CLAIMING A FRONT ROW SEAT FOR MUSIC – IMPALA JOINS 75 ORGANISATIONS IN AN OPEN LETTER TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
IMPALA joins 75 organisations in “Claiming a front row seat for music” to ensure music is at the heart of policy making as the sector slowly emerges from the Covid crisis. Read the letter and our specific asks.
YOUR DATA COUNTS – IMPALA CALLS ON INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMPANIES ACROSS EUROPE TO COMPLETE WIN SURVEY
Never before has data on the independent sector been so important. With ten days to go till the deadline, IMPALA has issued a call to all independent music companies across Europe to fill out the WINTEL survey. The survey is open until June 4th and all independent companies with some activity in the recorded music business can participate.
CELEBRATING EARTH DAY 2021 – IMPALA TURNS UP THE VOLUME WITH MUSIC DECLARES EMERGENCY
IMPALA will be releasing a special 20MinutesWith podcast on IMPALA’s sustainability programme, and guidance for members. These events coincide with Music Declares Emergency’s #turnupthevolume week highlighting the work on sustainability taking place across the music sector.
IMPALA CAMPUS TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG RECORDED MUSIC PROFESSIONALS IN EUROPE TO KICK OFF AT WESTWAY LAB
IMPALA, the European association of independent music companies, is launching its new IMPALA Campus project, an EU-funded training programme for recorded music professionals and self-releasing artists. Four workshops will take place in the spring and summer of 2021, each one in partnership with a leading music conference across Europe.
IMPALA ONE STEP AHEAD – MARKETING REPORT AND WEBINAR 18 FEBRUARY
The second report of IMPALA’s One Step Ahead project is out, with a webinar on 18 February at 3pm CET for IMPALA members. The report “Marketing Power Through Data And Networks” is available only to IMPALA members and talks about the key role labels play and how that has evolved.
IMPALA AND AIM CALL ON UK AND EU OFFICIALS TO REGROUP TO ENSURE VISA-FREE TOURING ACROSS EUROPE
As the realities of restriction of movement for musicians and crews between the UK and the EU start to become apparent, there have been accusations from both sides that negotiators rejected reasonable arrangements to facilitate touring.
IMPALA’S SECOND WAVE COVID RECOMMENDATIONS
Nine months after the start of the Covid-19 crisis, with most of Europe at varying stages of second wave lockdown and gradual deconfinement expected, IMPALA’s Covid-19 Task Force has issued a new call for action.
IMPALA 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Today marks the official 20th anniversary of IMPALA, the European independent music companies association. From a handful of founding members, the European trade body has grown to represent over 5,000 independent music companies and national associations in 30 European countries.