Virgo Sillamaa

Virgo Sillamaa is a music policy researcher, educator and consultant from Estonia, currently based in Brussels. With 25 years of experience in the music sector, he is currently the Research Coordinator of EMEE, European Music Exporters Exchange network, and a board member at the Estonian Authors’ Society.

Virgo is regularly engaged in project development and implementation, advising initiatives and organisations within the music ecosystem, such as coordinating research in the “Europe in Synch” and “Better Live” projects.

He is a junior lecturer of creative project management at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy and also gives guest lectures and workshops on music and cultural policy. He has MA degrees in music pedagogy (EAMT) and public administration (TalTech) and is currently pursuing PhD studies in Erasmus University Rotterdam.