TILO MUSIC LAB
Three young musicians with guitars sit on a sunlit cobblestone street beside a coral-coloured wall with bougainvillea, a historic church tower in the background.
MEXICO
A sunlit path through red wooden houses and granite rocks toward the lighthouse on Landsort in the Stockholm archipelago.
SWEDEN

TILO MUSIC LAB

MEXICOMEETSSWEDEN.

Four Mexican artists.Four Swedish songwriters & producers.Six days together on an island.

LANDSORT + STOCKHOLM · 2027

ONE NEW CULTURAL ENCOUNTER.

THE IDEA

WHAT HAPPENSWHEN MEXICOLANDS ONA SWEDISH ISLAND?

Overlapping planes of ultramarine blue, red and marigold yellow painted concrete in hard sunlight.
  • STORYTELLING
  • ARTISTIC IDENTITY
  • SONGWRITING
  • PRODUCTION
  • CULTURAL EXCHANGE
  • COLLABORATION

TILO Music Lab brings together a curated group of contemporary Mexican artists with Swedish songwriters and producers for an artistic residency in Sweden.

Over six creative days, participants live and work together in changing constellations, sharing musical references, stories, methods and perspectives.

The project explores what new sounds, relationships and artistic possibilities can emerge when different musical cultures are given the time and freedom to meet without predetermined creative outcomes.

The residency is followed by rehearsal and a public artistic presentation in Stockholm.

TWO CULTURES.EIGHT CREATORS.NO PREDETERMINED OUTCOME.

MEXICO × SWEDEN

TWO MUSICAL ENVIRONMENTS.ONE SHARED PROCESS.

A mariachi trio playing guitars and trumpet at a warmly lit evening street party in Mexico.
MEXICO

Mexico contains an extraordinary range of contemporary musical voices shaped by regional traditions, songwriting, popular culture, identity, language and new influences.

Swimmers and granite rocks beside a red boathouse in the Stockholm archipelago.
SWEDEN

Sweden has developed an internationally influential culture around songwriting, production and collaborative music-making.

The objective is not to erase those differences.

The objective is to make them creatively useful.

DIFFERENCE IS NOT AN OBSTACLE.IT IS PART OF THE METHOD.

THE RESIDENCY

FROM MEXICOTO THE EDGE OFTHE STOCKHOLM ARCHIPELAGO.

The harbour and red wooden houses of Landsort / Öja with the lighthouse visible on the hill above the village in summer evening light.

DISTANCE CREATES SPACE.SPACE CREATES POSSIBILITY.

The main creative residency takes place on Öja / Landsort at the southern edge of the Stockholm archipelago.

Participants live and create together away from their ordinary routines, studios and professional environments.

The environment is deliberately part of the artistic method.

Shared accommodation, meals, conversations and time between the formal sessions allow relationships and creative ideas to develop naturally.

STOCKHOLMLANDSORT / ÖJA

Approximately two hours south of the city, then the last stretch by sea.

Swimmers enjoying the sea at Landsort in the Stockholm archipelago, with one person diving from a jetty as evening light reflects on the water.Aerial view of Landsort / Öja at the edge of the Stockholm archipelago, with the harbour, red houses and lighthouse surrounded by the Baltic Sea.
  • SWIM
  • SAUNA
  • SHARED DINNERS
  • THE HARBOUR
  • THE SEA
  • CLIFFS
  • SUNSET
  • MUSIC
  • CONVERSATION

A GUITAR ON A ROCK AT SUNSETCAN BE AS IMPORTANTAS AN HOUR IN THE STUDIO.

THE PROCESS

ISLAND → CITY → AUDIENCE

  1. DAY 0

    STOCKHOLM → LANDSORT

    Arrival and shared dinner.

  2. DAY 1

    LISTENING & ENCOUNTER

    Musical references, stories, methods and creative introductions.

  3. DAYS 2–4

    CREATION

    Writing and production in small rotating constellations.

  4. DAY 5

    DEEPENING

    Selected ideas and collaborations are explored further.

  5. DAY 6

    COLLECTIVE LISTENING & REFLECTION

    Participants choose which ideas and collaborations they want to bring back to Stockholm.

  6. THEN

    RETURN TO STOCKHOLM

    Rehearsal and arrangement, followed by the public artistic presentation.

ISLAND.CITY.AUDIENCE.

ARTISTIC DIALOGUE

THE PEOPLEIN THE ROOM.

The group is curated rather than booked. The names below reflect the current state of the artistic dialogue, not a finished line-up.

MEXICO

Justin Morales, svartvitt porträtt med keps och bandanaCONFIRMED INTEREST

JUSTIN MORALES

Artist / Songwriter · Mexico

Justin Morales is a Mexican singer, songwriter and guitarist from Cuernavaca whose music grew out of the corridos tumbados movement. He began writing from personal experience at a young age, turning family, ambition and everyday life into direct, autobiographical songs. His breakthrough “Desde Morro” introduced him to a wide audience and established a voice rooted in regional Mexican tradition while shaped by a younger urban generation. He brings instinctive storytelling, guitar-based writing and a distinctly contemporary Mexican perspective to the room.

LISTEN TO JUSTIN
Vivir Quintana i cowboyhatt och röd halsdukIN ARTISTIC DIALOGUE

VIVIR QUINTANA

Singer / Songwriter · Mexico

Vivir Quintana is a Mexican singer-songwriter whose work draws on folk, ranchera and regional Mexican traditions, with lyrics shaped by storytelling, freedom and lived experience. Her song “Canción sin miedo” became an internationally recognised anthem against violence toward women, while her music has also reached film and television, including Noche de Fuego and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Her writing combines social observation with intimate, poetic language, bringing a strong narrative voice and a deeply rooted Mexican songwriting perspective to the lab.

LISTEN TO VIVIR
Julieta Venegas på scen med dragspelIN ARTISTIC DIALOGUE

JULIETA VENEGAS

Artist / Songwriter / Multi-instrumentalist · Mexico

Julieta Venegas is a Mexican singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer whose career has helped shape Latin alternative and pop music for more than two decades. Known for her distinctive songwriting and use of piano, guitar and accordion, she has built an international body of work that includes “Me Voy,” “Lento” and “Limón y Sal,” alongside eight Latin GRAMMY wins and a GRAMMY. Her ability to move between intimate songwriting, experimentation and broad pop expression brings an unusually rich artistic perspective to the group.

LISTEN TO JULIETA
CURATION UNDERWAY

ONE ADDITIONAL COMPLEMENTARY VOICE

To be curated · Mexico

A fourth Mexican voice selected to complement the group musically and personally.

SWEDEN

Yei Gonzalez framför en mixbord i en inspelningsstudioCONFIRMED INTEREST

YEI GONZALEZ

Producer / Songwriter · Sweden

Yei Gonzalez is a Sweden-based producer and songwriter whose career has moved between Latin American and Scandinavian music from the beginning. After starting out in Chile, he established himself in Sweden across pop and hip-hop, while also building international credits including Jennifer Lopez’s “Dinero.” His work moves between artists and scenes rather than a single genre, combining Latin musical references with contemporary production and Swedish studio culture. That cross-cultural experience makes him a natural bridge within the Mexico × Sweden collaboration.

SELECTED WORK

Produced & co-written by Yei Gonzalez

Pablo Paz i röd jacka mot mörk bakgrundCONFIRMED INTEREST

PABLO PAZ

Producer / Songwriter · Sweden

Pablo Paz is a Swedish producer and songwriter with a long-standing career across hip-hop, R&B and pop. A co-founder of NBL Sound and a Grammis-nominated producer, he has played an important role in Sweden’s urban music scene through work with artists including Jireel, Linda Pira and Molly Sandén, while also moving comfortably into mainstream pop. He brings a producer’s ear for artist identity, collaboration and song development, together with deep experience of building music collectively in the studio.

SELECTED WORK

Co-written by Pablo Paz

Moa Pettersson Hammar i skinnjacka, flashporträttIN ARTISTIC DIALOGUE

MOA PETTERSSON HAMMAR

Songwriter · Sweden

Moa Pettersson Hammar is a Swedish songwriter working internationally across pop and electronic music. Her catalogue includes collaborations with artists and producers such as Alan Walker, Ava Max, Alesso, Martin Garrix, Sigala, Icona Pop and Dagny, with songs including “Alone, Pt. II” and “Do It Better.” Known for melody-driven songwriting and extensive collaborative writing-room experience, she brings a distinctly Scandinavian pop craft while remaining highly adaptable to different artists, genres and creative constellations.

SELECTED WORK

Co-written by Moa Pettersson Hammar

Hilda Stenmalm, Swedish songwriter and vocalistIN ARTISTIC DIALOGUE

HILDA STENMALM

Songwriter / Vocalist · Sweden

Hilda Stenmalm is a Swedish songwriter and vocalist with an international catalogue spanning global pop and K-pop. Her credits include work connected to artists such as BTS, IVE, NINGNING, Anna of the North and MINNIE, while her current collaborations extend across both Scandinavian and international pop. With experience both as a vocalist and as a songwriter behind other artists, she brings a perspective that moves between performance, artist identity and the craft of writing for others.

SELECTED WORK

“Filter” – BTS · Co-written by Hilda Stenmalm

ONE ROOM.EIGHT PERSPECTIVES.

Final participation remains subject to dates, financing and individual agreements.

THE PUBLIC ENCOUNTER

THE ISLANDCOMES BACKTO THE CITY.

MUSIC.STORIES.COLLABORATIONS.ONE PUBLIC ENCOUNTER.

A large outdoor stage at Stockholm Culture Festival by the water, with a crowd, white tents, boats and the Royal Swedish Opera in the evening light.

After the Landsort residency, the participants return to Stockholm.

Following rehearsal and arrangement, the project culminates in a public artistic presentation.

The presentation is not conceived as a traditional concert or commercial showcase.

The audience encounters not only the music, but also the artistic process behind it.

  • LIVE PERFORMANCE
  • NEW COLLABORATIONS
  • ARTIST REFLECTIONS
  • STORIES FROM THE RESIDENCY
  • LISTENING ELEMENTS
  • PUBLIC CONVERSATION

The ambition is to align the presentation with Stockholm Culture Festival 2027.

Festival participation is not confirmed and remains subject to programming dialogue and separate agreement.

WHY NOW

STOCKHOLMIS ALREADY LISTENING.

Spanish-language and Latin American music is increasingly visible within international popular culture and among audiences in Stockholm.

In July 2026, around 100,000 tickets were sold for Bad Bunny's two Stockholm-area concerts.

The weekend also extended into the city through the official La Plaza fan zone in Kungsträdgården and other public activity.

TILO Music Lab builds on this audience curiosity in a different way: not through a stadium concert, but through a smaller, deeper artistic encounter with several contemporary Mexican voices.

Sources: SVT / Visit Stockholm, July 2026.

A DJ playing for a large outdoor crowd at a Latin party in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm, with the city square and stage banners visible in bright summer sunlight.

FROM GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGHTO DEEPER ARTISTIC ENCOUNTERS.

DOCUMENTATION

THE ENCOUNTER HAPPENS.THE STORY REMAINS.

Selected parts of the residency and Stockholm presentation will be documented by a small professional audiovisual team.

The camera should remain observational rather than intrusive.

  • ARTIST REFLECTIONS
  • CREATIVE ENCOUNTERS
  • MOMENTS FROM THE RESIDENCY
  • LANDSORT
  • CULTURAL EXCHANGE IN PRACTICE
  • THE STOCKHOLM PRESENTATION

Documentation allows the artistic exchange to reach beyond the people physically present during the residency and presentation.

The project should leave behind a cultural record of the people, ideas and relationships involved.

Artists gathered on coastal rocks at sunset, one playing guitar, while a documentary camera films and another participant writes in a notebook.

PRINCIPLES

PROFESSIONAL CONDITIONS.ARTISTIC FREEDOM.

  • PROFESSIONAL ARTIST FEES
  • INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL COVERED
  • ACCOMMODATION COVERED
  • CLEAR AGREEMENTS
  • CREATORS RETAIN THEIR RIGHTS
  • ARTISTIC PROCESS BEFORE COMMERCIAL OUTCOME

Participation in TILO Music Lab does not transfer ownership of created music to TILO.

Any future release, publishing, recording or commercial exploitation is handled separately between the relevant creators and rights holders.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

RECOGNIZEDAND SUPPORTEDBY THE EMBASSYOF MEXICOIN SWEDEN.

TILO Music Lab has received a signed letter of recognition and support from the Embassy of Mexico in Sweden.

The Embassy highlights the project’s potential to strengthen cultural exchange and artistic collaboration between Mexico and Sweden.

“The Embassy recognizes TILO Music Lab as a meaningful platform for cultural dialogue and creative exchange between our two countries.”

ALEJANDRO ALDAYAmbassador of Mexico
READ THE LETTER OF SUPPORT →

ABOUT TILO

A CREATIVE BRIDGEBETWEEN MEXICOAND THE NORDIC REGION.

TILO is a creative platform connecting Mexico and the Nordic region through music, film, storytelling, live experiences and cultural exchange.

TILO Music Lab is developed through TILO.

PRODUCED AND ADMINISTERED IN SWEDEN BY

MINUTE STUDIOS AB

Minute Studios AB is the formal Swedish project organiser responsible for administration, financing, agreements and implementation.

Minute Studios is an independent Stockholm-based production company working across film, music, live production and creative cultural projects.

PROJECT LEAD

JONAS LINDBLAD

Producer

CONTACT

LET'S TALK.

JONAS LINDBLAD

Producer / Project Lead

jonas@minute-studios.com
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