Music Alliance Ireland is a group of national music organisations and companies that have come together to establish a collective voice for the music sector in Ireland.
About UsWho We Are
Our initial membership consists of performance groups, concert promoters and resource organisations with a remit across the island and involvement in a variety of musical genres. The current working group are representatives from the Association of Irish Composers, Contemporary Music Centre, Crash Ensemble, Diatribe Records, Improvised Music Company, Journal of Music, Kirkos Ensemble, Music Network and Trad Ireland/Traid Éireann. We meet ten times a year and are open to new members, both individuals and organisations.
Our Aims
To establish a national network and voice for music organisations and musicians in Ireland
To advocate for support and policies for music at national level
To work for the establishment of a music hub* in Dublin and equivalent spaces in other centres around Ireland
* A music hub as a space for rehearsal, collaboration, offices, equipment, recording, storage and performance. It’s a creative space where the music community can work together.
To campaign for proper pay for musicians
To further the provision for music from Ireland in Irish broadcasting and media
To support the development of the Irish independent record label sector
News
Public Meeting – Music Alliance Ireland and Traditional Irish Music
Music Alliance Ireland invites musicians and those involved in the music sector to a public meeting as part of TradTalk. 11.05 am, Saturday 5.11.2022 University College Cork / Coláiste na hollscoile Corcaigh Tradtalk is an initiative of Trad Ireland / Traid Éireann,...
“Musicians’ Fees and Lack of Venues Highlighted at Music Alliance Ireland’s Second Public Meeting”: Meeting of new group took place as part of the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival.
Published by The Journal of Music on 11 July 2022: The lack of guidelines on rates for musicians and a lack of spaces for music were two of the issues highlighted at the second Music Alliance Ireland meeting, which took place as part of the Clonmel Junction Arts...
Music Alliance Ireland at Clonmel Junction Arts Festival
Music Alliance Ireland at Clonmel Junction Arts Festival Music Alliance Ireland will host a public meeting at Clonmel Junction Arts Festival on Sunday 10 July at 1pm in the Junction Dome. Following a launch in Dublin in April, Music Alliance Ireland/Comhaontas...
Images courtesy of Music Alliance Ireland members.
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