Music Creation and Songwriting LAB a program to support creativity and mutual learning of creators and performers.

The main goal of MCS_Lab is to create a comprehensive program which will not only gather composers and songwriters from the three represented countries (Poland, Portugal and France), coming from different music genres and backgrounds, as part of joint creative work during songwriting camps, but which will also provide them with the necessary theoretical knowledge and with the support of mentors with long-standing experience in the music industry.

The project will involve three songwriting camps*, one of which will be dedicated to work on songs to be used in films and commercials in the future, involving film and contemporary music composers.

Moreover, since one of the basic assumptions of the Music Creation and Songwriting LAB is the belief that proper preparation, training and equipping with the necessary knowledge will allow for better use of the European music industry’s potential in the area of popular music creation, the project has also been expanded to include a comprehensive educational component.

From April 2021 to January 2022, thanks to the cooperation with undisputed experts of the music industry, a series of workshops will be held, covering:

· The role of the music publisher on an international level

· The role of collecting societies and how to register your works

· Songwriting as a career: what tools do you need?

· Introduction to the contemporary landscape of the music industry & modern music marketing

· How to prepare for songwriting camps

· How to synch your music

· Storytelling & personal branding

· Music Rights in the Digital World

· How to network effectively and pitch your work as a songwriter

· The functioning of the music markets in France, Portugal and Poland.

There will be open calls for workshops – information about them will be published on an ongoing basis on the Music Export Poland website and on Facebook.

In addition, workshop participants will have the opportunity to participate in individual consultations with mentors, within the framework of their on-call hours**, and participation in the educational component of the project will be additionally scored when applying for participation in songwriting camps.  

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at registration@mexp.pl 

*The organizers shall make efforts so that all three events be organized offline, however due to the dynamic situation connected with the coronavirus pandemics and for the reasons of health and safety they reserve the right to change the formula of the events to the virtual one.

**There will be separate registrations for the sessions, on a first come, first serve basis. Details will be emailed directly to workshop participants once they have been completed.

Workshop: All you need to know about the music business in Portugal (Nuno Saraiva)

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: MC&S LAB SONGWRITING CAMP IN GUIMARÃES

WHY Portugal, Music Export Poland and Le Centre national de la musique are looking for songwriters/producers to take part in a songwriting camp, which will be held in Guimarães, Portugal from 14th to 18th of March 2022.

During the songwriting camp, four Portuguese, four French and four Polish songwriters will have the opportunity to work in teams of three.

As part of the event, the organisers provide:

• four studios equipped with listening monitors, microphones, midi keyboards;
  
• four writing sessions from 14th to 18th of March 2022;
  
• lunch on writing days;
  
• the opportunity to get to know all the participants of the camp thanks to the daily changing of team members;
  
• orders (briefs) from Polish, French and Portuguese record labels, publishing companies and sync agents;
  
• listening session on 18th of March, during which participants and other music industry representatives will have the opportunity to listen to tracks written during the camp;
  
• flight connection between Poland / France and Portugal on 14th to 19th of March 2022;
  
• accommodation from 14th to 19th of March 2022.
  

We invite you to send applications by filling in the form:
https://form.typeform.com/to/ZiOn9yKO

Preference will be given to artists who have taken part in workshops organised as part of the Music Creation & Songwriting LAB project, including the upcoming Portuguese market information session in January. English language skills and experience in collaborative songwriting are required.

Each participant must be vaccinated against covid and must have an EU covid certificate

The deadline for submitting applications is 10th of January 2022. The results of the call will be announced on 12th of January 2022.

If you have any questions, please contact:

ben.ling@lebureauexport.fr / marine.debruyn@lebureauexport.fr (FRANCE)biuro@musicexportpoland.org (POLAND)
nsaraiva@whyportugal.org (PORTUGAL)

Information on personal data for those participating in the songwriting camp recruitment
1. The personal data of persons participating in the recruitment process for the songwriting camp shall be administered by the Polish Music Export Foundation - Music Export Poland with its registered seat in Warsaw (00-075) at 2 Senatorska Street, KRS 0000741987, NIP 1182181337, REGON 381380355.
2. Personal data shall be processed in connection with the conduct of the recruitment process and is processed due to its voluntary submission by the candidate. The processing of personal data is necessary for the conduct of the recruitment process.
3. The Foundation informs about the right of access to personal data, their correction, deletion, restriction of processing and the right to object, as well as the right to data portability, if there are legal and factual grounds for this.
4. Personal data can be disclosed to entities, including accounting and law firms, which provide services to the Foundation in this regard.
5. Personal data will be processed by the Foundation for the period of limitation of possible claims or expiration of legal obligations.
6. The Foundation informs about the right to lodge a complaint to the supervisory authority - Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych.

Workshop: Getting to Grips with the French music market (Benjamin Demelemester)

MC&S Lab presents: “Getting to Grips with the French music market” – a workshop in which Benjamin Demelemester will give you a basic overview of the French market and some tips on how to work with French professionals.

The 60 minute workshop will take place on Friday September 3rd at 10:00 CEST. 

France ranks 5th among the international music markets. From David Guetta to Aya Nakamura, Zaz or Tinariwen, the ‘made in France’ export successes highlight also the diversity of its music production and its dissemination all around the country.

Where to start to promote your music in France? How to find gigs and an agent? Who are the French key players in live, recording and publishing?Benjamin will be happy to answer these and other questions you may have regarding French music market.

Registered users will also be able to take advantage of 3 individual mentoring sessions with Benjamin following the workshop.

The event will take place on ZOOM, participation requires signing up.

Link to registration:

https://biuro970071.typeform.com/to/n4IRF3sh

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This workshop is a part of MC&S LAB program which is funded by Music Moves Europe:

http://www.musicexportpoland.org/mcs-lab

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OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: MC&S LAB SYNC CAMP IN SOPOT

Music Export Poland, Le Centre national de la musique and WHY Portugal implementing the Music Creation & Songwriting LAB project within the Music Moves Europe programme are looking for contemporary music and film music composers to take part in the SyncCamp, which will be held in Sopot, Poland, from 03 to 08 October 2021.

During the camp, four Polish, four French, four Portuguese and four composers from other countries will have the opportunity to work in 2–3 person teams composing music for film scenes and commercials. The composition of the teams will change daily.

As part of the event, the organisers provide:

• Working rooms equipped with listening monitors, microphones, midi keyboards;
• four writing sessions from 4 to 7 October;
• breakfast and dinner on writing days;
• the opportunity to get to know all the participants of the camp thanks to the daily change of team members;
• orders (briefs) from 4 music music supervisors who will supervise the composers teams during their work;
• listening session on 7 October, during which participants and other music industry representatives will have the opportunity to listen to works written during the camp;
• flights between France/ Portugal and Gdańsk, Poland on 03–08 October for French and Portuguese participants;
• accommodation in Sopot from 03 to 08 October 2021.

We invite you to send applications by filling in the form:
https://biuro970071.typeform.com/to/X04EHhHc

Preference will be given to artists who have taken part in workshops organised as part of the Music Creation & Songwriting LAB project.

English language skills and experience in collaborative songwriting are required.

The participant undertakes to meet the legal requirements related to COVID-19, valid on a given day, and in particular will have a covid passport.

The deadline for submitting applications is 27 August. The results of the call will be announced on 03 September

If you have any questions, please contact:
(FRANCE) ben.ling@lebureauexport.fr / marine.debruyn@lebureauexport.fr (POLAND) biuro@musicexportpoland.org (PORTUGAL) nsaraiva@whyportugal.org

Information on personal data for those participating in the SyncCamp recruitment
1. The personal data of persons participating in the recruitment process for the SyncCamp shall be administered by the Polish Music Export Foundation - Music Export Poland with its registered seat in Warsaw (00-075) at 2 Senatorska Street, KRS 0000741987, NIP 1182181337, REGON 381380355.
2. Personal data shall be processed in connection with the conduct of the recruitment process and is processed due to its voluntary submission by the candidate. The processing of personal data is necessary for the conduct of the recruitment process.
3. The Foundation informs about the right of access to personal data, their correction, deletion, restriction of processing and the right to object, as well as the right to data portability, if there are legal and factual grounds for this.
4. Personal data can be disclosed to entities, including accounting and law firms, which provide services to the Foundation in this regard.
5. Personal data will be processed by the Foundation for the period of limitation of possible claims or expiration of legal obligations.
6. The Foundation informs about the right to lodge a complaint to the supervisory authority - Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych.

Workshop: Music Rights in the Digital World (Ryan McWhinnie)

MC&S Lab presents: “Music Rights in the Digital World” – a workshop in which Ryan McWhinnie will give you a basic overview of the digital licensing landscape and how money flows from digital services throughout the rest of the music sector.

The 90 minutes workshop will take place on Friday 20th August at 12:00 CEST.

The paradigm shift to streaming and digital has presented unique challenges and opportunities for artists, labels, and services alike.We’ll do a whistle-stop tour of some of the existing and future business models and will explore how these models and issues are shaping industry discussion on matters ranging from livestreaming to user-centric streaming models.

Registered users will also be able to take advantage of 3 individual mentoring sessions with Ryan following the workshop.

The event will take place on ZOOM, participation requires signing up.

Link to registration:

https://biuro970071.typeform.com/to/jH6pHBx7

Ryan is the Senior Director of Business & Legal Affairs at Merlin.
Merlin is the global rights agency representing the world’s most important and largest set of independent recorded music rights. Merlin members consist of independent labels, distributors and other rightsholders, representing tens of thousands of labels and hundreds of thousands of artists from every country in the world. At Merlin, Ryan has helped strike premium deals with digital services, including with Deezer, Spotify, Tencent, TikTok, Triller, UMA and Yandex, to enable Merlin members to better control their future.
 
Prior to Merlin, Ryan worked at the media and entertainment law firm, Harbottle & Lewis and prior to that at the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

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This workshop is a part of MC&S LAB program which is funded by Music Moves Europe:

http://www.musicexportpoland.org/mcs-lab

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OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: MC&S LAB SONGWRITING CAMP IN PARIS

• four studios equipped with listening monitors, microphones, midi keyboards;
• four writing sessions from 6 to 9 September
• lunch on writing days;
• the opportunity to get to know all the participants of the camp thanks to the daily change of team members;
• orders (briefs) from Polish, French and Portuguese record labels, publishing companies and sync agents
• listening session on 10 September, during which participants and other music industry representatives will have the opportunity to listen to tracks written during the camp;
• flight connection between Poland / Portugal and Paris on 5-11 September;
• hotel accommodation from 5–11 September.

Information on personal data for those participating in the songwriting camp recruitment
1. The personal data of persons participating in the recruitment process for the MC&S Lab Songwriting Camp shall be administered by the Polish Music Export Foundation - Music Export Poland with its registered seat in Warsaw (00-075) at 2 Senatorska Street, KRS 0000741987, NIP 1182181337, REGON 381380355.
2. Personal data shall be processed in connection with the conduct of the recruitment process and is processed due to its voluntary submission by the candidate. The processing of personal data is necessary for the conduct of the recruitment process.
3. The Foundation informs about the right of access to personal data, their correction, deletion, restriction of processing and the right to object, as well as the right to data portability, if there are legal and factual grounds for this.
4. Personal data can be disclosed to entities, including accounting and law firms, which provide services to the Foundation in this regard.
5. Personal data will be processed by the Foundation for the period of limitation of possible claims or expiration of legal obligations.
6. The Foundation informs about the right to lodge a complaint to the supervisory authority - Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych.

Workshop: How to network effectively and build global, long-lasting relationships in the music industry (Géraldine Zanaska)

MC&S Lab presents: “How to network effectively and build global, long-lasting relationships in the music industry” – a workshop in which Géraldine Zanaska, of leading global music business consultancy Compass Music, will provide an introduction and practical tips to easily navigate the world of networking, both face-to-face and online.

The 90 minutes workshop will take place on Friday 30th July at 11:00 CEST.

Good relationship-building skills are important for every career, and the music industry is no exception. In a sector that is particularly competitive and where knowing the right people can often open many doors, for artists and executives alike, it is important to continuously build and maintain a quality network of your peers.

But are the unwritten rules of networking the same everywhere around the globe? And how to proceed as an introvert? How many events do I need to go to to attain my goal? And how can I connect with people now that most face-to-face opportunities are cancelled?

In this workshop, participants will be given key tips to understand what networking is, how to approach people from different cultures and backgrounds from the music sector, and how to build relationships that last and matter, both face-to-face and online. This session is an interactive one, where participants are expected to take part in a couple of practical exercises. They will also have the opportunity to receive personal feedback on their technique and online networking pages, numbers permitting.

Registered users will also be able to take advantage of 3 individual mentoring sessions with Géraldine following the workshop.

https://biuro970071.typeform.com/to/eiQW90av

Workshop: “Storytelling for Music Marketing Magic” (Magdalena Jensen)

Workshop: “How to organise a songwriting camp” (Greig Watts)

Workshop: “All you need to know about the music business in Poland” (Piotr Kabaj)

On June 4th, at 11:00 CEST, Piotr Kabaj will present a workshop: "All you need to know about the music business in Poland”. 



In this workshop, Piotr Kabaj, an experienced professional who has worked on many different levels of the music business, will give you a comprehensive dose of knowledge about the Polish music industry in a nutshell.  

Registered users will also be able to take advantage of 3 individual mentoring sessions with Piotr Kabaj.

About the lecturer:


Piotr Kabaj, currently CEO of Closer Music Production & Publishing, started his professional career in 1987 as an advisor to the Prime Minister in the Consultative Economic Council. Since then, until this day, he has been active in building a modern music industry in Poland and abroad. From 1990 to 1995 he co-founded and managed the Pomaton Music Company, from 1995 to 2013 he held the position of President and Managing Director of EMI Music Poland, and from 2008 to 2013 he additionally served as CEO of EMI Music Eastern Europe. When Warner Music Group took over part of the EMI Music businesses, from 2013 to 2019, he was President and Managing Director of Warner Music Poland as well as CEO of Warner Music Eastern Europe. As of August 2019, he is the co-founder and CEO of Closer Music.
In 1991 he co-founded the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry, where from 1991 to 2009 he also served as Vice President of the Board. He lobbied the Polish and European Parliaments on Copyright Law on numerous occasions. As of July 2019, he is a member of the Board of the Music Export Poland Foundation. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Warsaw, as well as of Stanford University in California.

The event will take place on ZOOM, participation requires signing up.

Link to registration:
https://biuro970071.typeform.com/to/ZfN7Bit2

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This workshop is a part of MC&S LAB program which is funded by Music Moves Europe:
http://www.musicexportpoland.org/mcs-lab

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Workshop: “The role of collecting societies and how to register your works” (Caroline Champarnaud & Cynthia Lipskier)

Workshop: “The role of the music publisher on an international level” (Marie Nowak & Rachel Graham)

Workshop: “Introduction to the contemporary landscape of the music industry & modern music marketing” (Nuno Saraiva)

Workshop: Synch In Modern Music: An Introduction (Markus Linde)

Workshop: Songwriting as a career - what tools do you need? (DELTA)

On Friday, April 30th at 11:00 - 12:30 CEST, two Belgian songwriters Julien Joris and Benoit Leclercq, better known as the pop-group Delta, will present a workshop called: Songwriting as a career - what tools do you need? Signed to publisher / label BMG France, the prolific Julien and Benoit have numerous writing credits for artists such as Asa, Kimberose, Florent Pagny, Yannick Noah and many others. This workshop is a part of MC&S LAB program.