PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

We invite you to take part in our international educational program organized by Polish Musicians Union and partners: Tak Brzmi Miasto and the Estonian school MUBA . It is part of european project “Growth of Innovation, Development and Digitization in the Music Business Professionals’ education” financed by the Erasmus+ program.

WHAT CAN I LEARN?

Functioning on today’s music market is not only about musical and artistic competences. In addition, business competencies are necessary. The aim of this program is to develop them.

The Think-tank that is part of the Innovation Growth… program, has identified the following areas that are necessary for this:

In our education program we will adress the selected issues from these areas.

IS IT FOR ME?

The program is addressed to musicians who plan to become professionals (meaning living largely from income from music), as well as to current professionals who want to update their knowledge and acquire new competences.

30 people will qualify for the program – 15 from Poland and 15 from Estonia – so English is required to communicate.

 Application closed

WHAT DOES THE PROGRAM CONSIST OF?

The program includes 16 ON-LINE meetings:
– 8 educational meetings
– 8 social meetings

Educational meetings will be conducted by four Curators – music industry specialists, practitioners and/or educators. In formula, they resemble lectures, but leave more space for interaction. Duration approx. 3 hours.

Community meetings are moderated by Tak Brzmi Miasto, and their aim is to work together as a group to dusciss further the topics from the educational classes. The formula includes group exercises, project work, or simply an exchange of knowledge and experiences. Duration approx. 3 hours.

Toolboxes – digital “toolboxes” consisting of a video format supplemented with additional files – examples, articles, links – will be available for participants to supplement basic industry knowledge.

There will also be sessions of 30-minute individual consultations with each of the Curators.

 

In the above-mentioned activities, we are not only concerned with unilateral “transfer of knowledge”, from experts (those who know) to participants (those who do not know). We assume that participants may also be experts in their fields, and they certainly present up-to-date knowledge. Our highest priority is to create favorable conditions to allow the transfer of this knowledge, too, on all levels: Participant – Organizer, Participant – Curator and, especially, Participant – Participant.

The active feedback loop created in this way will enable making corrections to the existing program, but also to its future editions.

WHO ARE THE CURATORS?

Curators - the experts and practicioners from the music industry who will support the participants with their knowledge and experience

Zdjęcie uczestnika Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Järvi lives and breathes music, using its power to create spaces in which anything is possible. Kristjan Järvi pursues his pioneering ideas as a conductor, producer, composer and arranger. Embracing everything with creative entrepreneurship. he runs his own production company Sunbeam Productions. As a conductor, he is at home on the big international stages, directing great classics from Wagner to Tchaikovsky and from Steve Reich to Radiohead as well as his original productions without any genre boundaries.

Kristjan Järvi developed his own unique sound with his New York based, classical-hip-hop-jazz group Absolute Ensemble, Baltic Sea Philharmonic, and Sunbeam´s in-house Band ‘Nordic Pulse’. At the end of 2020 he founded a new record label: “nEscapes”. Besides online music distribution it offers its own unique “nEscapes Lounges” to artists as a new listening format.

Since 2023 Kristjan is assigned the Honorary Consul of South Korea for Estonia.
Zdjęcie uczestnika Leszek Biolik
Leszek Biolik
Leszek Biolik
Musician and music producer. He has played with Republika, Obywatel GC, Stanisław Sojka, Maanam, Robert Gawliński, Elements, among others. He has produced albums, recorded and collaborated with Brodka, The Car is On Fire, Marcin Rozynek, Małgorzata Ostrowska, Fiolka, Misia Ff, T.Love, Justyna Steczkowska, Grzegorz z Ciechowa, Magnificent Muttley, 8 lat w Tybecie and others. Founder and co-founder of the Otwarta Scena foundation, dedicated to recording and promoting LIVE video sessions for interesting young artists. To date, the foundation has produced around 120 recordings for over 40 artists. At the Tak Brzmi Miasto Incubator, Leszek supported the participants especially on topics such as music production and the collaboration between band, label and producer.
Zdjęcie uczestnika Merylin Poks
Merylin Poks
Merylin Poks
With a background in project management for solo musicians and concert production, Merylin brings a symphony of expertise to the music industry. As a former singer herself, she harmonizes the stage and behind-the-scenes knowledge to orchestrate success for her artists. Currently, Merylin is a part of the team of Estonian Voices, Maarja Aarma MA and Estonia Piano Factory. Her portfolio includes international productions, record releases, and enchanting events with Eesti Kontsert Foundation and Estonian Jazz Union.
Zdjęcie uczestnika Ula Nowak
Ula Nowak
Ula Nowak
Off Festival
Music journalist, author of radio programmes and press articles. She has published, among others, in national and international music magazines such as Dwutygodnik, Jazz Forum, Gazeta Wyborcza, Die Neue Zeitschrift für Musik and many others. She is currently associated with the radio station ‘Two’. Panellist on the Transglobal World Music Chart and the Balkan World Music Chart. Owner of the concert agency Mosaic Beats. As an independent producer/curator, she has collaborated in recent years with OFF Festival Katowice, Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, Polish Radio and Łaźnia Nowa Theatre in Krakow. Member of the founding team of Music Declares Emergency Poland. Participant in the international music industry talent development programme Innovator Keychange 2023.

WHEN?

All meetings will be held on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. CET, via Zoom.

MEETING DATES:

DECEMBER 2023:

5th Dec 2023 – organizational meeting

12th Dec 2023 – educational meeting no. 1
Leszek Biolik: birdseye view of music industry

19th Dec 2023 – community meeting no. 1

JANUARY 2024:

9th Jan 2024 – educational meeting no. 2
Merylin Poks: identity – why are we artists?

16th Jan 2024 – community meeting no. 2

24th Jan 2024 – educational meeting no. 3
Kristjan Järvi: targeting the right audience – audience development

30th Jan 2024 – community meeting no. 3

FEBRUARY 2024:

6th Feb 2024 – educational meeting no. 4
Leszek Biolik: where the money comes from?

13th Feb 2024 – community meeting no. 4

20th Feb 2024 – educational meeting no. 5
Kristjan Järvi: how can i publish my music?

27th Feb 2024 – community meeting no. 5

MARCH 2024:

5th Mar 2024- educational meeting no. 6
Merylin Poks: branding, PR, communication, social media

12th Mar 2024 – community meeting no. 6

19th Mar 2024 – educational meeting no. 7
Ula Nowak: live, festivals, showcases

26th Mar 2024 – community meeting no. 7

APRIL 2024:

2nd Apr 2024 – educational meeting no. 8
Ula Nowak: how to adjust, time management, delaing with stress

9th Apr 2024 – community meeting no. 8

3rd Apr 2024 – 17th Apr 2024 – individual consultations

HOW TO APPLY?

Participation in the program is FREE of charge.

Recruitment lasts from November 6th 2023 to November 20th 2023.

People who will qualify for the program will be selected by November 30th 2023.

The decision on qualification is made by the organizer and partners based on the answers provided in the recruitment form.

QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS

See the list of 30 chosen participants:

  1. Marie-Helen Aavakivi
  2. Damian Chabros / Damianos
  3. Emilia Chmurska / Kruczy Sen
  4. Hania Derej
  5. Vittoria Ecclesia
  6. Aleksandra Fleszar
  7. Przemysław Fryc / Muzaman
  8. Krzysztof Jagliński / Distant Mantra
  9. Kristin Kalnapenk
  10. Anna Kamińska  / Kilka czułości
  11. Kristjan Kannukene
  12. Eglė Ieva Kazakevičiūtė
  13. Adam Kiepuszewski / Franek Warzywa & Młody Budda
  14. Małgorzata Kujawska-Zemła / Klamka
  15. Marek Lewandowski / AudioFeels
  16. Jordi López Jové
  17. Meryli Miku / Silver Jusilo
  18. Maris Pihlap
  19. Jakub Podolak / Holick
  20. Ketrin Rannamägi / KRISTIN KALNAPENK
  21. Zuzanna Rogala / Shoshana Rogala
  22. Isabel Mary Roos
  23. Ksenia Rossar
  24. Natalia Rygiel / Misscore
  25. Elina Salumäe / Salea
  26. Natalia Szczypuła
  27. Paul-Kristjan Tamme
  28. Karl Tipp / tHerbalist
  29. Rute Trochynskyi / RUTE
  30. Maciej Urban / maciek mateusz
To top