Ireland Music Week (IMW) is a showcase festival and conference held in Dublin, highlighting emerging Irish talent across multiple genres, including indie, rock, pop, folk, hip-hop, and electronic music. IMW offers artists the opportunity to perform in front of influential music industry professionals, including talent scouts, label representatives, and media from both Ireland and abroad.

Music Latvia, Music Estonia and the Lithuanian Music Business Association are set to present the first-ever Baltic Focus programme at Ireland Music Week (IMW) in October 2025. The programme features three artists – mariin k. from Estonia, Plié from Lithuania and Vultura from Latvia – alongside a delegation of over 30 Baltic music industry players.

The Baltic Focus programme is a joint effort of Music Latvia, Music Estonia and the Lithuanian Music Business Association. Core partners in Estonia are Tallinn Music Week and e-Residency, media partner is Postimees Culture. Core partners in Latvia are Riga Music Week and Every Little Thing, media partner is LSM – Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Core partners in Lithuania are What’s Next in Music?, media partner is LRT – Lithuanian National Radio and Television. The initiative is supported by the Baltic Culture Fund, Estonian Embassy in Dublin, Embassy of Latvia in Ireland and Embassy of Lithuania in Ireland.

Baltic Focus programme 

Thursday, 2 October

10:00 – 11:00 am
Culture Ministries Meeting (closed session)

4:30 – 5:25 pm  
Baltic Beat: The Sound of Connection, The Pulse of Tomorrow

Keynote: The Baltic Identity – Shared Roots, Distinct Branches
Ingrid Kohtla, Head of PR & Communications at Tallinn Music Week (EE)

6:00–7:30 pm
Baltic Focus Reception
Lost Lane (1-2 Lost Lane, Adam Court, Grafton Street)

Baltic Showcases

8:00 – 8:30 pm Vultura (LV)
9:30 – 10:00 pm mariin k. (EE)
10:40 – 11:10 Plié (LT)

Baltic Focus at IMW industry delegates

Estonian delegation
Ave Sophia Demelemester, Director of Music Estonia
Eva Johanna Lepikov, Executive Producer at Tallinn Music Week
Greete Paršin, Project Manager at Music Estonia
Guillermo Chávez García, Head of Spanish and Portuguese Markets at e-Residency
Ingrid Kohtla, Head of PR & Communications at Tallinn Music Week
Janar Ala, Culture Editor at Postimees
Juliana Voloz, Founder of JVPromotion
Kertu Mägar, Co-founder & CEO of FAAR Music
Mihkel Mäekalle, Head of Bookings at Breakdealer Agency / Selektor Studio / Funk Embassy
Roman Demtšenko, Founder of Paavli Kultuurivabrik & Damn. Loud Agency
Tanya Korenika, Founder and CEO of UCE Agency

Latvian delegation
Agnese Cimuška-Rekke, Music Latvia, Executive Director and Founder of Riga Music Week
Aiga Leitholde, Journalist at LSM
Bruno Roze, Co-founder & Owner of I Love You Records
Daina Zalāne, Director of Lauska
Elvijs Grafcovs, Musician and Manager of Very Cool People
Guna Zučika, Founder of Every Little Thing, Conference Curator at Riga Music Week
Lena Sme, PR Manager at Skaņu Mežs Festival, Founder of MOO
Līva Pētersone-Kļaviņa, Project Director at Music Latvia, Head of Marketing & Production at Riga Music Week
Sabine Brice, Manager of Tautumeitas
Uldis Pabērzis, Director of Summer Sound Festiva

Lithuanian delegation
Aiste Naveckaite, Founder of Damn Good
Eglė Gedminaitė, Founder of Perspective Collective
Justas Čekuolis, Founder of Muzikos Herojai
Lauras Lučiūnas, Founder of Creative Industries
Marija Astromskaite, Founder & Manager of MB Astrocore, Manager of Plié
Ramūnas Zilnys, Head of Popular Music at LRT – Lithuanian Radio and Television
Vaidas Stackevičius, Director of Lithuanian Music Business Association / M.P.3
Victor Diawara, Founder of Loftas
Vilma Dzienaitė, Head of Projects at Lithuanian Music Business Association

See the Baltic programme and delegates.