Music & Sound

Navigate the jungle of EU law and get a better understanding of the many initiatives related to the EU Green Deal.

Initiated by the Centre national de la musique (CNM) in September 2021, the ‘One Voice for European Music’ process is designed to strengthen the EU’s action in the field of support to the music sector, using the momentum of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Les artistes étrangers participent activement à la richesse de la diversité musicale française et au rayonnement d’une partie importante du secteur des musiques actuelles. Afin de mieux reconnaitre et valoriser la place de l’import d’artistes étrangers en France et aussi l’importance des artistes de toutes les origines dans l’export des productions françaises, le réseau des musiques du monde Zone Franche a mené une”enquête flash” auprès de ses adhérents en juin et juillet 2019. Découvrez le rapport ainsi que les chiffres clefs de cette enquête.

This guide, by PEARLE* and the International Federation of Musicians, is for musicians and ensembles travelling with musical instruments containing species protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered (CITES). Languages: EN, FR, ES and DE.

The European Commission and music sector are working together towards a new EU support strategy for music.

Discover a European best of of productions for young audiences, both of new creations and repertoire revisited. Of well known stories and contemporary subject matters. Of participatory operas, cross-arts adventures, small formats and main-stage productions.

Freemuse are pleased to announce the publication of its first book, ‘Music, Culture and Conflict in Mali’, which is launched in a digital and on-demand paperback edition. The book takes an in-depth look at the crisis that overtook Mali in January 2012 and lead to a ten-month occupation of the northern two-thirds of the country by armed jihadi groups.

You probably already know the Green Mobility Guide, developed by JB and OTM. But do you know that Julie’s Bicycle also published guides for visual arts, cinema… and more ? Discover them all here!

Freemuse has compiled statistics presenting a glimpse of the situation for musicians worldwide in 2012.

Music repertoire from the European Union is widely played on radio and downloaded by consumers in the EU, but artists from the region struggle to achieve recognition and success within EU countries.

Ce guide identifie les principaux enjeux, recense les meilleures pratiques, propose des évaluations d’impact ainsi que des témoignages d’experts ou de professionnels engagés dans ces démarches.

Moving Arts asseses the carbon impacts of Bands, Orchestras and Theatres touring the UK and internationally.