L.E.V. Festival

What L.E.V. Festival does

L.E.V. Festival (Laboratorio de Electrónica Visual) is a Spanish cultural production and experimentation platform focused on electronic sound, audiovisual creation, and digital art. Founded in 2007 in Gijón by the private limited company DATATRON FIUM, S.L. (registered in Asturias, CIF B52558475), it operates two anchor annual festivals — L.E.V. Festival in Gijón (19th edition in 2025) and L.E.V. Matadero in Madrid (7th edition in 2025) — and, since 2023, has held artistic direction of the Pozu Santa Bárbara (PZSB) venue in Mieres, providing year-round programming. Programming combines the platform's own productions, co-productions, and showcases of independent creators, presented through live audiovisual performances, concerts, VR/AR experiences (sub-products VORTEX and Ciudad Aumentada), Silent Sound Sessions, and standalone audiovisual installations.

The underlying "technology" is best characterized as a curatorial and artistic-direction platform rather than a software product: it leverages extended-reality and immersive-media tools as artistic media, alongside festival logistics, residency management, and institutional collaboration workflows. There is no proprietary software product, no API, no mobile app, and no disclosed AI/ML capability. Distribution is primarily physical (event attendance in Gijón, Madrid, and Mieres), supplemented by a wide social footprint (Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud, Vimeo, Flickr, YouTube), a newsletter, and press/media relations.

The business model centers on ticketed festival events with ancillary revenue from institutional/public co-financing, sponsorships, and venue activity at PZSB (one-time-license revenue streams are documented). Ticket pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer segmentation is horizontal — general public and art enthusiasts — with no named enterprise customers, investors, or external funding rounds. Geographic reach is concentrated in Asturias and Madrid within Spain, with delocalized programs referenced but not specified. Ownership is private/local with no evidence of venture capital, institutional investors, or public shareholders.

Name

L.E.V. Festival

Legal name

DATATRON FIUM, S.L.

Website

https://levfestival.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

L.E.V. Festival is a Spanish cultural platform producing annual electronic-music, audiovisual, and digital-art festivals in Gijón and Madrid, plus year-round programming at its Pozu Santa Bárbara venue in Mieres, serving general audiences and art enthusiasts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts & Cultural Events

NAICS

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Musical Groups and Artists (71113), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts & Culture Community Festivals (Multidisciplinary Arts Weeks) (MPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Electronic art festival
• Audiovisual performances
• Digital art curation
• VR AR experiences
• Contemporary art events

Headquarters

HQ city

Gijón

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Festival Events: Annual festivals featuring audiovisual performances, concerts, VR/AR experiences, installations, and exhibitions

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

L.E.V. Festival is a cultural production platform that organizes annual festivals and year-round programming in electronic sound, audiovisual, and digital art. Its primary offerings are the L.E.V. Festival in Gijón and L.E.V. Matadero in Madrid, featuring live audiovisual performances, concerts, VR/AR immersive experiences, digital installations, and exhibitions. Since 2023, it also runs artistic direction at the Pozu Santa Bárbara (PZSB) center in Mieres as a reference hub for contemporary artistic interventions.

Product overview

L.E.V. Festival (Laboratorio de Electrónica Visual) is a cultural production and experimentation platform focused on electronic sound creation, audiovisual creation, and digital art. The organization operates two major annual festivals: LEV Festival in Gijón (19th edition) and LEV Matadero in Madrid (7th edition), offering panoramic and eclectic views of contemporary sound, audiovisual, and digital creation through live performances, concerts, VR/AR immersive experiences, digital explorations, and installations. Since 2023, LEV also manages Pozu Santa Bárbara in Mieres as an artistic intervention center. Programming consists of the platform's own productions, co-productions, and showcases of independent creators' work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• L.E.V. Festival (Gijón) Annual flagship festival in Gijón, Spain featuring live audiovisual performances, concerts, immersive VR/AR experiences, and digital art installations for general audiences and art enthusiasts.
• L.E.V. Matadero (Madrid) Annual festival held at Matadero Madrid featuring AV performances, extended reality experiences, and contemporary digital art installations for general audiences and art enthusiasts.
• Pozu Santa Bárbara (PZSB) Year-round artistic intervention center in La Rabaldana (Mieres, Asturias) under L.E.V.'s artistic direction since 2023, hosting contemporary art exhibitions such as 'La Revuelta y la Nieve' by Dionisio González.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pozu Santa Bárbara (PZSB) - La Rabaldana, MierescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Since 2023, L.E.V. assumes the artistic direction of Pozu Santa Bárbara, converting it into a reference center for contemporary artistic interventions. This partnership provides year-round programming beyond the two main festivals.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/LEVfestival/channels
• Facebookfacebook.com/levfestival
• Instagraminstagram.com/levfestival
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/l-e-v--festival

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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