13 November 2024
These rountables* are co-organized by the International Music Council and the three French national music composers organizations (SNAC, U2C, UNAC) in the framework of the Fair Music Project and the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance General Assembly.
Fair Music Project
Organized as part of the Fair Music Project—a European Commission-funded initiative within the Creative Europe program—this discussion will explore the evolving practices, technologies, and frameworks shaping the music industry in the Web 3.0 era. We will address the complexities and challenges brought by new technologies and their impact on fairness and transparency, examining opportunities and risks, including those posed by AI, to foster a more equitable ecosystem for creators, performers, and cultural stakeholders.
This roundtable will be co moderated by Davide Grosso (IMC Director of Programmes & Partnerships ) and Alfons Karabuda (ECSA Honorary President) and will be joined by Helienne Lindvall (ECSA President), Brice Homs (President of SACEM Strategy and Innovation Council ), Thibault Verbiest (Fair Music legal advisor), David El Sayegh (Deputy CEO of Sacem and Gesac President), Thor Pettersen (New Internet Music CEO and founder), Benoît Carré (Musician, AI and music Expert), Mathilde Neu (Music Tech France Vice-president, Founder and CEO of Resonance Agency).
Technology as enabler and driver of an innovative music ecosystem in Europe that ensures collaborations, artistic freedom and diversity of musical expressions
In order to fully promote the value of music in the lives of all people, our music ecosystem needs to enable collaborative innovation while upholding the right for all to express themselves musically in all freedom and ensuring the diversity of musical expressions within this ecosystem. The roundtable will look into attempts and ideas for ecosystem mappings and how such mapping can be an instrument of knowledge sharing, dialogue and cooperation across the value chain. It will also discuss current threats to artistic freedom and freedom of speech, and why arts education should also build capacity of learners about their freedom of expression. Moreover, participants will share insight and proposals for new approaches to professional training and development that champion innovation and creativity, allowing artists to stay ahead of the curve.
This roundtable will be co moderated by Silja Fischer (IMC Secretary General), Ruth Jakobi (EMC Secretary Genral) and Alfons Karabuda (ECSA Honorary President) and will be joined by Karalyn Monteil (Chief of unit at the Diversity of expressions Entity of the Culture Sector, UNESCO), Yvan Boudillet (Music Tech Europe), Florencia Di Concilio (Composer, U2C member), Ole Reitov (Freemuse), Zahra Mani (ECSA).
Women in Film Music: State of Play
For too long, scoring films has been a profession almost exclusively executed by male composers. In recent years, a slow but steady process towards a more inclusive film music business has been taking place, with more and more compositions from female composers being heard on the silver screen. However, much work still needs to be done and we are far from an equal film music business. What advice can we give to female film composers in the early stages of their career to break through these barriers? And, in a broader sense: how can the film music business become more inclusive and diverse? How can we work towards a situation in which everyone receives equal chances ?
This roundtable will be moderated by Sarah Glennane (Screen Composers Guild of Ireland CEO) and will be joined by Hannah Peel (Composer, Laureate of Ivor Novello TV Soundtrack Award 2023), Maggie Rodford (Managing Director of Air-Edel Group, music producer, co-ordinator and supervisor), Delphine Ciampi (Composer, UNAC, SACEM, Collectif Troisieme Autrice), Miriam Cutler (Three times Emmy nominated Composer, Alliance for Women Film Composers, Winner Camille Award for Outstanding Contribution).
*This is an invitation only event
