Song:Expo 2025
15th - 23th of October 2025
Welcome.
Greetings and a warm welcome to the 15th edition of Trondheim Song:Expo!
It’s an absolute joy to gather here once again in Trondheim, surrounded by the unmatched energy of collaboration, creativity, and connection that defines this event.
This year, we are entering a new era. The world of music is being transformed by AI, reshaping how we create, share, and imagine songs. At the same time, K-pop continues its meteoric rise, with projects like Demon Hunters lifting the genre to even greater global heights, and we’re proud that Song:Expo writers and producers have been part of that journey.
Over the next week, some of the world’s most brilliant creators from Norway, the Nordics, Asia, the U.S., and beyond will come together to craft what we believe could be the next wave of global hits. We know from experience how powerful this process can be. Since its beginnings, Song:Expo has contributed to billions of streams, millions of physical sales, and hundreds of chart-topping hits, including multiple Billboard No. 1s. Songs born here have found their way to artists like aespa, Red Velvet, TWICE, EXO, NCT 127, NCT Dream, Super Junior, and beloved national stars Marcus & Martinus, Ynga, Frøder, CLM, and many more.
What began as a bold idea to showcase Norwegian talent to the world has now become one of the most successful songwriting camps on the planet. Our guiding principle remains unchanged: success is built on collaboration, co-writing, networking, and the fearless pursuit of creativity in the studio. Today, with AI as both a tool and a collaborator, the horizon of what is possible in songwriting has expanded further than ever before.
Song:Expo’s mission is to inspire and empower. We are here to open doors, to offer mentorship, guidance, and access to a global creative network. Our role is to elevate talent, refine skills, and help spark the next generation of worldwide hits.
Song:Expo is also a celebration of diversity and inclusion. Here, creators from every corner of the globe come together in a safe, collaborative space where all voices are valued. We proudly champion equality, multiculturalism, and gender neutrality, ensuring creativity thrives in every form.
A heartfelt thank you to our incredible partners and sponsors, whose support makes this camp possible: Sparebank 1 SMN, TONO, Music Norway, Trondheim Municipality, Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Arts Council of Norway, KREATION Music Rights, and Dsign Music.
As we begin Song:Expo 2025, let’s embrace this new era with curiosity, courage, and passion. Together, we will continue to write the future of music.
Let’s make history, and let’s make magic!
Robin Jenssen Co-founder
& International Coordinator
The crew.
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.
Robin Jenssen
Norby
Anjali Mariampillai Communication and SoMe anjali@tmpo.no / +47 979
Anita Ommeldal Øverland Project Coordinator
Victor Løvland Technical supervisor
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!
Utha Rasanayagam Hospitality Crew
Stacy Jacobsen Hospitality Crew
Ina Haaheim Stenvig Photographer
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.
Per Jørgen Pedersen
perjorgen@tmpo.no
Jørgen Norby
jorgen@tmpo.no
anita@tmpo.no
Photos: Emilie Wulff Skårild
Anita O. Øverland
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: Emilie Wulff Skårild
Photos: Gerhardsen &
National camp. International camp.
18th of October
15th of October
18.00 Meet & Greet @ Musikkbyen Trondheim
16th of October
10:00 Introduction, leads and campstart: Team 1
11:00 - 16:00 TONO and Music Norway Open Office
13:00 Lunch
18:00 Dinner
01:00 Curfew @ Musikkbyen Trondheim
17th of October
10:00 Songwriting team 1
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Start: Team 2
18:00 Dinner
01:00 Curfew @ Musikkbyen Trondheim
18th of October
10:00 Songwriting: Team 2
13:00 Lunch
15:00 Deadline for songs and split-sheets
16:00 Dinner and listening session
20:00 / 8pm Meet & Greet @ Musikkbyen
23:00 / 11pm Curfew Musikkbyen
19th of October
11:00 / 11am Introduction and start: Team 1
14:00 / 2pm Lunch
19:00 / 7pm Dinner
01:00 / 1am Curfew Musikkbyen
20th of October
11:00 / 11am Songwriting: Team 2
14:00 / 2pm Lunch
19:00 / 7pm Dinner
01:00 / 1am Curfew Musikkbyen
21th of October
11:00 / 11am Songwriting: Team 3
14:00 / 2pm Lunch
19:00 / 7pm Dinner
01:00 / 1am Curfew Musikkbyen
22nd of October
11:00 / 11am Songwriting: Team 4
14:00 / 2pm Lunch
19:00 / 7pm Dinner
01:00 / 1am Curfew Musikkbyen
23rd of October
11:00 / 11am Songwriting / Wrap-up
14:00 / 2pm Lunch
15:00 / 3pm Deadline for songs and split-sheets
18:00-22:00 / Closing-party at TYVEN
6pm - 10pm
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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