Dear maker,

Over the past season, many of you have taken part in — or shown interest for — our Maker Sessions at the November Music office. These small-scale meetings were designed for open conversations with our programming team, offering feedback, advice, and input on artistic development.

Because the interest was so great and not everyone could be accommodated, we are now very pleased to take the next step with a special Maker Session XL during the New Music Conference. Unlike the smaller sessions, this XL edition places your artistic ideas right at the heart of the international professional field. Here you can share and develop your concepts in dialogue with other makers, programmers, curators, audiences, and other professionals. It is an opportunity to deepen earlier conversations, gain new perspectives, and situate your work within a broader network.

Why the Maker Session at the New Music Conference?
The New Music Conference is the leading international meeting point for today’s music world — bringing together composers, ensembles, programmers, agents, producers, and more. By placing the Maker Session within this context, your ideas are part of the wider exchange between makers and the professional field.

During the Maker Session XL you will:

• Talk to other makers and music professionals about your concepts
• Gain advice on funding, production, and network building.
• Learn how programmers and curators view new artistic projects.
• Explore how to position your work in a wider (inter)national context.

Why join the rest of the Conference too?
The Maker Session XL is just one part of the day. The broader New Music Conference programme offers you the chance to:

• Expand your knowledge through keynotes and panels on funding, copyright, neighbouring rights, media music, and more.
• Grow your network through matchmaking sessions and informal encounters with international professionals.
• Find inspiration in talks and debates that highlight new artistic and societal developments in contemporary music.

In short: the Maker Session XL gives you space to reflect on your own work, while the rest of the conference provides the tools, contacts, and inspiration to strengthen your artistic practice.

We are happy to offer you a discount code for tickets to the New Music Conference. With this ticket, you will also have access to the Maker Session XL.

Location: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, ’s-Hertogenbosch
Date: Thursday 13 November 2025, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Time: During the New Music Conference
Discount code: CFCYUGAAZ
Buy your tickets via: https://www.newmusicconference.nl/tickets/

We look forward to welcoming you and continuing the conversation about your work in the wider setting of the New Music Conference.

Kind regards,
On behalf of the programming team,
Remy