Song:Expo 2024

Song:Expo 2024 17th - 24th of October 2024

Welcome.

Greetings and a warm welcome to the 14th edition of Trondheim Song:Expo!

It’s an absolute pleasure to welcome you all to Trondheim Song:Expo 2024.

We’re excited to be surrounded by the incredible energy of collaboration, creativity, and connection that makes this event so special.

This year, we are thrilled to host some of the world’s most brilliant creators, both local and international, for a full week of songwriting magic. Over the next eight days, these talented minds will come together to craft what we hope will be tomorrow’s global chart-toppers.

The journey of Song:Expo has been nothing short of extraordinary. Our efforts have resulted in billions of streams, multi-million physical sales, and countless top 5 hits, including Billboard No. 1 placements and multiple award nominations.

Over 100 songs that were born here at our camp have been recorded and released by major international acts like Super M, Namie Amuro, Red Velvet, TWICE, EXO, Super Junior, NCT, and LOONA. We’ve also seen great success with national stars like Marcus & Martinus, Alejandro Fuentes, Ynga, Frøder, CLM, and Liza Vazillieva, just to name a few.

What began as a bold idea to export Norwegian talent to the world has evolved into a groundbreaking movement. Trondheim is now home to the world’s largest songwriting camp—an achievement that many once thought impossible. Our research into the global music industry reinforced what we knew in our hearts: success lies in collaboration, co-writing, networking, belief in oneself, and the relentless pursuit of creativity in the studio.

Song:Expo’s mission is as powerful as ever: to engage, inspire, and empower creators. We’re here to foster creativity and cultural exchange, offering guidance, mentorship, and access to an international network. Our goal is to elevate talent, refine skills, and spark the next wave of global hits. After more than a decade, Song:Expo continues to break new ground, opening doors for both seasoned and emerging creators alike.

This camp is a celebration of diversity and inclusion, designed to welcome creators from every corner of the globe. We provide a safe, collaborative space where all voices are heard, and all talents are recognized. At Song:Expo, we champion equality, embrace multiculturalism, and uphold gender neutrality, ensuring that creativity flourishes in every form.

A huge thank you to our incredible partners and sponsors, whose support makes this event possible. Special recognition goes to Sparebank 1 Sparebankstiftelsen SMN, TONO, Music Norway, Trondheim Municipality, Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Arts Council of Norway, KREATION Music Rights, and Dsign Music.

As we embark on this creative journey together, let’s remember that we’re united by a shared love for music and a drive to amplify its reach across the globe. Welcome to Trondheim Song:Expo 2024—let’s make magic happen!

Robin Jenssen Co-founder & International Coordinator

The team.

We are very excited to welcome you to our studio wing at Musikkbyen Trondheim to witness your magic firsthand!

Needless to say, to make one of the largest songwriting camps in the world - it takes a village. It’s a pleasure to introduce this year’s team, whom without none of this would be possible.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, we are available by phone or e-mail.

The Team.

Per Jørgen Pedersen

Project Manager pj@songexpo.no / +47 936 59 231

Anita Ommeldal Øverland

Project Coordinator anita@songexpo.no / +47 948 83 426

Robin Jenssen

Emilie Wulff Skårild

Jørgen Norby

Victor Løvland

International Coordinator robin@songexpo.no / +47 930 91 300

Area supervisor norby@songexpo.no / +47 456 73 462

Head of Communication wulff@songexpo.no / +47 478 41 459

Technical supervisor

Helene Hasselknipe Hospitality Crew

Utha Rasanayagam Hospitality Crew

Alex Truong Videographer

Catrin Johansson Hospitality Crew

It is not just the team that helps make the Song:Expo camp - to be able to do Song:expo we rely on funds and cooperations with these great companies who support us and our vision to gather the greatest songwriters we know.

A BIG THANK YOU TO YOU ALL!

Tempo is a Norwegian Music Centre working with and for musicians, artists, songwriters and producers as well as technicians, promoters, labels, publishers, agents and managers in Mid-Norway.

This is done through seminars and workshops, consulting and distribution of information about the music industry. Throughout the year Tempo organizes more than 40 one-day seminars and spends more than 100 hours in one-to-one meetings consulting people in the music industry.

In addition to this Tempo is behind several large-scale projects; most importantly Trondheim Song:Expo, Musikkbyen Trondheim, Musikkontoret.no and contributes to the conference program at Trondheim Calling.

Photos: Emilie Wulff Skårild

THE TEMPO STAFF:

Per Jørgen Pedersen perjorgen@tmpo.no

Jørgen Norby

jorgen@tmpo.no

Anita O. Øverland anita@tmpo.no

LEARN MORE ABOUT TEMPO: facebook.com/tempomidtnorge @tempomidtnorge @tempomidtnorge tmpo.no

Musikkbyen.

The music industry hub in Trondheim The past years the Song:Expo camp has found place in Fjordgata. As of 2020 we moved to the new studio wing at Musikkbyen. Musikkbyen is a hub for the music industry in Trondheim, where the companies and organizations have their own office spaces and co-working space.

We are proud to finally be able to host Song:Expo in the brand new studios and the great office hub that has been founded at the docks of Trondheim.

Welcome!

Photos: Gerhardsen &

Photos: Emilie Wulff Skårild

National camp.

17th of October 18.00

Meet & Greet @ Musikkbyen Trondheim

18th of October 10:00 13:00 18:00 01:00

Introduction, leads and campstart: Team 1 Lunch Dinner Curfew @ Musikkbyen Trondheim

19th of October 10:00 13:00 14:00 18:00 01:00

Songwriting team 1 Lunch Start: Team 2 Dinner Curfew @ Musikkbyen Trondheim

20th of October 10:00 13:00 15:00 16:00

Songwriting: Team 2 Lunch Deadline for songs and split-sheets Dinner and listening session

International camp.

20th of October 20.00 / 8pm 23.00 / 11pm

Meet & Greet @ Musikkbyen Trondheim Curfew Musikkbyen

21st of October 11:00 / 11pm 14:00 / 2pm 19:00 / 7pm 01:00 / 1am

Introduction, leads and start: Team 1 Lunch Dinner Curfew @ Musikkbyen Trondheim

22nd of October 11:00 / 11pm 14:00 / 2pm 19:00 / 7pm 01:00 / 1am

Songwriting: Team 2 Lunch Dinner Curfew @ Musikkbyen Trondheim

23rd of October 11:00 / 11pm 14:00 / 2pm 19:00 / 7pm 01:00 / 1am

Songwriting: Team 3 Lunch Dinner Curfew @ Musikkbyen Trondheim

24th of October 11:00 / 11pm 14:00 / 2pm 15:00 / 3pm 18:00 - 22:00 6pm - 10pm

Songwriting / Wrap up Lunch Deadline for delivering songs Dinner / Closing-party @ Tyven Location: Dronningens gate 11, 7012 Trondheim

Ethical guidelines.

We at Trondheim Song:Expo want an equal, diverse, and safe cultural life.

We want to have broad representation in all our activities, we are aware of our role and want to be a safe conversation partner. All our camps should be safe meeting places for everyone, and for you who participate, we have developed some ethical guidelines: 1. Be aware of your role, position, and status.

2. Avoid stepping over other peoples boundaries. Be aware that people have different boundaries, and that jokes, humor and compliments can be perceived differently.

3. Unwanted attention, touching or spreading of infringing material shall not occur at our camps.

4. Show respect for the identity and privacy of others.

5. Notify the staff if you experience or see sexual harassment, discrimination, or other unwanted behavior.

If you experience behavior that violates our ethical guidelines in connection with our activity, or wish to notify on behalf of others, you are free to choose which of the following to contact: General manager of Tempo: Per Jørgen Pedersen - perjorgen@tmpo.no Chairwoman of the Board of Tempo: Therese Østby Haugen – therese@tmpo.no Deviances can also be reported by name or anonymously at our website. All inquiries are taken seriously and investigated with the promise of confidentiality.

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