The MMVV is structured around three basic areas: live concerts, commercial fair and professional meetings.

Live music

The live concerts open to the general public, guarantee the musical diversity of both styles and origins around the different stages. The artists have the chance to show their music to professionals who are able to give their careers a definitive push.

Commercial activity

Entities, public administrations and private entities turn to the commercial fair taking place during the Market to present their ideas, their products and services. The commercial area has two showcase stages which present some thirty international proposals only to accredited professionals.

Platform of activities and professional meetings

The MMVV encourages networks of professionals and generates new spaces for creating and exchanging ideas. Every year, the MMVV prepares professional meetings for different groups such as those Responsible for Circuits and Programs for the Diffusion of Live Music from the Autonomous Communities and the State Association of Private Live Music Halls (ACCES – ASACC: Responsables de Circuits i Programes de Difusió de la Música en Viu de les Comunitats Autònomes & Associació Estatal de Sales Privades de Música en Directe).

The MMVV is a member of:

  · The European Forum of World Music Festivals (EFWMF)
  · The Spanish Network of Public-held Theatres, Auditoriums, Circuits and Festivals (Red Española de Teatros, Auditorios y Circuitos de Titularidad Pública)
  · The Association for the Development of the Latin American Musical Industry (Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Industria Musical Iberoamericana - ADIMI)
  · The Association of Festivals for Diversity (Asociación de Festivales por la Diversidad)

At the same time, the market takes part in similar events such as Babel Med/Marseille, Womex, MEI and Jazzahead, and contributes to the most outstanding international forums of the musical industry.

Since 2009, the MMVV has been the centre for the Council of Popular and Modern Musics (Consejo de la Músicas Populares y Actuales), the official assistance and advisory body of the INAEM (National Institute of Scenic Arts and Music), and houses the State Forum of Popular Musics (Foro Estatal de Músicas Populares).

The MV in figures:

100,000 spectators
1,000 accredited professionals
100 specialised journalists.
70 concerts