Impala reveals 2025 artist and label camps with partners from Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Hungary and Turkey

12 September 2025 - Press release

IMPALA is delighted to reveal the recipients of the 2025 Artist and Label Camps, a programme co-funded by the European Union to strengthen the independent music ecosystem across Europe.

The 2025 camps will be hosted by:

• Artist Camp - FONO / AMAEI (Norway & Portugal) – at by:Larm Music Festival and Conference,11–13 September
• Label Camp - HAIL / BMYD (Hungary & Turkey) – at BUSH Showcase Hub, 29–31 October
• Label Camp - SOM / IndieCo ry (Sweden & Finland) – location and date TBC
  
  

These Artist and Label Camps (announced earlier this year) are being organised through services provided by independent associations and are designed to foster cross-border collaboration, empower the next generation of artists and music companies, and promote diversity, sustainability, and innovation within the independent sector. By bringing together emerging talent and entrepreneurial labels from different countries, the camps create new opportunities to share knowledge, build networks, and showcase creativity to wider audiences.

The camps form part of IMPALA's wider EU co-funded projects, aimed at boosting the competitiveness and resilience of Europe's independent music community, while celebrating its cultural diversity and supporting a more sustainable future.