http://www.wbm.be

Patrick Printz, patrick.printz@cfwb.be

18 Pl. Flagey bte 1à
1050 Brussels
Belgium
Tél : 32-2-218 62 09
Fax: 32 2 218 34 24

Contact person for ensembles:
Forum des compositeurs
Bruno de Cat, brunodecat@skynet.be
tel/fax : +32 10 84 21 12
www.compositeurs.be

Presentation

Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques (W.B.M.) was created in 1984 to help artists, producers and publishers from the French-speaking community of Wallonia and Brussels to make their mark in the musical cultural industry. Since then, the agency has developed its work around different axes:

- Supporting their presence at music markets

- supporting the presence of artists at the major festivals and international showcase events and the promotion of albums released in markets outside Belgium as well as a tour for artists when a record is released or for showcases intended for professionals;

-  Welcoming foreign professionals at major music events in Wallonia and Brussels;

-  The organisation of promotional operations around specific sectors of musical activity;

-  The creation of international promotional tools

-  The development of an information policy: web site, newsletters;

-  Participation in international networks

-  The implementation, of a policy for ongoing professional training,...

Le Forum des Compositeurs ("the Composers' Forum") is a
Belgian association that brings together some 30 composers and
performers from Belgium's French-speaking Community (Communauté
Française Wallonie-Bruxelles), with the goals of promoting contemporary
music throughout the region and of working to improve the status of
composers.

It also aims to develop an "expression space" where composers,
regardless of differences of style, can cooperate by exchanging views
and sharing their experience.