“It’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 don’t have a sustainable future, we may not have a future at all.”
publications
On this page, you can find publications of studies and reports.
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This Live DMA research first explores the individual journeys behind the profession, tackling the musical, educational and professional paths of the bookers now on the job, before investigating their daily tasks: how do they operate their booking choices? Where do they get inspiration from? What kind of tools do they mobilize? What are the ups…
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The dialogue between the European Commission and music stakeholders which served as base for the Music Moves Europe programme has identified several challenges and opportunities for the European sector. In addition to a study on the Feasibility of a European Music Observatory, the European Commission asked for an analysis of market trends and gaps in…
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Together with 11 other European music organisations, Live DMA is part of the advisory board of the feasibility study investigating a possible future full-scale establishment of a data collection organisation called The Observatory as a core strategic resource to drive relevance and value for future policy actions in the music portfolio and across the sector. This feasibility study in conducted by KEA and Panteia.…
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In response to the severe and increasing vulnerability of global nighttime economies and cultures caused by COVID-19, the nightlife advocacy agency VibeLab reunited a set of experts on nighlife governance and urban planning from around the globe to work together on the Global Nighttime Recovery Plan (GNRP). The Global Nighttime Recovery Plan is a collaborative, practical guide for cities. It…
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“It’s all about sharing and cooperation!”
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“We 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 level”
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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 we’ve succeeded in doing that!”
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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 recognition”
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ʻʼThanks to Live DMAĘĽs 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.”