Sony Music Publishing Hosts First-Ever 'SMP x BeatStars Hitmaker Week' in Europe

09 August 2023 - Press release

Global song camp hosted BeatStars & SMP creators in Sweden, featured sessions sponsored by TikTok

Sony Music Publishing hosted its first-ever SMP x BeatStars Hitmaker Week, an international songwriting camp held at the end of June in Stockholm, Sweden at the House of Creatives. The camp, which marked the three-year milestone of SMP's partnership with BeatStars, showcased the global, collaborative nature of songwriting and beatmaking today, bringing together 27 BeatStars Publishing hitmakers from 10 different countries and 16 artists from across the globe. 

Throughout the four-day event, attendees were engaged in over 40 sessions and several curated workshops. As a sponsoring partner, TikTok hosted a day of sessions as part of their #BehindTheSong initiative, which celebrates songwriters and supports their creative achievements. BMI also hosted a workshop on the importance of royalty collection and copyright protection in the international market, while Musikförläggarna provided resources and support for the camp. 

The SMP x BeatStars Hitmaker Week also coincided with the Lollapalooza Stockholm festival, where attendees had the opportunity to work with festival artists and attend performances. Attendees included Ricky Rich, Sarettii, CoCo, Debbie, Bbno$, 1dabanton, Microbe, Gyard, 1srael, FUMES, IOF, Frank Moses, JustDan, Sekko, Chris Rich, WayTooLost and many more.

Director, Creative A&R, Sony Music Publishing Will Skalmoski said, "We're grateful to mark three years of partnership with BeatStars and expand our work with BeatStars Publishing with our Inaugural Hitmaker Week, which has led to great new songs and lasting relationships. Thank you to TikTok, BMI and Musikförläggarna for your support, and to SMP's International A&R teams for bringing this event to life. We look forward to many more Hitmaker weeks in the future."

"This camp provided a unique opportunity for SMP and BeatStars talent to collaborate in person and come together from various corners of the globe, and the music they made reflects their incredible creativity. We are grateful for the partnership of SMP's International, Europe and US teams, and we look forward to continuing this initiative and further elevating Hitmaker week," said Manager, European A&R, Sony Music Publishing Nasra Artan.

Greg Mateo, President, BeatStars Publishing and Music said, "It's always a thrill to see the incredible talent on display when our BeatStars producers collaborate with other creators and artists from all over the world.  Our partnership with Sony Music Publishing has been instrumental in bringing exciting new opportunities to our producer community."

SMP's Creative teams collaborated across numerous global territories to launch the event including Sweden (Khadra Abdirashid, Leroy Joweihan), the UK (Nasra Artan, Josephine Atie), the US (Will Skalmoski, Simone Dixon, Corey McAfee), Italy (Alberto Grimaldi) and Germany (Marvin Lutz).