• EuroSonic Noorderslag
  EuroSonic Noorderslag is the foremost business platform for the European music industry. 2,500 professionals from around the world are present, including many representatives from the live music sector, the recording industry, new media and associated businesses. EuroSonic Noorderslag offers a complete programme with over 250 bands and performers, over 100 panels discussing current issues, keynote speeches, meetings and excellent networking facilities. The Popprijs, Lex van Rossen Popview Award, the Interactive Award and the European Border Breakers Award are presented at EuroSonic Noorderslag. The festival is broadcast by radio in over twenty European countries. To the performing acts from The Netherlands and the rest of Europe, EuroSonic Noorderslag constitutes a prime opportunity to start an international career.
• Amsterdam Dance Event
  The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is Europe’s foremost music convention for electronic music, as well as the largest club festival in the world. Each year, the event counts over 700 performers and DJs in 40 clubs in Amsterdam and over 90,000 visitors and 2,000 professionals from 42 countries.
• ADE Next
  ADE Next is ADE’s platform for new talent where they’ll find a well balanced mixture of producers & djs and other professionals from all around the globe, eager to share their knowledge. During ADE Next workshops, masterclasses, presentations and demo listening sessions take place, with leading artists and experts from the international music industry. ADE Next takes place each year on the Saturday of ADE.
• Muzikantendag
  The Muzikantendag, or Musician's Day, is a yearly event for amateur and semi-professional pop musicians. With panels, workshops and clinics on making music and careers in the music industry, this day is both fun and practical as well as efficient: in a single day, you can catch up with the practice of making music in The Netherlands. On top of that, you are introduced to professionals who may open doors for you and may give you new ideas. During Musician's Day you will gain inspiration, knowledge and contacts as a musician or a composer.
• Toonzetters
  Toonzetters is the leading event for and by composers and performers of contemporary composed music. Toonzetters showcases the best, new Dutch composed works from the previous year in a programme without admission fees being charged. In the evening, at a festive concert, the Buma Toonzetters Award will be presented to the composer of the best work. The goal of Toonzetters is to demonstrate to a wide audience the promise and variety that Dutch new music offers, and to create a meeting place for professional colleagues.
• Jazzdag.nl: Dag van de Nederlandse Jazz
  Jazzdag.nl: Dutch Jazz Day is a network event for all players in the Dutch jazz industry: from bookers and festivals to music schools, musicians, interest organisations and record companies. Jazzdag.nl brings demand and supply in the Dutch jazz scene together, helps to share knowledge and experience, and drives new developments.

Project sponsor

Buma Cultuur supports the Dutch music offering during patron projects, where the support of Buma Cultuur consists of sponsoring. The crucial consideration is that the contribution needs to add something to the amount of Dutch music played during this event.

• Buma Cultuur is one of the sponsors of the New Year Concert by the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble.
• In addition, Buma Cultuur supports a number of events benefitting contemporary music in The Netherlands, like the Gaudeamus Interpeters Competition and the Dutch Chamber Music Meeting.
• The Dutch Jazz Competition is organised in the context of the North Sea Jazz Festival. This competition, offering an opportunity to talented Dutch jazz musicians and groups to present themselves on a yearly basis to a large audience, the media and the music industry, is an initiative of multiple organisations, including Buma Cultuur. Buma Cultuur also awards the prize for Best Composition.
• Buma Cultuur also supports a number of leading festivals that add value to Dutch music: the Uitmarkt, the Amsterdams Kleinkunst Festival and the Holland Festival.