Nordic Playlist Radio Bar @ Berlin Festival!

Nordic Playlist Radio Bar @ Berlin Festival!

After two fantastic editions in Reykjavík and Oslo, the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar headed to Berlin on the 30th and 31st May to offer up a two day celebration of the finest Nordic music!

Throughout the weekend, radio presenters from the Nordics, the UK and Germany joined the Nordic Playlist at Myslíwska in Kreuzberg to present tailor made shows featuring their favourite sounds from the North.

As well as live radio, the intimate setting of the Radio Bar hosted fantastic live performances from GusGus, Asbjørn, Adna, Noah Kin, LCMDFand Sandra Kolstad, and the whole event was live streamed here atwww.nordicplaylist.com/radio-bar!

Get to know: Melanie Gollin - FluxFM

Saturday 30th May - 13:00 / Sunday 31st May: 13.00 (CEST)

Hi Melanie! Can you tell us a bit about yourself, please? 

Working for Berlin-based radio station FluxFM for almost half a decade now, I have always been a music enthusiast. I still haven’t overcome the fact that I make a living from listening to and talking about music. Making people acquainted with new sounds and bands satisfies me more than it should satisfy any sane person – and there is no better platform for that than radio!

Thanks to working on Berlin’s Ja Ja Ja and meeting all the lovely people at the Nordic music export offices, I’ve had the chance to dig deep into the Nordic music scene over the last twelve months.

My shows at the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar will give listeners the chance to expand their knowledge on bands they might already know as well as discovering some fierce new sounds as we will talk about Nordic electronics and the current predominance of Nordic female artists in pop music.

Get to know: Eva Gustavfsson - K103 Sweden

Saturday 30th May: 14.45 (CEST) - Gothenburg - The Versatile Indie City

Hi Eva, please can you introduce yourself! Who are you, where are you from and what will your show bring to the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar?

My name is Eva Gustavfsson, I’m the station manager at K103 Gothenburg Student Radio, where I’m also one of the music editors. I live in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Can you tell us about the show that you’ll be hosting at the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar? What should we expect to hear?

I will bring you the show ‘Gothenburg – the versatile indie city’ where I will focus on our three big indie scenes. Pop, hip-hop/reggae & punkrock. Here, small is the new big and often in Swedish. Gothenburg has an opulent music climate with an eager audience ready to find the next new artist.

And last of all, which artists are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Berlin Festival?

I’m glad to see that GusGus is attending. That will guarantee a great party.

Get to know: John Kennedy - XFM

Saturday 30th May: 16.00 (CEST) - What Is Nordic?

Hello John! Let’s start off with an introduction to who you are, what you do and what you’re planning to bring to the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar… 

I’m John Kennedy from the radio station XFM in London, UK. I do a new music show called X-Posure which goes out four nights a week. It’s been going quite a few years and in that time, I’ve featured many Nordic artists and had many Nordic guests on the show. I will bring my duty free alcohol, supposed expertise and maybe some interesting footwear.

Can you tell us about the show that you’ll be hosting at the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar? What should we expect to hear?

I’m calling it ‘What Is Nordic?’ and it will be an attempt to work out what Nordic means. This is a questions that comes up a lot when playing Nordic artists on the radio. Is it just a geographical description? Is there a particular sensibility? Can so much creativity be down to eating pickled shark? Expect attempts to answer these important questions. hopefully with some guests who will be in a position of knowledge and experience, plus some fine Nordic music to complement the talk.

And finally, which artists are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Berlin Festival?

In order not to show any favouritism, I decline to answer this questions. The whole thing will be amazing!

Get to know: Miha Gladovic & Lele Lucas - ALEX Berlin

Saturday 30th May: 17.15 (CEST) - Berlin's Nordic Music Scene

Let’s find out more about you – who are you both, where are you from and what will your show bring to the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar?

We are Mihaela Gladovic and Lele Lucas from Berlin. We are both working at ALEX Berlin. Lele has his own radio show here and Miha has hosted many of our famous Popsessions. Our show will offer a Berlin perspective on Nordic music and sample the lively cultural exchange between our city and the Nordic region.

What else will your show at the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar? What should we expect to hear?

In our show we will try to give an overview on what happens in Berlin with regard to Nordic music. You will hear some fresh music from Nordic artists living or working in Berlin, or collaborating with Berlin artists. In addition we will talk to different people creating an interface between the Berlin music market and the Nordic musical landscape.

Get to know: Jonas Verwijnen - Kaiku Studios

Sunday 31st May: 14.45 (CEST)

Please can you introduce yourself! Who are you, where are you from and what will your show bring to the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar?

Jonas Verwijnen from Finland, lived in Berlin for 8 years. I work in the music business as a record producer and an artist manager, and I also engineer and mix tons.

Can you tell us about the show that you’ll be hosting at the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar? What should we expect to hear?

I’ll play everything, from psych-rock to R’n’B and pop music…

And last of all, which artists are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Berlin Festival?

I LOVE Kelela.

Get to know: Emma Kemppainen -Radio Helsinki

Sunday 31st May: 16.00 (CEST) - New Nordic Vibez

Hi Emma – can you tell us a bit about who are you, where are you from and what will your show bring to the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar?

My name is Emma Kemppainen, I’m the lead singer of the Finnish electro pop band LCMDF, and the host of the weekly radio show at Radio Helsinki called The New Music Show. I am obsessed with new music and Nordic music, and will bring the best new Nordic tracks with me to the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar.

Can you tell us about the show that you’ll be hosting at the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar? What should we expect to hear?

I’ll focus mainly on electronic music, pop, R’n’B. I’m also gonna play some unknown Finnish bands that are taking part of our demo competition on Radio Helsinki, so the show will be a great portal to discover new Nordic music.

And last of all, which artists are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Berlin Festival?

I haven’t seen the live set of my friend Noah Kin yet, but I’ve heard it’s a next level kinda show, so maybe I’ll have time to check it out in Berlin! Apart from that I’m looking forward to see The Garden, James Blake and Kelela…

Get to know: Kristin Michalek - Vevo Germany

Sunday 31st May: 17.15 (CEST) - Best Nordic Music Videos

Hello Kristin! First things first, let’s get to know you… 

I’m Kristin, I am from Berlin and I work at Vevo Germany where I am responsible for the programming and social media activities. Our show will feature a mixture of up and coming talents as well as more well known artists from the Nordic countries.

Can you tell us a bit more about the show that you’ll be hosting at the Nordic Playlist Radio Bar, and what you have in store?

Our show will have a great selection of awesome songs from all over the Nordic countries. And since I work at a music video platform, I’d thought it be cool to focus on songs that also have exceptionally well made music videos.

And which artists are you most looking forward to seeing at this year’s Berlin Festival?

I’m really looking forward to seeing James Blake, Tei Shi and Rudimental.