The Dutch Rock & Pop Institute is the main centre for the Dutch popular music culture. Established since 1975, the Dutch Rock & Pop Institute (a.k.a. Nationaal Pop Instituut) is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Culture to promote Dutch music at home and abroad. Apart from pop and rock, it also promotes hiphop, urban, dance, crossover, roots and world music. In Holland all these musical styles can be classified in the overall term ‘popmuziek’ (pop music). The institute also decides about subsidies for Dutch music venues, the so called 45 poppodia receive subsidy. Seven of them are called 'kernpodia' (core venue) and receive more subsidy.
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International activities
The Dutch Rock & Pop Institute is involved in various international activities, either as originator or as a partner. In 2001 in conjunction with the Conamus Foundation it launched the campaign musicXport.nl, which stimulates the promotion of Dutch music in neighbouring Germany. Due to budget cuts by the Dutch government, the campaign is temporarily been put on hold. The Dutch Rock & Pop Institute visits conferences abroad as well, including Austin Texas's South By South West ( aka SXSW), New York's CMJ and Berlin's PopKomm.
Media Centre
The Media Centre of the Dutch Rock & Pop Institute is the source of information on pop music from the Netherlands. The Multimedia Centre contains a large collection of books, magazines and sound carriers. The main focus of the Multimedia Centre is on Dutch pop music. However, the collection of books and magazines also contains all important international titles.
FRET
FRET is a free publication about the pop music scene in the Holland. It contains interviews, reviews, a gig guide and background information about Dutch bands and artists. This Dutch-language magazine is available at record stores and venues in the Netherlands.
List of Official Poppodia
Kernpodia
- Paradiso in Amsterdam
- Melkweg in Amsterdam
- Paard van Troje in The Hague
- Tivoli in Utrecht
- 013 in Tilburg
- Effenaar in Eindhoven
Other Poppodia
- Atlantis in Alkmaar
- Bibelot in Dordrecht
- Buk Buk in Heiloo
- Burgerweeshuis Deventer in Deventer
- Doornroosje in Nijmegen
- Ekko in Utrecht
- Groene Engel in Oss
- Hedon in Zwolle
- LVC in Leiden
- Merleyn in Nijmegen
- Metropool in Hengelo
- De Vloer in Utrecht
- Simplon in Groningen
- So What! in Gouda
- Waterfront in Rotterdam
- Willemeen in Arnhem
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