For almost 20 years, Michael Gottfried works in the fields of communication, media relations, text & concept, digital marketing and A&R – with a strong focus on jazz & more, but also with regular excursions into crossovers, indie, classical music and “world music”. Since 2009 he has been doing this exclusively for the label ACT, one of the world's leading indies in contemporary, cross-genre music with jazz-DNA.

In this exclusive conversation, we meet Dreamers Circus manager Tom Sherlock and band member Ale Carr, who plays the zither. They talk about how they built an international career together - through strategic tour choices, Nordic branding and networking. The video is in English.

Få de bästa tipsen på hur du tar dig fram i djungeln av showcases, mässor och internationella lanseringsstrategier! Medverkande i panelen är: Josef Hermansson från export Music Seden, Annelie Johansson, Marcus Bader, Ragnar Berthling och Therese Lien evenstad från Musikcentrum.

Lena Muller is a promoter at Freiburg Jazzhaus. One of her favorite things in the world is to find new bands and guide them into the German music market.

Är du och ditt band redo för en internationell karriär? Har du motivationen, tiden och framförallt lusten att arbeta strategiskt och långsiktigt? Kanske har du/ni bokningsbolag och/eller management, eller så gör ni allt arbete själva? Oavsett vilket så har vi satt ihop ett paket till dig där några av våra medlemmar och internationella experter delar med sig om hur de har gjort för att skapa sig en internationell karriär.

Marie Fol is an independent consultant and researcher, president of On the Move, an international network dedicated to cultural mobility. Her webinar is about understanding motivations, and knowing formats and regulations to work internationally as a musician.

En guide om hur du steg för steg planerar en internationell karriär. Tips och råd samt länkar till kunskapsbanken innehåll. Kan användas som workshop underlag. Framtagen av Musikcentrum tillsammans med medlemmar och externa experter i musikbranshen. Med stöd av Kulturrådet 2023.

Danielle Oosterop is an agent and artist manager based in The Netherlands. She explains her role as an agent and the many considerations artists have to make when trying to build an international career . In English

In this run-through of international and Swedish showcase-festivals, expos and fairs you get an overview of how to prepare and make the most of participating either as a performer or a visitor. In English

Export Music Sweden is an organisation that works to promote the export of Swedish music through trade delegations, travel support for musicians and competence-enhancing initiatives. In English