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
news
On this page, you can find the latest news from the Live DMA network and updates on our current projects and activities.
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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, publishersā¦) do not spontaneously cooperate together. This means that all the research, development or advocacy are done separately, which leads to a plurality of systems also depending on…
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All around Europe, live music venues are doing a wonderful job in finding ways of building new audiences to make live music accessible to as many people as possible. Diversity is a value dear to many live music professionalsā hearts. WHAT IS THE TRY-ANGLE? Inspired by the expertise of these live music actors (see reports…
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We are pleased to share the official inventory of Live DMA, stating the numer of venues, clubs and festivals part of our network! This official document aims to show the evolution of our European network. The live music sector in Europe is growing fast and new national networks are created in order to support the…
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We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with Tallinn Music Week, which will hold our Live DMA Forum. It is a great opportunity to reinforce the European connections and put forward the importance of cooperation to support our local music scenes. The Live DMA Forum will take place on the 1st of October 2021 in…
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Live DMA, as part of its Live Style Europe project going from 2017 to 2021, organizes each year a Working Group on a theme chosen by its members, national or regional live music networks. These Working Groups intend to gather live music professionals to share their expertise and experience on a certain topic. The information…
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This article provides methodology tips to assist live music venues, clubs or festivalsā workers who wish to start the process of doing audience research, such as surveying their audience and/or potential audience. It does not mean to turn you into a professional surveyer or statistician but rather condense in one place all the advice we…
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Evaluation of the effects of the pandemic by live music associations in Europe as part of Live DMA At the onset of this new year, live music associations are unanimous: they wish music venues and clubs to open again in adequate conditions and to secure the festival season, as well as for these scenes to…
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Live DMA welcomes Circuito, the Portuguese association for the valorisation, protection and development of grassroots music venues and clubs. Our European network now counts 21 members in 17 countries. Circuito aims to represent the music venues and clubs in front of any public or private entity, national or international, and to foster the structuration of…
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Since March 2020, most of the 2,600 live music venues and clubs represented by Live DMA and its members in 16 European countries are in survival mode. Due to government regulations, music venues and clubs had to cancel or reschedule all their events. Due to the current restrictions, apart from small concerts and non-musical events,…
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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.”