AFEM is at Amsterdam Dance Event 2026, 21-25 October, with its Annual General Meeting and Mixer, Mindful Connections, the Music Technology Workshop, the AFEM & Sena Mixer and panels across the week.
Find every session, time, venue and RSVP below, plus the guide to AFEM members’ own events across ADE 2026.
Independent press is spotlighting AFEM’s work on AI in music, with recent coverage of the AFEM AI Principles and the Berlin AI Think Tank.
The articles track the industry’s move towards workable systems for licensing, consent, attribution and fair remuneration.
Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.
Examine the realities of modern contracts, offering grounded perspectives from multiple territories.
Matt Whitmire (VP of Business Development, FUGA) covers Understanding Rights in the UGC Economy.
As Amsterdam Dance Event 2025 approaches, AFEM is proud to host and co-present a series of events designed to connect our global community, inspire collaboration, and drive meaningful conversations across the electronic music ecosystem.
The seventh installment, “Sound Judgement: Musicology in the Modern Music Business” is authored by Sarah Davis (Director, Global Client Services and In-House Forensic Musicologist, Downtown Music Publishing).
The seventh installment, “Sound Judgement: Music’s Many (Re)Uses” is authored by Sarah Davis (Director, Global Client Services and In-House Forensic Musicologist, Downtown Music Publishing).
The sixth installment, “Sound Judgement: Musicology Behind the Scenes” is authored by Sarah Davis (Director, Global Client Services and In-House Forensic Musicologist, Downtown Music Publishing).
As generative AI continues to evolve at breakneck speed, AFEM has released a foundational set of AI Principles aimed at protecting the rights of music creators.