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MUSIC CITIES NETWORK E.V.

The core team

Based between Hamburg and Berlin, the core team runs the day-to-day of the network - from member coordination to communications and programme delivery.

Project & Community Manager

Sabrina Dehati

Hamburg

sabrina@musiccitiesnetwork.com

Communication Manager

Aneta Gaidamovic

Vilnius / Groningen

aneta@musiccitiesnetwork.com

Managing Director, MCN

Lena Ingwersen

Berlin / Global

lena@musiccitiesnetwork.com

Governance

Board of Directors

Six people hold formal governance roles at Music Cities Network e.V., elected from among the network's city representatives.

LDavidson@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

Sydney

Lex Davidson

Chair of the Board

Strategy Advisor - Culture, City of Sydney

paula.simo@uv.es

Valencia

Paula Simó

Vice Chair of the Board

Music for Development Research Group - University of Valencia

Timotheus.Wiesmann@musikwirtschaft.org

Hamburg

Timo Wiesmann

Treasurer of the Board

Managing Director, Hamburg Music

michelle.daurat@thefirestation.org.uk

Sunderland

Michelle Daurat

Board Member

Chief Executive of the Sunderland MAC Trust; Lead on Sunderland Music City

jesper@promus.dk

Aarhus

Jesper Mardahl

Board Member

Managing Director, Promus

gabija@vnb.lt

Vilnius

Gabija Liaugminaitė

Board Member

Project Manager, Vilnius Night Office

ACROSS THE NETWORK

City Representatives

Each member city is represented by someone working inside its music ecosystem - policy makers, venue leads, festival directors, and researchers who bring local reality into the network.

Aalborg

Søren Burholt Kristensen

Head of Music Competence Center Aalborg at Aalborg Kommune

soren.kristensen@aalborg.dk

Berlin

Maureen Noe

Music Board Berlin; Referent for artist funding and international projects

maureen.noe@musicboard.berlin.de

Brussels

Ward Cannaerts

Marketing & Communication Manager, Ancienne Belgique

ward.cannaerts@abconcerts.be

Brussels

Korneel Boon

Projects & Electronic International Relations at VI.BE

korneel@vi.be

Brussels

Marc Boutsen

Cultural Policy Coordinator, City of Brussels

marc.boutsen@brucity.be

Düsseldorf

Daniela Stork

Executive Director Booking, Ticketing & Special Events, D-live

Stork@d-live.de

Edinburgh

David Waddell

Senior Manager Cultural Partnerships, City of Edinburgh Council

David.Waddell@edinburgh.gov.uk

Edinburgh

Jonathan Bennett

Head of School of Media, Music and Sound Production at Edinburgh College

Jonathan.Bennett@edinburghcollege.ac.uk

Gothenburg

Fredrik Sandsten

Key Account Manager, Göteborg & CO

fredrik.sandsten@goteborg.com

Gothenburg

Daniel Johansson

Event Manager, Got Event AB

daniel.johansson@gotevent.se

Groningen

Nicole Venema

Culture Policy Advisor, Municipality of Groningen

Nicole.Venema@groningen.nl

Manchester

Kate Lowes

Director; Sector Lead; Manchester Music City

kate@brightersound.com

Manchester

Sarah Elderkin

Culture Manager at Manchester City Council

sarah.elderkin@manchester.gov.uk

Reykjavik

Ása Dýradóttir

Head of Reykjavik Music City, Reykjavik Culture & Tourism

Asa.Dyradottir@reykjavik.is

Valencia

Juan Pablo Valero García

Managing Director, Valencia Music City at Valencia City Council

jpvalero@valencia.es

Vilnius

Gabija Liaugminaitė

Project Manager, Vilnius Night Office

gabija@vnb.lt
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