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Innovation Network of European Showcases: Support for Professionals to Attend Conferences

01 December 2017

The Innovation Network of European Showcases, or INES, is a European cooperation project initiated by eight international showcase festivals and gigmit, the European digital platform for artist booking.

INES#pro is a funding programme that supports professionals to attend all those great European showcase festivals out there, to discover bands, create personal networks, be educated and craft powerful synergies.

They offer:

  • Attendance to INES showcase festivals and conferences for free
  • Funding for travel and accommodation (limited amount of invitations)

More information and which showcases you can apply for are here.

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Music Producers Guild launches new guide on producer deals

26/05/2026

The Music Producers Guild launched a new Producer Deals Guide during The Great Escape in Brighton. Produced with CMU and the MMF, it explains how the deals agreed between studio producers and artists and labels work, and how they have changed as artists release music in different ways.

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MMF publishes new five-point guide to combat AI streaming fraud

22/05/2026

In 2026, the existential threat of AI fakes and streaming manipulation has become a material reality for all artists, both big and small.  

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MMF is extremely sad to learn of the death of one of our founders, music manager Dr Raymond Coffer

05/05/2026

MMF is extremely sad to learn of the death of one of our founders, music manager Dr Raymond Coffer who was on the Board of the MMF from 1993-1996.  

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Meet our Associates

04/03/2026

Meet Symphonic - an independent music distribution and artist services company.

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