HOW radio: Global Club Nights – Booking agencies with Johanna Sauramäki & Melisa Yildirim

In HOW radio’s second Global Club Nights episode of the year, we examine the possibilities and knowledge around the topic of working with booking agencies for musicians.

In HOW radio’s second Global Club Nights episode of the year, we examine the possibilities and knowledge around the topic of working with booking agencies for musicians.

Many artists are aware of the existence of booking agencies but never dare to contact them. Through the expertise of Johanna Sauramäki and the personal experiences of both Sauramäki and Melisa Yildirim, we try to map and navigate the upsides and challenges of working as an independent musician or collaborating with a booking agency.

Johanna Sauramäki is the founder and CEO of Saura Booking Agency. In addition to managing the company, he acts as a manager, agent and producer and is responsible for the company's graphic design.

Saura Booking Agency is a live music agency in Helsinki. The task is to maintain and develop the diversity of the cultural field and to promote the visibility of Finno-Ugric music by taking artists from Finland and other Nordic countries worldwide.

Melisa Yildirim is a Turkish musician specialising in the kemane. She is working with various professional artists around the world and she composes music close to traditional Anatolian music forms.

Her styles and influences range from Sufi music to Anatolian folk, as well as Iranian genres and contemporary world music.

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Helsinki Open Waves radio, Caisa and the Global Music Department of Sibelius Academy present HOW radio: Global Club Nights, a radio discussion series focusing on the music industry in Finland from the perspective on intercultural collaboration.

The discussions take into consideration both the part of the musician and the business side, focusing on diversity in a neutral, safe space.

The language of discussion is English.

Global Club Nights live club events are held in Caisa monthly! Read more on Caisa’s event calendar.

Helsinki Open Waves (HOW) is a translingual, non-profit, community-driven platform that encapsulates a network of trans-local radio and audio practices. Read more here.