Founded in 2006 in response to shared issues faced by the music sector everywhere, WIN brings together local independent music trade associations throughout Australasia, Asia, Europe, North and South America, representing thousands of music companies and professionals worldwide.
For more detail on our current action and projects, click here. Learn about the benefits of membership here. To see what we have achieved so far, visit our 15 Defining Moments.
Helping the associations be more sustainable by providing advice, support and training, creating and sharing resources, and building capacity locally.
Acting as a facilitator to increase contact and collaboration between the associations. Providing market intelligence of the industry as a whole and in individual territories.
Liaising with independent labels in countries with no grouped representation and assisting them to build associative structures and regional networks.
Assisting the independent community worldwide with their policy initiatives and advocacy efforts. Promoting equality, sustainability, and fostering our diversity of languages, genres and cultures.
Promoting transparency and best practices. Interfacing with wider industry initiatives to improve metadata, industry standards and systems.
