ABOUT
Bergen Songs by Musikkontoret Brak was established in April 2026. Since then, Bergen Songs has been an annual, international songwriting camp. It is an arena where new and established songwriters and producers develop their skills and networks for the future expansion of their careers.
Bergen Songs is hosted by the music organization Musikkontoret Brak - a non-profit artist & music business development centre aiming to support musicians, bands, venues, promoters and other music businesses on the west coast of Norway.
FAQs
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We try to keep the camp free for all participants, food included.
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Most music written on camp is either pop/scandi-pop, indie or hiphop, although the groups are free to write any kind of music.
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Bergen Songs is a writing-for-artist camp. The writing groups will consist of a producer, a songwriter and an artist, and it is intended that they will be writing for the artist in the room.
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Yes, we have no stakes in the songs written on camp. All ownership to the music written at BS is owed by the songwriters.
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Every day, we meet at 9am/10am for a morning coffee. That’s when the day’s writing groups will be announced. Then we split into groups and start the sessions. Lunch will be served around 1 PM, dinner at around 6 PM. Doors closes at 10 PM. On the last camp day, we’ll be having a final Listening Party.