- event type:WOMEX 25 Conference Session
- date:25 Oct 2025
- time:12:15 - 13:00
- city/area:Tampere
- venue:Conference Room 1
- country:Finland
- event posted by:Piranha Arts
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Chaired by
Jennifer Roe (USA), Folk Alliance International;
with
Matthew Covey (USA), Tamizdat/CoveyLaw;
Paloma Estevez (Chile/USA), Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
The United States represents the world’s largest economy and the biggest consumer market for music. Touring the US presents an incredible opportunity — but also significant competition and challenges. This session takes a pragmatic 360° view of what it takes to enter the US market: visa costs, points of entry, building networks, leveraging your government and national community in the US, and how to develop a 2–5 year plan (because that’s often what it takes).