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Tailoring music and sound for massive events with a global appeal

MassiveMusic Dubai's Peter Fadi El Khoury discusses the emotion engine of sport, global best practices, and the need for the MENA region "to sound uniquely us, with all the ambition, soul, and flavour that we have to offer."

Aramco Stadium music FIFA World Cup Saudi Arabia"The Middle East is hosting the world. Whether it's the 2034 World Cup or the next UFC night in Abu Dhabi, we have a global audience listening, and music is our most universal language."

There’s a special kind of magic that happens when the right song plays at the right moment in a stadium. Think of Queen’s We Will Rock You echoing through the stands, or the way Seven Nation Army has become an unofficial chant in football arenas around the world. That’s the power of music. It doesn’t just accompany the moment, it defines it.

The MENA region has rapidly become a serious player on the global sports stage, from the spectacle of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar – and the upcoming World Cup in Saudi Arabia – to the drama of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and star-studded boxing matches in Riyadh. But with big events come even bigger expectations, and that includes the soun


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.