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With a Master's degree in Arts and Lifestyle Journalism (London College of Communication, UAL), Diane Theunissen has been working in the cultural sector for several years. A big fan of dream pop and graphic novels, and particularly sensitive to issues of equality, she is a journalist and radio host for several organizations (Jam, Larsen, etc.) and is also developing her own musical project, DC Lou.

Philippe Schweyer heads Médiapop, a publishing house set up in Mulhouse in 2008 (already publishing over 160 books), which has co-published the cultural magazine Novo since 2009. For several years now, he has been editor-in-chief of Novo, and in 2014 also created Médiapop Records, a music label (some forty vinyl records to date).

With a degree in journalism and social communications from the Université libre de Bruxelles, he became a journalist at Le Soir newspaper in 1981, before becoming head of the non-classical music department in the mid-1980s. In this capacity, he conducted numerous interviews with stars such as David Bowie, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Frank Sinatra, Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau, Serge Gainsbourg, Léo Ferré, Tom Waits, the Rolling Stones, U2, R.E.M. and others.

Le Soir is a Belgian French-language daily newspaper founded in 1887 by Émile Rossel. It is part of the Rossel Group. Presenting itself as progressive and independent, the newspaper has a liberal tradition and is historically at the center of the Belgian political spectrum.

Jan Paersch is a freelance cultural journalist from Hamburg. He works for taz, ND and various print magazines, including Hinz&Kunzt and Jazzthing. He regularly hosts and produces for German Radio, DLF Kultur and NDR, and he is the host and producer of the Indie show Nachtclub Raw at NDR Blue.
Jan is a three-time nominee for German Jazz prize, category Journalism. Since fall 2024, he is also head of PR at jazzahead! trade fair & festival

After graduating from the Academy of Journalism and Media in Neuchâtel in 2017, I spent 6 years with the regional radio station RFJ, in the Jura region. I was then lucky enough to become station manager at GRRIF, a private music and cultural radio station based in Delémont.

I'm Marie Dauphin, volunteer host for Décibelge, a program that highlights artists performing in Belgium, and I also produce “La mélodie du voyage”, a program on world music. For a few months I managed rcf Bruxelles's social networks in 2024, before returning completely to animation that same year.

I can add that I followed a sandwich course at the EFP in Brussels, which led me to RCF as a trainee and then as a volunteer. I also take part in the showcase of “La vie d'artiste” (a music program): I'm in charge of the cameras; I've done artist interviews for a Web radio station. And I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a twitch at rcf/la vie d'artiste.

Well-known TV host and journalist of the European Culture Channel ARTE. She presents programs in both German and French.  She has been a bilingual news anchor for the last 25 years, specialising in live arts events on ARTE. She has presented live from the Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals together with music events in prestigious settings such as Scala di Milano, Fenice in Venice or les Salzburger Festspiele. 
Annette Gerlach regularly presents symposiums, round tables and award ceremonies for the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and other institutions and associations, both on stage and online. She is  also  a valued public speaking coach.

As a member of the ARTENRÉEL cooperative, he works as a freelancer for Zut magazine (editor-in-chief), Le Journal du Port du Rhin (editor-in-chief), Zap, the magazine of the School of Architecture (editor-in-chief), Novo magazine (editorial work), and Lire notre monde, the newspaper for Strasbourg, World Book Capital (editorial work).

Beyond his journalistic activities, he also works as a mediator and content creator, building on his/her experience in communications at La Comédie de Colmar.