Deadline: 26-Oct-22
The 2nd MusicAIRE call for proposals is open to assist the recovery of the music sector in Europe by designing and testing a supporting scheme that can meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic while fostering the sustainability of the music ecosystem.
MusicAIRE (An Innovative Recovery for Europe) is an EU-funded project that aims to provide tailored-made instruments for the sector and contribute to a green, digital, just, and resilient recovery of the music ecosystem. The project is a 28-month journey, which includes a needs-analysis phase and the launching of two open calls for applicants established in one of the 27 EU Member States and non-EU countries participating in the Creative Europe Programme.
The projects to be funded under MusicAIRE will also contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and honour the Five Music Rights as defined by the International Music Council (IMC):
- The right for all children and adults
- to express themselves musically in all freedom
- to learn musical languages and skills
- to have access to musical involvement through participation, listening, creation, and information
- The right for musical artists
- to develop their artistry and communicate through all media, with proper facilities
- to obtain just recognition and fair remuneration for their work.
Priorities
The projects to be funded under MusicAIRE will need to provide strategies, methodologies, and actions for the music sector to address the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis in one of the following thematic fields:
- GREEN recovery: increasing the sector’s environmental sustainability and ecological awareness with a view to greening the music industry, in particular live acts, festivals and touring, as well as supporting innovative start-ups aiming at decreasing the environmental footprint of online data storing and music distribution.
- DIGITAL recovery: adapting to new emerging trends in digital music consumption, distribution and promotion (e.g. of live music acts online) and developing and promoting sustainable business models that enable monetisation and guarantee remuneration of artists. Digital recovery involves the development of technology-driven products and services in music production, promotion and distribution, as well as capacity building actions for artists in order to make them more competitive and resilient in an increasingly technology-driven market.
- JUST and RESILIENT recovery: better harnessing music’s potential as a distinct cohesive force, with a view to contributing to increased solidarity, active citizenship, and social cohesion. This includes a stronger community role for music venues, better access to music both in terms of education and consumption, with a special focus on disadvantaged groups, and fairer remuneration for artists and gender balance.
Funding Information
- The overall available budget for this call is EUR 1.335.000.
- The call is organised into three strands:
- micro: EUR 15.000
- small: EUR 30.000
- medium: EUR 55.000
Project duration
Applicants are invited to submit proposals for projects with a duration of 10 months.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities are the ones set out in section 3 above. They address one of the three topics (green, digital, just & resilient) and include, not exclusively:
- capacity building actions (education, training, mentoring, events)
- advocacy-related activities
- testing and scaling-up innovative models and/or tools
- awareness-raising actions
- collection of best practices, certifications, assessments, studies or benchmarks
- building strategies or policies for the organisation/business
- other activities contributing to the recovery of the music ecosystem in the areas of the MusicAIRE initiative.
Eligible Applicants
In order to be eligible, proposals must be presented by a single applicant meeting the following criteria:
- be a public or private organisation with legal personality, e.g. not-for-profit organisations (private or public); public authorities (national, regional, local); international organisations; profit-making entities.
- be established in one of the 27 EU Member States or non-EU countries that, on the date of the publication of the call, participate in the Creative Europe Programme.
For more information, visit https://musicaire.eu/open-calls/musicaire-eac-2021-0090-2ndcallproposals/