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We love the music scene. Together with our numerous partner institutions at home and abroad, we work together to initiate and implement projects and funding instruments for musicians and music businesses.

National Partners

Together with federal associations and institutions as well as nationwide relevant industry events, we want to strengthen the structures for music culture throughout Germany. Constant exchange with the various interest groups is essential for our work.

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Regional Partners

We work with regional partners, especially for our networking events. In this way, we want to strengthen the infrastructure for the music scene in regional parts of Germany and ensure that our funding opportunities are also recognised there.

International Partners

The Initiative Musik participates in international networks such as the European Music Exporters Exchange (EMEE), an association of 32 European music export offices, or as the official German representation at the EU programme ESNS Exchange.

In addition, the Initiative Musik organises activities such as showcases, networking events and presentations in collaboration with international industry events.

The Initiative Musik also organises pop culture themed trips for the Visitors Programme of the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Foreign Office).

Network Pop and Jazz Awards

The Network Pop and Jazz Awards is a nationwide platform for all those who initiate, organise, support or promote music awards. The aim is to establish a better network for the diverse award landscape in Germany and to increase its impact.

Our Keychange goals

Keychange is an international initiative that has been working to promote gender equality in the music industry since it was founded in 2017. Its main goal is to support underrepresented gender identities in the music industry and increase representation and visibility. In order to achieve a 50/50 gender parity on stages and in all programmes, music organisations sign Keychange Pledges. Initiative Musik signed its pledge at the end of 2023, which includes FLINTA* (women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans and agender) people.

Initiative Musik aims to reach the following goals by 2029:

at least 50% FLINTA* as part of the Initiative Musik staff, juries and supervisory board**
at least 50% FLINTA* speakers and hosts at Initiative Musik events
at least 50% FLINTA* performances by artists and musicians at Initiative Musik events
at least 50% FLINTA* artists awarded and funded through selected funding programmes (artist funding, international tour funding, Live500 as part of the diversity quota, cooperation projects of infrastructure funding) and awards (German Jazz Prize)
at least 50% FLINTA* participation in our co-operation projects
at least 50% FLINTA* musicians recommended to showcase festivals

**in accordance with the § 4 Bundesgremienbesetzungsgesetz – BgremBG (Appointments to Federal Bodies Act). Members of the Supervisory Board are not appointed by Initiative Musik’s management.

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