About us

Lithuanian Music Business Association (LMVA) was established in 2015. It unites the most active management, event organisation companies and labels from the music industry. The Association seeks to encourage and support cooperation between their members in order to achieve common goals in the fields of education, export and lobbying.

LMVA seeks to become the main body representing the interests of the local music sector.

Market education / development:

• organisation of seminars, conferences, social initiatives (international conference-showcase festival „MURMURS", educational seminars, „Pradėk nuo savęs" and other)

Support of export activities:

• participation of Lithuanian delegation at the most important international showcase festivals-conferences in the target countries („ESNS" in Netherlands, „MENT Ljubljana" in Slovenia, „Tallinn Music Week" in Estonia, „Primavera Pro" in Spain, „Glastonbury Festival" in UK, „Reeperbahn Festival" in Germany, „Riga Music Week" in Latvia, „Iceland Airwaves" in Iceland, among others)
• organisation of the international showcase festival-conference „MURMURS"
• membership in international networks (EMEE, European Talent Exchange, among others)
• cooperation with Lithuanian cultural attachés, based in foreign countries.

Lobbying:

• representation of LMVA's interests while maintaining a constant dialogue with governmental organizations (Ministry of Culture, Parliament, State Tax Inspectorate, among others)
• information exchange, networking (membership in the National Association of Creative and Cultural Industries KIK Lithuania, cooperation with collective management organizations AGATA, LATGA, AVAKA)
• collection of statistical data.