Mixmag Adria
Part of the global Mixmag network spanning 25+ countries across five continents, Mixmag Adria is the definitive authority on electronic music and club culture.
2026
The sonic revolution continues. Join us for the second edition of MUSE-X in 2026.
EXHIBITION
The Professional Layer of MUSE-X
The Muse-X Exhibition is the professional, business-focused layer of the Muse-X platform. It is built around curated exhibition stands and structured B2B matchmaking, designed to support visibility, connection, and concrete collaboration across the creative industries.
At its core, the Exhibition provides a physical space for companies, institutions, organizations, festivals, studios, labels, technology providers, and cultural initiatives to present their work, services, tools, and projects. The focus is clear and practical: who is here, what they do, and who they should be talking to.
B2B matchmaking is central to how the Muse-X Exhibition functions. Connections happen naturally through the shared space and program flow, but are also supported through pre-organised meetings facilitated in collaboration with the Muse-X team.
Based on profiles, interests, and objectives, participants are matched in advance to encourage relevant conversations and productive exchanges.
The Exhibition is intentionally compact and accessible, allowing visitors and professionals to move easily between stands, discover new partners, and engage in direct dialogue without the barriers often created by large-scale trade fairs. Time is respected. Conversations are focused. Outcomes matter.
The Muse-X Exhibition is designed to serve a diverse professional audience, including creative companies, cultural institutions, public bodies, festivals, producers, distributors, educators, and international partners. While open to the public, its structure prioritizes professional interaction and long-term collaboration rather than passive display.
Rather than operating as a separate entity, the Exhibition is fully integrated into the wider Muse-X platform. It runs alongside the Conference and Festival, ensuring that ideas discussed on stage and creativity experienced live can translate into concrete professional relationships.
Insights from Muse-X 2025
2470+
Exhibition Space
3545+
Festival Space
100+
Companies
10000+
Public Attendance
70
Speakers
200+
Artists
50
Media Reach
12
Panel Discussions
18 Countries Represented
Why to exhibit?
Cross-sector networking
Connect with festival organizers, filmmakers, designers, architects, fashion houses, game studios, cultural institutions, agencies, investors, and buyers from across Europe and the Balkans.
Brand visibility
Put your company in front of a targeted, high-value audience across 10+ creative sectors looking for new products, talent, partners, and solutions.
Showcase & demonstrations
Present your latest tech, designs, tools, services, collections, creative content, or artistic work directly to potential clients and collaborators.
Business & sales opportunities
Secure contracts, partnerships, commissions, bookings, licensing deals, and cross-border collaborations in a concentrated B2B environment.
Media exposure
Gain coverage in regional and international cultural, creative-industry, lifestyle, and business media.
Talent discovery
Meet emerging creators, artists, designers, filmmakers, developers, and innovators before they break into the mainstream.
KNOWLEDGE & INSIGHT
THE CONFERENCE
This is a place where the region's most important conversations about the creative industries take place. Over three days, industry leaders, creators, entrepreneurs, and policymakers come together to share insights, explore emerging trends, and shape the future of the Balkan and European creative economy.
It is your place to gain practical knowledge, exchange fresh ideas to apply to your work, and build relationships that last well beyond the event.
In-Depth Panels
Dive into key issues shaping the creative industries, from innovation and funding to production and cultural strategy.
Industry Trends
Learn from leading voices driving change across the global creative landscape, including technology and new business models.
Networking
Meet potential partners, collaborators, institutions, and mentors in a professional yet creatively energizing environment.
Perspectives
Gain regional insights while connecting them to international developments and opportunities within the creative economy.
THE MAIN EVENT
FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE
Where raw talent met industry legends. A three-day explosion of sound, style, and competition.
Day
Night
The Muse-X Festival is the live, experiential heart of the Muse-X platform, where creative ideas leave the conference room and exhibition space to take physical form through sound, performance, visuals, and collective energy.
By day, the Festival is open, exploratory, and participatory. Audiences move through live creation, rehearsals, showcases, installations, and collaborative sessions, as artists, producers, filmmakers, and performers work in public, turning process into experience and blurring the line between creator and audience.
By night, Muse-X transforms. Curated performances, showcases, and cross-genre collaborations take over the space. Electronic, pop, rock, experimental, and classical crossovers, alongside audiovisual performances, are created specifically for Muse-X as one-off productions designed for the moment and never repeated elsewhere.
A defining element of the Muse-X Festival is its Music Battles format. DJ battles, producer battles, rap battles, band battles, and open jam sessions place talent discovery at the center of the experience, with artists discovered live through skill, presence, and collaboration rather than behind closed doors.
The Festival also integrates film screenings, site-specific works, and immersive sound-and-light productions that respond to the architecture of the venue and the rhythm of the platform itself. Built around encounter, experimentation, and exchange rather than headliners alone, Muse-X brings established names and emerging voices into the same space, inviting audiences not just to attend, but to move, discover, and participate.
THE BATTLES
WINNER REWARDS
• Trophy • Main Stage Spot • Media Coverage • Cash Prize • Performance Opportunities Abroad
The upcoming Music Battles offer participants direct exposure to international talent scouts and global booking agents.
PRODUCER BATTLE
LIT
Craft an original track from scratch in just two hours live on stage.
COMING SOON
Details will be announced soon
JUDGES
To be announced
DJ BATTLE
Eight finalists. Three rigorous phases of mixing, scratching, and crowd control.
COMING SOON
Details will be announced soon
JUDGES
To be announced
RAP BATTLE
Raw lyrical fire. Emerging MCs showcasing bold verses and social commentary.
COMING SOON
Details will be announced soon
JUDGES
To be announced
BATTLES OF THE BANDS
Young bands performing original live sets to secure their place in the regional scene.
COMING SOON
Details will be announced soon
JUDGES
To be announced
B2B Pro Pass Exclusive
WHO IS COMING
Network with top-tier decision makers and industry leaders from cultural and creative economies. Connect, collaborate, and establish meaningful partnerships.
European Producer Club
Established in 1993, EPC is Europe's most influential association uniting more than 200 leading independent film and TV producers and providing a platform for collaboration.
Aleph Group
Connecting global platforms like Meta, TikTok, and Google, advertisers and financial services to accelerate digital growth across 130+ markets.
The Media Nanny
Operating globally, this boutique PR agency delivers international campaigns and creative consultancy for key players in the entertainment and lifestyle industries.
IAMJT
A boutique management and innovation studio that centers artist development and music consultancy, bridging music and emerging tech for global giants like Coachella and ADE.
Catalyst Story Institute
Catalyst is a year-round story institute championing and empowering creative voices by providing access to trustworthy education and legitimate professional development opportunities.
Avalon Production
One of the leading Southeast European concert production and artist booking agency, specializing in high-profile talent procurement and world-class event execution.
Shesaid.so
A global community of music creatives and executives guided by intersectional principles who are working together to rebuild a more equitable industry for all.
Yoyaku
France's leading electronic music ecosystem, uniting a legendary independent record store, vinyl distribution and manufacturing, and label collective managing artist bookings.
Prime Culture
Top-tier management and booking powerhouse representing the world's most influential tech-house artists and underground icons.
JEFAS
Global community connecting, supporting, and empowering the new generation of women shaping the future of the electronic music industry.
Nitsa Club
Barcelona's legendary longest-running underground music club, shaping European electronic music culture inside the iconic Sala Apolo.
Caprices Festival
The world's premier high-altitude electronic festival, merging elite lineups with breathtaking Swiss Alpine views.
DokuFest
UNESCO-recognized International Documentary and Short Film Festival, transforms the historic city of Prizren into a vibrant hub of cinema, creativity, and conversation.
Unum Festival & Kala Festival
UNUM Festival, often referred to as "The Dreamscape," is a multi-day 24 hours non-stop electronic music festival, combining music with nature, art, culture, and stunning coastal scenery.
Password Production
The strategic engine behind North Macedonia's largest festivals and premier music industry conferences, integrating artist management, booking, and innovative concept promotion.
Helsinki Film Lab
Premier Nordic innovation hub dedicated to building bridges between film, gaming, animation, TV and publishing industries, and redefining education for creative professionals.
Tanzhaus West
Frankfurt's legendary industrial techno institution, renowned for its underground culture and cutting-edge audiovisual clubbing experiences.
Verve Festival
Switzerland's premier alpine techno experience, merging world-class electronic music with the breathtaking landscape of Andermatt.
AND MANY MORE LEADERS
Unlock the curated B2B matchmaking and pre-schedule meetings tailored to your goals.
FESTIVAL
LINE-UP
Friday, April 17
Electronic Night
Pyramid Stage & Underground Stage
18:00 – 06:00
Pyramid Stage
Brina Knauss
This Slovenian-born has graced major global stages like Tomorrowland and Coachella. Her sets are celebrated for their harmonic depth and emotional resonance.
David Morales
A Brooklyn-born Grammy winner and a true architect of modern house music. He famously remixed hits for stars like Mariah Carey and Jamiroquai, shaping the 90s club sound.
Acoustic Electronics
A unique collaboration between Macedonian and Albanian Orchestra, reimagining legendary techno tracks from the 90s till now using classical instruments.
Ema Popivoda
An acclaimed Macedonian concert pianist who is blending modern and classical repertoires. Ema has performed internationally and won multiple awards, promoting Macedonian music globally.
Motel Sazani
A prominent figure in the Albanian electronic world, specializing in a tech-house sound inspired by the energy of the Adriatic. He is known for creating mesmerizing, rhythmic atmospheres.
Peznt B2B Gramophonedzie
This powerhouse pairing unites the funky tech-house of Croatia’s Peznt with the classic jazz-age grooves of Serbia’s Gramophonedzie.
DJ Jenn
Often cited as one of the first female DJs in Albania, Jenn is a trailblazer with a deep connection to her audience. Her sets are a vibrant blend of house and techno that prioritize rhythm and connection.
Sildee
A staple of the local Tirana scene, Sildee is known for his driving beats and seamless transitions. He is recognized for his ability to set a relentless underground tone that moves the crowd.
Underground Stage
Ben Klock
A legendary resident of Berlin’s world-famous Berghain since 2004. He is synonymous with modern techno, known for his marathon sets and masterful control of tension and release.
Ken Ishii
Often called the "Techno God" of Japan, Ishii composed the official theme for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. His sound is a futuristic blend of Detroit influences and clinical Japanese precision.
Fanatek b2b Rea
Two of Tirana’s finest, pairing Fanatek’s deep minimal house with Rea’s dark, hypnotic disco. Together, they create an uncompromising underground experience rooted in the local techno culture.
Uzun Brothers
This dynamic duo is famous for their high-octane sets that fuse ethnic-infused house with driving techno. Their signature sound bridges cultural roots with the modern global dance floor.
CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Pick the pass that matches how you want to experience MUSE-X 2026.
Final Wave
ELECTRONIC NIGHT
PYRAMID STAGE
Full Evening Pyramid Stage Festival Access
April 17th
18:00 - 01:00
Pyramid of Tirana (In Front)
€35€311-DAY
ELECTRONIC NIGHT
UNDERGROUND STAGE
Full Night Underground Stage Festival Access
April 17th
23:00 - 06:00
Skanderbeg Square, -1 Floor
€35€311-DAY
POP NIGHT
POP NIGHT
Full Pop-Day Festival Access
April 18th
18:00 - 0:00
Pyramid of Tirana (In Front)
€25€221-DAY
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ROCK NIGHT
ROCK NIGHT
Full Rock-Day Festival Access
April 19th
18:00 - 0:00
Pyramid of Tirana (In Front)
€25€221-DAY
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Exclusive Access
Inside The Backstage Experience
Two distinct worlds. One night to explore both sides of Electronic Night.
Exclusive Access
Pyramid Stage
On Top of the Pyramid
- Panoramic night views over Tirana.
- Dedicated backstage bar.
- Photo zone.
- Dedicated market area.
Sound Journey
Acoustic Electronic>House Techno>Melodic Techno
A sophisticated transition from House and Acoustic Electronics to Grammy-winning performances, culminating in the Melodic Techno soundscapes.
Exclusive Access
Underground Stage
Skanderbeg Square, Underground Parking
- High-intensity underground DJ techno all night.
- Full music immersion with close-up booth proximity.
Sound Journey
Techno
High-intensity energy featuring the sharpest edges of Albanian, Detroit-Japanese, Berlin, and Macedonian techno.
LOCATION
Tirana, Albania
Venue Information
Main Venue
Pyramid of Tirana
Muse-X takes place over three days at the Pyramid of Tirana, using both indoor and outdoor spaces designed for exhibitions, conferences, and live performances.
Address
Rr. Donika Kastrioti Nd.14, KL. 10, Suite 28
Tirana 1001 - Albania
Getting There
- 15 minutes from Tirana International Airport
- Accessible venues with full facilities