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East European Music Conference online camp 2021

by alexandra

Over 40 top international and Romanian music professionals and music icons share their expertise at East European Music Conference online camp 2021

• Online conference broadcasted online, with free access, on ro and on the East European Music Conference Facebook page

In a Europe still affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with a cultural industry in standby, heavily impacted by unpredictability, professionals working in events and in the cultural industry feel an urgent need of defined support measures, of discussions aimed to shaping real solutions and of professional know-how infusion and practical advice meant to help them pass through these unprecedented times and see possible future steps for functioning in the „new normal”.

To support them, on 10th and 11th of December 2021, the East European Music Conference online camp’s guests will discuss about the most stringent music industry issues, sharing their expertise and answering to music professionals’ and cultural operators’ questions during a series of interactive panels which will be broadcasted online, for free, on eemusic.ro and on the East European Music Conference Facebook page.

 The online edition will include 8 discussion panels with European and Romanian experts, 13 interviews with icons of the international music industry, like Tuomas Holopainen (composer and founder of Nightwish band) or Ed Bicknell (Dire Straits manager and Managing Director at DAMAGE MGMT).

The online edition will include 8 discussion panels with European and Romanian experts, 13 interviews with icons of the international music industry, like Tuomas Holopainen (composer and founder of Nightwish band) or Ed Bicknell (Dire Straits manager and Managing Director at DAMAGE MGMT) and music shows which will bring even more energy and rhythm to these debates on the hottest current topics.

They will be joined by officials from Romanian authorities and local cultural and events industry like: Alexandra-Maria Rigler (Director of Centre for Projects from Timisoara), Radu Burnete (Executive Director, CONCORDIA Confederation),  Bogdan Ștefan Trîmbaciu (Director of the Project Management Unit – Ministry of Culture), Andi Mitroi (Cofounder of Summer Well Festival), Alin Vaida (Manager „Jazz in The Park” festival and Executive Director at FAPTE), Iulia Popovici (performing arts critic and curator), members of Romanian festivals, officials from Bucharest and Cluj Mayoralties and theater and cultural managers.

During the two full days of debates, experts will discuss on topics like „The cultural future of Europe” still under Covid-19 pandemic’s mark, about the national „Recovery and resilience plans” which EU member countries submitted for approval and how do the UE member countries elaborate a successful long term cultural strategy valid in the post – pandemic context, about „European financing sources for the cultural industry”, about „The “normal” and the “new normal” in the international events” (about characteristics, communities, about how do event bookers find artists/ music products fit for their specific events, about sustainable cultural strategies for festivals or for other cultural products) or about the new measures, norms, event production and crowd management models generated/ enforced by the post-pandemic context.

 The conference schedule and speakers list can be accessed on eemusic.ro, in the following weeks additional speakers and discussion topics will be included.

The live transmission of the online event will take place on 10th and 11th of December 2021 on eemusic.ro and on the East European Music Conference Facebook page, with free access.

East European Music Conference online camp 2021 is a project designed to support and enhance the professional development of persons working in the events and cultural industries, initiative co-financed by Sibiu Mayoralty and supported by Kaufland Romania.