REYKJAVIK
About Reykjavik
When considering the widespread popularity of Icelandic music, the significance of Reykjavík’s vibrant creative scene cannot be surpassed. Despite its modest size, the city boasts a wealth of musical talent across genres and professions that have established Reykjavík as a remarkable and original music city. A range of progressive festivals with international outreach attract citizens and music tourists alike and provide fertile foundations for international networking for the city’s music industry.
Reykjavík has a legendary history of grassroots initiatives and well-developed practices of cross-pollination within the music scene. The reason for this strong and sustainable social community might be due to the high number of children attending music schools, along with Reykjavík’s small but diverse selection of unique music venues that offer ample space for experimental musical practices to unfold.
Recently, Reykjavík has started to map its music infrastructure in order to learn where to target efforts in order to grow further as a music city. So far, research shows that the city is struggling with similar issues of gentrification as many other urban areas. Joining the Music Cities Network will hopefully result in an exchange of knowledge that can serve to alter this development.
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Music Info Reykjavik
adhd
amiina
Anna Þórvaldsdóttir
Ásgeir
Björk
Daníel Bjarnason
GusGus
Graduale Nobili
Hatari
Hildur Guðnadóttir
JFDR
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jón Leifs
Mammút
Mezzoforte
Of Monsters and Men
Ólafur Arnalds
Páll Ragnar Pálsson
Reykjavíkurdætur
Schola Cantorum
Sigur Rós
Skálmöld
Skúli Sverrisson
Sóley
Sólstafir
Sunna Gunnlaugs
Vök
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson
Iceland Music Information Center
FÍH (The Association of Icelandic Musicians)
TÍ (The Icelandic Composers Society)
FTT (The Icelandic Society of Authors & Composers)
The Reykjavík Blues Association
Samtónn (The Icelandic Music Association)
SFH (The Icelandic Association of Performers and Master Rights Holders)
STEF (Composers Rights Society of Iceland)

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