From Iceland to France, and now to Finland! KEXP continues its mission to discover new music from all around the world. This week, our own Kevin Cole is representing at SLUSH 2016, a two-day festival designed to bring music and tech influencers together. Over 1,500 music industry professionals, including over 80 speakers, will gather to discuss ways to push music forward using technology.
Kevin will be DJing from the event tomorrow morning, Wednesday, November 30th, from 3:30 - 5:00 PM in the afternoon in Helsinki. That's 5:30 - 7:00 AM in Seattle time! You can listen to his set worldwide, online via the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar. (The player launches with the first DJ at 10:00 AM Finnish / 12:00 AM Pacific.)Can't wait that long? Kevin has curated an exclusive mix for the festival that you can stream below, via Spotify. In an interview with Nordic Playlist, he describes the mix as "some recent Nordic discoveries that I’m excited about, favorites from 2016 alongside a few classics, and exclusive live recordings from KEXP’s Iceland Airwaves broadcasts." Listen below!
Late November might seem like a crazy time to visit Helsinki, Finland, but not if you’re going for Slush 2016, a high-energy gathering of global tech heads focused on entrepreneurship and new developments and ideas in technology. This was the first year they had a full day of music programming, br…
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