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New York

NEW YORK CITY 2018

With more than 25,000 data points collected about the city’s 495 venues, the 2018 NYC report gives a detailed snapshot of the health and vibrancy of New York’s live music scene. Identifying music as a primary catalyst, the report processed and evaluated an extensive, brand new dataset. Collated from 150 stakeholders based in New York City, with 15 data researchers and designers, as well as New Yorkers active and expert in the city’s music industry. NYC has a Creative Footprint of 7.29 out of 10.

  • Number of venues: 493
  • The Borough of Manhattan has the largest number venues and has the city’s largest and oldest venues. Brooklyn, the second largest agglomeration of venues, tends to have higher ratings for experimental content.
  • Venues, young adults and subway transit tend to co-locate.
  • Areas with venues are experiencing higher increases in rents than areas without.
  • Areas with experimental content are often located on the margins of areas of appreciating rents.
 

Our NYC #NightCamp involved a day of workshops, with 100 stakeholders.

The #NightCamp is designed to “hack” issues that a city’s nightlife is facing. In September this year, our New York #NightCamp involved a day of workshops, with 100 stakeholders who worked together to ideate concrete action to support the cities experimental, DIY and grassroots music venues. If you are interested in reading the full #CreativeFootprint Report for New York, please register to receive a download link here: https://www.creative-footprint.org/new_york

Posted by VibeLab on Monday, 19 November 2018

Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Creative Footprint is a research project by VibeLab with support of PennPraxis that researches creative spaces and communities to study the cultural value and impact of music and nightlife in the city.

Photo credit: Mark Bolk, Instagram @markbolk 

In the coming years, Rotterdam will embark on visionary plans for the hospitality and cultural sector that include ambitions for nightlife and the integration of nightlife in urban policy. With generous support from the Municipality of Rotterdam, N8W8 R’dam has commissioned urban nighttime research consultancy VibeLab, in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania’s PennPraxis, to undertake a study of the city’s music and nightlife spaces and communities throughout 2024. 

The Rotterdam-based nightlife advocacy and advisory organisation N8W8 R’dam will serve as an integral local partner in project implementation. Over the spring, the Creative Footprint team will host a series of focus groups and in-depth interviews to better understand the prevailing issues, challenges and opportunities for nightlife 

in the city. By inviting all of Rotterdam’s nightlife actors to participate and engage in discussion, the team will empower and amplify emerging and established voices alike. In tandem, the Creative Footprint team will produce a richly detailed spatial analysis of nightlife venues in the city against demographic and economic datasets, in order to uncover further insights into the ways in which nightlife is embedded into Rotterdam’s urban fabric.  

The research project will culminate with a report in Autumn 2024, including a set of policy recommendations and ‘better’ practices to best support the Municipality of Rotterdam to work with and support the city’s nightlife communities. These next steps will align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Rotterdam is the seventh city to be studied by the Creative Footprint team, having previously conducted research into the creative and cultural nighttime sectors of Berlin, New York, Tokyo, Stockholm, Montréal and Sydney. 

Creative Footprint’s methodology was developed by Berlin Club Commission’s board member and spokesperson Lutz Leichsenring in collaboration with leading nighttime academics and practitioners at Harvard University. Since Creative Footprint launched with Berlin’s study in 2017, the team has generated a database of over 5,000+ music and nightlife venues in seven major cities across three continents. Creative Footprint’s data scientists, led by city planner and lecturer Michael Fichman at the University of Pennsylvania, analyse thousands of unique data points pertaining to nightlife venues. 

The team assesses venues according to unique indicators and integrates this venue data with economic and spatial data from government databases using a customised software environment. This leads to a rich cultural analysis of the city’s cultural and creative nighttime ecosystem. Working in collaboration with local music and nightlife experts, Creative Footprint’s research team gathers insights from dozens of actors, stakeholders and decision makers embedded in a city’s creative, music and nightlife scenes to assess the current picture, and provide actionable solutions.

Creative Footprint Rotterdam comes at an exciting and crucial moment as Rotterdam has recently seen both venues opening and closing, whilst the different local scenes and municipality have been pushing for more lively, safely accessible nightlife. So, what comes next? Research will commence in mid-March 2024 with a series of focus groups and interviews with selected Rotterdam nightlife changemakers. The Creative Footprint team will continue from there to engage with more people, data and the city. The insights and momentum generated by Creative Footprint Rotterdam will be essential for the city to safeguard, grow and celebrate its nightlife. 

If you would like to get involved, reach out to us via the Google form below. Follow the N8W8 R’dam socials for updates on this project or subscribe to the mailing list via this link

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Creative Footprint Rotterdam is a research project by VibeLab and PennPraxis commissioned by N8W8 R’dam with generous support of the Municipality of Rotterdam

VibeLab is a leading, purpose-driven consultancy agency in all things at night. Founded in 2018 by Amsterdam’s former Night Mayor Mirik Milan and Berlin Club Commission’s spokesperson Lutz Leichsenring, VibeLab is based between Amsterdam, Berlin and Sydney. Our expertise and international network of over 3,000 cultural and creative industry professionals, scientists and public officials in more than 100 cities on 6 continents helps all those seeking new paths to improve creative nighttime ecosystems. VibeLab is fast-acting, trendspotting and strategising with all parties involved in creative communities, private and public sectors. By facilitating the exchange of ideas and providing tried and tested tools, formats and best practices, we amplify subcultures.

For interview requests or enquiries about the project:

Stockholm

Stockholm

Creative Footprint Stockholm was conducted in 2021 on behalf of Stockholms stad (the City of Stockholm), Fastighetsägarna Stockholm and Atrium Ljungberg to address the current state of the Swedish capital’s nightlife. As Stockholms stad prepares to implement its first nightlife strategy, this report aims to empower both the city’s administration and the wider range of actors and stakeholders operating in Stockholm’s music and nightlife scenes.

What does the report contain?

  • This report documents the findings of qualitative and quantitative research conducted in the summer and autumn of 2021.
  • Creative Footprint’s signature analysis methodology is based on over 5,000 data points relating to Stockholm’s approximately 102 music and nightlife venues and the input of 50+ stakeholders gathered in 3 focus groups and 11 in-depth interviews.
  • Like other CFP reports, these results are calculated in an overall “city score,” provided alongside further analysis on the economic and spatial patterns of Stockholm’s creative spaces. In comparison to other CFP cities, Stockholm’s overall score is similar to Tokyo’s and lower than both New York and Berlin.
  • And in all four cities, similar patterns have been observed: venue density correlates positively with factors such as density of transit, density of young adults in a particular area, and rental costs, while areas with high rental costs tend to display lower levels of artistic experimentation.
  • Scores and analysis are divided into three focal areas of Space, Framework Conditions, and Community and Content. Stockholm’s higher Space score is balanced by comparatively lower scores for Community and Content and Framework Conditions, suggesting both assets and challenges in the city.
  • Research participants celebrated the city’s energy and diversity, and potential for a vibrant and sustainable nightlife scene. But clear barriers to a vibrant nightlife were also identified, including high operating costs, a restrictive licensing and permitting climate, systemic forms of social exclusion and an imbalanced “venue ladder” that limits opportunities for early-career artists, promoters and would-be venue operators.

This report also includes a set of recommendations focused in two areas:

  • relationship and capacity building between nightlife stakeholders
  • a pilot programme approach for innovative nightlife spaces and policies in Stockholm.

    These recommendations are based upon both detailed analysis and good practice from the other nightlife cities profiled here. These strategic steps can both strengthen the city’s nightlife and its broader agenda towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in support of a future Stockholm model of economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable nightlife.

Creative Footprint: Stockholm is a research project by VibeLab and is funded by our partners Stockholm Business Region, Fastighetsägarna Stockholm and Atrium Ljungberg.

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Creative Footprint (CFP) is a data-driven research project by nighttime consultancy agency VibeLab that studies creative spaces and communities to examine the cultural value and impact of music and nightlife in the city.

Our methodology goes beyond economic impact, prioritising original content, interdisciplinary connections, and cross-functional spaces for thriving local scenes.

Since its founding in 2017, CFP has been conducting community-based and collaborative venue mapping in Berlin, New York, Tokyo, Stockholm Montreal and Sydney, including music spaces, clubs, galleries, and informal creative spaces. The goal of Creative Footprint is to show the value of spaces that foster talent, strengthen communities and make our cities unique.

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Our Team

    Lutz Leichsenring (he/him)

    Project Lead and Consultant
    Lutz Leichsenring (he/him)
    Lutz is a Co-founder of VibeLab and based in Berlin. Since 2009, Lutz has served as the spokesperson for the Berlin Clubcommission, advocating tirelessly for the rights and advancement of the capital’s nightlife scenes. Lutz has supported the development of nighttime offices in Vienna, Tokyo to New York, and is a serving member of Berlin’s Musicboard and Chamber of Commerce.

    Mirik Milan (he/him)

    Project Lead and Consultant
    Mirik Milan (he/him)
    Mirik is Co-founder of VibeLab. As Amsterdam’s former night mayor, Mirik has played an instrumental role in reshaping the city’s nightlife scenes into a robust 24-hour culturally-rich nighttime economy. Over the past decade, Mirik has advanced the development of nighttime governance, advocacy and leadership globally.

    Jane Slingo (she/her)

    Director of VibeLab Asia Pacific
    Jane Slingo (she/her)
    Jane is the Director of VibeLab Asia Pacific and a proactive changemaker committed to transforming Sydney’s music and nightlife. Through persistent advocacy, Jane has contributed to outcomes including repealing the lockout laws and record government investment into the NSW contemporary music sector. Jane is also an Artist Manager and board member for MusicNSW.

    Amir Alexander Salem (he/him)

    Project Manager and Researcher
    Amir Alexander Salem (he/him)
    Amir is a London-born, Berlin-based project manager and researcher of Swedish, Egyptian, and German heritage, with degrees in Geography and Urban Studies. Through reflexive and engaged research, Amir seeks equitable futures for minoritised, marginalised and underrepresented communities in music and nightlife.

    Jess Dymond Barber (she/her)

    CFP Communications and Content Manager
    Jess Dymond Barber (she/her)
    Jessie is a Berlin-based cultural producer advocating for nightlife on every level, connecting communities IRL and online through discussions, panels, parties and off-kilter events. Jessie is motivated to emphasise the importance of safe, sustainable gathering spaces, fostering community, and nurturing imaginative thinking.

    Jack Waghorn

    Graphic Design
    Jack Waghorn
    Jack is a versatile digital designer, working across print and web. With a degree in Design of Experiences, he crafts immersive connections between technology and visual communication. Based in the UK, Jack’s designs resonate in cultural realms, particularly within alternative music, art and culture.

    Maarten van Brederode (he/him)

    Researcher
    Maarten van Brederode (he/him)
    Maarten is a researcher who believes in the power of grassroots advocacy and engagement to enact real policy change for thriving music, arts and cultural scenes. He has lived in Seattle, New York and Amsterdam before Berlin. Maarten holds degrees in Urban Geography and has worked in policy research since 2019.

    Diana Raiselis (they/ them)

    Senior Researcher and Writer
    Diana Raiselis (they/ them)
    Diana is a researcher, facilitator and cultural manager, using research and civic arts practice to work towards more sustainable and equitable cities with curiosity, rigour and care. With degrees in Urban Studies, Theatre and Civic Engagement, Diana is a past recipient of policy and arts fellowships in Berlin, Salzburg, Chicago and Los Angeles.

    Michael Fichman (he/him)

    Lead Data Scientist
    Michael Fichman (he/him)

    Michael Fichman is a city planner, researcher and lecturer at PennPraxis at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design. He is a nightlife organiser, musician, and Philadelphia City Council’s Arts and Culture Task Force member. He is also an editor of the Global Nighttime Recovery Plan.

    Miriam Anne Cherayil (she/her)

    Data Scientist
    Miriam Anne Cherayil (she/her)
    Mia is in her last semester at the University of Pennsylvania, pursuing a Master's in City and Regional Planning. Having worked as a software engineer in Boston before graduate school, she is excited to blend her interests in emerging technologies, data-driven methods, and urbanism to make cities more resilient and inclusive.

    Itay Porat (he/him)

    Data Scientist
    Itay Porat (he/him)
    Itay is an engineer, designer, city planner and musician based in Houston. He works to help cities thrive and adapt through better planning and design, focusing on ecology, environmental justice and geospatial technologies. He is also active in performing, improvising and composing music and explores how planning and design can engage and empower artists and audiences. Itay holds degrees in engineering from the University of Houston and City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.

Maarten van Brederode (he/him)

Maarten is a researcher who believes in the power of grassroots advocacy and engagement to enact real policy change for thriving music, arts and cultural scenes. He has lived in Seattle, New York and Amsterdam before Berlin. Maarten holds degrees in Urban Geography and has worked in policy research since 2019.

Lutz Leichsenring (he/him)

Lutz is a Co-founder of VibeLab and based in Berlin. Since 2009, Lutz has served as the spokesperson for the Berlin Clubcommission, advocating tirelessly for the rights and advancement of the capital’s nightlife scenes. Lutz has supported the development of nighttime offices in Vienna, Tokyo to New York, and is a serving member of Berlin’s Musicboard and Chamber of Commerce.