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18 Years of AVO: Share your memories with us

Francisca Hagen by Francisca Hagen
25 April 2021
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18 Years of AVO: Share your memories with us

May is around the corner, which means that AVO’s birthday will is almost starting. In the past, AVO’s birthday was celebrated through festivals, concerts, giveaways and competitions, homemade cupcakes (by MuchMunchies) handed out at a convention, meetings, and other activities. Last year, one episode of a podcast was released, which was well received by the audience. Time for a new episode!

Share a fun memory with us!

In the previous episode, we talked about the start of AVO, how it grew from a web forum to a web magazine, and the events that have been organised under the umbrella of AVO. Now it is time to talk about highlights and specifically: we are curious about your highlights concerning AVO! Did you experience something fun in relation to one of the events of AVO Magazine, did you win a (photo) competition in the time of AVO Forum or one of the giveaways, did you find your favourite artist through AVO Magazine and do you want to thank us for that or do you want to send a nice message to us?

You can send an e-mail to ln.en1766940227izaga1766940227m-ova1766940227@ofni1766940227 with the subject: 18 Years of AVO. It can be a written message, a voice note, a short video, a photo with text, a drawing, or anything else. We encourage creativity and look forward to your kind messages, small or big, it will be all appreciated!

Deadline

AVO Magazine’s birthday will be on the 16th of May, around this date the podcast episode will be published as well. Send in your messages before Wednesday 12 May 2021 and have a chance to become a part of the upcoming episode of the podcast.

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Never satisfied, always exploring. Started with AVO in 2003. Now active as a writer, reporter, reviewer, promoter, photographer, interviewer and presenter. Can be found regularly at conventions and concerts in the Netherlands and sometimes elsewhere in Europe or even in Japan. Big passion for Japan and music, can be made happy with coffee. (click on Soundcloud logo)

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AVO Magazine is more than just an online magazine about Japanese music and culture. In addition to covering Japan-related events in Europe, AVO Magazine also supports and organises them. Under the banner AVO Magazine presents, several concerts and festivals have been held, including AVO J-Rock Festival (2013) and AVO J-Music Festival (2018), featuring performances by Japanese (indie) musicians. More information about AVO Magazine can be found here.

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