EMMA - European Music Managers Alliance

EMMA - European Music Managers Alliance EMMA provides a focused & representative point of contact to engage with professional music managers

Meet the speakers for our Festival Guide on ADE 🎧🇳🇱We’re bringing together four professionals working across A&R, artist...
30/09/2026

Meet the speakers for our Festival Guide on ADE 🎧🇳🇱

We’re bringing together four professionals working across A&R, artist development, business strategy, management and wellbeing to share perspectives that can help you to organize your ADE week, and make the most of it.

🇬🇧 Shaurav D’Silva — 2-Tone Entertainment
With more than two decades in the music industry, Shaurav has worked across A&R, artist management, publishing and labels. He is the founder of 2-Tone Entertainment and, in 2026, launched Union House, focusing on artist and brand development.

🇩🇪 Meike Nolte — Music Industry Consultant
Berlin-based music industry executive and consultant with 20+ years of experience. Formerly at Beatport, Believe and WiMP, she now advises music and music-tech businesses on partnerships, growth, business development and strategy.

🇫🇷 Isabelle Naud — Izzy Naud Wellbeing
A Holistic Connector, Isabelle brings a unique perspective on the pressures of working in electronic music. She helps music professionals build sustainable careers without sacrificing their health.

🇳🇱 Nikolai Serda — iGNITE! Music
Founder and co-owner of Dutch management and booking agency iGNITE! Music, Nikolai works with artists across genres while also developing live shows and international songwriting projects.

👉ADE moves fast. Your time is limited. Make every conversation count.

📆 Wednesday, October 7
⏰ 18:00 CEST / 17:00 BST
🔗 Register using the link in the first comment.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

📦 Stop EU packaging rules from pricing small music businesses out of Europe.The EU Single Market should mean access to f...
22/09/2026

📦 Stop EU packaging rules from pricing small music businesses out of Europe.

The EU Single Market should mean access to fans — not costly barriers in every country.

An artist may sell only a few records in each EU country, but new packaging rules can mean separate paperwork and costs in every market, regardless of how much they sell.

In countries where these costs are higher than sales, small businesses may have to stop selling there.

That means artists lose income, fans lose access, and larger companies that can absorb the fees gain an advantage.

This undermines the EU’s Single Market and makes small businesses less competitive.

We call for the EU to:
→ Exempt small businesses from country-by-country administration
→ Or create one EU-wide system with costs proportionate to sales

📄 Read EMMA’s full response to the consultation
🔗 Link in the first comment.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

🎧 Going to ADE? Make sure you have a plan.Amsterdam Dance Event can be a lot to navigate — hundreds of events, meetings,...
21/09/2026

🎧 Going to ADE? Make sure you have a plan.

Amsterdam Dance Event can be a lot to navigate — hundreds of events, meetings, panels and networking opportunities happening across the city.

Our ADE Festival Guide is a practical session for music managers preparing for ADE, with tips on how to:

📅 Plan your schedule effectively
🤝 Make the most of networking opportunities
🎯 Identify the events and connections that matter for you and your artists
💬 Navigate meetings and conversations with purpose
🗺️ Make the most of your time in Amsterdam

Hear first-hand advice from industry professionals with experience of ADE, bring your questions and get ready to make your time there count.

👉 Join us and start planning your ADE.

📅 Wednesday, October 7
⏰ 18:00 CEST / 17:00 BST
🎟️ Register now via the link in the first comment.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

EMMA at by:Larm:Our Executive Director, Jess Partridge moderated 'RAYE, Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand: How Headliners are Bu...
18/09/2026

EMMA at by:Larm:

Our Executive Director, Jess Partridge moderated 'RAYE, Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand: How Headliners are Built', a conversation with leading international music agent Marty Diamond about the decisions, instincts and industry dynamics behind taking artists from breakout acts to global headliners.

Diamond shared his experience working with artists including Coldplay, Lorde, Wet Leg, RAYE, Ed Sheeran, Sigur Rós and Franz Ferdinand, and building live careers from club shows to global stadium tours.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Oslo!

16/09/2026

🎬 Meet the professionals behind the Sync world.

Our upcoming event on 📆 September 23 brings together Sync Agents and Music Supervisors from across Europe for an interactive session designed to help managers make direct connections, ask questions and share their artists and music.

Meet our speakers:

🇷🇴 Andra Vasile — Sync About It
With 15+ years across sync, artist management and music business, Andra co-founded Sync About It, a platform connecting the Central and Eastern European sync community.

🇫🇮 Leo Niemi — Sync Sauna
Award-winning music supervisor and sync agent working across film, TV and advertising, with credits spanning international brands, feature films and major campaigns.

🇫🇷 Frederic Schindler — Too Young
Founder of international music supervision company Too Young, with music placements across 1,000+ commercials, fashion shows and films for brands including Chanel, Hermès and Prada.

🇬🇧 Jennifer Noya — Music Supervisor, ASM
Music Supervisor and Music Rights Consultant with 20+ years of experience across film, television and digital, including projects for Apple TV+, Netflix, BBC, Sky and Prime Video.

🇬🇧 Mark Garfield — Pop-Up Music
Founder and Co-Director of independent publisher and one-stop sync agency Pop-Up Music, representing music featured in Stranger Things, Fallout and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

🇩🇪 Lena Obara — Music Supervisor, Sector C
Music supervisor, musicologist and publisher with 20+ years of international experience, working across film, TV, advertising, rights and royalty recovery.

After their introductions, you'll join rotating breakout rooms where you can introduce yourself, ask questions and share your artists and music.

And following feedback from our community, we've reserved extra time for the breakout rooms so there's more space for meaningful conversations.

📅 Wednesday, September 23
⏰ 18:00 CEST / 17:00 BST
🎟️ Register via the link in the first comment.

🎤 Paris has always been a major force in European Hip-Hop. For our next Career Insights, we're meeting Mohamed Ali, Labe...
09/09/2026

🎤 Paris has always been a major force in European Hip-Hop.

For our next Career Insights, we're meeting Mohamed Ali, Label Manager and co-founder of independent label Foufoune Palace, to talk about developing artists and building careers from the French capital.

He currently works with Luidji, ZS and Ryan Koffi.

💬 In this conversation, we'll talk about artist development, independent labels, building sustainable careers and the different pieces that come together behind an artist's project.

🎧 Whether you work in Hip-Hop or across other genres, join us for a conversation about the realities of developing artists in today's music industry.

📅 Tuesday, September 29
⏰ 18:00 CEST / 17:00 BST
🎟️ Register now via the link in the first comment.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

🎧 What happens when you keep asking what's next?For more than three decades, Enric Palau has been exploring that questio...
08/09/2026

🎧 What happens when you keep asking what's next?

For more than three decades, Enric Palau has been exploring that question through music, festivals, technology and creativity.

As co-founder of Sónar, Enric helped create a festival that went far beyond the traditional festival format, turning Barcelona into an international meeting point for electronic music, art, creativity and technology.

But his work hasn't stopped there.

🤖 Enric remains closely involved with AI & Music, part of the European Commission's S+T+ARTS programme, working at the intersection of music, sound, research and emerging technologies.

💬 In our next Career Insights, we'll talk about innovation, taking risks, building international cultural projects, the changing role of festivals and what AI could mean for music and creativity.

If you're a interested in where the industry is heading, this is a conversation worth joining.

📅 Thursday, September 8
⏰ 18:00 CEST / 17:00 BST
🎟️ Register via the link in the first comment.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

🇪🇺 What are we working to change?EMMA's advocacy work is focused on four areas that are central to the ability of artist...
04/09/2026

🇪🇺 What are we working to change?

EMMA's advocacy work is focused on four areas that are central to the ability of artists, managers and music professionals to build sustainable careers across Europe:

🤖 Protecting artist rights, consent and control in new technologies, including AI
💶 Fair remuneration for music makers and their teams
🌍 Supporting touring, mobility and artist development
🎵 Recognising music as a strategic cultural and economic sector

These priorities guide our conversations with policymakers and our work to ensure that the realities of the music sector are reflected in European policy.

🔗 Find out more about each priority checking the link in the first comment.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

💶 Who better to talk tour budgets than someone who's been keeping some of the world's biggest tours on track?We're delig...
03/09/2026

💶 Who better to talk tour budgets than someone who's been keeping some of the world's biggest tours on track?

We're delighted to welcome Gina Coates as the speaker for our upcoming EMMA Masterclass: How to Build a Tour Budget That Works.

Gina brings almost 30 years of experience in the live music industry, working across international touring, major events and festivals, promoters and venues. Throughout her career, she has held roles including Tour Director, Tour Manager, Production Manager and Tour Accountant.

Today, she's Head of Operations at 1826 Group, Tour Director for A$AP Rocky, and Tour Accountant for Ariana Grande and Tyler, the Creator.

📊 In this practical session, Gina will share her experience of the financial side of touring, from building realistic budgets and forecasting costs to identifying potential problems before they hit the road.

If you're planning tours and want to get a better handle on the numbers, this is one to have in your calendar.

📅 Tuesday, September 8
⏰ 18:00 CEST / 17:00 BST
🎟️ Register via the link in the first comment.

🇬🇧 AND, If you're based in London (or elsewhere in the UK) and want to learn more about Essentials of Live & Touring, check out the MMF UK Bootcamp taking place on 29–30 September. Find all the details on their website and social channels.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

02/09/2026

🎬 Who are the people you need to know to open new doors for your artists' music?

Our next Meet the Professionals on 📆 September 23 is bringing managers directly into the room with Sync Agents & Music Supervisors.

You'll hear short introductions from invited professionals before joining a series of rotating breakout rooms designed for direct, informal conversations.

🎤 Introduce yourself
❓ Ask your questions
🎧 Share your artists and music
🤝 Make new international connections

We heard you! We'll reserve extra time for the breakout rooms, giving you more time to connect, ask questions and have meaningful conversations with the professionals.

No travel required. Join from your workspace and connect directly with professionals from around the world.

📅 Wednesday, September 23
⏰ 18:00 CEST / 17:00 BST
🎟️ Register now via the link in the first comment.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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