Open Music Europe Podcast

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Open Music Europe

4 episodes

1 month ago

🎙️ Welcome to the Open Music Europe Podcast — a series exploring the future of music in Europe. Guided by conversations curated by Mark Adam Harold, each episode features a special guest who helps unpack how we can build a music ecosystem that’s more competitive, fair, and sustainable. From cultural policy to live music, from war zones to venue data, these are the voices shaping the sound of tomorrow. This is Open Music Europe — let’s dive in. Open Music Europe is funded by the European Union under Grant No. 101095295.

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Episodes (4/4)

Open Music Europe Podcast

EP4 with Martin Cloonan

In this episode, host Mark talks with guest Prof. Martin Cloonan about the experiences and lessons learned from running live music censuses across European cities. They discuss how local organizations and political backing play a crucial role in encouraging participation and the strong community value placed on small grassroots venues.

1 month ago

38 minutes

Open Music Europe Podcast

EP3 with Alona Dmukhovska

In this episode, host Mark Adam Harold speaks with Alona Dmukhoyska, from Music Export Ukraine, about the extraordinary resilience of Ukraine’s music industry during wartime. Alona shares how Ukrainian artists are building international bridges, navigating live events under air raid threats and redefining what it means to thrive through streaming and cultural advocacy.

2 months ago

28 minutes

Open Music Europe Podcast

EP2 with Marcel Čas

In this episode, host Mark Adam Harold sits down with Marcel Čas, former head of Slovakia's Institute for Culture Policy, to explore the challenges of implementing data-driven cultural policy in Eastern Europe. From navigating political discontinuity to building trust in post-communist societies, Marcel shares insights on why evidence-based decision-making in culture is both crucial and difficult to achieve.

4 months ago

30 minutes

Open Music Europe Podcast

EP1 with James Rhys Edwards

In our debut episode, we sit down with Dr. James Rhys Edwards, the project director of OpenMusE, to discuss how data, metadata, and technology are reshaping the music landscape. From the impact of COVID-19 on local music scenes to the challenges of fair compensation in the streaming era, we dive deep into what it takes to build music ecosystems that are truly competitive, fair, and sustainable.

5 months ago

29 minutes