My current scientific project is based on a triangulated approach to Portuguese indie music production, through the articulation between three axes: a) the individual axis, composed by musicians and other agents of the musical field and by the professional trajectories which, in a do-it- yourself way, they build and manage; b) the collective axis, formed by the networks, by the creative means or by the scenes in which the musicians are inserted and that work as substrate to the development of their professional trajectories, in an exercise of constant combination between DIY and do-it-together logics of creation and production; and 3) the spatial and institutional axis, which refers to the relations between music and urban space, considering both the role of this and its dynamics in the creation and development of these musical paths, and the role that musical scenes can play in urban development and (re)construction of images and narratives of the cities - do-it-visible.

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My individual work program intersects with the scientific identity of D'C insofar as it explores the territorial dimension, the translation in urban space of current dynamics and changes of the cultural sphere, with a special focus on music. By comparing two empirical contexts (AML and AMP), I hope that its implementation will allow a better understanding of the relationship between music (as a specific cultural and artistic manifestation), urban space and public cultural policies. Addressing one of D'C's concerns (to facilitate agent action and policy formulation), I intend to identify which margins exist or can be created to integrate musical creators, and the networks in which they fit into the processes of urban planning related to culture, thus creating synergies among musicians, networks and cities.