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FREEMUSE SECRETARIAT
About the staff and the Freemuse office in Copenhagen
12 February 2010


Executive Director of Freemuse

Organiser of the 1st World Conference on Music and Censorship, former reporter to the Swedish Broadcasting. Co-editor of 'Smashed Hits – The Book of Banned Music', Index on Censorship 6/98. Editor of "Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today" published 2004.



Marie Korpe - photo by Kristina Funkeson


Programme Manager

Co-editor of 'Smashed Hits – the Book of Banned Music'. Took the initiative to the 1st World Conference on Music and Censorship. Has lectured world-wide on music censorship, cultural policies and cultural diversity. Has worked as media and music consultant in Mali, India, Gabon, Botswana and Bhutan and as journalist in more than 40 countries for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Former chairman of the EBU World Music Workshop. Former advisor to Danish Center for Culture and Development.


Ole Reitov - photo by Kristina Funkeson

 
Web Editor
Journalist. For two decades deeply involved in the field of world music, namely as a music editor at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation radio station DR P3 and as co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Danish Djembe Magazine, but also as a musician, a DJ, and director of the record company Mild Records. Former member of the board of Danish Center for Culture and Development.


Mik Aidt - photo by Kristina Funkeson


Administrator
Rikke Nagell has a solid background in cultural co-operation. A former project coordinator at The Danish Center for Culture and Development, Rikke holds master degrees in African Studies, a cand.mag degree in modern culture and cultural communication and a BA in theatre and film.

Rikke Nagel



IT Officer, Webmaster
Frederik W. Nørregaard is currently studying Information Technology at the Danish IT University, ITU, in Copenhagen. He has a broad knowledge in server-side programming, java technology and browser-based languages and has a great interest in different music-genres.




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Board of Advisors
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CD: Listen to the banned
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Charter
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Declaration
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