For MCV members

Live Music from Sweden - apply with concert film now!

We are now starting the national venture Live Music from Sweden and need your concert films to be able to create a digital showcase channel for highly current Swedish live music.
Through the new concert channel Live Music from Sweden together we reach relevant bookers, internationally and nationally, with concerts in showcase format, max 15 minutes long.
 
Application for professional Swedish artists and music groups' current concert films has now opened! The application can be made by artists and musicians themselves, companies or organizations. Selection will take place continuously during the year, so do not wait to submit your proposals!
 
Behind the investment Live Music from Sweden stands Music center, Export Music Sweden and The administration for Cultural development VGR. And more partners are on the way in.

Jazzahead in digital form - are you going?

From April 29 to May 2, the largest international jazz fair will take place, Jazzahead, of the stack.
Are you going there?
Keep in mind that:
Today, April 16, is the last chance to apply for a free participant pass at Export Music Sweden!
Notify us that you are going there!
Update artist pages and links!
The fair will not be what it used to be - fewer delegates and a digital program!
Read about key people who are going there!
Check out the program and decide what to participate in!

Today, April 16, is the last chance to apply for a free participant passport at Export Music Sweden. But you can also pay yourself and register yourself via the fair's own website until it starts.
In normal cases own Jazzahead place in German Bremen but now the fair will be held in digital form. What does that mean? Is there any idea to participate? Musikcentrum Riks international coordinator, Ragnar Berthling - who is also the operations manager for Musikcentrum Öst, answers:

Why go to Jazzahead?

- Jazzahead is the internationally largest meeting place for jazz music. But IRL participation requires a fairly extensive effort. I start booking appointments a couple of months in advance and maintain continuous contact with key people on an annual basis.
- In order for a freelance musician to be able to properly use his time there, a lot of preparation is required. It is about defining their long- and short-term goals. I have previously had a voluntary online workshop for all music center members who want and should be in a place where I go through the practicalities. Possibly I will have a similar one this year for the digital. The problem is that the organization of Jazzahead is pretty loose on the edge right now so it needs to clear up a bit more but everyone who is registered and members of any music center will be contacted before the fair and I will support in the way I can.
- In addition to the preparatory work and the work on site, you need to spend additional time on finishing work when the fair is over.

Why should you "go there" this year when the fair is digital?

- I have participated in about fifteen international music fairs during the pandemic and the quality has really varied. WOMEX, which is the world music version of Jazzahead, for example, was rather disorganized and took place on a bad platform - but became an opportunity to keep the network going and I had a series of zoom meetings off the platform.
- Now it is a completely different situation because the live scenes will most likely start to open up this autumn and I will try to get as many meetings, matchmaking (I hope that Export Music Sweden's matchmaking will be off) and other updates of my own contacts and knowledge as possible.

- IF there is an opportunity for more concrete discussions about livegig, I look forward to it. So I have high hopes of getting a lot done during the fair. Right now, there are just over 500 delegates registered, of which about eighty musicians and as many agents, but only about forty "presenters" - festivals, clubs and so on. so It is now a clear predominance for sellers and significantly fewer buyers. I personally think that a lot will happen before the fair starts - but you have to be prepared that it will not be even close to a normal fair. In 2019, there were 3400 delegates.

- I think it is obvious that everyone with international ambitions should apply for ExMS support and if you are selected - make sure you are free on those days! Check out as many seminars and showcase gigs as you can, read on and book appointments! And as before all trade fairs, you should prepare your digital material, think about your elevator pitch when you book appointments and make sure that you can get what you want in a maximum of 5 minutes.
- You who have been there before should think through how you want to transfer that work to digital form and I recommend that you use the slightly smaller amount of participants to try to read about key people. My experience is that they are the most important people who also go to digital fairs.

How can you benefit from being a member of the Music Center if you go there?

- IRL is about me coordinating the mediation work for the three associations and supporting all members. Now I will get in touch with everyone registered and offer some form of kick-off snack with advice and tricks. But this year, Musikcentrum Riks has given the opportunity to all associations to have a representative there - so there is also the opportunity to get support from their regional association. I will support everyone on site, but of course I know the MCÖ artists better and can give a more personal support there. Possibly I will be able to have a "morning meeting" on Thursday and Friday for those who want.
- Whether you take the cost yourself or seek support from ExMS - make sure you register as soon as possible! If there will be a short pre-fair meeting on zoom, it will take place early the same week as Jazzahead begins.

- Then it is always important to see the collective image. What benefit does our entire network have from the Music Center working internationally? Every time a representative of the Music Center participates in an international context, a panel or a trade fair, a new window opens to the Swedish music scene. As a whole, this work, which all members are involved in and support through their membership, will make us much more ready when the wheels start to spin again. All efforts that are made are based on members coming up with input, telling us about things that are happening, informing us about what priorities you want to make, when you plan international initiatives, when you release new music, when you have new collaborations. If we get that kind of information and ideas, we can include them in our meetings with the international music scene.

Time to seek new support for individual traders

Individual traders who have lost a large part of their income as a result of the pandemic can now apply for support for the period August 2020 – February 2021. The application must be made no later than 30 April and below we try to sort out what is required for support to be granted.

The Government has decided on the support, which is in principle an extension of the support to individual traders that could previously be applied for for the period March – July 2020.
The new aid is divided into three periods: August – October 2020 (period 1), November – December 2020 (period 2) and January – February 2021 (period 3).

In order to be able to receive this support, it is required - in addition to the F-tax certificate - Firstly that the reduced turnover is due to the pandemic and Second that you have already done what you can to "exhaust the possibilities for insurance compensation, damages and similar compensation" for the loss in question.

For the third required that your business turned over at least SEK 180 in 2019. Then you can receive support for periods 2 and 3. To receive support for period 1, your turnover in 2019 must have been at least 200.

Oh for the fourth your turnover must have decreased sufficiently compared to the previous year. For period 1 (August – October 2020), net sales must be less than 60 percent of net sales for the same period 2019. For periods 2 and 3, net sales in 2020 must be less than 70 percent of net sales 2019

If you meet the criteria, you can receive support with 75 percent of the turnover loss during period 1 and / or with 90 percent of the turnover loss for periods 2 and 3. You can receive support with a total of a maximum of SEK 168.

You must send with extracts from your accounting - for example a results report - for 2019 when you apply to be able to show that you meet the above requirements. And it is enough that you meet the requirements for one of the three sub-periods for you to be able to apply for the support.

Read more The County Administrative Board's website and apply for the support at The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's website!
Good luck!

Tour support - now also for streamed concerts

The Swedish Arts Council converts the tour support into independent music groups and replaces it with project grants for concert activities. The grant, which also replaces the project grant for music organizers, can be applied for, among other things, for projects that include streamed concert activities.

Project grant for concert activities can be searched March 23 – April 20.

The application for "Restart me" is open

Thank you very much, all of you who attended our general meeting on 22 February! Now we open the application for Restart me! Oh here you can find the material Amanda Elefelt showed during his lecture (password was sent in membership letter on 23/2).

The pandemic has largely meant a work ban for our field. Now we are all waiting for the great Restart of cultural life. Ahead of this, we want to offer our members an opportunity for support in preparing you - and updating you!

Now it's time to apply. In the application - which is a simple web form - you state what feels most important for you to update and learn more about: photo, text, film, streaming, web or other.

Deadline for application is Monday 8 March!

We will be able to select about 30 different people who represent different artists and music groups. We know that there are people who represent more groups, but we want to reach out with the knowledge to as many as possible.

Restart me! contains knowledge-enhancing coaching in small groups as well as less financial support for updating the presentation material.

We start with coaching: A half day (4 hours incl break) in small groups - and we try to divide into groups according to the theme that feels most important. Here we go through everyone's needs and give concrete tips and advice. Someone from us at MCV will stick to it. The goal is for everyone to feel ready to order what is needed after this half day.

I Restart me! also includes that each participant receives financial support of approximately SEK 4000. That amount is then invoiced to MCV directly from the consultant you have enlisted the help of. MCV also wants to try to help find coordination to get down in price - that e.g. help hire the same photographer for a full day session with multiple music groups at once.

Welcome with your application: Link to form.

KuBo - that's how it works

This affects you who play for children and young people and has your base in the Gothenburg region.

The February 11 at 17 p.m. do you have the opportunity to participate in an exclusive digital meeting with Mia Björklund, Ida Kaivola and Sofia Åhrman from Gothenburg's cultural administration, which tells about the cultural administration's new booking system, KuBo.

KuBo is a digital platform and booking site with cultural offerings for preschools, elementary schools and high schools. Free cultural practitioners in the Gothenburg region can apply to be included in the offer that is linked to the equalization grant within the City of Gothenburg.

The video meeting is held via Zoom.
Sign up no later than 10 February to lars@mcv.se. You will then receive a link to the meeting.

KuBo is the City of Gothenburg's tool in the work to ensure that all Gothenburg's children and young people during their time in preschool and school have good and equal opportunities to take part in art and culture.

Nominate and come to the annual meeting!

17 oclock on March 15 holds Musikcentrum Väst annual meeting. The meeting is conducted digitally and as a member you can participate in principle no matter where you are.

You are still welcome to nominate new board members by contacting the nomination committee: Anders Waernelius or Helena Ha-Young Sul.