On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, immediately after the day’s sessions, WMEMC delegates are invited to a special evening concert by Skinflower at Hard Rock Cafe® Warsaw. Entry is free for registered conference participants (please bring your badge).
The Band
Skinflower translate life’s extremes—death, love, faith, beauty, downfall, resurrection—into music that blends heavy metal and punk intensity with the dark atmospherics of pop-noir and new wave.
Line-up
- Mark Deuze – bass & vocals
- Leon Heuts – guitar & vocals
- Eric van de Pas – drums
Formed in Eindhoven in the late 1980s, the trio reunited six years ago and now records in its own studio in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Their latest album, Kaduc (2024), showcases the band’s epic approach to sound and storytelling.
Listen/Download: https://recordu.lnk.to/Kaduc
Band page: https://skinflower.bandcamp.com
WMEMC Keynote Spotlight: Mark Deuze
Beyond the stage, Mark Deuze is also one of our conference keynotes! A professor of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam, where he has also led Graduate Studies and the national Research School for Media Studies. Mark has published more than 100 scholarly articles and 14 books, including Life in Media (MIT Press, 2023) and the upcoming 8th edition of McQuail’s Media and Mass Communication Theory (2025). Off campus he channels the same creative energy as Skinflower’s bassist and vocalist. At WMEMC he’ll deliver the keynote “Creative Survival: Media, Music & Meaning‑Making in the Age of AI.”
Event Details:
- Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- Time: 21:00 (following the Informal Meeting & Networking)
- Venue: Hard Rock Cafe® Warsaw, Złota 59
- Entry: Free for WMEMC badge-holders
Prepare to close the day with powerful music, networking, and a true WMEMC community atmosphere. We look forward to seeing you there.
Pictures (All pictures 2023/2024 credit: Piet Hermans)
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