Alguns informações sobre o sector cultural pela Europa e não só..

European Tour Support (ETS)

Between 2004 and 2006 ETS (European Music Office ) supported 48 acts and close to 1000 concerts to the tune of €300,000 on tours around Europe. Among the groups and artists supported were Yann Tiersen, Deus, Le Peuple de L’herbe, Verdana and Gabriel Rios. Each tour visited an average of 8 different countries and the majority of the groups revisited the countries they had visited with the help of ETS. An application will be made in the summer for funding for a new ETS project which will hopefully be up and running in late 2007.European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP)Since 2003 ETEP has given 145 artists the opportunity to perform a total of 382 shows at European festivals and benefit from radio coverage on EBU radio stations all over Europe. These festivals covered up to 17 different European countries by the final year of the project, enabling more artists to play to audiences of other nationalities than their own and increase these audiences awareness of the cultural diversity of Europe. More information on the artistsand festivals that benefited from the ETEP can be found here.

Export Handbooks

In cooperation with our members we have produced Export Handbooks for 10 different countries. These include market studies and comprehensive contact lists. The countries covered by the export handbooks are USA, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Spain, Russia, Austria and Scandinavia (Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark).

Musexpo (April 29—May 2):

MUSEXPO (www.musexpo.net) is an international music, media, and technology conference that hosted its third annual event in West Hollywood. EMO attended the conference, and EMO members were eligible for a 15% discount. Musexpo is focused on panels and face-toface interaction. EMO is in discussion with Sat Bisla, who directs the conference, on a partnership tobuild up a larger European presence for 2008.South By South West (March 14—March 18): http://www.sxsw.comThe European Music Office attended the South by South West. This was the second year that EMO attended SXSW. Europe was extremely well represented, with a total of 236 Bands. For a summary of the artist line-ups by country, please feel free to contact michele.amar@emo.org . We organized targeted meetings with European and US industry professionals.We visited more showcases than anticipated and EMO was represented at many professional gatherings during the afternoons.

A Festival opportunity:

The Festival ¡Globalquerque!, www.globalquerque.com which is New Mexico’s 3rd Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture is looking for European World Acts. The event runs September 21st and 22nd 2007. If you have World Music Artists performing on the West Coast during this time, please contact Michele.amar@emo.org.

Radio Opportunity:

Radioio now has 4 million listeners worldwide. They are currently looking to broadcast European World Music artists, signed or unsigned. Folks interested in airplay consideration should send cds to: Tom Frouge, radioioWORLD, 25 Juniper Road, Placitas, NM 87043, tfrouge@radioio.com, www.radioioworld.com

CMJ Music Marathon Conference: October 16-20

www.cmj.com

More than 10,000 music professionals, artists, and fans converge on New York City every year for the CMJ Music Marathon. In addition to keynote speakers, a live performance stage, and a lifestyle lounge, the event features dozens of panels covering topics affecting all corners of the music industry. Over 350 showcases are organized at clubs throughout the city. The showcase submissions deadline is July 16, 2007. The European Music Office has a partnership with CMJ, members can register for CMJ before June 16th and receive 40% off. EMO is also able to obtain free placement on the CMJ compilations and free advertisement for priority European Artists. Do not hesitate to contact michele.amar@emo.org for more information.