Jazz & Etno Finland LIVE is a project that was launched in 2016 to create and test a support model for sustainable funding for concert production in Finland. At the moment only jazz and world/folk music businesses are eligible to apply, but in the future the structure will open to comprehend all professional event producers.
Concert organizers and club promotors may now apply for a grant to support live jazz or world/folk music concert or club series that feature live music at least once a month within any six months in 2020. The grant is to be used to compensate the musicians' concert fees. Due to the cancellations caused by the covid-19 pandemic, the Jazz & Etno LIVE support may be applied to cover past concerts that took place in January–March 2020.
The applicants are required to have some funding coming from their city or municipality of residence, and the applied amount is limited to double the city funding. The city support should be targeted to the Jazz & Etno Finland LIVE concerts.
The concert series must feature only professional artists and their fees should exceed the minimum of 200 euros per musician. The concerts that are produced or co-produced by Jazz Finland or the Finnish Folk Music Association are excluded from the support program.
The first and the second criteria for the grant are professionality and sustainability of the production. The third significant criterium is how the ethos of equity and diversity is implemented into the production.
All kinds of professional concert organizers, clubs and venues are eligible to apply by April 9, 2020, with a free-form email application sent to the Finnish Music Foundation MES at mes(at)musiikinedistamissaatio.fi.
The email should contain the following information:
- applicant’s name and full contact details • the applied amount • description of the concert series: how many concerts in 2020, what kind of artists are performing, in what kind of venues? (NB! No festival concerts!!)
- estimation of employment: how many paid, individual work days will there be within the concerts (musicians, sound engineers, production staff etc.)
- budget including the travel and accommodation expenses of the artists • funding plan, including the ticket income, sponsorships, and the governmental (city or municipality) funding in euros CLEARLY STATED. The city funding should not be an annual block grant/meant for general activities.
Please note that all the received Jazz & Etno Finland LIVE grants that were received in 2019 must be reported before entering a new application!
For further information, please contact the Finnish Music Foundation MES:https://musiikinedistamissaatio.fi/
Address: Pieni Roobertinkatu 16 00120 Helsinki
Email: mes(at)musiikinedistamissaatio.fi
Tel. +358 (0)9 6803 4042