ROSA Pilots

We are curious about what happens when projects are developed and tested collaboratively. That’s why our projects are often cooperative ventures – we believe that working together brings greater progress and deeper learning. ROSA Pilots is an umbrella for projects that we either support financially, contribute to with guidance and curatorial content, or engage in as one-off projects.

ROSAs friendship book: That's why I play music

It's awesome to play music! Music creates new friendships, and it allows you to express yourself creatively. However, there is unfortunately an inequality in who play. Women and gender minorities are underrepresented. Many people stop playing music during their teenage years, and right now, we are conducting a large study to uncover why.

You can read more about gender balance in the music industry in the report "Why Are There So Few Women in Music?" here.

In ROSA's friendship book, 12 inspiring role models share why they love playing music and offer great advice for those of you who may be considering quitting music.

You can read the book below or open it as a PDF (in danish) here.

Karrierefornyelse

This project is aimed at experienced musicians and composers, who wants to reinvigorate their career. Through the project Karrierefornyelse you can apply with a self-defined reinvigoration project. ROSA offers up to 25.000 DKK in support and assistance in regards to planning and project management. You will receive individual feedback and an opportunity to share knowledge with the other participants. The feedback may concern concrete goals, network, how to develop ideas and definition of values. The project is both for individuals and bands. In 2025 ROSA selected five projects.

DMA Blues

At the Danish Music Award Blues – or DMA Blues – there’s blues music and high spirits when awards are handed out to the Danish blues community at a show in Randers every August. Statuettes are presented to the passionate enthusiasts, those with the best releases, those who delivered outstanding live performances, and those who brought a new or unique perspective to blues music. The event is interwoven with musical performances.

DMA Blues is organised by JazzDanmark, ROSA, Tempi, DMF - Danish Musicians' Union, and Turbinen/Værket in Randers, with support from Randers Festuge and the Danish Arts Foundation's Project Support Committee for Music.

TAL - Well-being, Work Environment, and Living Culture

TAL is a new initiative aimed at investigating and combating the widespread distress in the music industry, particularly among young musicians aged 16-30. TAL seeks to achieve this by engaging and strengthening young musicians mentally, as well as providing them with tools to create stronger collaborations.

TAL is presented by Radar and will primarily facilitate workshop days through partnerships with local organizations such as Tapetown, ROSA, Mental Voice, and DMF Aarhus.

Additionally, one act that has participated in the program will be selected for a tour in Denmark, the Netherlands, and Poland. During this tour, behind-the-scenes documentaries and live sessions will be produced to highlight and digitalize the issues and challenging environments musicians face in the music industry.

Read more about TAL (in Danish) here.