Levelling the playing field for independent music companies and their artists across Europe.

Brussels
Joined February 2011
🚨IMPALA publishes One billion subscribers and counting – a moment for ambition, experimentation and collaboration Setting out 5 priorities to shape the next phase of the digital music market (see infographic) 📄 Statement: tinyurl.com/59rhue9f 📘 Plan: tinyurl.com/ncuwwzzh
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тим часом слухаю відкрите інтервʼю з Хелен Сміт @IMPALAMusic #samc
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Thanks to Alan Pedder for interviewing Helen for IMPALA’s 25 anniversary. Helen said, “Independent ownership is key for labels who want to be free to take decisions with their artists in their best interests”. See you at IMPALA’s anniversary drinks, 6-7pm at Culture Beat, Sofia
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Today in Sofia, as part of the So Alive Music Conference programme, @beggarsgroup Director of Live Licensing, Ruth Barlow, joined moderator Alek Bošković for a deep conversation entitled ‘Independence isn't a genre: who actually wins in today's Music Industry?'.
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The discussion looked at the many players beyond the label who benefit from today's music ecosystem, while exploring the topics of ownership, distribution power, platform influence and the real economics behind independence.
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New faces at So Alive Music Conference. Today IMPALA board member and @Stichtingomp president Kees van Weijen led a mentoring session with new music Executives from the Balkan’s Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria. Great to see the IMPALA network’s engagement in full swing. 💪
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Great panel yesterday at MaMA with Guilhem Cottet (UPFI ), Juliette METZ (CSDEM), Mary Vercauteren (Centre National de la Musique), Nicolas Trichet (IFCIC) and Emmanuel Legrand discussing the question of access to finance for music companies in Europe, moderated by Fabien Miclet.
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As part of IMPALA’s 25th anniversary celebrations at So Alive Music Conference, members from the Central and Southern Eastern Europe group met yesterday to discuss shared priorities and ways to strengthen independent music across the region.
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Regional network development is a strategic priority for IMPALA. This meeting forms part of our 25th anniversary programme, alongside our interview series Faces of the Independent Sector, launched earlier this year w/ today’s chair, Kristiyana. Watch here: impalamusic.org/kristiyana-g…
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Today, music journalist Alan Pedder will interview Helen Smith at 13:00 local time in the Presentation Room. You can also join us at IMPALA’s anniversary drinks 6 pm to 7 pm local time at Culture Beat. #WhyIndependentsMatter
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Today in Sofia as part of So Alive Music Conference, we are following IMPALA board member Anca Lupes in action moderating as part of the panel "Making the Impossible: How the World's Biggest Festivals Shape Global Music" See the programme here: soalivemusicconference.com/c…
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This morning at SoAlive in Sofia, IMPALA’s Helen Smith joined a panel on AI, copyright and the future of music, alongside Alice Oliveira (@partisanrecords), Silas Schwarzkopp (@MusikWoche), Sebastian Beresford and Manos Dedevesis, moderated by Dario Draštata (@RundaBalkans)
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If you are at the @MaMAevent Music & Convention check out the panel “What support mechanisms can help finance your business in Europe?” today at 1:30p.m. at Théâtre de l’Atelier in Paris!
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IMPALA celebrates 25 years at SoAlive Music Conference in Sofia this week, with a special programme hosted with the Association of Independent Music Publishers and Producers Bulgaria (ANMIP) Here’s where to find us: #WhyIndependentsMatter
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🎤13:30–14:30 | 25 Years of IMPALA – The Interview 📍Presentation Room Helen Smith reflects on IMPALA’s 25-year journey and impact on independent music across Europe. 🎉18:00–19:00 | 25 Years of IMPALA – Party Celebrate 25 years of independent music and community! 📍Culture Beat
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🌍 For #IMPALA25, discover our Faces of the Independent Sector interview with Kristiyana Georgieva (ANMIP). 🔗 tinyurl.com/42kpde95 🙏 Thanks to SoAlive, ANMIP, Ruth Koleva, Kristiyana Georgieva & Dario Draštata for making this celebration possible!
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🎉 IMPALA celebrates 25 years at SoAlive Music Conference in Sofia! Join IMPALA's very own Helen Smith tomorrow for “Who Owns THIS? AI, Copyright and the Fight for Music’s Future”. 🗓 14 Oct | 11:00–12:00 📍 Peroto, Sofia 🔗 Full programme: tinyurl.com/3fv35d47
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🎤 The discussion will be moderated by Dario Draštata (@DallasRecordsSI / @RundaBalkans / IMPALA), joined by: 🎶 Alice Oliveira (@partisanrecords) 📰 Silas Schwarzkopp (@MusikWoche ) 🎵 Manos Dedevesis (Stay Independent)
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