Events
what's happening where?An exploration into the world's music funding systems
- event type: WOMEX 11 Conference
- start date type: 29 Oct 2011
- time: 12:00 - 12:45
- city/area: Copenhagen
- venue: Forum Copenhagen, Conference 1
- country: Denmark
- event submitted by: piranha womex AG (expo)
Session 14
Behind the music industry, there's another industry of sorts, the world of government funding with its role in the production and dissemination of music. As the industry continues to decline with the loss of the physical market, public monies have become increasingly important to artists' careers, festivals and national pavilions. Export offices are becoming versions of A&R, putting forward artists that are best for the national brand. Yet, as funding develops and increases, so do the ways in which it is organised from one country to another, producing a diverging field of funding systems across the globe. It's best if we understand and learn from each other, and fully appreciate how important
government funding is in the modern music industry.
Come, meet and learn from the leaders of Canada, Brazil, UK and others to discuss the growing importance of music funding in the mainstream.
