“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.”
Resources
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This project from Berlin Clubcommission aims to improve the resilience and well-being of clubs operators and employees. Night workers in clubs have been overlooked by the healthcare system thus far, with no customized or accessible preventive, early intervention, or treatment measures for mental health care, mainly due to a lack of data about this working…
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Initiated by FEDELIMA in 2019, the Wah! mentorship programme supports women in technical and musical professions, including programming and project management. It aims to reduce isolation and raise awareness of shared systemic challenges. The program empowers participants by fostering solidarity and shared solutions within the industry. The Wah! Platform was also provides resources for better…
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The UK Live Music Census builds on previous work on the economic value of the music industries. The census breaks new ground by focusing on the social and cultural value of live music specifically – which have at times taken something of a back seat to economic analyses – to synthesise these interdependent aspects of…
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At the initiative of umbrella association FEDELIMA, live music actors started a reflexion on alternative ticketing systems which led to the creation of SoTicket. SoTicket is a ticketing system grounded in solidarity principles and democratic governance, enabling live music producers to autonomously manage and commercialize their ticketing both online and offline. It facilitates complete ticket…
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EventChange aims to accelerate the sustainable transition of the cultural and events sector by providing tools and resources, training and practical workshops, personalized support, networking opportunities, and unifying moments such as the Sustainable Culture Forum. Thematic factsheets on sustainable best practices available to everyone. The factsheets cover a variety of topics across different areas of…
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Restage offers guidance on developing new recruitment strategies, engaging minorities, and implementing a diverse foundation when attracting new employees. They assist in creating inclusive job postings, establishing unbiased recruitment processes, and fostering a workplace culture that values diversity. Their goal is to strengthen youth ethnic minorities’ representation in the Danish music industry.
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The project focuses on the study, experimentation and dissemination of good practices aimed at improving accessibility to non-institutional live performance venues for deaf people. They notably released guidelines for more accessible venues for D/deaf audiences.
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Music is a universal art that transcends borders and cultures. Yet, in the European music industry, women continue to face invisible but very real barriers. While some female artists are at the top of the ranking and make music history, they remain a minority in a field still largely dominated by men. Despite the wealth…
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The study looks at women’s rap music and the support systems and professional ecosystems in Europe. It focuses on the four partner countries of the study, with an extension to the Balkan countries, and involves the following players: Rafe Productions (France), Skoola (Portugal), Blackout Hiphop (Croatia) and Les Ardentes (Belgium). Coordinated by Rafe Productions, scientifically…
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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 DMAʼs 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.”