What ShareMusic & Performing Arts does

ShareMusic & Performing Arts is a Swedish non-profit knowledge center (ideell förening, org.nr 802413-3640) headquartered in Gränna with additional offices in Göteborg and Malmö. The organization operates as Sweden's designated national knowledge center for artistic development and inclusion, delivering programs in inclusive music education, professional performing arts pathways for artists with disabilities, and research-driven cultural accessibility. Its core activities center on four concurrent programs: the EDI (Electronic and Digital Instruments) initiative for inclusive school-based music education; the Viaductus national project with Moomsteatern and Skånes Dansteater; the MuseIT EU-funded project (2022–2025) producing a Remote Performance Platform and Digital Knowledge Base; and the New Music ExChange (2025–2027) Nordic-Baltic-Scotland initiative. The Elefantöra ensemble, founded in 2017, serves as the resident performing vehicle and proof point for inclusive artistic practice.

The organization's technology stack combines proprietary methodology with third-party accessible instruments: EDI integrates tablets, MIDI controllers, samplers, and digital instruments into a pedagogical framework; the Remote Performance Platform enables distance co-creation using brainwave, heartbeat, and facial-expression inputs; the Kunskapsbank knowledge base was developed with DANS-KNAW; and integrations span EyeHarp (gaze), Gestrument (motion), BeatBlocks (tactile blocks), and FaceMusicMISK (facial expression). Reach extends across Sweden, the Nordics, the Baltics, the UK/Ireland, the US, Canada, and South Korea via partners including Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Ulster University, Aalto University, Drake Music Scotland, and Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble.

ShareMusic operates an entirely grant-funded revenue model with no commercial product sales. Income is sourced from Swedish Arts Council (Kulturrådet), regional authorities (Region Jönköping, Västra Götalandsregionen, Region Skåne, Jönköpings kommun), EU programs (Erasmus+, Creative Europe, Europe Beyond Access), Nordic Council funds, Allmänna arvsfonden, and bilateral funds such as Svensk Dansk Kulturfond. All workshops, residencies, symposia (including ShareSymposium 2026), and educational programs are delivered free of charge to participants; the organization functions as a managed-services delivery vehicle for publicly funded cultural and inclusion mandates rather than a revenue-generating enterprise.

Name

ShareMusic & Performing Arts

Legal name

ShareMusic & Performing Arts

Website

https://sharemusic.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ShareMusic & Performing Arts is Sweden's national non-profit knowledge center developing inclusive music education and performing arts for people with disabilities, delivering free programs through public and EU grants across Sweden and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Inclusive Performing Arts Education and Accessibility

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (71119), Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Group Music Classes & Ensembles (Band, Orchestra, Choir) (EDAMANAC), Songwriting, Composition & Arranging (EDAMANAG), Music (Instruments, Voice, Music Theory) (EDAAAGAC)

Keywords

• Inclusive performing arts
• Music education methods
• Accessibility research
• Inclusive ensemble performances
• Arts and disability

Headquarters

HQ city

Gränna

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public and EU Grant Funding: ShareMusic is primarily funded through public grants from Swedish regional authorities (Region Jönköping, Västra Götalandsregionen, Region Skåne, Jönköpings kommun), Kulturrådet (Swedish Arts Council), EU funding programs (Erasmus+, Creative Europe, Europe Beyond Access), Nordic Council funds, and Allmänna arvsfonden. Projects such as MuseIT, EDI, Viaductus, and New Music ExChange are funded through these streams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

ShareMusic & Performing Arts operates as Sweden's national knowledge center for artistic development and inclusion, delivering inclusive performing arts through artistic projects, training programs, research collaborations, and technology development (including EDI methodology, Remote Performance Platform, and Digital Knowledge Base). It provides free workshops, symposia, residencies, and pedagogical materials to educators, artists with disabilities, cultural institutions, and researchers, funded through public grants and EU project support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elefantöra: An inclusive ensemble founded by ShareMusic & Performing Arts in 2017. Works with digital music tools, improvisation, and personal sound design. Performs as duo, trio, or quartet.
• EDI
• Viaductus

Products and services

• Elefantöra (ensemble) An inclusive ensemble founded by ShareMusic that performs original and contemporary works using digital music tools, improvisation, and personal sound design, demonstrating inclusive professional artistic practice for audiences across Sweden and internationally.
• EDI (Electronic and Digital Instruments in music education) A pedagogical methodology and project program that combines electronic and digital instruments with alternative notation systems to enable inclusive, co-creative music education for K-12 and adapted schools, targeting music educators and students with or without disabilities.
• Digital Knowledge Base (Kunskapsbank) An open-access digital platform at knowledgebase.sharemusic.se that archives multimodal cultural heritage content, methodological materials, research articles, films, and case studies to support researchers, artists, educators, and people with disabilities.
• #ShareSymposium 2026 An annual symposium bringing together researchers, music educators, artists, and composers to explore inclusive music practice, new instruments, and digital tools for music-making, held free of charge in Stockholm and Kalmar.
• Remote Performance Platform A platform enabling musicians to perform together at a distance by translating biometric and gestural inputs (brainwaves, heartbeats, facial expressions, gestures) into sound in real time, designed for inclusive distance-based musical co-creation.

Quantifiable outcome

• EDI project conducted across multiple Swedish cities including Trollhättan, Kristinehamn, Värnamo, Sävsjö, Eskilstuna, and others reaching hundreds of students and educators
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and flagship.

• Högskolan i Borås (University of Borås)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Project coordinator for the EU-funded MuseIT project (2022–2025). ShareMusic collaborated with Högskolan i Borås on developing the Remote Performance Platform for distance-based musical co-creation and creating an accessible archive for cultural assets within the multisensory cultural heritage initiative.
• DANS-KNAW (Netherlands)coreTechnology or IntegrationCollaborated on developing the digital Knowledge Base (Kunskapsbank) — a platform archiving multimodal representations of cultural heritage. DANS-KNAW contributed backend and frontend solutions supporting accessible archiving of complex digital objects created through artistic practice.
• X-systemssupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartner in the MuseIT project contributing technology expertise for the Remote Performance Platform and multisensory cultural heritage tools.
• CERTH (Centre for Research & Technology Hellas)supportingTechnology or IntegrationResearch and technology partner in MuseIT project contributing expertise in interactive technologies and accessibility solutions.
• Catalink LtdsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartner in MuseIT project focused on accessible and inclusive technologies.
• Nordic Music DaysflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative of the Nordic Composers' Council (NKR) spanning Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. ShareMusic participates in New Music ExChange project with Nordic Music Days as a key venue for presenting new inclusive repertoire at the 2027 festival.
• Danish Composers' Society / Nordisk Komponistforening (on behalf of NKR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the three-year New Music ExChange project (2025–2027) funded by Erasmus+ and Nordic Culture Point, focused on equity in contemporary music for composers and musicians with disabilities.
• Baltic Contemporary Music NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresents Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian composers' associations in the New Music ExChange project, contributing Baltic regional perspective and hosting activities including Baltic Music Days panel.
• Drake Music ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in New Music ExChange, leading on accessible music practice. Drake Music Scotland operates with the vision of artists with disabilities and collaborates with composers and musicians to transform music-making. Supported by Creative Scotland and PRS Music Foundation Talent Development Network.
• Moomsteatern (Sweden)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-driver of the Viaductus project (funded by Allmänna arvsfonden) working to create more pathways into professional performing arts for people with disabilities. ShareMusic leads the music component alongside Moomsteatern's theater expertise.
• Skånes Dansteater (Sweden)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-driver of Viaductus project alongside ShareMusic and Moomsteatern, contributing dance and performing arts expertise to the national initiative for inclusive professional performing arts.
• Kulturrådet (Swedish Arts Council)coreOthersPrimary public funder of ShareMusic's national activities and EDI project. Provides operational and project grants supporting inclusive arts development across Sweden.
• Region Jönköping, Västra Götalandsregionen, Region Skåne, Jönköpings kommuncoreOthersRegional public authorities providing core funding and institutional support for ShareMusic & Performing Arts as Sweden's national knowledge center for artistic development and inclusion.
• Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm (KMH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with ShareMusic on EDI symposia, ShareSymposium events, and inclusive music education research. Hosts the annual ShareSymposium and professional development days for educators.
• gageego! ensemble (Sweden)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrequent collaborating ensemble performing alongside ShareMusic's Elefantöra, including distance co-creation demonstrations using the Remote Performance Platform and joint concerts at venues such as Berwaldhallen.
• Helsingborgs SymfoniorkestersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with ShareMusic's Elefantöra ensemble on performances such as 'Beats, Sounds & Strings' composed by Hans Ek, presented at Helsingborgs Konserthus.
• Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble (Belfast, Northern Ireland)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating ensemble from Belfast participating in the RENDR Festival alongside Elefantöra and Acoustronic, performing inclusive contemporary music with advanced virtual production technology at Studio Ulster.
• Ulster UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the RENDR Festival in Belfast, contributing research and expertise in inclusive creativity and accessible musical instruments. Professors Frank Lyons and Paul Moore collaborated on the multimedia work 'Zoom Time' with ShareMusic.
• Sveriges Radios SymfoniorkestersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerformed alongside ShareMusic's Elefantöra and WORK ensemble at Berwaldhallen in the 'Retrospektiv: Salonen' concert, under conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen and Hans Ek.
• Aalto University (Finland)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Avara Tech and Oulu Sound Hack event in Finland, where students collaborated with Elefantöra in a hackathon exploring open-source, accessible digital music tools and prototypes.
• Oulu University of Applied Sciences / Uleåborgs universitet (Finland)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Elefantöra at Avara Tech and Oulu Sound Hack hackathon, where Finnish students developed accessible instrument prototypes alongside ShareMusic musicians.
• IFACCA (International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal federation organizing the 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture in Seoul, where ShareMusic participated as a panellist on agency, access, and inclusion in arts and culture policy.
• Harvard Radcliffe Institute (USA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of the international seminar 'Soft Robotics for Young People's Mental Well-Being Through Emotional Connection Across Development' in which ShareMusic's Sophia Alexandersson participated alongside researchers and practitioners from multiple countries.
• Global Campus of Human Rights / Right Livelihood FellowshipsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic fellowship program through which researcher Vitória Viana Assis conducted a 5-month internship at ShareMusic as part of her research on arts, inclusion, and disability rights.
• Right Livelihood Award FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Right Livelihood Fellowship through which ShareMusic hosted a research stipendiat exploring the intersection of art, inclusion, and human rights.
• Europe Beyond AccesssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on translating the Viaductus interview study into English, extending the reach of research on pathways into performing arts for artists with disabilities.
• Université Laval (Canada)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Jean-Philippe Després from Université Laval participated as a keynote speaker at ShareSymposium 2025, sharing research on improvisation, play, and creative learning in music pedagogy for inclusion.
• Asta Hyvärinen (Independent composer, Finland)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinnish composer collaborating with Elefantöra on the work 'Interstellar' — an electroacoustic piece exploring new artistic expressions bridging Nordic countries through co-creative music practice.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Musikens Hus: Swedish national center for music education and performance. Operates a broader music-pedagogy and concert agenda across Sweden — overlapping with EDI's audience but at much larger scale and without ShareMusic's dedicated inclusion mandate.
• Kulturhuset Stadsteatern: Stockholm's municipal cultural complex hosting ShareSymposium 2026. Larger incumbent cultural institution whose broad programming overlaps with ShareMusic's access-and-inclusion agenda but without ShareMusic's specialized disability focus.

Others

• Europe Beyond Access: European consortium funding disabled-led arts and supporting inclusive performing arts across the continent. ShareMusic is a beneficiary and collaborator; comparable as ecosystem infrastructure rather than direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Soundabout: UK charity supporting music-making for children and adults with severe and profound learning disabilities. Comparable in client population, multi-sensory methodology, and free-of-charge service delivery.
• Drake Music Scotland: Scotland-based sister organization and active project partner of ShareMusic (New Music ExChange). Directly comparable mission combining inclusive music practice, composer collaboration, and educator support.
• Open Up Music: UK charity building inclusive orchestras and accessible music education for disabled young people. Closely comparable program mix: ensemble performance, educator training, and adaptive instrument work.
• Drake Music: UK charity pioneering music, disability, and technology with disabled musicians. Operates a parallel model: research, technology development (e.g., accessible instruments), educator training, and advocacy — the closest international analogue to ShareMusic's knowledge-center model.
• Moomsteatern: Swedish inclusive theater company and co-driver of the Viaductus project alongside ShareMusic. Comparable as a Swedish peer using participatory and inclusive methods to create professional pathways for disabled artists.
• Skånes Dansteater: Swedish inclusive dance company co-driving the Viaductus project with ShareMusic and Moomsteatern. Direct peer in inclusive professional performing arts within the same national initiative.
• Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble: Belfast-based inclusive contemporary music ensemble and active collaborator with ShareMusic's Elefantöra (e.g., RENDR Festival, Studio Ulster). Comparable as a small specialist ensemble working at the intersection of disability, contemporary composition, and tech-enabled performance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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