About

Music Estonia’s activities are guided by the following strategic goals:

• Estonian music companies have the necessary skills, knowledge and contacts to operate effectively in the field and to develop entrepreneurship.
• The Estonian music industry is well networked internationally and music companies are successful in foreign markets.
• The voice of the Estonian music sector is heard in society and the field is developed on the basis of knowledge.

Read more about Music Estonia’s strategy here and the statutes here.

The mission of Music Estonia is to support the professional development of the competitive music industry. In order to carry out its mission, Music Estonia acts as a central representative and development organisation in the field of music, effectively standing for the interests of music entrepreneurs and amplifying their activities both locally and internationally.

Music Estonia’s vision is a viable Estonian music industry, where music entrepreneurship is valued in society as a value-added and internationally competitive business sector. In order to carry out its vision, Music Estonia is shaping a comprehensive and coordinated ecosystem in the field of music, with an aim of creating excellent conditions for Estonian music companies to develop their creative and market potential.

Music Estonia bases its work on three main values: openness, cooperation and knowledge-based activity.

Openness – We are founded by and work for music companies and organisations. Our operation is transparent and inclusive of our members and the industry.

Cooperation – As a small organisation, we know that in order to achieve results, we need to work very closely together both within and outside the field. To this end we are developing and expanding our cooperation network both in Estonia and internationally. We are a constructive partner in the development of the music industry for both the public and private sectors.

Knowledge-based activity – We collect comprehensive and up-to-date statistics and rely on research and analysis. We proceed from the needs of our members and those working in the field. Our activity is purposeful and solution-oriented.

Music Estonia’s strategic partner in developing music export is Tallinn Music Week, Estonia’s talent festival and music industry conference. Since 2009, TMW has grown into one of the top three showcase festivals for new music in Europe, attracting nearly 2,000 international visitors to Tallinn each spring, half of whom are music industry professionals.

In addition, Music Estonia collaborates with the following competence centres: Jazz Estonia, Estonian Traditional Music Center, Estonian Music Information Centre, Estonian Centre of Contemporary Music, Heavy Music Estonia, and collective rights organisations: Estonian Authors’ Society, Estonian Association of the Phonogram Producers, and Estonian Performers Association.

Music Estonia is a member of the European Music Exporters Exchange (EMEE), the European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA), and the Live DMA network representing concert organisers and venues across Europe. We are also a partner in the Global Network for Women Music Producers and a member of the European Talent Exchange platform.

In addition, we are currently partners in the following European projects: MI-RAP (Music Industry Resilience Acceleration Programme) and EinS (Europe in Synch).

Lisaks oleme hetkel partnerid järgmistes Euroopa projektides: MI-RAP (Music Industry Resilience Acceleration Programme) ja EinS (Europe in Synch).