HEMI - HUB FOR TGHE EXCHANGE OF MUSIC INNOVATION

HEMI – Hub for the Exchange of Music Innovation

A multi-country Creative Europe project building the first music innovation platform for Central and Southeast Europe

Programme Overview

HEMI was a five-year cooperation project co-funded by Creative Europe that created a transnational platform to support music professionals across Central and Southeast Europe.

It combined incubation, mentoring, awards, and business training to strengthen the sector’s capacity for export, collaboration, and innovation.

HEMI aimed to professionalise the creative workforce, connect fragmented ecosystems, and help cultural operators become future-ready.

MESO’s Role

MESO initiated the project and co-designed the HEMI consortium in partnership with Technopolis City of Athens. It led programme development for mentoring and entrepreneurial training, co-created the HEMI Music Awards, and managed communications and stakeholder outreach throughout the region.

Project Information

• Total Budget: € 4 million
• Co-funded by: Creative Europe (Cooperation Projects – Large Scale)
• Duration: 2019–2024
• Coordination: Technopolis City of Athens (GR)

Consortium Partners

• Technopolis City of Athens (GR) – Coordinator
• Password Productions (North Macedonia)
• Exit Foundation (Serbia)
• SoundCzech (Czech Republic)
• Majdnem Híres Rocksuli (Hungary)
• Music Estonia (Estonia)
• Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe (Poland)
• Tak Brzmi Miasto (Poland)
• RAW (Romania)
• Sigic (Slovenia)

Associate Partners

• MESO Events (GR)
• IDEA OK (North Macedonia)

Event Partners

• Athens Music Week (GR)
• Exit Festival (Serbia)
• BUSH (Hungary)
• Mastering the Music Business (Romania)
• MENT (Slovenia)
• PIN Conference (North Macedonia)
• Reconnect (Czech Republic)
• Tallinn Music Week (Estonia)
• Tak Brzmi Miasto (Poland)
• Wianki (Poland)