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INTERVIEW > 356 ENTERTAINMENT: MALTA’S POWER PLAYERS CHANGING THE MUSIC SCENE IN MALTA


















 INTERVIEW  BY: RYAN FORD  PC: SUMMERDAZE FESTIVAL




 356 ENTERTAINMENT:


 MALTA’S POWER PLAYERS



 CHANGING THE MUSIC


 SCENE IN MALTA





 ver the past 20 years, Malta has seen a complete transformation
 with regard to the number of large-scale events hosted on the island.
 That’s mostly down to the perseverance of the masterminds behind one
 of the country’s most prestigious events companies, 356 Entertainment.
 Trevor Camilleri and Gerald Debono boast decades of industry expe-
 Orience, having produced countless electronic music festivals together
 under Fresh Music Events before uniting with Nicholas Spiteri under 356 and changing the
 way events have been received across the archipelago ever since.

 Malta has quickly become one of the most sought-after festival destinations in Europe as
 356 has established a reputation for its high-quality events across the summer months.
 Drawing in A-list names and partnering with top-level international brands such as Cream
 and the BBC, Trevor and Gerald have also succeeded in attracting thousands of partygo-
 ers to the island from abroad. Continuing to seek innovation by branching out into other
 genres of music and other event sectors, their commitment is unmatched.

 That has been the case with one of their most recent exploits, SummerDaze Festival. As
 Malta’s largest annual festival, it brandishes an expansive and eclectic music programme,
 which took a new direction this year, inviting some of the world’s biggest pop stars to the
 island, the likes of Anne-Marie, Bastille, G-Eazy and Jason Derulo among others. Ahead of
 this month’s magazine, we took the time to sit down with the organisers, to gain a more
 detailed insight into the company’s origins, the many thought processes behind event
 production and the future of 356, events in Malta and beyond…
















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