created in Ibiza
a winter production season, and an origin label for work made on the island
the problem
Ibiza is known worldwide as a music capital. Most of the tracks tied to its name are made somewhere else.
In summer the island exports an image. In winter the studios go quiet, venues close, and the DJs and artists leave. International talent flies in to perform, and few stay long enough to build something rooted here.
The reputation compounds. The production capacity doesn’t. Ibiza gets the visibility and the brand value, and very little of the work.
the solution
Created in Ibiza: a winter production season, plus an origin label for work genuinely made on the island. Selected artists and musicians develop new work through the quiet months, using studios, venues and workspaces that already exist. Work that meets clear criteria – substantially produced on Ibiza, to a defined standard – carries the Created in Ibiza name.
A small panel of local studios, venues and the island council holds the criteria. The label starts light and curated, and can grow into a formal designation with its own standards and institutional backing.
how it works in practice
In autumn, a curated call goes out. From November to March, a producer, a visual artist and a sound designer share a studio in a venue that would otherwise sit closed. Production windows, critique sessions and co-creation formats bring the disciplines together on purpose.
In spring the finished work – a record, a set, an installation – is released under the Created in Ibiza name, documented from rehearsal to release. It carries its origin with it wherever it’s played.
for creators
Protected time and space to produce, in the season that allows it. Collaborators from other disciplines, a finished piece with a recognised origin, and a network on the island that carries on after winter instead of restarting from zero each year.
for business
Studios and venues stay active through the winter. Partners are part of the production itself, not sponsors of an event, and get real material from it: rehearsals, recordings, collaborations. They’re tied to the island’s creative capacity, not just its summer visibility.
for government
Culture runs through the whole year, on infrastructure the island already has. Local talent can grow without leaving. Ibiza stays iconic for celebration and becomes known for creation too.
about this concept
Created in Ibiza is a concept from the Quality of Life Tour in Ibiza. It’s a design proposal, written for the island council, studios, venues, labels and cultural foundations.
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