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Buma/Stemra teams up with ICE and NMP for online administration services
The Dutch authors rights organisation Buma/Stemra has signed a long term agreement with International Copyright Enterprise (ICE) and Nordic/Baltic online back office service provider Network of Music Partners (NMP) for the provision of online administration services. The service agreement will be in effect as of March 2015. The deal is the first of its kind…
Winners of 2015 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA) for pop, rock and dance music unveiled
The winners of the 2015 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA), celebrating the best new pop, rock and dance acts in Europe which have achieved cross-border chart success, were announced today by the European Commission and Eurosonic Noorderslag, the European music conference and showcase festival. The 10 winners are: Klangkarussell (Austria) Melanie De Biasio (Belgium) MØ…
Eurosonic Noorderslag adds new conference covering production innovation to run alongside existing daytime events
Eurosonic Noorderslag is launching the European Production Innovation Conference & Fair (EPIC), a new conference that runs alongside the existing Eurosonic Noorderslag Conference schedule, and is entirely focused on innovation at festivals and venues. In addition to that, Eurosonic Noorderslag is to continue the successful Buma Music Meets Tech programme covering the latest developments in…
Buma/Stemra is the first to comply with the European quality standard ECCS
Buma/Stemra is the first copyright organisation to meet the requirements of the European Contact Centre Standard (ECCS). This is the result of a recent audit conducted by the independent inspection body KIWA. The final result of the conducted audit of the Member Service Department of Buma/Stemra was set on 9,8. Nico van der Hout, ECCS-auditor:…
Buma/Stemra expands cooperation with ICE to include processing online music use
The Dutch authors rights organization Buma/Stemra has the intention to expand its existing cooperation with the Swedish International Copyright Enterprise (ICE) to include processing of online use of national and international repertoire. ICE will, in cooperation with Network of Music Partners (NMP), be delivering online services to Buma/Stemra as of early 2015. In partnership with…
Eurosonic Noorderslag 2015 focuses on Iceland
Eurosonic Noorderslag is gearing up for it’s 29th edition with Iceland named as the Focus country for 2015. Each year a different country is highlighted, showcasing the diverse musical talent across Europe. Other countries who have been showcased at previous editions include; France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, The Netherlands, Ireland, Finland and Austria. The…
Buma Cultuur presents second edition of Buma ROCKS! on Friday 30 May 2014
The second edition of Buma ROCKS!, the event that covers heavy rock music and metal in all its forms, is almost ready for take-off. On May 30 2014, the Friday before the FortaRock festival, rock club Doornroosje in Nijmegen will host a conference programme, a networking BBQ and a showcase festival during which five talented…
High quality acts at powerful edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag
In the night of Saturday the 18th to Sunday the 19th of January 2014, a powerful edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag came to an end. The 28th version of the European Music Platform characterized itself by a great diversity and high quality of Dutch and European acts. This high quality shows that European music is developing…
The Buma Music Meets Tech Award was presented for the first time during Eurosonic Noorderslag
WholeWorldBand (GB) is the winner of the Buma Music Meets Tech Award 2014. They received the accolade from the chairman of the jury at Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen (NL), where Buma is one of the organisers. There is also a €5000 cash prize. After an initial selection procedure, eleven music-related startups qualified for the showcase…
European Border Breakers Awards: Kodaline wins public choice award
The winners of the 2014 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA Awards) were honoured this evening at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen (Netherlands). The EBBA Awards are given to the best new music acts in Europe which have achieved cross-border success. Public Choice Award The biggest winner of the night was Kodaline who scooped the…