Prior to the Golden Melody Awards Ceremony, a series of events take place during a span a three days, including international conferences, networking sessions, business matching center, exhibition and showcases. Invitees come from Asia, Europe and the Americas and consist of key figures in the record, performance, artist agency, international news and television industries, as well as international buyers and musicians. The aim is to facilitate business exchange between Taiwan and the world and make the event an important business platform in Asia.
| 6/20 (Wed.) | 6/21(Thur.) | 6/22(Fri.) | 6/23(Sat.) | ||||||
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| Conference-1 1030-1200 Music Industry's Next Steps in the Digital Age |
Networking:Meet the festivals and curators-1 1030-1115 Urban Festival |
Conference-4 1030-1200 Opening Up Business Opportunities with Blockchain |
Networking:Meet the festivals and curators-3 1030-1115 Music Market & Festival |
Conference-7 1030-1200 Analyzing the Trends in Concert Business |
Networking:Meet the festivals and curators-5 1030-1115 Music Market & Festival |
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| Networking:Meet the opportunities and buyers-1 1115-1200 Concert Promoter |
Networking:Meet the opportunities and buyers-4 1115-1200 International Touring & Promoter |
Networking:Meet the opportunities and buyers-7 1115-1200 Music & Regional Development/Music Export |
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| 2018 Golden Melody Festival
Press Conference of Opening Ceremony 1230-1400 |
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| Pitching 1400-1600 |
Presentation 1 1400-1420 SQUEEZE MUSIC |
Conference-8 1300-1430 |
Presentation 4 1400-1420 LyraVR |
GMA Heat Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Plaza 1400-1700 |
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| Presentation 2 1420-1440 Lyric Speaker |
Presentation 5 1420-1440 Funique |
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| Conference-2 1430-1600 Music in Animation, Comics, and Games |
Networking:Meet the festivals and curators-2 1430-1515 Mega Outdoor Festival |
Conference-5 1430-1600 Frenemy of the Music Industry: AI |
Networking:Meet the festivals and curators-4 1430-1515 Music Market & Festival |
Presentation 3 1440-1500 Han Chuang Culture&Art |
Conference-9 1445-1615 Exploring Business Opportunities in International Music Markets |
Networking:Meet the festivals and curators-6 1430-1515 Music Market & Festival |
Presentation 6 1440-1500 HTC VIVE |
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| Networking:Meet the opportunities and buyers-2 1515-1600 Media & Festival Brands |
Networking:Meet the opportunities and buyers-5 1515-1600 Matching Platform |
Networking:Meet the opportunities and buyers-8 1515-1600 Production & IP Licensing |
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| Conference-3 1630-1800 Global Vision on Cultivation of Talents in Music Business |
Networking:Meet the opportunities and buyers-3 1600-1645 Distributor & Promoter |
Conference-6 1630-1800 Experiencing Music in an Immersive World |
Networking:Meet the opportunities and buyers-6 1600-1645 Digital Content Platform |
Conference-10 1630-1800 Case Studies: Linking Music Events to the Local Communities |
Networking:Meet the opportunities and buyers-9 1600-1645 Digital Content Marketing |
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| 2018 Golden Melody Awards - red carpet Taipei arena 1700-1900 |
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| Exhibition 1000-1730 | |||||||||
| Biz Matching Center 1000-1730 | |||||||||
| Showcase Neo Studio 1900-2200 | 2018 Golden Melody Awards Taipei arena 1900-2330 |
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| Farewell Party globalbanque | |||||||||
Well-known lyricists and songwriters are invited to hold songwriting seminars on campuses to help cultivate a new generation of songwriters.
The GMA Talk invites GMA winners to reflect on their career in the form of seminar and engage in direct talks with students.
Leading figures, both from home and abroad, are invited to speak on the current and future trends in the music industry, including music production, market exploration, technological innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Potential buyers are invited to watch the performance of domestic and overseas artists and bands. The event focuses on Taiwanese artists with export potential, helps showcase the musical diversity of Taiwan and creates opportunities to expand overseas markets.
Networking runs on two themes: meet the festivals and curators & meet the opportunities and buyers. Key figures are introduced to the attendees and invited to talk about their personal experience in organizing their own music festival or businesses, exchanging the knowledge and resource to others and fostering business collaboration.
Music companies or businesses with interest to work across the industries are invited to sign up for business matching events online to create business opportunities for themselves.
The GMA exhibition features the latest music and interdisciplinary technologies and showcases mind-blowing futuristic applications to satisfy the imagination of visitors.
The forum invited multiple Taiwanese startup teams to share their product concept and application in the expanded music industry, and promoting cross-industry exchanges in the hope of sparking potential future cooperation.
As GMA's platform for up-and-coming talents, GMA Heat invited a new generation of outstanding singers and groups to perform. A chance for them to infuse their passion into the melody, and for Taiwan's pop music to shine.
