Sophie M. Rasmussen is Head of Administration at Institut for (X) in Aarhus. (X) has a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces for events and often hosts concerts. Institut for (X) is a culture and business platform for young designers, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs and craftsmen working side by side. Since 2009, the institute has been located in and around a former customs building in central Aarhus, Denmark. The various more or less temporary buildings in the area house workshops and office facilities created by initiatives of all sorts representing approximately 90 projects, 50 businesses and 35 associations. Come and hear Sophie talk about Institut for (X) and about her self!
Digital Open Venue
Här är ett urval av åRets Digital Open Venue talks.
Anna is the founder of Sleeve, a startup built to empower active, working musicians by making it seamless to monetize their craft and strengthen their connection with fans. Anna is presenting her self and the platform!
Sean-Poul de Fré Gress is a cultural entrepreneur and agent who has spent the past 15+ years building bridges across music scenes in Denmark, the Nordics, and internationally. As founder of Bellerose agency, he manages and books artists with a focus on both artistic growth and longterm career sustainability.
Jan Monahazian is the founder of an music project called Jazz Pilots! If you are interested in new forms of teaching free form/improvisational music for people of all ages. Jan and Musikcentrum Syd are looking for you to take this project to Sweden! Maybe you are are the project partner Jan is looking for!
Copenhagen and Denmark have some emerging talent in the music business. Independent agents as Sacha Kjøller from Kant agency. KANT is a feminist, ambitious, Nordic music agency that deals with music outside of categories, with a focus on Nordic jazz, folk and contemporary music.
Tanya Korenika is an emerging key player in the alternative music scene, running UCE Agency and a queer venue in Tallinn, Estonia. She promotes bands, gender equality and collaboration among artists, emphasizing personal connections in touring. The Baltic music market, with 5 to 6 million people, offers significant opportunities, especially with trends favoring large shows. Funding for cross-cultural projects and platforms like Tallinn Music Week support local musicians and international music business community in connecting and performing.
Meet three agents of change and cultural workers in Ukraine:
ALONA DMUKHOVSKA, Co-founder of Music Export Ukraine
Alona works in the music industry for almost a decade. Starting as a volunteer for the music festival she soon grew to the position of program director taking care of 100+ acts performing the biggest festival stages in Ukraine. She believes in the power of education and networking having done the music exchange projects in Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and even in the Middle East (Kyrgyzstan, hello!).
ANTON SHIFERSON - Crisis Management In Culture - Underground Electronic Label’s Perspective.
Anton is a post-industrial musician (Ship Her Son); A graphic and sleeve designer; The head of a digital department in IT; An event co-organizer; Responsible person for distribution at the electronic label Dnipropop.
MARICHKA CHICHKOVA - UKRAINIAN WORLD OF CULTURE - ON THE EXAMPLE OF A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES CULTURE CREATURE
Marichka is a musician, composer, culture manager, head of an NGO that provides Local cultural support. Shes talks about how she manages to be a cultural creative in times of war and how she and her peers organizes a big out door city festival in Lviv each year!
Crowdfunding grupp i vinter/vår!
DIGITAL OPEN VENUE: Meet Anna Lidell from Sleeve.fm
Anna is the founder of Sleeve, a startup built to empower active, working musicians by making it seamless to monetize their craft and strengthen their connection with fans. Today Anna is presenting her self and the platform! Join in for an interesting meet and a Q& A session as well! OPEN FOR ALL! RSVP NOW!
Meet Sean-Poul De Fré Gress from Bellerose agency
DIGITAL OPEN VENUE MEET
On the 6/10 at lunchtime 12.00 CET! Sean-Poul will give a talk about his background and his current doings as a booking agent and social mover shaker in various projects. Sean-Poul is an innovative open mind in a music business that is built on traditional foundations & infrastructure. Join in on a digital meet and take the chance to grow your network and ask a few questions.
ONLINE FILM & MUSIC NETWORK MEET
Digital Open Venue - Meet Tanya Korenika at UCE agency - Touring in Baltikum and abroad
DIGITAL OPEN VENUE -Ukraine in focus - Touring in Ukraine in 2025!
Välbesökt Malmö music tech drinks event!
Torsdagen den 20/2 samlades ett femtiotal musiker och musikbranschaktörer tillsammans med oberoende utvecklare/innovatörer från Danmark, England, USA, Norge och Indien för att nämna några. Det gemensamma temat var att små oberoende aktörer går samman och skapar små oberoende plattformar för musiker och fans.
Crowdfunding och Patreon grupp i vår!
Crowdunding workshop with Marcus Bader from Musikcentrum Syd. Quite a few of Musikcentrum Syd members have pulled through some succesful crowdfunding and Patreon projects. In this peer-to-peer group we talk about the whole process and gives tips and tricks to manage your campaign! We also try and inspire and help each other with joint marketing etc. RSVP!
DIGITAL OPEN VENUE - " NORDIC VOICE" ANNA FÄLT
Måndag, den 3 mars kl: 18.00-19.00 ca - Do you want to learn about how ANNA FÄLT managed to tour in New Zeeland? Come and hear her talk and ask Anna questions. After the Q&A session we will run a speed meeting session with the attendees. This to build and/or expand your international network! Limited seats so RSVP!
DIGITAL OPEN VENUE
I vår startar vi upp en första omgång med digitala möten, workshops, speed meetings etc på vår online open workspace DIGITAL OPEN VENUE. Vi bjuder in hela vårt nationella och internationella nätverk till vissa av aktiviteterna så det finns möjlighet att skapa nya kontakter utöver att få och dela med sig av kunskap och nätverk.
Ny video på Musikcentrum Kunskapsbanken - Att skriva projektansökan - Med Astrid Selling
Ny video på Musikcentrum Kunskapsbanken!
Astrid Selling är folkmusiker, teatermusikkompositör och erfaren projektledare, både för nationella och internationella projekt. Hon är också verksamhetsledare för Musikcentrum Syd. Astrid kommer att vägleda dig genom processen att skriva ansökningar utifrån sitt perspektiv.

















