first served: The Potential of Budapest Underground event can be visited free of charge but one should arrive early to secure their spots. See you in Toldi!
SCHEDULE
20.09. - FRIDAY
18:00 - Movie: B-Movie (Big Hall)
19:45 - Panel: The Berlin and The Budapest Story - documenting the underground (Big Hall)
Dimitiri Hegemann (Space Pioneer - Tresor) (GER)
István Kántor - ISU (Musician, Record Producer - Minimalheadz/Budapest) (HU)
Ester Thuran (Founder - Moviebar Productions, Producer of BP Underground series) (HU/US)
Anna Koltay (Director of BP Underground) (HU)
21:00 - Movie: BP Underground Movie Premier (Big Hall)
21:15 - Movie: BP Underground Movie Premier (Small Hall)
22:30 - BP Underground Premier Afterparty
21.09. - SATURDAY
12:30 - Panel: How do you do it? Local independent record labels: production, distribution and marketing. (Small Hall) - in Hungarian language, curated by Independent Label Fair Budapest
Bánki Nikoletta (GrapefruitMoon Records) (HU)
Dankó Gergő, (This is our time Records) (HU)
Huszár Kristóf, (Pluto Sound) (HU)
Kovács Tamás, (Budapest Vinyl) (HU)
Moderator: Fonyódi Ákos (Budabeats Records) (HU)
13:45 - Panel: Worldwide digital distribution - Opportunities of the local independent record labels (Small Hall) - in Hungarian language, curated by Independent Label Fair Budapest
Gallasz Enikő, CEO of WM Music Distribution (HU)
Nász Csaba, Vice President of Hungarian Independent Labels Association (HU)
Moderator: Décsy Eszter, journalist (HU)
14:45 - Panel: Learned Helplessness - dj's, crisis, mental health (Small Hall) - in Hungarian language, curated by Independent Label Fair Budapest
Mravik Gabriella (Avika aka DSH)
Tóth Reni (Dj Ren)
Moderator: Hargitai András (Banyek) (HU)
15:00 - Movie: Berlin Bouncer (Big Hall)
16:45 - Panel: How electronic music shapes city culture? Whats the socio-economical value of the underground? (Big Hall)
Dimitiri Hegemann (Space Pioneer - Tresor) (GER)
Lutz Leichsenring, Vibelab founder, Berlin Clubcommission Executive Chairman (GER)
Robbe Van Bogeart, Youth Policy Advisor - City Hall Antwerp, Founder - Meatpak, Human Power (BEL)
Csete Manek Gabor (Toldi, Larm, Kolorado Festival) (HU)
Naja Orashvili (Founder - Bassiani) (GRU)
18:00 - Panel: Manage the night right! What nighttime organisation Budapest needs? (Big Hall)
Lutz Leichsenring, Vibelab founder, Berlin Clubcommission Executive Chairman (GER)
Jan Stern, Night Mayor of Prague (CZ)
Martina Brunner, Project Lead - Nachburgenmaister Wien (AT)
20:30 - Panel: Female Potential in the nights of Europe. (Big Hall)
Naja Orasvhili (Bassiani) (GRU)
Johanna Kolumna (SisterRiot Collective) (GER/HU)
Esther Turan, Founder Moviebar Productions, Producer and Director of BP Underground Series (HU/US)
The Potential of Budapest Underground is a free to attend accompanying program for Telekom Electronic Beats Festival Budapest 2019, therefore seats will be available in the order of your arrival.