Music Estonia MTÜ

Founded in 2014, Music Estonia (ME) is a membership organisation that also offers services and support programmes for the Estonian music sector at large. The main activities of ME include mentoring programmes for artist managers and DIY artists; a facilitated internship program INTRO for young music professionals in Estonia; delegations to European music industry conferences and showcase festivals; organising song writing camps that feature both local and European writers and producers; organising seminars, workshops and networking events; collaborating closely with Tallinn Music Week showcase festival and conference on conference themes, networking formats and delegate programme; representing the music sector SMEs in relations with public sector institutions (including close collaboration with Estonian Ministry of Culture), influencing relevant policy on regional and national level, participating in European and international associations, networks, working groups (EMEE, IAMIC); partnering in international collaboration projects.

In 2019 Music Estonia established a live music branch “Live Music Estonia” (LME). Founded by and for different stakeholders in the live music scene with the aim to gather them together and articulate common goals, map the impacts of the live music venues, promoters and festivals and get into dialogue with the policy makers on a local, national and international level. Shortly after launching the branch LME was joined by 15 different promoters, venues and festivals.