SPAIN - Road Map

Fast facts

Dial Code: +34

Population: 47,4 million

Language: Spanish

Capital City: Madrid

Currency: Euro

GDP Per Capita: $41,736

Labels, distribution & licensing

Virtually all record companies listed here are also publishers. 

Additional publishers in the next section.

• Universal Music Spain (Major)

• Sony Music Spain (Major)

• Warner Music Spain (Major)

• Bcore (Rock)

• Subterfuge (Popular Music)

• Elephant Records (Popular Music)

• La Castanya (Popular Music)

• Mushroom Pillow (Popular Music)

• Bank robber (Mixed)

• Sones (Popular Music)

• Grabaciones en el Mar Popular Music)

• Hivern Discs (Popular Music)

• Neonized (Popular Music)

• Disco Floantes (Popular Music)

• Mama Vynila Records (Popular Music)

• El Segell del Primavera (Mixed)

• Avispa (Rock)

• Blanco Y Negro (Popular Music)

• Picap (Mixed)

• Quadrant Records (Mixed)

• Chandos (Art Music)

• Fresh Sound Records (Jazz)

Publishing & Performance rights

PUBLISHING

• Warner Chappell Spain (Major)

• Sony/ATV Spain & Portugal (Major)

• Universal Music Publishing Spain (Major)

• Peer Music (Mixed)

• BMG (Mixed)

• Union Musical Ediciones (Art Music)

• Trito Edicions (Art Music)

• Piles Editorial De Musica (Art Music)

• Ediciones Periferia Sheet Music (Art Music)

• Monge Y Bogeta Asociados Musicales (Art Music)

• Dinsic Publicacions Musicals (Art Music)

STUDIOS

Granada:

• Space Mountain Studios

Madrid:

• Estudio Uno

Girona:

• Estudis Ground

Figueres:

• Music Lan Studios

Ibiza:

• Sonic Vista Studios

Media, PR & Promotion

MEDIA
TV:

• Telecinco

• Antena 3

• La 1

• La 2

• La Sexta

• Cuatro

• FDF

• Energy TV

• Nova

• Trece

Radio:

• RTVE

• Prisa Radio

• Cadena COPE

• Atresmedia Radio

• Kiss FM

• Radio Marca

• esRadio

Newspapers:

• El País

• El Mundo

• ABC

PR AGENCIES

• Expansice (Mixed)

• Freelastica (Dance Music)

MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS

• SGAE (Copyright Management Organization)

• INAEM (National Institute of Performing Arts and Music)

• AIE (Spanish Musicians' Association)

• PROMUSICAE (Represents major record companies)

• UFI (Represents independent record companies)

• Asociación de Promotores Musicales (Industry body for the live music industry)

• Sounds From Spain (Works to inform about Spain's music industry and represents Spain at various music fairs)

Live & Venues

LIVE

June:

• Sónar, Barcelona (Electronic)

• Azkena Rock Festival, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Rock)

• A Summer Story, Madrid (Popular Music)

July:

• Resurrection Fest, Vivero (Rock)

• Vida Festival, Barcelona (Mixed)

• Festival Cruïlla, Barcelona (Popular Music)

• Bilbao BBK Live (Popular Music)

• Mad Cool Festival (Popular Music)

• Barcelona Beach Festival, Barcelona (Popular Music)

• Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, Benicassim (Popular Music)

• Low Festival, Benidorm (Popular Music)

• Arenal Sound, Borriana (Popular Music)

• Festival de Jazz, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Jazz)

• Jazzaldia, San Sebastian (Jazz)

August:

• Primavera Sound, Barcelona (Popular Music)

• Mallorca Live Festival, Calvià (Popular Music)

• Dreambeach, Villaricos (Popular Music)

• Medusa Sunbeach Festival (Popular Music)

• Rototom Sunsplash, Castellón (Popular Music)

• DGTL Festival, Barcelona (Electronic)

• Festival Internacional, Santander (Art Music)

• Leyendas del Rock (Rock)

September:

• Tomavistas, Madrid (Popular Music)

October:

• BIME Live Festival, Bilbao (Popular Music)

VENUES

Madrid:

• Galileo Galilei (Mixed)

• El Junco (Jazz)

• Cafe La Palma (Mixed)

• La Riviera (Mixed)

• Sala Clamores (Mixed)

• Sala Caracol (Mixed)

• Costello Club (Popular Music)

• Blackbird (Mixed)

• Honky Tonk (Popular Music)

• Wurlitzer Ballroom (Rock)

• Siroco (Popular Music)

• Moe (Mixed)

Barcelona:

• Heliogabàl (Mixed)

• Razzmatazz (Mixed)

• Jamboree (Jazz)

• Harlem Jazz Club (Jazz)

• Luz de Gas (Mixed)

• Sidecar Factory Club (Popular Music)

• Gran Bodega Saltó (Mixed)

• Apolo (Popular Music)

• Bikini (Popular Music)

• Big Bang (Mixed)

Valencia:

• Wah-Wah (Popular Music)

• Loco Club (Popular Music)

• Black Note (Mixed)

• Jimmy Glass (Jazz)

• Radio City (Mixed)

Sevilla:

• Trompeta Verde (Mixed)

• Fun Club (Popular Music)

• Café Tarifa (Mixed)

• La Casa de Max (Mixed)

• La Bicicleteria (Mixed)

• Jazz Naima (Jazz)

BOOKING AGENTS

• Live Nation Spain (Popular Music)

• DCS3 Booking Agency (Popular Music)

• Cityzen Music (Mixed)

• Arctiva Booking Agency (Popular Music)

• Taste The Floor (Popular Music)

• Delfuego Booking (Mixed)

• Plan B Music (Mixed)

• Planet Events (Mixed)

• Live In Dallas (Popular Music)

• Sonde 3 Producciones (Mixed)

• Mapamundi Música (Mixed)

• Jeronimo Stage (Mixed)

ORCHESTRAS
Madrid:

• Orquesta Nationales de España

• The Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid

• RTVE Sinfonica

Barcelona:

• Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya

• Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu

Valencia:

• Valencia Orchestra

Sevilla:

• Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla

CONCERT HALLS
Madrid:

• Teatro Real

• Auditorio Nacional de Música

• Teatro Maria Guerrero

• Teatro Valle-Inclán

• Teatro de la Comedia

• Teatro de la Abadia

• Teatro de la Zarzuela

• Teatros del Canal

• Teatro Español

• Reina Sofia Centre Auditorium 400

Barcelona:

• Palau de la Musica Catalana

• L'Auditori

• Auditorio Axa

• Caixa Forum

• Gran Teatre del Liceu

• Teatre Musical

Valencia:

• Palau de la Música

• Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia

Other

MUSIC INDUSTRY NETWORKING ARENAS

Barcelona:

• PRIMAVERAPRO (Conference part of the big festival Primavera. Very large international participation with panels and seminar)

Ibiza:

• International Music Summit (Showcase Festival and Electronic Dance Music Conference)

MUSIC RESIDENCES

Madrid:

• IN-SONORA (Focus on sound art, 2 weeks, some costs covered)