About
Koda Kultur is the cultural funding arm of Koda, a Danish collective rights management organization for composers, songwriters, and music publishers. Each year, Koda allocates a portion of its revenues to cultural purposes. Koda Kultur supports three main strategic areas: gender balance and diversity in the music industry, strengthening the music ecosystem's supply chain for sustainable professional music creation, and promoting international export and exchange of Danish music.
Funding Opportunities
Writing Camps (A-ophold)
The Writing Camps program provides composers and songwriters with inspiration, new skills and insights into music, and opportunities to create new music together through specially planned, professional courses. Writing Camps can take place in Denmark or abroad and typically last between four to seven days. Koda Kultur offers approximately 12 camps of this kind per year. The program is designed to support all Koda members who are interested in the relevant genre or subject addressed by each specific camp. Successful applicants receive funding that covers participation in the writing camp, including travel costs, hotel accommodation, planned events, and to some extent, catering. Participants pay either DKK 1,000 or DKK 2,000 to take part in the camp, depending on the nature of the specific camp.
Working Grant (arbejdslegat)
The Working Grant supports the creation of new music within the genres of art music, including classical score music, audiovisual works, musical drama, electronica, game and film music, sound art and improvisation. The grant provides support for a compositional work process or an artistic process that applicants wish to initiate, explore and develop. The work grant is designed for composers and sound artists who want to immerse themselves in compositional work and who work experimentally and boundary-pushing with music and sound driven by artistic curiosity. Grants are available on varying scales: large working grants of DKK 50,000 or DKK 75,000, and small working grants from DKK 10,000 to DKK 40,000. The grant does not support commission fees or recording/release projects, which have separate grant programs. Recipients cannot receive other working grants while they have an open application pending.
The Elite Grant
The Elite Grant is targeted at the professional elite, whose production conditions and costs are significantly higher than other projects, but where the project has the potential to increase Danish rights income and exports significantly to the benefit of the Danish music industry in general. The goal of the grant is also to keep rights within the Danish rights collection system. The grant supports larger and longer-term projects that can take a music creator's career to the next level, such as major international pushes through travel or promotional work, or increased activity in the Danish market. Applicants must be Koda members who have earned at least DKK 150,000 in Koda income over the last three years, or demonstrate involvement in a project targeting broader commercial markets with a release in the pipeline. Grants typically range between DKK 50,000 and DKK 150,000 and support most project-related expenses except general operating costs or per diem expenses.
Projects for members
This grant program is arranged by DPA (Danish Performing Arts) for all members of Koda. The program supports various projects including camps, masterclasses, workshops, and other professional development activities. Members can apply for current projects presented by DPA, which support different processes in music creation and dissemination. The program covers various stages of creative work including creation (idea, clarification, writing), improvement/development (coaching, camps, education), release (record, mix, master), and dissemination (PR/marketing, concert production, fairs and exhibitions). Note that applicants cannot receive support for the same project from multiple Koda Culture pools simultaneously, though they can apply for support for different phases of the same project from different pools.
Retreat in Lille Skiveren
Self-organized stay in Jens Otto Kragh's former summer residence, Lille Skiveren, located in the southwestern corner of Skagen Municipality. This opportunity is designed for Koda members working within the genres of contemporary art music. A stay in Lille Skiveren can be applied for by Koda Members who work within genre areas of art music, which include, but are not limited to classical score music, audiovisual works, musical drama, electronica, game and film music, sound art and improvisation. The stay is for one week and offers a retreat environment for composers and musicians to work on their creative projects. If granted a stay, there will be a personal payment of DKK 2,500 for one week.
Psychological counselling and support in relation to inappropriate behaviour and sexual harassment
As a member of Koda, you can apply for psychological counselling and support if you have experienced inappropriate behaviour or sexual harassment in connection with your work in the music industry. The support consists of a programme of up to three sessions with the psychologist Dinesen & You. The counselling you can receive is targeted at your working life and how you can relate and move forward if you have experienced inappropriate behaviour or sexual harassment in your work in the music industry. If you receive the support, you will have the option of three sessions, but you can also end the programme with your psychologist after one or two sessions. The psychologists at Dinesen & You have experience with issues relating to harassment, work environment and stress reactions and are trained in providing relevant support and perspectives for new ways of acting. You can only receive counselling support once per year.
Music Projects and Commercial Music Export (den faglige pulje)
The Music Projects and Commercial Music Export grant supports larger projects that benefit the Danish music industry. The grant is aimed at organizations and individuals alike, including songwriters, composers, producers, and lyricists who create music within the professional/market-oriented spectrum. The purpose is to support projects and commercial export initiatives for Danish music in general, particularly those that benefit areas such as export, professionalization of the music industry, strengthening the value chain from growth layer to elite, and diversity within the Danish music industry. Applications are evaluated by the DPA board of directors and awarded on an ongoing, rolling basis. The grant cannot be used for personal projects such as individual releases or writing camps, and projects must comply with DPA's safer space principles.
Commercial Grant
The Commercial Grant supports projects and commercial initiatives focused on music publishers and songwriters/composers/lyricists in general. The grant welcomes applications from all organizations and individuals who seek to launch commercial initiatives that benefit music publishers and songwriters/composers/lyricists. Projects must be pre-approved by Musikforlæggerne's secretariat before application submission. The grant is awarded on an ongoing basis and supports market-oriented initiatives such as major music export projects, festival arrangements, podcasts on music publishers and songwriters, music business education, music business workshops and similar projects. Applications are evaluated by the Musikforlæggerne board of directors at upcoming board meetings, with applicants typically receiving an answer within two months of submission.
Coaching
The purpose of coaching is to support artistic development for songwriters and composers of all genres. Career coaching can be applied for by songwriters and composers who are members of Koda. The career coaching programme is designed as a personalised one-to-one process, giving you the space to focus on what matters most to you and your professional development. You will receive coaching that is tailored specifically to your needs. The program is free for members of Autor and provides access to six professional coaches including Cecilia Krill, Johannes Dybkjær Andersson, Josh Greenberg, MentalVoice, Paul Anthony Clarke and Trine Ulrich. Applications can be submitted on an ongoing basis throughout the year. Coaching applications are managed by the Autor office in collaboration with the coaches, and applicants can expect a reply within two to four weeks.
Writing Camp-pool
The Writing Camp Grant is designed to support professional songwriter camps for Koda members. The program aims to foster both national and international networks among songwriters, music publishers, and authors. The grant can be applied for by authors and music publishers who are members of Koda, as well as external collaborators. Eligible activities include both in-house songwriting camps and external songwriting camps with other participants. All expenses related to songwriter camps can be covered, including travel expenses, accommodation, and studio rent, though catering is not supported. The grant does not support individual songwriters traveling to camps or participating individually in local camps. Applications must include a project description, budget, and presentation of the publisher submitting the application. The Writing Camp Grant is managed by DPA and Musikforlæggerne and is part of the broader Koda Kultur cultural funding initiative that supports various phases of creative projects.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 27
- Active Now
- 10
- Source Domain
- kultur.koda.dk
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