Festival Presentations
Gain valuable insights from four emerging and expanding festivals worldwide as they share their strategies for crafting a distinct profile and making impactful artistic decisions to fuel their growth. What decisions drive your festival's success? What unique selling points set you apart, and how do you forge connections with your audience?
If you're interested in presenting your festival at the 2025 IMC, please contact erin@infernofestival.no
Jarne Brauns // Party.San Open Air Festival (DE)
Since 1999, Jarne Brauns has been the booker and co-owner of Party.San Metal festival. Born in 1977 in Weimar, East Germany, he has been a metal maniac since 1989, specializing in Death, Black, Thrash, and Doom Metal. He was an active tape trader from 1992 to 1998 and founded his first fanzine, All Life Ends Magazine, in 1993. In 1996, he established his second fanzine, Cothurnus Magazine, which ran until 2011. From 2007 to 2011, he served as A&R for Regain Records Sweden, collaborating with bands such as Behemoth, Marduk, Dismember, Grave, and Dark Funeral. In 2016, he founded East Merch textile printing, producing merchandise for bands and festivals including Watain, Gorgoroth, Marduk, Raven, Girlschool, God Dethroned, Belphegor, Party.San Metal Festival, House Of The Holy Festival, Ragnarök Festival, Chronical Moshers Open Air, and many more.