€8.2m for music in Germany
LiveKomm, Initiative Musik and the Rockmusik Stiftung are among the beneficiaries of the funding, which a culture spokesman says shows Germany's "high regard for culture"
News By IQ | 24 November 2016
The German government has approved €8.2 million in new funding for pop, rock and jazz music. The figure – part of the €660m recently earmarked for cultural projects from 2017 – will be divided among…
Initiative Musik, the Live Musik Kommission (LiveKomm), the German Rock Music Association (Deutsche Rockmusik Stiftung), Musicboard Berlin and showcase festivals Reeperbahn, Pop-Kultur, c/o pop and jazzahead!, all of which will see an increase in funding, with export office Initiative Musik’s budget nearly doubled.
LiveKomm chairman Karsten…
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