The conference and festival returns to London from September 24th to 26th, with talks, workshops, an artist-chef dining series and more.
AVA London has shared a fresh batch of names and sessions for this year’s edition, running from Wednesday September 24th to Friday September 26th. The programme continues to mix artist conversations, immersive art, industry talks and nightlife across the three days.
Programme highlights include:
- Moby joins EarthPercent for a session on music and climate action
- Oklou joins in person for a live RA Exchange
- The Avalanches sit down for a fireside chat around their upcoming fourth album
- Richie Hawtin – A fireside conversation at the intersection of music, art and contemporary culture.
- teamLab bring immersive art, technology and audience movement into the conference, with more details to follow
- No Tags Podcast joins live with Chal Ravens and Tom Lea
- Ableton Presents: Sounding The Archive digs into the British Library Sound Archive, covering field recording, sonic archives and creative tools
- PRS for Music presents Demystifying Music Publishing, covering collaboration, copyright, royalties and administration
- AVA Forum returns as a space for artists, managers, festivals, venues, distributors and platforms to talk shop
Alongside the talks, the conference runs workshops, the AVA Forum industry meetups, mixers between sessions, and a night programme that takes things into the city after dark.
A Pro Pass gives access to the full programme across the two days and three nights, including talks, workshops, networking, AVA Forum, live events and nightlife. Early Bird Pro Passes are £151 plus a charity donation until Saturday August 1st, after which they rise to £200.
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{PAIRED}: Hunee x Joe Otway
Separately, AVA and Carousel’s new summer dining series {PAIRED} continues on Friday August 15th at Serpentine North’s Zaha Hadid-designed Magazine, pairing DJ Hunee with chef Joe Otway of Manchester’s Higher Ground for an evening of food, music and conversation, followed by an intimate DJ set from Hunee. Guests also get after-hours access to David Hockney’s exhibition at Serpentine North.
Join the waitlist for priority access ahead of tickets going on sale Tuesday July 14th.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
