PRS Foundation has announced partnerships with promoters and festivals in Europe to strengthen relationships across the continent ahead of Brexit.
In January, the foundation joins Eurosonic Noorderslag’s European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP), which assists artists to cross borders in Europe and access new markets.
It has also welcomed the Dutch festival to Keychange, a new programme that encourages European festivals to aim for a 50:50 gender balance by 2022, helping empower female artists and innovators to transform the industry.
The importance of Europe to the UK’s music creators was highlighted earlier this year by PRS for Music, which revealed that 58 percent of its international revenue in 2016 came from European royalty payments.
Elsewhere, UK Music’s Music Manifesto from earlier this year underlined the continued importance of promoting new music overseas and removing any barriers created by costly administration or bureaucracy around touring, visas or opportunities, particularly as the UK approaches withdrawal from the European Union.
Vanessa Reed, chief executive of PRS Foundation said: ‘The European market is a crucial territory for UK music creators and musicians. It’s normally their first entry point for export and international collaboration and so it’s vital that artists can easily travel across borders.
‘By joining these European networks - which include over 100 festivals and promoters - we are significantly extending development, collaboration and export opportunities for UK artists who want to take their first steps into European markets.
‘The artists and companies we work with are concerned about the potential impact of Brexit negotiations on future freedoms and rights. Stronger working relationships with European partners will be key to navigating through any changes this political process brings.’
Michael Dugher, chief executive of UK Music, added: ‘There has never been a more important time to strengthen relationships with our European partners. These excellent initiatives from PRS Foundation will help foster those links.
‘With Brexit around the corner, it remains crucial that we do all we can to ensure musicians, creators, crew and equipment can continue to travel across borders without extra red tape and expense.’
PRS Foundation also represents the UK’s music export agencies in the European Music Export Exchange (EMEE), the network of 20 country export offices who collaborate towards the common goal of increasing the circulation of European repertoire.
In January, the foundation joins Eurosonic Noorderslag’s European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP), which assists artists to cross borders in Europe and access new markets.
It has also welcomed the Dutch festival to Keychange, a new programme that encourages European festivals to aim for a 50:50 gender balance by 2022, helping empower female artists and innovators to transform the industry.
The importance of Europe to the UK’s music creators was highlighted earlier this year by PRS for Music, which revealed that 58 percent of its international revenue in 2016 came from European royalty payments.
Elsewhere, UK Music’s Music Manifesto from earlier this year underlined the continued importance of promoting new music overseas and removing any barriers created by costly administration or bureaucracy around touring, visas or opportunities, particularly as the UK approaches withdrawal from the European Union.
Vanessa Reed, chief executive of PRS Foundation said: ‘The European market is a crucial territory for UK music creators and musicians. It’s normally their first entry point for export and international collaboration and so it’s vital that artists can easily travel across borders.
‘By joining these European networks - which include over 100 festivals and promoters - we are significantly extending development, collaboration and export opportunities for UK artists who want to take their first steps into European markets.
‘The artists and companies we work with are concerned about the potential impact of Brexit negotiations on future freedoms and rights. Stronger working relationships with European partners will be key to navigating through any changes this political process brings.’
Michael Dugher, chief executive of UK Music, added: ‘There has never been a more important time to strengthen relationships with our European partners. These excellent initiatives from PRS Foundation will help foster those links.
‘With Brexit around the corner, it remains crucial that we do all we can to ensure musicians, creators, crew and equipment can continue to travel across borders without extra red tape and expense.’
PRS Foundation also represents the UK’s music export agencies in the European Music Export Exchange (EMEE), the network of 20 country export offices who collaborate towards the common goal of increasing the circulation of European repertoire.
