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  • Volunteers in European Live Music Scenes

    Published on 27 January 2020

    Volunteers are a huge part of the culture and functionning of live music scenes in Europe. Whether it is an activity that you start to meet new people, as an commitment to your local community and/or to get a foothold on the live music sector, the reasons to volunteer are various and all valid!

    Navigate the slides below to learn more about the definition of a volunteer, the different activities that volunteers can undertake and why it is important to have relevant volunteer policies to support all kinds of live music organisations.

    At the end of the Slides presentation, best practice example from Live DMA members regarding volunteering and volunteer management can be found.

    To find more information and data about volunteering in live music scenes, consult The Survey publication 2020.

  • Investing in our culture is investing in our future – Open letter to EU leaders from Europe’s cultural and creative sectors

    Live DMA co-signed with 92 other European cultural organisations a joint letter for an increased budget for Creative Europe 2021-2027. “Today, Creative Europe represents a mere 0,15% of the overall EU Budget. This is by no means proportionate to our sectors’ contribution to the EU economy, which stands at €509bn in value added to GDP…

  • European programme: Music Moves Europe

    Music Moves Europe is the overarching framework for the European Commission’s initiatives and actions in support of the European music sector. It provides financial support to a number of projects that corresponds to the themes and field of actions of their Preparatory Actions (2018, 2019 & 2020). Starting in 2021, the sectorial strand Music Moves…

  • COVID-19 – STATEMENT – SPECIAL SUPPORT FOR SMALL LIVE MUSIC ORGANISATIONS

    The global outbreak of COVID-19 required governments in Europe to react fast and order precautions to avoid the spreading of the virus. The measures taken restricting social gatherings in particular, creates a high degree of uncertainty among the actors of the live music sector. The shut-down or reduction in activities in order to meet the…

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