by:Larm

Below is some feedback we received from our international guests in 2009:

Fantastic organisation, plenty of connections, a great place to discover talents and network! (Marie-Pierre Tippex-Duncan / Julie tippex / Germany)

by:Larm was an excellent and efficient way of learning about the norwegian and scandinavian music market and getting to know the people that felt “right”. refereshingly low frequency of sunglasses druing breakfast. (Carsten Stricker / Verstarker / Germany)

By:Larm was an excellent experience that introduced me to many new people, some brilliant Norwegian music/artists and was a weekend I would glad and thrilled to repeat in the future (Paul Piggott / LaDigit.co.uk / UK)

Come to Norway for by:Larm! Never seen so many Nordic music industry in one place. Also, good times. (Emma Hogan / itb / UK)

Bylarm is a great place to meet the Norwegian music industry & get a snapshot of what they see as their new talent. Everything runs like clockwork (Ben James / b-unique Records / UK)

by:Larm does a tremendous job of showcasing some of the greatest new Scandinavian music, as well as connecting people in the Norwegian music industry with likeminded folks in the rest of the world. Never have I been to another music festival with a higher ratio of good to bad music. — (Dan Koplowitz / Owner, Friendly Fire Recordings / USA)

Perfect for getting to know the best acts and most important people of the Norwegian and Scandinavian Music Business! (Julian Krohn / Universal Music / Germany)

By:Larm was a great introduction to the new wave of Norwegian Music Talent! (Justin Spindler / Mute / USA)

Well organized and managed, by: Larm is a useful place to meet everyone you need to meet from the Nordic music industry and to get to know interesting people from other parts of the world that you may not come across at other European music conventions. (Aya Ohi / JVC music / Japan

By:larm was a very nice organized event with amazing live experiences. Quite interesting to see that many Norwegian acts in such short time frame. Love the idea of each act 5 – 6 songs only. Gives us access to a lot of music per night! (Soenke Lohse / Electric Chair / Germany)

by:Larm is pretty much the best run music conference i have ever attended. (Stephen Proud / Atlantic Records / UK)

by:larm is norway’s leading network platform for the music industry and an amazing showcase festival, too. (Ralph H. Christoph / C-o-pop / Germany)

by:Larm was a great was a great way to meet Nordic labels, managers, publishers, artists, producers and composers. It has allowed us to spread our business further afield and gain access to music that isn’t so easy to get hold of hear in the UK. (Simon Burke-Kennedy / Tonic / UK)

The one stop shop for the best in breaking Scandinavian music, and where business actually get done! (Robert Hicks / Promoter / Scotland)

by:Larm is a first class festival- great music, well-organized, fantastic staff. I gained a new appreciation for the sophistication and depth of the Norwegian music scene and made some great relationships. I also concluded a license for the US release of one of Norway’s better rock acts, the Real Ones. I hope to return. (Thaddeus Rudd, President/ The Rebel Group / USA)

The best festival I went to this century. (Carol von Rautenkranz / Golden Gate Management / Germany)

An absolute must for anybody who wants to get a handel on the thriving creative music scene in Norway. A (literal) breath of fresh air. (Flash Taylor / SonyATV / UK)

by:Larm was a very well organised and extremely useful event for us! We’ll be back for sure! (James Taylor / Quite great / UK)

I have never felt as welcomed at a industry event as at By:Larm. The Norwegians really know how to put on a show. (Hampus Kivimäe / SonyATV / Sweden)

by:Larm = 40+ venues within 5 mintues walking distance! A wonderfully hosted cozy winter wonderland where you can connect with all the right players in the Noric music scene. William Beard/Music Supervisor – USA (William Beard / Microsoft / USA)

by:Larm is THE renaissance of the Music Industry.It reminds us that creativity stretches far beyond our expectations.It’s a proof that Music is still alive & Kicking. (Manos Andriotis / Promoter / GREECE)

by:Larm is a wonderfully strange world, where you can dance to Lindstrøm right next to Erlend Øye and bump into Annie on your way to restroom. It’s a must for any self-respecting fan of scandinavian music! (Martin Zoul / Holland)

by:Larm is our yearly fountain for norwegian and scandinavian artists. You will find between 5 and 10 acts every year performing on the Reeperbahn Festival, which we first got in contact with during by:Larm. (Alexander Schulz / Managing Director Reeperbahn Festival GbR)

By:Larm is pretty fucking awesome in my opinion. (Haukur S Magnússon / Iceland)

by:Larm has made itself an essential place to be to discover the best new acts from the whole Nordic territory, and to exchange workable plans with people from neighbouring countries. The event is compact, intimate and thoroughly enjoyable -( Paul Cheetham, The NMO/Clockwork Management – Helsinki & Berlin"

With an absolutely great line-up of Nordic acts and its easy-going atmosphere, by:Larm proved to be a conference definitely worthwhile attending. (Tuomo Tähtinen / Musex / Finland)

by:Larm is unavoidable if you don’t want to miss out on the rich Norwegian music scene. (Rob Berends, international booking agent, Paperclip Agency, The Netherlands)

A great adventure every young promoter/booker/agent should once experience and make a good yearly tradition. (Anastasia Rybina / Russia)

If you think Norway is just Turbonegro, Annie and Black Metal you have to check out by:Larm (Jonathan Cummins / Lawyer / UK)

I found at least three bands I could love forever at by:Larm and I’m not sure I’d ever discover these acts if I didn’t attend the festival. — (Aaron Brophy, managing editor, CHARTattack)

by:Larm has quickly become one of the premiere festivals in the music industry, equally as good for networking as it is for showcasing up-and-coming Scandinavian talent. (Brooke Black / Big Hassle / USA)

A great showcase for the best of the best in Nordic music in various genres. Very well organized and great for networking; I was able to meet with a range of industry professionals from Scandinavia and around the world. (Lawrence Lui / Astralwerks / USA)

I was very impressed with the high standard of Scandinavian acts I got to enjoy at By:Larm 2009 and have already made contact to promote some of them in UK. (Carina Jirsch / Mean Fiddler / UK)

The great thing about Nordic rock is its diversity – all walks of musical life are here. Anyone bored at By:Larm must be dead. Or possibly frozen – (Si Hawkins / News Ed / Clash mag / UK)

“For Danes – by:larm is the best way to meet and mingle with other Danes. (Sophie Bech / Manager / DK)

I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many fine bands (some of them being really great) in so little time. (Lukas Heinser / Blogger – Germany)

Great opporturnity to meet people and find out aboit new bands! (Joachim Hiller / ox-fanzine.de / Germany)

By:Larm has the potential to become the scandinavian Eurosonic. Maybe even SXSW. (Christian Steinbrink / Koeterhai / Germany)

The combination of great nordic music, snow and ice is beautiful. (Augusta Glahn-Abrahamsen / Denmark)

There are two things I really like about Norway: the landscape and the by:Larm festival. (Axel Kopp / Journalist – Germany)

by:Larm sets a vibe that really allows audiences get a true taste of the bands. (Douglas Sarine )

A brilliantly diverse array of talent, brilliantly organised. Did I say brilliant? Brilliant. (Simon Hawkins / clashmusic.com / UK)

2009 was my first by:Larm experience and i was surprised especially by the quality of newcomers. Surely not my last year. (Christian Morin Agent/Promoter Berlin, Germany)

2009 was my first visit to By:Larm, and I was thoroughly impressed by the event. The quality of the music from the Nordic and Scandinavian countries involved was really high, as was the organisation of the concerts and seminars. I returned to Scotland and broadcast a By:Larm special which listeners seemed to love. I hope to return in 2010 (Vic Galloway / BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio / Scotland)

“If you want to discover new music, some of which will likely break stateside, do yourself a favor and get in on them early at by:Larm.” “For Americans: Think SXSW 20 years ago when it was all about discovering new music and not the schmooze.” (Josh Baron / USA)

by:Larm is the Norwegian SXSW. It is a great opportunity to discover new up & coming Scandinavian artists and to be immersed in the Norwegian music industry…it is also a really good time to boot. (Tierney Stout)

By:Larm Festival is the largest music event in the capital of Norway – three days of total sonic journey. (Simona Barbera IT)

If you want to meet all the new waves and latest youngsters in the norwegian musicscene, go to by:Larm. (Falko-Rock Weber / one78 music / Germany)

As a french girl who stop school, people ask me what do i do for a living…I used to answer “nothing”. Now, “nothing, but i listen to good scandinavian music”, after that people are too shy to tell me about their studies. (Laura Bouillic / France)

It’s easy to forget just how passionate, innovative and wide ranging Norwegian music is. By:Larm presents not only the best music but the most beneficial business possibilities. (MARK MITCHELL / UK)

A superb event, well organised with impressive venues and great hospitality. It reflects the level of creativity and musicianship within Norway at present. (Be Rozzo / Barfly / UK)

Last updated 22. January, 2010 Bookmark and Share