“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”
On this page, you can find practical tools and methodologies that can be either applied right away or that can serve as inspiration to create your own tool or methodology.
The global climate crisis has led many organisations from the music sector to act towards a more eco-conscious future. Culture can be a strong driver for positive changes in society. In this article, we highlight ecological initiatives and concrete tools from the live music sector, both at national and European levels. Why We Need to…
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Lack of visibility of women and gender minorities working in the live music sector, positions who are still very gendered… The live music sector has room for improvement regarding gender diversity. Navigate the slides below to find information on the obstacles the live music sector encounters to implement a true gender equality within its workforce…
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The European Music Council, of which Live DMA is a member, have hosted an online webinar on the Cultural Policy of the EU. This one hour and a half long video gives information on: The different European institutions and their role in deciding on the EU budget, priorities and programmes. The ongoing negotiations for the…
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Live music scenes are not exempt from the sexist and sexual violence that takes place in everyday life, even though many live music associations part of Live DMA have developed prevention initiatives against sexual violence for concert audiences. This article aims at explaining what is sexual violence, where does it come from and why it…
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Evaluate the composition of your teams, your programming practices and your communication regarding diversity! Are your infrastructures easily accessible for everyone? Do your team know how to respond to disctiminatory behaviour or assault within your venue? The Diversity Roadmap is a tool created by PETZI, the Swiss live music association, in collaboration with the Swiss…
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Sound Diplomacy are strategic consultants delivering economic growth in cities and places through music and the night time economy. They published a Music Cities Manual : a set of tools, case studies and lessons to increase the value of music in cities, towns and places. They developed the “Music Cities Method”, 13 indicators of a…
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Complaints about sound emission are an important factor of a venue closing. With urban densification and gentrification, more and more people move closer to live music places. Besides increasing rents, these phenomenons may also lead to conflicts between cultural live music places and their neighbours. These conflicts may lead to venues and clubs closing. The…
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Are small music venues being gentrified? This question is central to Trine Heide’s essay, MA student at the University of Copenhagen. She tackles the subject of Urban Theory and examines the links between gentrification and small music venues in the UK and in Denmark. What is gentrification? Gentrification is a process, where local communities, people…
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On the 12th of February 2019, Live DMA hosted a webinar on the question of the Agent of Change principle with Mark Davyd, musical activist and CEO of Music Venue Trust who succeeded in implementing the Agent of Change principle in the UK law in August 2018. What is the Agent of Change? Agent of…
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