🎙️ Welcome to the Open Music Europe Podcast — a series exploring the future of music in Europe. Guided by conversations curated by Mark Adam Harold, each episode features a special guest who helps unpack how we can build a music ecosystem that’s more competitive, fair, and sustainable. From cultural policy to live music, from war zones to venue data, these are the voices shaping the sound of tomorrow. This is Open Music Europe — let’s dive in.
Open Music Europe is funded by the European Union under Grant No. 101095295.
In this episode of the podcast, we explore the true value of music with Prof. Jaap Godijn, project lead of Music360, a sister project to OpenMusE and Fair Muse. Hosted by Mark Adam Harold, this conversation dives into how music impacts economics, society, and health—from boosting sales in shops with In-Store Music to accelerating recovery in hospitals.
In this episode, host Mark talks with guest Prof. Martin Cloonan about the experiences and lessons learned from running live music censuses across European cities. They discuss how local organizations and political backing play a crucial role in encouraging participation and the strong community value placed on small grassroots venues.
In this episode, host Mark Adam Harold speaks with Alona Dmukhoyska, from Music Export Ukraine, about the extraordinary resilience of Ukraine’s music industry during wartime. Alona shares how Ukrainian artists are building international bridges, navigating live events under air raid threats and redefining what it means to thrive through streaming and cultural advocacy.
In this episode, host Mark Adam Harold sits down with Marcel ÄŚas, former head of Slovakia's Institute for Culture Policy, to explore the challenges of implementing data-driven cultural policy in Eastern Europe. From navigating political discontinuity to building trust in post-communist societies, Marcel shares insights on why evidence-based decision-making in culture is both crucial and difficult to achieve.