Cases de la Música

Cases de la Música (also referred to as the Xarxa de Cases de la Música, or Network of Music Houses) is a Catalan music initiative described on its official website as a pioneering project in Europe in which private entities and public administrations work together to promote music creation, production, training and dissemination in Catalonia. Rather than a single venue or a conventional record label, it operates as a distributed network of local 'Cases' (houses) rooted in different Catalan municipalities, each acting as a node for emerging artists, training and audience development. The network's stated mission is organised around several axes: democratising musical practice and training; guaranteeing equal opportunities of access to music education; supporting creation and the emerging scene; building audiences; and providing a musical 'vertebration' of the territory by bringing music to places and communities where its presence is limited. It promotes initiatives to integrate musical practice into primary and secondary schools, both within and outside school hours, framing this as part of cultural rights. On the ground, the Cases de la Música run personalised accompaniment programmes that connect emerging artists and bands with professionals linked to the network, helping them resolve doubts about the professionalisation of their music. The official site lists accompanied artists across several local houses, including Mataró, L'Hospitalet, Gironès, Manresa, Terrassa, Lleida, Reus and Barcelona, with names such as La Ludwig Band, Alidé Sans, Paula Grande, Germà Negre, Mabel Flores, Anaïs Vila and many others. The network also functions as a live-music promoter and programmer, publishing an agenda of concerts and activities held in venues and municipal spaces across Catalonia — for example in Mataró, Reus, Sabadell and L'Hospitalet — often in partnership with festivals and programmes such as the Demu Fest for emerging artists or the Directes Estrella Damm series. Its public-private governance model, combining private entities and public administrations, is presented as its defining and pioneering feature. Because the initiative is a network rather than a single commercial company, its brand identity is tied to the collective 'Cases de la Música' label and to the individual local houses. The official website is the primary public face of the brand, hosting its agenda, its creation and accompaniment programmes, and its educational and audience-building work.

Cases de la Música is presented on its official website as a pioneering project in Europe in which private entities and public administrations work together to promote music creation, production, training and dissemination in Catalonia. The network is organised as a set of local 'Cases' (houses) distributed across Catalan municipalities, each serving as a node for emerging artists, music training and audience development. The initiative's public identity is built around a shared mission rather than a single founding date or founder. Its stated objectives include democratising musical practice and training, guaranteeing equal opportunities of access to music education, supporting creation and the emerging scene, building audiences, and providing a musical 'vertebration' of the territory by bringing music to places and communities where its presence is limited. It also promotes initiatives to integrate musical practice into primary and secondary schools, both within and outside school hours, framing this as part of cultural rights. A central programme is personalised accompaniment (Acompanyament personalitzat), which connects emerging artists and bands with professionals linked to the Cases de la Música to help them address questions about the professionalisation of their music. The official site lists accompanied artists across several local houses, including Mataró, L'Hospitalet, Gironès, Manresa, Terrassa, Lleida, Reus and Barcelona. Named artists include La Ludwig Band, Les Anxovetes, Paula Grande, Germà Negre, Alidé Sans, Mabel Flores, Anaïs Vila, Sara Roy, Timón Republik, Egosex and many others. The network also acts as a live-music promoter and programmer, maintaining an agenda of concerts and activities in venues and municipal spaces across Catalonia. Examples from the published agenda include events in Mataró (Cafè de Mar, Sala Clap), Reus (Lo Submarino), Sabadell (Acadèmia de Belles Arts) and L'Hospitalet (C.C. Santa Eulàlia), as well as collaborations with festivals and series such as the Demu Fest for emerging artists and the Directes Estrella Damm programme. Because the initiative is a network rather than a single commercial company, its history is best understood as the ongoing development of a collaborative public-private model across Catalonia, with the official website serving as the primary public face of the brand and hosting its agenda, creation and accompaniment programmes, and educational and audience-building work.

A public-private, territory-wide Catalan music network focused on democratising music practice, supporting emerging artists and building audiences.

• Personalised artist accompaniment (Acompanyament personalitzat)

  Programme connecting emerging artists and bands with professionals linked to the Cases de la Música to address questions about professionalising their music.

• Concert and activity agenda

  Published programme of concerts and activities in venues and municipal spaces across Catalonia.

• School music integration initiatives

  Initiatives to integrate musical practice into primary and secondary schools, within and outside school hours.

1. 1Casa de la Músicacasadelamusica.cat
2. 2Acompanyament personalitzatcasadelamusica.cat
3. 3Cases de la músicawikidata.org