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FREEMUSE SECRETARIAT
About the staff and the Freemuse office in Copenhagen
02 June 2008


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
Marie Korpe, Executive Director of Freemuse


Programme Officer

Co-editor of 'Smashed Hits – the Book of Banned Music'. Took the initiative to the 1st World Conference on Music and Censorship. Has lectured worldwide 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 forty countries for 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
Ole Reitov, Programme Officer

 
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
Mik Aidt,
Web Editor



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
Rikke Nagell, Administrator



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.


Frederik W. Nørregaard, IT Officer


Secretariat Assistant
Kristina Funkeson has a background within media production combined with cultural & social studies. She holds a Master of Social Science as well as the French CAP degree in Photography. Kristina has been working as a freelance photographer for several years and has administrative experience from an image bank and hotels.


Kristina Funkeson, Secretariat Assistant


Bookkeeping








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3rd Freemuse World Conference - report
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Basic information about Freemuse
Board of Advisors
Members of the Freemuse Board of Advisors
Censorship in apartheid South Africa: Documentary and school material
Censorship in apartheid South Africa: Documentary and school material
Charter
The purpose and constitution of Freemuse
Declaration
Declaration from the 1st World Conference on Music and Censorship in November 1998
Executive Committee
Members of the Freemuse Executive Committee
Freemuse 'Ambassadors'
The 'Freemuse Ambassadors' are typically musicians or music promoters who support the Freemuse cause
Freemuse Award 2008
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Freemuse campaign: Visa issues kill music
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Freemuse nominated 'best music web site' at Webby Awards
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Funding
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