Ment Ljubljana

Festival & Conference

Whether you’re a music enthusiast, industry professional or simply curious about emerging artists, MENT offers a platform for discovering new sounds and connecting with the music scene.

MENT Ljubljana is a music discovery festival facilitating, in symbiosis with the conference, the presentation of music performers from all over Europe in front of international music professionals and audiences. The festival serves as a meeting point for artists, music professionals and music lovers. Its primary focus is on promoting emerging talent, fostering creativity and facilitating networking opportunities within the independent music industry. At the tenth edition (February 2024) 88 artists from 24 countries performed across four days on 16 stages around Ljubljana. 

The international conference focuses on the music industry and creativity. The conference was attended by 700 foreign and local music professionals (festival organizers, concert promoters, booking agents, managers, journalists, representatives of record labels, networks, and others). The participating delegates came from 35 countries.

“It’s a bubbling cauldron of sonic wonders, drawing on the city’s punk and counter-cultural heritage, and is a consistent narrative-changer, eradicating any notion of Anglo-American exceptionalism in the musical arts, presenting mainly new acts with a focus on local, and wider-regional talent. While there are political things that can’t be avoided, MENT is about presenting awesome new acts to new people - it’s really that simple, and that is why it works."

James Thornhill, Under the Radar

“Time and again, MENT demonstrates its unique ability to illuminate emerging music from across Europe and beyond. Acting as a vital cultural conduit, the festival bridges music scenes within and around the Balkans, providing a robust platform for international recognition.”

Kieran Macdonald Brown, CLASH MAGAZINE

“MENT is less concerned with providing bread and circuses narratives for city marketing, or putting a country on a map. No: the plan is an old fashioned one; getting people to see great acts they’ve never heard of.”

Richard Foster, Louder Than War

Ment Team

Andraž Kajzer / artistic director & festival manager
Miran Rusjan / conference manager
Ružica Petrova / manageMENT assistant
Jaša Bužinel / media relations, translation & proofreading
Dominika Maša Kozar / digital marketing
Matic Urbanc / delegate service & receptions
Jure Brglez / visual departMENT
Tina Ocvirk / visual departMENT
Luka Žgur, Invisio / web departMENT
Janez Prašnikar, Invisio / web departMENT
Urška Črnič / administration
Andreja Bolčina / lead production
Žan Debelak / technical production
Hana Rozman / technical production
Staš Kramar / technical production
Matevž Bitenc / technical production
Maša Pavoković / New Faces project manager
Marijo Zupanov / volunteer departMENT

CE/MENT curated by Jera Topolovec, Jaša Bužinel & Andraž Kajzer

appointMENT curated by Špela Pečjak, Tisa Kučan Lah & Urška Kleindienst

+ the Kino Šiška team, all the personnel at the venues, stage managers, runners, drivers, volunteers and everyone else that lent a hand

Produced by Kino Šiška, represented by: Tibor Mihelič Syed
Conference co-produced by SIGIC, represented by: Primož Kristan

We reserve the right to change the programme.