Music Webs. Weaving connections and untangling cultural policy in Europe

In this episode, Simone Dudt - EMC Secretary General - is joined by Silja Fischer - Secretary General of the IMC , and Jordi Pascual - Coordinator of the Committee on culture of the world organisation of United Cities and Local Governments ( UCLG ). Throughout their conversation, they discuss about the third edition of Mondiacult Conference - the world’s biggest cultural policy conference org...

In this episode, Simone Dudt, EMC Secretary General, is joined by Federico Rinaldi, Network Manager of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) and Executive Board Member of the International Music Council (IMC). Throughout their conversation, Federico introduces ECHO and its mission, highlighting the key priorities of the network and how these have evolved since its inception. He elabor...

From 5 to 7 June 2024, over 100 representatives from more than 20 European countries gathered at Toplocentrala Centre for Contemporary Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria for the 12th edition of the European Forum on Music (EFM) with the theme "Equity in Music" carried out in collaboration with the Bulgarian Music Association. The term “equity” can be understood in many ways but the most common is that in rel...

From 8 to 10 June 2023, over 150 representatives from more than 20 European countries gathered at the House of Music Hungary in Budapest for the 11th edition of the European Forum on Music (EFM). The topic of this years Forum was 'Sustain Music' and throughout the three days, cultural professionals came together to talk about creating a safe and welcoming musical ecosystem; one that promotes inclu...

In this episode, our host Miceál Mullen is joined by Laura Leslie (Scottish Music Centre) and Carol Main (Live Music Now Scotland) to find out more about the Scottish Music Sector. Throughout their conversation, Carol and Laura talk about their organisations' work and about some of the current challenges facing Scotland's music sector post Brexit and post COVID-19. Since this recording, the EMC ar...

In this episode, our host Miceál Mullen is joined by Katharina Jeschke, Secretary General of the IMZ International Music and Media Centre, the international business network dedicated to the promotion of the performing arts through audiovisual media. Throughout their conversation, Katharina talks about the intersection of music and media and explores the current challenges facing the creative and...

In this episode, our host Miceál Mullen is joined by Mila Georgieva from the Bulgarian Music Association (BMA), the largest representative music organisation in Bulgaria. Throughout their conversation, Mila discusses how the Bulgarian music scene looks post COVID and how it is responding to current challenges that the wider European music sector is facing. We also hear more about the work of BMA,...

After a little break, we are back again with Music Webs, the EMC podcast. Today, our host Miceál Mullen (EMC) is joined by Audrey Guerre (Live DMA) to discuss the effects of COVID-19 pandemic alongside current challenges that the European live music sector is facing. We also learn more about the work of Live DMA and the importance of building and growing networks of like-minded organisations which...

This latest edition of the EMC podcast was published on 25 November on the occasion of Orange Day - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women . The podcast at hand is a conversation between two men interviewed by one woman, EMC Secretary General Ruth Jakobi. Both men, Merlijn Poolmann (The Netherlands), Night Mayor of Groningen and Moritz Eggert (Germany), composer and profes...

Music Freedom Day is on 3 March. On this occasion, and to honor the 5 Music Rights , we want to take a closer look at freedom of musical expression in Europe. To learn more about the situation in Hungary and Poland , Simone Dudt (EMC) is joined by music journalist and curator Monika Pasiecznik and journalist András Stumpf for the second episode of our podcast. They talk about importance of public...

In our first episode, Simone Dudt (EMC) is joined by Silja Fischer (IMC) and Giambattista Tofoni from Europe Jazz Network. They talk about: the effects of the Corona crisis for the jazz field and Italy in particular solidarity in Europe how to endure the crisis with live concerts still being rare musicians as well as the “invisible” workers of the music sector struggling for survival The podcast m...