Live music actors raised issues facing an increase in cancellations of artistic performances and international tours in the Eastern region as a consequence of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. With this letter, we wish to reaffirm that it is safe to perform in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States,...
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Discover the Music Moves Europe – Cooperation of Small Music Venues’ Projects
Back in 2019, the European Commission launched the Pilot Call “Cooperation of Small Music Venues“, as part of the Music Moves Europe programme. In this framework, 12 consortium of music venues under 400 capacity were selected to run a 12 months cooperation project. This article intends to give a...
EUROPE’S LIVE PERFORMANCE SECTOR SIGNS OPEN LETTER FOR TOUGHER EU RULES ON ONLINE MARKETPLACES
Over 140 representatives from across Europe’s live performance sector have signed an open letter calling for the European Union to introduce tougher laws on online marketplaces. The signatories, who represent the worlds of pop, ballet, opera, theatre, comedy and more, are fed up with Europe’s exploitative ticket resale market,...
European Cultural Community Support with Ukraine
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
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...