On March 26, the Plano B nightclub hosted the first meeting of ‘Há Conversas na Movida’. The initiative, launched by the municipality, was designed for the economic agents of Porto’s Movida area and will feature five informal talks on five topics, led by experts, at five venues in the city’s nightlife area over the course of 2025.
For two hours, this first talk focussed on the theme of sound and the role of music in developing the local economy and enriching Porto’s culture and identity.
The Councillor for Economic Activities and Supervision, Filipa Correia Pinto, opened the session and explained that the main aim of the initiative is for each talk to contribute to a regular debate and exchange of experiences between economic agents, the sharing of good practices, greater knowledge on various topicsand, above all, the recognition and appreciation of the community and the economic ecosystem of this central area of Porto.
Daniel Duque, director and editor of Cabine – Cultura Eletrónica Portuguesa, moderated the conversation with the guests Gilberto Bernardes, musician, lecturer at DEI/FEUP and researcher at INESC TEC, and Rúben Domingues, curator and director of RDZ Music Agency.
Gilberto Bernardes, head of the Sound and Music Computing Laboratory, spoke about advances in sound technology and new musical solutions, namely the existence of speakers that allow you to direct the sound of music and the possibility of creating immersive experiences by synchronising sound and light.
Rúben Domingues, a producer and curator of musical events in Portugal, presented some musical projects he has been implementing in Porto, stressing the importance of installing sound limiters and studying the location of the stage at events, as a way of minimising the noise emitted by the sound.
This was followed by a question and answer session with the participants, mostly nightlife establishments in the Movida area.