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The Association For Electronic Music

AFEM is a global voice for electronic music; representing our community, culture and commerce, ensuring a bright creative and commercial future for our genre.

12/06/2026

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Leticia Van Riel, a valued and influential figure in electronic music.

Leticia was widely respected not only for her skill as a manager, agent and mentor, but also for the kindness, clarity and generosity she brought to her work and to the people around her.

She dedicated herself to supporting and guiding others, helping to open doors and encourage a more equitable and sustainable music industry.

Her contribution to the community reached far beyond the artists and colleagues she worked with directly, and her presence will be greatly missed.

Our thoughts are with her family, friends, colleagues, mentees, artists and all those who knew and loved her at this sad time.

11/06/2026

Sena joining the Association for Electronic Music as its first neighbouring rights organisation has been picked up by Music Week.
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Sena is the Dutch collective management organisation that administers neighbouring rights for performers and producers, the income earned when recorded music is played in public. Its membership deepens AFEM's engagement with the part of the industry responsible for collecting and distributing these revenues to performers and producers.
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Once a fringe conversation, the fair distribution of revenue and the transparency of rights agencies are moving into the mainstream, and Sena's arrival is part of that shift.
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Swipe through for AFEM Chief Strategy Officer Jay Ahern, and read the full press release here: https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/sena-becomes-first-neighbouring-rights-organisation-to-join-association-for-electronic-music/094271

05/06/2026

June is officially here, bringing a strong run of events all across NYC. AFEM is in the city for three events this month, and we'd love to see you there:
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_ June 8-11 | A2IM Indie Week - InterContinental Times Square. A2IM's annual conference for the independent music community. We're on site all week and hosting an indie dance and electronic meetup on Wednesday, June 10 at 12:30pm.
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_ June 12 | Beatport Connect NYC - Refuge, Brooklyn. A one-day summit with Beatport. We're hosting the opening panel on release strategy, with more AFEM speakers across the day.
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_ June 18 | Transmissions NYC - Elsewhere, Brooklyn. Our half-day summit with Resident Advisor, part of New York Music Month with support from the NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment. Three panels and a closing mixer.
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AFEM members get discounted badges for Beatport Connect and Indie Week. Check your member communications for the codes.

04/06/2026

Sena becomes the first neighbouring rights organisation to join AFEM, the Association for Electronic Music. As the Dutch collective management organisation, Sena operates under a legal mandate to administer rights on behalf of performers and producers, ensuring they are fairly remunerated when their music is used in public, such as at events, with a commitment to transparent and regular distribution.
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Neighbouring rights remain one of the least understood income streams in electronic music, and whether that money reaches the people who earned it often comes down to awareness. Through genre-specific information pages and the MySena platform, Sena supports rightsholders in registering their repertoire and claiming the revenue they are owed.
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That focus sits close to AFEM's own. The collaboration is built on a shared ambition to raise knowledge of rights and revenue streams in electronic music, and to widen the network around them, contributing to a sustainable music ecosystem.
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Swipe through to hear from Dominique Franken, Account Manager for International Client Relations at Sena.
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Welcome to the , Sena. More to follow soon.

29/05/2026

May flew by, with plenty happening throughout the month. A few of our highlights below.

AFEM teamed up with Music Technology UK on Feedback, their pitch competition for electronic music labels and publishers. Five music tech companies pitched to a panel of label and publishing executives: Newnorm, Repped Music, Ask My Management, Hyperboloid Music and Vollou Music, with judges from Believe Publishing, Sh**un Audio, Fabric Records and peermusic.

In Brighton, AFEM was across the whole of Brighton Music Conference: four panels over three days, the welcome mixer, the members dinner, and Meet the Experts to close. Thanks to Dolby, Mobilee, MSA Music Services, Material Music, Defected, Truelove Music, Cygnus, Skiddle and PRS for Music for joining us.

Thank you to everyone who came and took part. We hope to see you at the next one!

28/05/2026

Four new members join the AFEM community this week. Their work spans venue operations, ticketing infrastructure, artist-led community building, and event safety, four different angles on the practical reality of running electronic music.

_ Fourvenues, the operating system for nightlife and entertainment. Founded by former club and festival operators, the platform unifies ticketing, guest lists, VIP reservations, POS, and CRM, and is trusted by 15+ of the world's Top 100 venues across 20+ countries.

_ Carmelinda Dimanno, a Miami-based DJ and producer working across wellness and electronic music. She produces events that combine dancefloor and yoga practice, building community through sound, connection, and presence.

_ Paylogic (See Tickets GmbH), a white-label ticketing and event commerce provider for festivals, electronic music, and large-scale cultural events. Part of the CTS EVENTIM Group, Paylogic combines fan-centric technology with the reach of one of Europe's largest ticketing networks, working with festivals, artists, and entertainment brands across Germany and Europe on ticketing, CRM, access control, resale, and data-driven marketing.

_ UPTAK, a safety brand for live music and nightlife built around a patented, reusable cup with a locking lid that prevents drink spiking. Designed to be worn rather than carried, it integrates into festival and venue operations without disrupting bar flow or sustainability commitments. A share of profits funds the UPTAK Foundation, supporting research, prevention, and education on drink spiking in shared spaces.

Welcome to all four, glad to have you in the .

26/05/2026

On Thursday 18 June, AFEM and Resident Advisor present Transmissions NYC: Plugging Into The Electronic Music Sector at Elsewhere Brooklyn. The half-day summit runs as part of New York Music Month, with support from the NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment.
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Three panels and a closing mixer, each tackling a question facing the sector right now: how independent labels hold their ground in a consolidating market, where NYC club culture goes from here, and what the spread of AI means for creation, rights and revenue.
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Staying Alive: How Indie Labels Are Approaching Change. With Steven Hill (Warp Records), Aaron Schultz (Bastard Jazz Recordings) and Laura Lyons (XL Recordings + Young Recordings), moderated by Alyssa Vera (AFEM).
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Machine Music: An Industry View On AI. With Kurosh Nasseri (AFEM), Rithik Kundu (Joker Deck Ventures), Heidi Sabretooth (Synth Library NYC) and Ralph Boege (Paradise Worldwide), moderated by Nyshka Chandran (Resident Advisor).
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Last Call: The State Of NYC Club Culture. With Jeffrey Garcia (NYC Office of Nightlife), Ladyfag (L3LF Productions / LadyLand) and Rami Haykal-Manning (Elsewhere), moderated by Lauren Murada (Resident Advisor).
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The afternoon closes with an industry mixer.
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Free to attend. RSVP here: https://ra.co/events/2440506, and plan to arrive early as the room will fill up.

22/05/2026

For the next instalment of our Members Voices, Maria May, Electronic Music Agent at Creative Artists Agency, takes on something our industry rarely treats with the same urgency it gives to releases, tours and growth: how to look after the people who make it all run.
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Drawing on more than three decades as an agent, Maria writes about burnout in electronic music, why passion is not protection against pressure, and the gap between how we develop artists and how we develop the agents, managers, promoters, label teams and tour managers behind them. The piece introduces a new pilot with the Music Industry Therapist Collective: the Electronic Music Executive Stress Management Programme, six months of fully funded, structured, preventative support for five entry to mid-level professionals.
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Members Voices is a series highlighting AFEM members and the initiatives or resources they are building for the electronic music ecosystem. Each edition shares real world learnings and perspectives that are helping shape the future of our industry.
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Read the full piece: https://associationforelectronicmusic.org/2026/05/22/passion-is-not-protection-against-pressure-members-voices-maria-may/

20/05/2026

AFEM is pleased to be a partner of Hot Beats Music Conference (HBMC), Brazil’s annual conference celebrating music and culture, and to be hosting the panel “The Brazilian Electronic Market – Where Are We and Where Are We Going?” on Thursday 21 May, 4:00–5:00pm, in Sala Pão de Açúcar.

The session will bring together voices from across the scene to explore the current landscape and future of Brazil’s electronic music market.

AFEM members can access a discount through the members’ communications. Get your tickets here: https://zig.tickets/eventos/hot-beats-music-conference-2026

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A Hot Beats Music Conference (HBMC) é a conferência anual no Brasil que celebra a música e a cultura, e a AFEM tem o prazer de ser parceira do evento e de apresentar o painel “O Mercado Eletrônico Brasileiro – Onde Estamos e Para Onde Vamos”, na quinta-feira, 21 de maio, das 16h00 às 17h00, na Sala Pão de Açúcar.

A sessão irá reunir vozes de diferentes áreas da cena para discutir o panorama atual e o futuro do mercado de música eletrónica no Brasil.

Os membros da AFEM podem aceder a um desconto através das comunicações aos membros. Garanta o seu bilhete aqui: https://zig.tickets/eventos/hot-beats-music-conference-2026

19/05/2026

What does it actually take for a working artist to collect every royalty they earn, and how much is currently going missing?

In this webinar, AFEM sat down with leading voices in rights, distribution and royalty analytics to map where the money disappears, what the current systems get wrong, and what a fairer payout future could look like.

Our panel, moderated by Anna Fahey and featuring industry leaders Valentina Aleksandrova (Ultra Collective / KVZ Music), Steffen Harning (Bling Rock / Royalty Radar), Vasil Ivanov (Ultra Collective / KVZ Music), Vladimir Philippov (Broma 16 / Heaven 11) and Constantin Thyssen (Bling Rock / Royalty Radar), tackled metadata, missed income, blockchain payouts and the cultural change this all demands.

At AFEM, we run regular webinars on the questions our members are actually asking, covering rights, revenue, wellbeing and AI.

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