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Now is the time to register your interest to be included in Region Östergötland's digital supply catalog for children and young people — Barnkultur Öst! Expressions of interest must be submitted by the latest on May 2, 2023. Contact the MCV office at mcv@mcv.se then we will send you the registration form!

Panel discussion afterwards

The Women's Committee of the Musicians' Association brought together a total of 17 participating organizations in the stand 'Equality in the music industry' during this year's edition of People & Culture in February, and also offered a panel debate with the same name.

For those who want to take part in the conversation afterwards, the live stream is still available here!

Festival tips!

The Great Escape is a music festival for new promising songwriters and artists which will be held in Brighton, England on May 10-13. The festival also holds a conference alongside the performances with panels, current debates and lectures about the music industry. Read more here!

The Lilla By festival is held on 25 and 26 August 2023 in Rinkaby, outside Kristanstad and is a hybrid festival; music conference during the day and summer festival in the evening! Application to play is now open until May 31.

For those interested in showcase festivals so exists Recordworld International! They have a list about the main showcase festivals in the world and when they take place, as well as writing reports on various events.

Report from Concert Directing & Performing Arts Days

Veronica at MCV has participated in both the Concert Directing project and Performing Arts Days for children and young people during the month of March. Here comes a report!

 

  • Concert direction 8–9 March 2023

In the Concert Direction project, the groups Malmars Lilla Makalösa, consisting of Ida Malkolmsson Gadd and Sara Martinsson Arnér, and Trio Sonrisa consisting of Johan Bengtsson, Afra Rubino and Raúl Lara worked on developing her performances for children and young people. During the project, they had the coach Svante Grogarn to help them. The project ended with public screenings at Musikens Hus for preschool groups on March 8 and 9. After the children saw the performances, they had to give feedback to the groups. Invited guests and partners from, among others, the Cultural Administration in the City of Gothenburg, the Administration for Cultural Development were also on hand to discuss how the performances could be developed for the target group. After the project, we received great feedback from the pre-school teachers who said that the children appreciated the performances they had been able to take part in. Equally satisfied were the participants during Concert Direction, who received a lot of feedback and ideas for how they can develop their performances and how they can reach out to bookers for children and young people.

 

  • Performing arts days for children and young people 13–14 March 2023

MCV was present during this year's Performing Arts Days for children and young people organized by The administration for cultural development. The selection showed shorter excerpts from performances that are listed in the Kulturkatalogen Väst. During two days we got to take part in a program at Masthuggsteatern, Musikens hus and Frölunda Kulturhus. A sample of 35 performances was shown with a focus on music, dance, theater and circus. The days were interspersed with mingling with the various visitors, conversations with people who passed MCV's table during the fair and lots of performing arts. The event was very inspiring and well produced. However, something that became very clear when all the performances were seen was the lack of representation of non-white people, both on stage and among the guests. 

— Veronica Odetunde for MCV

Apply for matchmaking at jazzahead!

Are you/you going to jazzahead! in April? Apply now for participation in matchmaking during the fair! Export Music Sweden (ExMS) arranges 'Meet the Swedes' during jazzahead, where ten of the Swedish delegates get to meet ten foreign delegates in short meetings on a conveyor belt. Apply here and read more at ExMS website.

We at the Music Center also want to know which of our members have planned to go to jazzahead! then we will offer "30 min with manager" on site during the fair. This means that we go around with you and present you in different booths. This is a great opportunity to bring and distribute your marketing materials. Mail mcv@mcv.se to register and get more info!

Travel support from Export Music Sweden

ExMS offers travel support to both Nordic Folk Alliance and Jazzahead! 2023 There is a limited number of travel allowances and they differ between the different destinations. The support is aimed at entrepreneurs, company employees, songwriters/composers and artists/performers. ExMS is not in a position to grant this travel support to organizations or employees of organizations that have a region, municipality or state as principal. Nor to those who have their primary income from the region, municipality or state.

Applications are open to:
-April 14 for the Nordic Folk Alliance
-April 21 for jazzahead!

Read more here!


STIM is looking for employees

STIM is looking for employees to their publishing services team. Read more here!