The most important business event in the music industry, the Bogota Music Market - BOmm, organized by the Bogota Chamber of Commerce, has kicked off. This will take place in the center of the capital of the country, which will become the epicenter of music, where visitors can enjoy a rich academic and cultural agenda, as well as enjoy live performances or ShowCases of the best groups rated by the curators of BOmm.

A total of 263 artists and groups expect to find business opportunities at BOmm. They were selected through a call that gathered nearly 900 applicants and were evaluated by 18 curators. In the end, talents were chosen in genres such as salsa, pop, blues, indie, punk, rock, Andean, cumbia, electronic, hip hop, classical, jazz, popular, vallenato, among others.

The 219 buyers came from countries such as Germany, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, United States, France, England, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic and Sweden. Some of the prominent buyers present at BOmm include Pavla Slivova of Ostrava, Christine Baer White of the New Orleans Jazz Festival; Pierre Marie Ouillon of Nuits Sonores; Yuzzy Acosta of Eclectic Media; Leif Jensen of Metal Blade and Jesús Naranjo of Ingrooves, among others.

Three business rounds

The business rounds through which artists and buyers will be connected are divided into three. The national round is aimed at all selected artists and national buyers, and will be held on Tuesday, September 13 in person. The international roundtable will connect the 100 artists with the highest scores by the curatorship and consolidated artists, who received a direct invitation, with international buyers and music synchronization catalogs. The appointments will be face-to-face on September 14 and 15.

The agents' roundtable will allow artists, buyers and agents to freely schedule appointments with each other through a virtual platform on the mornings of Friday, September 16 and Tuesday, September 20.

It is expected that through speed-networking meetings, the actors of the Colombian music industry will be able to concretize circulation and commercialization opportunities. The list of artists, buyers and agents is available at bogotamusicmarket.com.