BIME 2025: Basque. Music.

Euskara. Kultura. Mundura.

Txopet
Txopet
 Maloa Brothers
Maloa Brothers
  • 28
    Oct 2025
    31
    Oct 2025
    Bilbao

The thirteenth edition of BIME, the leading international gathering for music industry professionals, will be held from October 28 to 31 at the Palacio Euskalduna Conference Center in Bilbao. Once again, the event will bring together artists, promoters, record labels, and people working in culture from around the world.

BASQUE. MUSIC. will have its own stand at the fair and has organised various activities aimed at promoting exchange between industry professionals, sharing know-how and promoting music created and produced in the Basque Country.

Tuesday, October 28

10:00 - 11:30 · Euskal Herria-LATAM Forum for Professional Collaboration

EXTRA / 5B room

This activity dedicated to a space for dialogue and cooperation between cultural stakeholders from both Latin America and the Basque region. The session includes a breakfast. 

RSVP via this link until October 22. 

Wednesday, October 29

12:45 – 14:15 · Perfect Pitch 

Within this pitching session, jointly organised by BIME and Peermusic, a Basque proposal can participate. Along with other eleven musical proposals, it will have the opportunity to present its projects before renowned international music supervisors such as Alex Hackford, Jonathan Finegold and Sandra González. 

The participation call is open here until October 13.  

20:30 · BASQUE. MUSIC. showcase: Txopet, Maloa Brothers and Marte Lasarte 

As part of BIME Live line-up, Basque groups Txopet, Maloa Brothers and Marte Lasarte will take the Stage Live, a concert that will be for free. 

Friday, October 31

15:00 · KEXP presents: Merina Gris

Encarnación Church

The widely acclaimed US-based KEXP will record a special live session with Merina Gris at the Iglesia de la Encarnación (Encarnación Church), in the framework of their series devoted new international proposals. 

BASQUE. MUSIC. is a platform created to promote the internationalisation of the music industry in the Basque Country. It serves as a tool for promoting creators, musicians, record labels, as well as management and booking companies in professional markets and festivals worldwide. BASQUE. MUSIC is made up of Musika Bulegoa, the Etxepare Basque Institute, and the Basque Government.

Txopet

Based in Bilbao, Txopet plays high energy pop rock, mixing autotune, powerful riffs, intense melodies and a punk attitude with the rawness of garage rock. Their songs, both bright and dark simultaneously, draw from personal experience and turn music into a powerful means of expression.. With their own style and a fresh and innovative approach, the band has quickly made a name for itself on the Basque scene. 

Maloa Brothers

The Maloa Brothers, also from Bilbao, focus on hip-hop, blending it with other urban rhythms they perform live. The members have been part of other bands including La Raíz, Sutan, and Nativa. Founded in 2023, the group performs street lyrics in Basque, Portuguese, and Spanish, creating a musical voice dedicated to social transformation.

Marte Lasarte

Marte Lasarte was created by Borja Antón and Pello Armendáriz, a project that came about after fifteen years playing together with the band Skakeitan. In 2023, they picked up their collaboration again and started working on their first album. At the end of that year, they recorded two tracks produced by Jon Badiola (Badi) at the studio of Haritz Harreguy. In 2024, they released the singles ‘Basamortua’ and ‘Marte Lasarte’ and welcomed two new members: Lore Nekane Billelabeitia (Belako) and Alex Alonso (Skakeitan, ETS, Tierra Santa, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Gari, among others).

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