Rock'n Pop the River

Priority

Environment and culture responsible Danube region - Foster sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage and resources

Project Idea Promoter
(name of the institution)

Partners Dupnitsa Association

Needs and challenges
(Needs, main problems or challenges to be addressed)

There are plenty of talented young music creators and performers in the region, plenty of different type of organizations dealing with events and support providing for them - but - there is no stage for debuting, contesting and promoting these young creators, stage gathering together and developing their audiences and stage joining efforts of their supporting organizations. In fact - in Danube region there is no any significant event for young music creators and performers in rock and pop music.

Objectives
(main and specific objectives to be achieved)

This project is intended to set a sustainable Danube region cultural event, promoting 15- 29 years old rock/pop
music creators work and performances as well - to set network of such creators/performers, supporting them
organizations and entities so to join their efforts in a strategy for sustainable development of event and network set.

Main results and core outputs

1 international stage for revealing, encouraging and promoting young contemporary
music makers/performers from Danube region open and attracting audiences. 1 network of young rock and pop music creators/performers, supporting them organizations, young volunteers and interested in supporting young artists
entities/individuals established and working. 1 strategy for developing and expanding Rock'n Pop the
River event done and operating. The core output is use of contemporary youth culture events for sustainable development of the region as European an contemporary young people culture destination.

Main foreseen activities

1. Arranging an online competition for young rock and pop music creators form Danube countries original songs: 1.1 Announcing competition, accepting and posting works; 1.2. Announcing audience voting. 2. Rock’n Pop the River
Award Concert. Selected in audience voting the best 10 young rock and pop music authors’ songs will be
performed in live at Rock’n Pop the River Award Concert. 3. Rock’n Pop the River networking. Using the
award concert occasion, partners, young rock and pop music authors, involved volunteers, media partners
and supporters, invited sponsors and stakeholders will negotiate a network between them and strategy for
event sustaining.

Innovative character of the project idea

1. Creating first stage, transnational event and network for/of young rock'n pop music creators. 2. Attracting, developing and using online audiences. 3. Creating and developing online stage and performances. 4. Transnational supporting network development and sustaining.

Estimated Total Budget
(in EUR)

500 000

Estimated duration
(in months)

25

ERDF Partners

There are no

IPA Partners

Not form eligible area

Associated Strategic Partners

There is no

ERDF Partners

All ERDF interested entities are welcomed as partners

IPA Partners

All IPA interested entities are welcomed as partners.

Associated Strategic Partners

If there is any which can provide its significant contribution - it is welcomed.

Name

Nikolina Nikolova

Address

26 Nikolaevska Street, Dupnitsa 2600

Country

Bulgaria

Telephone number

+359 899 893 612

E-mail address

partners.dupnitsa.ngo@gmail.com

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