āIt’s really important for us to be at the forefront on the sustainability and inclusion questions, to inspire others and help with all these things. If we donāt have a sustainable future, we may not have a future at all.ā
Communication Officer
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The report of the UK live music census was published in February 2018. This report is the result of a nationwide survey combining qualitative interviews at music events and responses of an online form for musicians, venues, promoters and audiences. The UK live music census intends to measure live music’s cultural and economic value in…
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Be inclusive yourself! The role of culture for social inclusion Live DMA was selected to participate at the Voices of Culture structured dialogue on fostering the contribution of culture to social inclusion. The process took place from April to September 2018. ThisĀ Brainstorming reportĀ on āSocial Inclusion: partnering with other sectorsā is the result of the brainstorming process between…
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Creative Europe has a national desk established in 38Ā countries in order to promote European initiatives and facilitate participation in the Creative Europe programme.Ā Each desk has the mission to provide the following services:Ā FreeĀ information and guidanceĀ on how to access funding opportunities under the Creative Europe Programme Regular updatesĀ on audiovisual and culture related issues at European…
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In this first episode of the Live Style Europe radio show: Focus on Live DMAās activities at Reeperbahn festival in Hamburg, Germany (19. ā 22.10.2018) Presentation of the study conducted by EventKultur Rhein-Neckar, local live music network in Germany, Pop-Akademie Baden-WĆ»rtemberg, and Digitale Hochschule Baden-WĆ¼rtenberg Link to the study āVeranstaltungswirtschaft in der Metropolregion RheinĀNeckarā (German) …
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At the occasion of the consultation process regarding the future of the Creative Europe programme, Live DMA reaffirms its position and calls for an ambitious programme for the music and cultural sector in Europe: Live DMA is a European network for live music venues, clubs and festivals. Through 18 national and regional associations from 14…
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In reaction to the European Commissionās proposal for the future EU Cohesion policy, the European Alliance for Culture and the Arts advocates for a citizen-oriented approach of the Cohesion Policy supporting active citizenship and the involvement by communities and individuals. The statement highlights the essential role of culture and the creative sectors and calls on…
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Live DMA is member of the European Alliance for Culture and the Arts. The Alliance gathers 35 European networks urging policy makers to re-think the European approach and include culture and the arts in the long-term strategic goals of the European project.As member of the Alliance, we collectively produce and disseminate position papers addressed to policy makers:…
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The Music Moves Europe Talent Awards are the new European Union prize for popular and contemporary music implemented by ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) and presented together with Reeperbahn Festival. The prize is to be awarded annually to those artists who represent the European sound of today and tomorrow. Live DMA is happy to announce to be part of…
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On the request of the European Commission’s Committee of Culture, KEA conducted a study in order to provide concrete recommendations for the future of the Creative Europe funding programme. The study provides an analysis of the Creative Europe programme, including its objectives, structure, aspects related to decision-making and the impact of its implementation. Abstract: Creative…
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āItās all about sharing and cooperation!ā
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āWe need organisations like Live DMA to support our activities. During COVID, it was important to have Live DMA meetings so that we could learn what was going on in the other countries, and that was very helpful when it came to the lobby work on the local levelā
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“We have been celebrating the 10th anniversary of Live DMA, a network which was created in 2012 by venue networks from all over Europe. The purpose was to share knowledge and skills with each other, and to set up common projects, and I think weāve succeeded in doing that!ā
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“I learned to collect and process data with good quality, and also I learned the importance of data to start a dialogue with institutions. Good data gave ACCES a lot of recognitionā
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Ź»Ź¼Thanks to Live DMAŹ¼s Survey, we showed our government that the more a venue is subsidized, the more money they generate. The Ministry of Culture had little knowledge of our sector. So to present these figures from different European countries was crucial in re-valorising our subsidies.”