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Beatport and Miller Genuine Draft have teamed up to launch a brand new fund supporting independent music venues across four different countries.

Miller x Beatport The Grassroots Venue Fund will support venues in Turkey, Hungary, Georgia and Australia with a €60,000 fund split equally between each country.

The initiative hopes to provide electronic music venues with financial support toward infrastructure upgrades, accessibility improvements, programming, and other “critical” overheads to continue fuelling grassroots music culture.

Venues in each country will receive a share of €15,000 – and must apply to be in the running. Grassroots venues in Hungary will be able to apply from July 30 - August 27, while those in Turkey will be able to apply from August 4 - September 3.

Application dates for Georgia and Australia will be announced at a later date.

The new initiative comes at a troubled time for independent music venues around the world. In January, a report from the Music Venue Trust (MVT) revealed that a grassroots music venue in the UK was shuttered every two weeks in 2024.

The report included details around the obstacles live music venues face, with findings noting the scale of those issues. It found that 80 of those surveyed had stopped hosting live music events altogether.

Speaking on the initiative, Senior Global Marketing Manager for Miller Genuine Draft, Rebecca Mutty, explains: “From Turkey to Hungary, Georgia to Australia, electronic music connects communities in powerful and personal ways.”

“Through this partnership with Beatport, we’re proud to support the venues and the people behind them by helping preserve the cultural spaces that make nightlife matter, and ensuring they continue to thrive in the face of growing challenges.”

To apply to The Grassroots Venue Fund, click here.

 

Article Originally Posted on www.mixmag.net