Listen Local

Introducing independent musicians in Lithuania to the Listen Local Lithuania project.

The primary aim of the opt-in database to make sure that algorithms which give visibility for the artist and manage payments for the use of the artist’s work perform these tasks seamlessly.

Paulius Večera is a music producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Besides a solo project under the name of Vecera, he also creates and performs with Avis Rara, a jazztronica band, and is a core member of the electronic duo Fryzbye. He also is a talented hairstylist and owns his own brand Visai Nieko Haircut.

Mari and Johannes are members of the Estonian folktronica band OOPUS. They curate a folktronica showcase stage at the Tallinn Music Week. How do you find audience for something that is neither folk nor electronica?

Introducing the collaborative data observatories with the example of the music industry and sector.

Invitation for an open collaboration

Introducing Listen Local Lithuania

Invitation for an open collaboration

Invitation for an open collaboration

While the US have already taken steps to provide an integrated data space for music as of 1 January 2021, the EU is facing major obstacles not only in the field of music but also in other creative industry sectors. Weighing costs and benefits, there can be little doubt that new data improvement initiatives and sufficient investment in a better copyright data infrastructure should play a central role in EU copyright policy. Preprint of our article with copyright researchers.