Fair Practice

Remuneration policy at Music Meeting

Music Meeting pays artists according to the Sena standard. In 2024, this will be €320 per performing musician, per performance, and €220 if the group has more than six musicians. If Music Meeting makes recordings at the festival, it is contractually agreed that the artist owns 50% of the material and has control over the recording.

In 2024, we will work with an hourly rate of at least €38 per hour for freelancers in the core team, excluding VAT and expenses. The collective labor agreement for Dutch Stages serves as a guideline. This also applies to the general manager employed by Music Meeting.

Every year we work with more than 100 volunteers and we offer internships to MBO, HBO and university students. Volunteers receive free access to the festival, backstage catering and a T-shirt. Interns receive an internship allowance equal to the maximum volunteer allowance per month, for an internship of a maximum of 24 hours per week.

Music Meeting attaches great importance to a good position of employees, volunteers and artists. We ensure a safe and pleasant working environment. A confidential counselor has been appointed who can be contacted by employees, volunteers and musicians.

Ticket rates

Music Meeting also believes it is fair that the public pays for art and culture. We take different spending options into account in our ticket rates. We offer a discount to young people aged 17 to 26. Children up to 16 years old have free admission. Through 'De Toegift' card we welcome people with a distance to art and culture to the festival.

On our online music channel Music Meeting All Ears we offer free accessible content: from concert recordings to interviews, from podcasts to behind-the-scenes views. In this way we want to bring our artists and their stories to the attention of the widest possible audience.

Inclusion

At Music Meeting we have been presenting a diverse, international and adventurous program for many years. The festival is for all ages and for everyone who is curious about new music. Music Meeting connects people with diverse cultural, social and economic backgrounds and wants to be a reflection of society: in front of and behind the scenes. We make every effort to reach non- or underrepresented audience groups and welcome them to Music Meeting. This also applies to the organization and in our partnerships. Music Meeting is affiliated with Keychange, a global network that works towards gender equality in the music industry.

We want to make the festival even more accessible and actively communicate this. We offer the necessary facilities for people with a physical disability.

Sustainability

Music Meeting has been working on making the festival more sustainable step by step for years. We protect the flora and fauna in the park through protective measures. In terms of international artists, we adhere to green touring as much as possible and encourage musicians to travel by train as much as possible. This encouragement also goes to the public, employees and volunteers. Meals in front of and behind the scenes are vegetarian or vegan, we separate our waste and we work with recyclable PET cups. For promotional and merchandise materials, we opt for sustainable options, reuse or recycle materials as much as possible.