Events
The events of Buma Cultuur:
All events
Amsterdam Dance Event
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the leading electronic music platform and the biggest club festival in the world for the whole spectrum of electronic sub-genres. Globally renowned platform The ADE has grown into a globally renowned platform for the international dance and electronic music scene. The festival is the perfect place to spot the […]
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Annie M.G. Schmidtprijs
The Annie M.G. Schmidtprijs is the award for the best theatre song, which has been presented annually since 1991 during the Amsterdams Kleinkunst Festival. A jury grants the award to a lyricist, composer and performing artist for the best song performed in a Dutch theatre in the past year. Prior to the Annie M.G. Schmidtprijs, […]
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Buma Awards
Buma Cultuur presents every year the Buma Awards, with prices for Dutch composers, text poets and their publishers. Also the Buma Gouden Harp, the Buma Filmuziek Awards, the Lennaert Nijgh Price and a Lifetime Achievement Award are awarded. In honour of composers, text poets and music publishers Every year the Buma Awards are awarded. During […]
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Buma Music Academy
Buma Music Academy is an initiative of Buma Cultuur that commits itself to providing fascinating and contemporary music education in secondary education. The teaching program can be used for music and cultural arts education, among other things Learning material and more Buma Music Academy also offers workshops, feedback from professionals, quizzes, teacher meetings and more, […]
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Buma Music in Motion
Buma Music in Motion (BMIM) is the platform for the innovative use of music in media. BMIM features an award show and a conference, where exchanging knowledge and hard-won experience, being inspired and maintaining your network are the focus points. BMIM Connects Buma Music in Motion is more than that. Under the BMIM Connects umbrella, […]
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Buma NL
Buma NL is the conference and the festival for Dutch-language music. A one-day event with panels, discussions, showcases and the award show is the professional focal point for everyone who works for and with the Dutch repertoire! The best Dutch music Buma NL consists of a conference program during the day and an award show […]
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Componist des Vaderlands
Starting in January 2022, Martin Fondse is the Componist des Vaderlands for two years. He is the fourth composer in this role after Willem Jeths (2014–2016), Mayke Nas (2016-2018) and Calliope Tsoupaki (2018-2021). The Componist des Vaderlands is an initiative of Buma Cultuur and is appointed by an independent jury. This role gives the life […]
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Dutch Music Export
Dutch Music Export is an initiative of Performing Arts Fonds NL, Buma Cultuur and Stichting Popcoalitie. Its purpose is to show and measure structurally the strengthening international position of Dutch pop music within the worldwide music sector. Strengthening international position Dutch Music Export stands for a structural approach, in the form of a broad layer of sustainably internationally […]
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Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, with a proven track record for helping new acts break into the international music scene. Selling out each year Eurosonic Noorderslag attracts over 4000 delegates, including 400 international festivals. Stepping stone by night By night, during two showcase festivals (Eurosonic and Noorderslag), […]
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inJazz
inJazz is the network event for all players from the Dutch jazz world: from bookers and festivals to conservatories, musicians, interest groups and record companies. Showcase event for jazz The biggest Dutch network and showcase event for jazz will continue with the name inJazz. With this new name, the organisator Buma Cultuur underlines the multi-day […]
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Muzikantendag
The Muzikantendag is the place where musicians get to know more about the artistic and business ways of musicianship. The masterclasses and workshops from prominent artists and experts from the music industry give you extra baggage for the development of your music ambitions. A lot of kingpins from the music industry will be present on […]
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New Music Conference
November Music, which annually takes place in the city of Den Bosch, is groundbreaking in its programming and support of new composition talent. That is why Buma, the copyright organisation for music authors in the Netherlands, has long been supporting the festival. Starting with the 2019 edition, November Music and Buma present New Music Conference […]
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