The ALMBC partners with a large number of global live music focussed organisations, all focussed on the same outcomes – building and protecting live music and the business, government support and culture that drives them.

Australia

LMVA – Live Music Venues Alliance  ·  NSW, Australia

https://www.lmva.au/

NSW-based venue advocacy body driving licensing reform, noise regulation and late-night economy policy in partnership with state agencies.

AMVF – Australian Music Venue Foundation  ·  Australia (national)

https://almbc.org.au/australian-music-venue-foundation-lanches/

New (2025) Australian foundation modelled on the UK Music Venue Trust

Aotearoa New Zealand

IMVA – Independent Music Venues Aotearoa  ·  Aotearoa New Zealand

https://www.imva.co.nz/

National not-for-profit incorporated society of NZ grassroots independent music venues, evolved from the COVID-era Save Our Venues campaign.

Asia

Japan

ACPC – All Japan Concert & Live Entertainment Promoters Conference · Japan (national)

https://www.acpc.or.jp/en/

Japan’s national association of concert and live entertainment promoters, operating since 1988 and one of the five major bodies behind the Japanese music industry’s peak alliance CEIPA.

Japan Music Venue Association · Japan (national)

https://www.japan-mva.com/

National association of Japanese music venues formed during COVID, known for its pioneering ventilation and safe-reopening research with live houses.

Japan Live House Association · Tokyo, Japan

https://www.npo-homepage.go.jp/npoportal/detail/013006213

Tokyo-based NPO advocating for Japan’s 1,000-plus live houses as trusted cultural public assets, covering neighbouring rights, information sharing and industry training.

South Korea

KMCA – Korea Music Content Association · South Korea (national)

https://www.kmcia.or.kr/

Korea’s national music content industry association, representing labels and music businesses across the K-pop and independent sectors.

Zandari Festa · Seoul, South Korea

https://www.zandarifesta.com/

Seoul’s flagship independent music showcase festival, the key grassroots gateway into the Hongdae live club scene and Korean independent music industry.

Taiwan

TAICCA – Taiwan Creative Content Agency · Taiwan (national)

https://en.taicca.tw/

Taiwan’s national creative content agency and existing ALMBC conference partner, supporting the Taiwanese music industry’s international development.

Thailand

Bangkok Music City · Bangkok, Thailand

https://www.bangkokmusiccity.com/

Thailand’s international music festival and conference connecting Thai and Southeast Asian music businesses with the global industry.

Singapore

SGMUSO · Singapore (national)

https://www.sgmuso.org/

Singapore’s national music society, representing and developing Singaporean music businesses and artists at home and internationally.

Indonesia

APMI – Asosiasi Promotor Musik Indonesia · Indonesia (national)

https://www.apmi.co.id/en/

Indonesia’s national association of music promoters, advocating for live music to be recognised as a priority sector in the country’s creative economy and tourism strategy.

Southeast Asia

AXEAN Festival · Bali, Indonesia (regional)

https://axeanfestival.com/

Southeast Asia’s leading intra-regional music showcase and conference platform, featuring nearly 300 artists from more than 20 countries across six editions and a regular destination for Australian delegations.

India

EEMA – Event and Entertainment Management Association · India (national)

https://eemaindia.com/

India’s national live events and entertainment industry body, representing event managers, promoters and live production businesses.

United States

NIVA – National Independent Venue Association  ·  United States (national)

https://www.nivassoc.org/

National trade body for thousands of US independent venues, festivals and promoters, famous for the Save Our Stages campaign and the US$16.25B Shuttered Venue Operators Grant.

A2IM – American Association of Independent Music  ·  United States (national)

https://a2im.org/

US trade association for over 600 independently owned record labels and music businesses.

Live Music Society  ·  United States (national)

https://www.livemusicsociety.org/

US nonprofit foundation that funds small venues and listening rooms via grants for sound, lighting, accessibility and programming.

NITO – National Independent Talent Organization  ·  United States (national)

https://www.nitomanagers.com/

US trade body for independent talent agencies and managers, working alongside NIVA in the Save Our Stages-era live music coalition.

Canada

CLMA – Canadian Live Music Association  ·  Canada (national)

https://www.canadianlivemusic.ca/

Canada’s national, member-based, not-for-profit trade association for the live music sector (venues, promoters, festivals, agents, suppliers), founded 2014.

Ontario Music Festivals Association (OMFA)  ·  Ontario, Canada

https://www.musiccompetitions.ca/

Provincial body coordinating Ontario’s music festival sector.

United Kingdom and Ireland

Music Venue Trust (MVT)  ·  United Kingdom

https://www.musicvenuetrust.com/

UK registered charity protecting and supporting more than 900 grassroots music venues, pioneer of the £1 ticket levy and the Music Venue Properties cultural lease model.

Association of Independent Festivals (AIF)  ·  United Kingdom

https://aiforg.com/

UK trade body for independent music festivals.

Association of Independent Promoters (AIP)  ·  United Kingdom

https://www.aiporg.co.uk/

UK network of independent live music promoters working alongside MVT on grassroots touring circuits.

Association of Festival Organisers (AFO)  ·  United Kingdom

https://www.festivalorganisers.org/

UK-wide body for festival organisers with strong focus on folk, roots and traditional music events.

National Arenas Association  ·  United Kingdom

https://www.nationalarenasassociation.co.uk/

Industry body for the UK’s larger-capacity arena venues.

AOIFE – Association of Irish Festival Events  ·  Ireland

https://www.aoifeonline.com/

Ireland’s national festival events association.

Pan-European

Live DMA  ·  Europe (umbrella network)

https://live-dma.eu/

European umbrella network of 22 venue, club and festival associations across 18 countries, representing over 3,000 live music spaces.

Pearle* – Live Performance Europe  ·  Brussels, Belgium

https://www.pearle.eu/

Brussels-based federation representing live performance employers and producers across the EU.

EMEE – European Music Exporters Exchange  ·  Europe (network)

https://www.musicexporters.eu/

Network of 32 national and regional music export offices across 27 European countries, supporting international touring and trade.

IMPALA – Independent Music Companies Association · Europe (umbrella network)

https://impalamusic.org/

European umbrella association for independent music companies, representing over 6,000 independent labels and music businesses across Europe.

France

FEDELIMA  ·  France (national)

https://www.fedelima.org/

National federation of popular music venues across France, working directly with the Ministry of Culture and a founding force behind Live DMA.

Collectif Culture Bar-Bars  ·  France (national)

https://www.bar-bars.com/

French network of small cultural bars and cafés that programme live music, defending grassroots cultural spaces in French cities.

Germany

LiveKomm – Live Musik Kommission  ·  Germany (national)

https://www.livekomm.org/

National network of German music clubs and live venues, the political voice of the German club scene.

BDKV – Bundesverband der Konzert- und Veranstaltungswirtschaft  ·  Germany (national)

https://www.bdkv.de/

National concert and events industry association representing the larger commercial promoter end of Germany’s live music sector.

Clubcommission Berlin  ·  Berlin, Germany

https://www.clubcommission.de/

Berlin’s club advocacy body, the most internationally recognised local-level nightlife policy organisation in Europe.

Spain

ACCES  ·  Spain (national)

https://salasdemusica.com/

National Spanish music venues association, recognised by the Spanish Government as the official voice of the venue sector.

ASACC  ·  Catalonia, Spain

https://www.asacc.cat/

Catalan music venues association founded 2001, working with the Government of Catalonia and Barcelona City Council on urban policy and licensing.

Kultura Live  ·  Basque Country, Spain

https://live-dma.eu/our-members/

Basque Country live music association, a Live DMA member.

UFI – Unión Fonográfica Independiente  ·  Spain (national)

https://www.ufimusica.com/

Spanish independent record labels association, also a bridge to Latin American independent music bodies via the WIN LatAm Network.

Portugal

Circuito  ·  Portugal (national)

https://live-dma.eu/our-members/

Portuguese national network of live music venues and a Live DMA member.

Aporfest – Associação Portuguesa de Festivais de Música  ·  Portugal (national)

https://www.aporfest.pt/

National Portuguese music festivals association.

Italy

KeepOn LIVE  ·  Italy (national)

https://www.keeponlive.com/

Italian association promoting live music culture, the country’s first network for live music organisers and clubs.

Assomusica  ·  Italy (national)

https://www.assomusica.org/

National Italian concert promoter association.

Belgium

Club Circuit  ·  Flanders, Belgium

https://www.clubcircuit.be/

Flemish (Dutch-speaking Belgium) network of live music venues and a Live DMA founding member.

Court-Circuit  ·  Wallonia & Brussels, Belgium

https://www.court-circuit.be/

Network coordinating popular music venues across French-speaking Belgium.

Netherlands

VNPF – Vereniging Nederlandse Poppodia en Festivals  ·  Netherlands (national)

https://www.vnpf.nl/

Dutch venues and festivals association, publisher of annual benchmark data and partner of Eurosonic Noorderslag.

Switzerland

PETZI  ·  Switzerland (national)

https://www.petzi.ch/

Swiss national live music association and co-developer of the Diversity Roadmap used across European venues.

Denmark

Dansk Live  ·  Denmark (national)

https://www.dansklive.dk/

Danish national association for venues and festivals, one of the earliest non-French members of Live DMA.

Norway

Norske Kulturarrangører / Norwegian Live  ·  Norway (national)

https://www.kulturarrangor.no/

Norway’s national live music association covering venues, festivals and concert promoters.

Sweden

Svensk Live  ·  Sweden (national)

https://www.svensklive.se/

Swedish national live music association and Live DMA member.

Swedish Music Festivals Association  ·  Sweden (national)

https://svenskafestivaler.com/

Sweden’s festival-specific industry body, separate from Svensk Live.

Finland

LiveFIN  ·  Finland (national)

https://livefin.fi/

Finnish national body for live music venues, festivals and concert producers, instrumental in establishing Live Music Estonia.

Estonia

Live Music Estonia (LME)  ·  Estonia (national)

https://live-dma.eu/our-members/

Estonian network of music venues, promoters and festivals, established 2019 with support from LiveFIN, Svensk Live and Live DMA.

Latvia

LPNVA – Latvian Popular Music Venues Association  ·  Latvia (national)

https://live-dma.eu/our-members/

National Latvian live music venues association and Live DMA member.

Lithuania

NAKTA  ·  Lithuania (national)

https://live-dma.eu/our-members/

Lithuanian live music venues association and Live DMA member.

Bulgaria

ABEI  ·  Bulgaria (national)

https://live-dma.eu/our-members/

Bulgarian live music association, currently a Live DMA associate member.

Turkey

Salon İKSV  ·  Türkiye

https://saloniksv.iksv.org/

Live music body affiliated with İstanbul Kültür Sanat Vakfı (Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts) and a Live DMA member.

Austria

IGOEV – Austrian Event Industry Association  ·  Austria (national)

https://www.austrian-event-industry.at/

Austria’s national event industry association.

Latin America

ABMI – Associação Brasileira da Música Independente  ·  Brazil

https://www.abmi.com.br/

Brazil’s national association of independent music labels and businesses, part of the WIN LatAm Network.

ASIAr – Asociación de Sellos Independientes de Argentina  ·  Argentina

https://winformusic.org/regional-networks/latam-network/

Argentine independent record labels association, part of the WIN LatAm Network.

IMICHILE  ·  Chile

https://www.imichile.cl/

Chile’s independent music industry association (Asociación Gremial Industria Musical Independiente de Chile).

AMI Paraguay  ·  Paraguay

https://winformusic.org/regional-networks/latam-network/

Paraguay’s independent music association, part of the WIN LatAm Network.

FIMPRO – Feria Internacional de la Música para Profesionales · Guadalajara, Mexico

https://fimpro.mx/

Mexico’s leading professional music market and conference, the key industry gateway into Latin America’s fastest growing live music market.

AMPROFON – Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas · Mexico (national)

https://amprofon.com.mx/

Mexico’s national recorded music industry association.

ALDISCO · Colombia (national)

https://winformusic.org/

Colombia’s independent music trade association and the newest full member of the WIN LatAm Network.

ABRAFIN – Associação Brasileira de Festivais Independentes · Brazil (national)

https://abrafin.com.br/

Brazil’s national association of independent music festivals, complementing ABMI on the live side of the Brazilian industry.

CUD – Cámara Uruguaya del Disco · Uruguay (national)

https://www.camuruguayadeldisco.com.uy/

Uruguay’s national music industry chamber and part of the WIN LatAm Network.

Africa

Concerts SA  ·  South Africa & SADC region

https://concertssa.co.za/

Decade-long South African live music development project supporting circuits, audiences and venues across SA and 11 broader SADC countries.