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European Cultural Community Support with Ukraine

Mar2

ACTIVATE THE EUROPEAN LIVE MUSIC NETWORK TO HELP THE UKRAINIAN MUSIC SECTOR Live DMA condemns the Russian government’s violation of territorial law and the violence towards civilian people and war in general. If you are in contact with artists and music operators in need in Ukraine, you can activate...

MusicAIRE: a 2023 Funding Opportunity for the Music Sector

Feb15

MusicAIRE aims to support actions within the music sector that contributes to a green, digital, just & resilient revival of the sector at a European level. In 2022, one grant was launched to help the European music ecosystem grow and emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, the second grant is...

Culture in the EU’s National Recovery and Resilience Plans

Jan13

This publication was developed by Culture Action Europe. It offers an overview of the place of culture in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) of the Member States of the European Union. In 2020, as an immediate response to the pandemic crisis the EU institutions adopted an one-of-a-kind stimulus package,...

Report – Live DMA Forum at Tallinn Music Week 2021

Oct27

Report by Ken Veerman Upstairs in the impressive hall of the Kultuurikatel a mixed crowd of Estonian dignitaries and European music professionals had gathered. Kersti Kaljulaid, Estonia’s youngest and first female president, opened Tallinn Music Week. Creativity, she said, is a sign of bravery. And bravery a sign of...

Paths of Cooperation

Oct14

How the live music sector in Europe joins forces The music sector in Europe is very fragmented: the different branches of the sector (live music operators, managers, publishers…) do not spontaneously cooperate together. This means that all the research, development or advocacy are done separately, which leads to a...

They talk about us

Institutions must recognize that we do important work for culture in general and for the development of young artists in particular. And yes, recognition needs also to come from the citizenship. Sometimes people pass by a club and think that strange or dangerous things happen there. And it is...

Miguel Tudanca - (Madrid (Spain) )

I would say that cooperation is a success story. The important question is, at which levels and with whom you cooperate. If you always do it all by yourself, it is unlikely that you will reach many people. Of course, there are people who realize that they are doing...

Gunnar Geßner - (Hannover (Germany) )

For me, Live DMA is a fantastic place to share and gain knowledge, exchange ideas and get inspiration from fellow European colleagues. We have common challenges that we together are in a better position so solve.

Anders Tangen - (Oslo )

I strongly believe that we must defend a European spirit, especially in these moments in which some evil forces are attacking a philosophy of life in which music, its enjoyment and its diffusion are a magnificent tool to defend cultural diversity and freedom of expression.

Armando Ruah - (Madrid )

It’s important that music can be recognized as a tool of “being together” at first. Live DMA has the duties not to forget social and cultural aspects of the music sector.

David Dehard - (Brussels )

Live DMA’s vision is that decision makers, the whole scene and the broad public see the role that clubs and festivals play in the whole ecosystem.

Isabelle Von Walterskirchen - (Zürich )

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