BIMA takes part of IMPALA AGM/Board Meeting
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On 10th September 2024 at Mastering the Music Business international music business conference and showcase festival in Romania, IMPALA held its AGM in collaboration with INDIERO as part of its mission to shine a light on key markets in Central and Eastern Europe and agree priorities, including new projects as a recognised European network.
Since the election of IMPALA’s new board at last year’s AGM at WAVES Vienna, with the appointment of IMPALA’s new Chair Dario Draštata of Adria regional association RUNDA, this past year has seen significant strides in strengthening the network of independent music companies across Central and Eastern Europe. The Bucharest meeting served as a valuable opportunity to promote independent music and foster collaboration in the region. The board also reflected on IMPALA’s other strategic priorities including advancing streaming reform and other digital work, fiscal support, exploring opportunities in artificial intelligence, and reinforcing sustainability and inclusion initiatives, as well as new projects around IMPALA’s 25th birthday later in 2025.
IMPALA Treasurer, Geert De Blaere (BIMA) commented “At last year’s AGM we prioritised finance work and members are excited to be able to discuss new projects as an EU recognised network, including on access to finance, remuneration as well as other new projects. Once this is in place we will see a positive ripple effect throughout the European music sector.”
EU calls for funding
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We are flagging two open EU calls which might be of interest to you or the artists you work with:
- EIT Culture & Creativity Accelerator programme
This online/hybrid accelerator programme is designed for cultural and creative SMEs or scale-ups (minimum 3 years old). Successful applicants will benefit from an 8-week acceleration programme (training, mentoring, guidance etc.) valued at €20,000, with the possibility of an additional 12-week post-acceleration programme for the 6-10 most successful applicants. The call is closing on 6th October at 17.00 CET. You can find more information here, the call guidelines here and the recording of an info session here.
- EU call for mobility of artists & professionals
The third and last Culture Moves Europe EU call for individual mobility of artists and cultural professionals is open until 30th November, with monthly deadlines on the last day of each month until then, which means applications are evaluated and grants awarded every month. You can find more information here.
If you have any questions about these calls you can write to remi@bima.be
FairMusE Survey
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In partnership with ULIEGE & VUB, We invite you to be part of a significant undertaking – a survey as part of Fair MusE. This project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe, delves into the intricate landscape of ‘fairness’ in the European music ecosystem. The survey aims to explore how music creators, performers and music industry experts perceive and address ‘fairness’. Your perspectives are crucial as today there is an increasing policy interest to ensure that the European music ecosystem is ‘fair’ in a platform-based economy. As such, it’s worthwhile to ask what ‘fair’ actually is and identify what cannot be considered ‘fair’ for you.
Follow this link to the Survey:
Take the Survey
How can you contribute? Filling out the survey will take approximately 8-10 minutes. The survey is available in English, French, German, Italian, Greek, and Spanish. Your input will be crucial in shaping the Fair MusE comprehensive report on understandings and perspectives towards ‘fairness’.
Deadline: September 04, 2024.
Learn more about Fair MusE: https://fairmuse.eu.
Your privacy matters! your personal data will be handled securely, anonymously and confidentially, adhering to the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The purpose of collecting your data is solely for research within the Fair MusE project. It will not be shared or reused beyond this initiative. Your responses will remain confidential and anonymous. Participation in this survey is entirely voluntary. By filling the survey, you contribute significantly to advancing the understanding of ‘fairness’ in the European music ecosystem.
MUSIC INDUSTRY CONFERENCES AGENDA + DISCOUNT
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Prepare for your back-to-work with this exhaustive agenda to music industry conferences and applicable discounts for BIMA’s Members thanks to IMPALA!
Ask your private access if needed.
WIN Annual Report Celebrates Year of Collaboration
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Découvrez le rapport annuel 2023-24 de la Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), l’organisation qui connecte et développe la communauté mondiale de la musique indépendante. WIN est un réseau international d’associations
professionnelles qui représentent plus de 8 000 entreprises musicales indépendantes dans le monde entier.
Les principaux points développés :
- L’extension du réseau qui s’étend désormais sur 43 territoires.
- La publication d’une charte collective du secteur indépendant autour d’un ensemble de valeurs et de principes pour le developpement de l’IA générative.`
- Le lancement du programme « Supporters » pour favoriser les collaborations avec les entreprises qui souhaitent défendre le secteur indépendant mondial.
IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES - BUSINESS CASE
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IMPALA is releasing the results of a first qualitative survey in the independent music sector looking at the economic benefits of taking sustainability action. The business case provides an overview of the impact this work has on European independent music companies who have started sustainability work.
Labels who are active on sustainability also enhance their appeal to artists, fans, and employees. Their costs reduce and they are more innovative, as well as improving their brand and being ready to take advantage of tax breaks and comply with reporting obligations,
ORCA - “Setting the Stage: How Music Works”
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Cette semaine a vu le lancement du groupe de réflexion ORCA (Organization for Recorded Culture and Arts). La mission de l’ORCA est de développer et de promouvoir la recherche, les données et les preuves qualitatives et quantitatives qui soulignent la valeur économique, sociale et culturelle significative de la musique. L’initiative est coordonnée par le Centre pour les écosystèmes musicaux. Dans le cadre de son lancement, l’ORCA a publié son premier rapport sur le rôle unique des labels indépendants et la valeur sociétale de la musique, intitulé « Setting the Stage : How Music Works ».
ORCA est un groupe de réflexion composé de maisons de disques indépendantes.
- ORCA s’engage à développer des recherches, des données et des preuves qualitatives et quantitatives pertinentes et traduisibles au niveau mondial, qui démontrent et soutiennent les actions visant à accroître la valeur économique et sociale de la musique.
- ORCA s’engage à investir et à favoriser le développement de la musique en tant que culture et commerce.
- ORCA estime que la musique a le pouvoir unique de soutenir toutes les communautés et les personnes qui y vivent, et souhaite favoriser un secteur avant-gardiste qui offre des opportunités aux artistes, aux entreprises et aux communautés du monde entier.
- ORCA pense qu’à travers la recherche et les preuves, elle peut démontrer l’avantage d’investir dans les artistes et de prendre des risques, et aider à soutenir et à développer des écosystèmes musicaux prospères dans le monde entier.
À qui s’adresse ce rapport ?
Ce rapport est d’abord destiné aux personnes en dehors de l’industrie musicale.
Les agences intergouvernementales, les organismes multilatéraux, les ministères de l’économie, les chambres de commerce, les offices de tourisme, les agences de développement économique, les ministères de la culture, les maires, les conseils municipaux ou les institutions de financement du développement mondial, entre autres.
Les décideurs politiques commencent à comprendre l’écosystème économique soutenu par l’industrie musicale et les services fournis par ses principaux acteurs, tels que les maisons de disques. L’ORCA souhaite approfondir cette compréhension par le biais de ses recherches. La musique, si elle est incluse dans les programmes politiques, peut produire des avantages considérables.
L’ensemble de l’industrie musicale est invitée à y prendre part mais l’objectif ici est plus particulièrement que les personnes extérieures au secteur se saisissent ce rapport et agissent en conséquence.
Belgian Music Sector concerned about Spotify
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Several Belgian music industry organisations have joined forces and launched an appeal to Spotify.
In a letter adressed to Spotify, The Belgian music industry have expressed its concern about recent developments Spotify Benelux and reach out to engage a dialogue. We are very concerned about the dismissal of an editor who was in touch with the Belgian music market and the disappearance of editorial playlists that highlight Belgian talents.
Streaming and in particular the Spotify platform plays a crucial role in this. Paying attention to and discovering local repertoire is today more important than ever for a healthy ecosystem. It goes without saying that local curators with a broad vision of the Belgian music scene can play a decisive role in this.
This letter is a joint initiative of several important organizations from the Belgian music sector
BIMA (Belgian independent music association)
FLIF (Fédération des labels indépendants Francophones)
MMaF (Music managers federation)
VI.BE (Support centre for artists and the music industry in Flanders and Brussels)
Conseil de la Musique (Support centre for artists and the music sector in Wallonia and Brussels)
BMPA (Belgian music publishers association)
ClubCircuit (Umbrella organization of Flemish music clubs & concert organizers)
Cult! (Network organization for cultural houses in Flanders and Brussels)
Court-Circuit (Association of music venues and concert organizers & Support Centre for the Live Music Sector in Wallonia and Brussels)
SABAM (Collective management organization of Authors, Composers and Publishers)
PlayRight (Belgian society for the collective management of neighbouring rights for performing artists)
Facir (Fédération des Auteur·rices, Compositeur·rices et Interprètes Réuni·es)
BSCG (Belgian screen composers guild)
Muziekgilde (Association for songwriters & performers in Flanders & Brussels)
COMAV (Association for Composers in Flanders)
FEAS (Fédération des Employeurs des Arts de la Scène)
BWMN (Belgian Worldwide Music Network)
ASSPROPRO (Association des programmateurs professionnels)
BeFEM (Belgian federation for electroacoustic music)
Museact/Fazz (Association des musiques d’expression actuelles)
FCM ( Forum de la création musicale)
NOVA (Networking organization of united authors and artists)
Vlamo (Flemish association for instrumental music bands & musicians)
Koor&Stem (Flemish association for choirs and vocal music)
IMPALA Summer Newsletter
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In case you missed it, have a look on the IMPALA summer newsletter covering all of IMPALA’s activities over the past few months. A mine of informations, always inspiring to develop your business.
Strategic Primer : APPLE MUSIC Q&A session recording
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How can you maximise your visibility and revenue on Apple Music?
L’objectif du projet est de fournir aux labels indépendants des informations complètes sur la manière de maximiser les opportunités de streaming pour leurs artistes et de s’assurer qu’ils bénéficient d’une bonne visibilité sur les plateformes de streaming.
Deux autres Strategic Primer sont déjà disponible consacrés à Spotify et Amazon Music.
A télécharger ici. (accès réservés aux membres BIMA)
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