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LRMA is a public benefit organization whose goal is to create, maintain and popularize a long-lasting and internationally acclaimed cultural environment in Latvia while promoting Latvian rock music as an integral part of the local culture, encouraging Latvian rock music author, performer and band integration in the local and international music and entertainment business markets as well as forming a competitive industry whose main task is to create a quality export product with high added value

Legal form
Non-profit organization
Objectives

The organizations full name in Latvian is “Latvijas Rokmūzikas Asociācija”, translated to English – “Latvian Rock Music Association”(henceforth-association); The association is established for an undefined period of time; The association operates in the territory of Latvian Republic and internationally.

The association’s goals

LRMA is a public benefit organization whose goal is to create, maintain and popularize a long-lasting and internationally acclaimed cultural environment in Latvia while promoting Latvian rock music as an integral part of the local culture, encouraging Latvian rock music author, performer and band integration in the local and international music and entertainment business markets as well as forming a competitive industry whose main task is to create a quality export product with high added value (rock music).

The association’s objectives are:

  • To create a cultural environment that supports the long-lasting growth of Latvian rock music locally and abroad;
  • To help develop professional and competitive Latvian rock musicians and to cultivate their global recognition;
  • To inform the local society of Latvian rock music as a competitive part of the global music industry;
  • To raise awareness of available work and exposure opportunities outside of the country for Latvian rock musicians;
  • To encourage collaboration between foreign and Latvian rock musicians;
  • To inform and educate society that Latvian rock music is an integral part of the Latvian culture;
  • To nurture societies interest in rock music and to encourage participation in the Latvian rock music scene;
  • To help Latvian rock musicians create, formalize, publish, popularize and protect their intellectual property;
  • To represent Latvian rock musician interests in local institutions, business structures and international conferences;
  • To provide informative, social, legal and other help to Latvian rock musicians.
Main Activities

The association exercises the following means in reaching its objectives:

  • To organize, support and create a competitive industry with export potential that operates by creating, performing, supporting and popularizing rock music;
  • To organize concerts and other public events;
  • To form a support center, specialized media, informative and educational resources;
  • To inform the local society of the associations existence, goals and objectives;
  • To seek and join in work with others who care for the Latvian rock music scene and its development as well as those who care for the Latvian rock musicians, their future and success abroad;
  • To organize informative meetings, discussions, seminars, conferences, create polls and take part in other projects;
  • To encourage the participation of people in decision making that influences the Latvian culture, rock music and the Latvian society;
  • To organize and announce project tenders with the goal to offer an opportunity to receive co-financing for professional endeavours of rock musicians, bands and other promising artistic projects;
  • To attract financing from sponsors, national and local government institutions, European Union funds and other sources;
  • To foster the integration of the society in all its manifestations, to develop and carry out projects that help the integration of the society;
  • To develop and carry out educational and lifelong educational projects;
  • To develop and carry out cultural projects that establish rock music as an integral part of the Latvian culture;
  • To develop and carry out culture exchange projects with other respective foreign institutions, social organizations and others.
Finance and Main Partners

Non profit organization.