Musicians have been drawing inspiration from video games for decades—whether as a simple hobby, as a multimedia creative tool or as an adjacent revenue stream to traditional record sales. But to what extent can musicians today build an entire career off of writing music for games alone?

L’industrie et la pratique musicale se réinventent en France et les start-up y sont pour beaucoup ! Illustrations avec MWM, Soundcharts et Rekyou, dont le bouillonnement créatif et la diversité n’ont d’égal que celui de la musique française !

Amplified Concert. For most classical fans, this will look more like an audience advisory than a marketing slogan.

Un texte de loi en discussion en Suède entend durcir les sanctions maximales contre les personnes qui partagent illégalement des contenus protégés par le droit d’auteur. Les plafonds seraient aussi élevés que ceux prévus pour un homicide involontaire. Quid du droit français ?

Le numéro un des réseaux sociaux annonce un nouveau deal avec l’industrie musicale, permettant à ses 2,1 milliards d’abonnés d’utiliser plus de musiques sans enfreindre le droit d’auteur.

If you’re a musician, singer, songwriter, composer, or even an industry professional and you’re not using Facebook to build a fanbase, you are missing out big time.

Facebook has been on a dealmaking frenzy over the past few months — but there are still more rights to secure. Accordingly, the social network has inked a deal with Europe’s ICE, a partnership that affects millions of songwriters and composers.

For those unfamiliar, ICE is a European online rights hub with a catalog of about 31 million works. ICE is a consortium that includes STIM in Sweden, PRS in the UK and its other territories, GEMA in Germany, and more.

The definition of a ‘PRO’ is simple. A performance rights organization, or PRO, administers royalties from the public performances of songs.

Following the commencement of a successful launch in 2017, with 15 showcases and the participation of more than 50 international and local delegates (Japan, Australia, Canada, France, Switzerland, Chile, China, Holland, Belgium,Hungary, Latvia, Luxembourg, …), the SHIBUYA SHOWCASE FESTIVAL [SSF]) is renewed in 2018, on September 27, 28, 29.
2018’s SHIBUYA SHOWCASE FESTIVAL will hold three days of professional meetings and music and information on the music market in Japan.
A unique opportunity for music bands and artists to introduce their music to Japan and for delegates to meet up and establish connections with the local & global music industry.

Source: http://www.scenesdenfance-assitej.fr

Source: tejo.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com

Rapport établi par M. Jean-Pierre Dardayrol et Me Jean Martin, assistés de MM. Charles-Pierre Astolfi et Cyrille Beaufils, rapporteurs.

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A who’s who of European music industry associations, including Yourope, Live DMA, Italy’s Assomusica and the newly formed Innovation Network of European Showcases, have voiced their support for Music Moves Europe, a European Parliament-backed pilot project that aims to win monetary support for a “dedicated EU music programme” in the European Union’s next funding round.

Source: http://www.belgianmusicdays.be