Events

Tamizdat's Matthew Covey and SXSW's James Minor present on the visa process in the USA, breaking into the US market, and what makes a successful SXSW band application. Join in-person […]

Tamizdat is honored to organize the panel "Barriers of Entry to African Artists Touring Internationally" at Amsterdam Dance Event this October 16th, 2024. Find out more about the conference and […]

Tamizdat's Matthew Covey presents "Touring the US and Visa Applications" at Ireland Music Week 2024. Learn more about the conference and get your tickets here!

Tamizdat is happy to take part in the Central, North, and South American Networking Session The Eagle Meets the Condor: Multifaceted perspectives across the continents at WOMEX 2024 in Manchester. […]

Tamizdat is excited to take part in the Mundial Mentor Café at Mundial Montréal this November. Learn more about Mundial and get your tickets here!

A check in on the holistic health and sustainability of the performing arts ecosystem with agents, artists, press, legal, funders to understand its moving parts to strengthen them. It looks […]

With a complex range of national, state, and local shifts and issues impacting support and conditions for the arts, arts professionals need up-to-date advice on advocating effectively in the current […]

A Panel Featuring: Grace Blake (Programming Director, City Winery NYC) Matthew Covey (Executive Director, Tamizdat & Partner, CoveyLaw) Meiyin Wang (Director of Programming and Producing, NYPAC) Presenting international artists in […]

A Conversation with Cathy Fink, Joy Bennet, Jennifer Roe, and Matthew Covey Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, 1201 René-Lévesque Blvd W, Montréal, Quebec H3B 2L7, Canada. Salon ABC - Level […]

At Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Jarry - Level A A Conversation with Cecile Glunt (CWA Management), Danielle Devlin (Canis Major Music), Abyan Gurase (Covey Law). Before signing on the […]

Tamizdat is proud to participate in the panel Breaking Barriers: Advocating for fairer US Artist Visa Processes at GERMAN HAUS on the Terrace of Speakeasy,  412 Congress Ave., Austin, TX […]

Tamizdat is proud to be hosting the panel Songs of Resistance: Music’s Political Power at SHARPE Festival & Conference, Bratislava. For more information, see the SHARPE Festival & Conference website. […]

Tamizdat will be present at this year's Cultural Mobility Forum, an initiative of On The Move. On the Move's Cultural Mobility Forum collectively investigates international artistic and cultural mobility trends. […]

As international performers encounter evolving requirements at the U.S. border, artists from abroad are navigating new complexities and uncertainty when touring and working in the United States. Join us for […]

Tamizdat's Matthew Covey is delivering a short presentation, Fear & Reality: Immigration Enforcement and Live Music in New York City, at the 2025 New York Music Month Conference at the […]

Tamizdat is proud to announce that we have been granted observer status to attend as a participant to the Fifth edition of UNESCO's Civil Society Forum. The Civil Society Forum […]

Tamizdat's Matthew Covey is proud to be working together with Marie Fol on a series of gatherings called the Live Arts Lab. At Music Week Poland in 2025, this invite-only, […]

Tamizdat's Matthew Covey is proud to be moderating a panel for Music Week Poland, at the Polish History Museum in Warsaw, Conference Room 2, 10:00 AM on the 28th of […]

Tamizdat's Executive Director will be moderating a panel on Contracting & Equity at Music Week Poland this week, June 27th, at 14:30 at the Polish History Museum, Conference Room 2. […]

As federal immigration policy priorities continue to evolve, live performance venues across the country face a number of new challenges. Knowing the law and having a plan are critical for […]

Sign up to attend the session here The US remains a touring destination for many international artists, despite many artists’ going concerns about the expense and risks associated with the […]

Please join Tamizdat at Music Week Ireland on Friday October 3rd at 12.30 in Dublin. For more information, please navigate to the conference website and programme. Before you leave for […]

Join Will Spitz (Attorney, CoveyLaw/Tamizdat) and Jess McAvoy (Performance Artist & Songwriter) next week as they discuss the complexities of US artist visas. Visas, Borders & Burners: What Artists Need […]

CoveyLaw and Tamizdat are teaming up to provide a monthly webinar providing updates and chances to ask questions about current US visa issues. Kicking off this series is “US Artist […]

CoveyLaw & Tamizdat representatives Will Spitz, Harlan Levine, and Kimya Zahedi will be in attendance at Amsterdam Dance event from October 22 - 25th.

Following its popular debut at WOMEX 24, this session returns. As we navigate shifting political landscapes, restricted mobility for cultural workers, climate emergencies, growing demands for inclusivity, and shrinking arts […]

Tamizdat's Matthew Covey is co-coordinating the networking session All Americas Networking Session: Collaboration across the continents with Mercedes Caxaj (Guatemala/Canada), Sunfest  and Oliver Knust (Chile), Chilemusica at this year's WOMEX in […]

In this session, the focus is on deepening connections across the Americas’ varied landscapes. Facilitated by Mercedes Caxaj, Matthew Covey, and Oliver Knust, this networking event invites participants from all […]

Tamizdat is proud to participate in this year's CEC ArtsLink Assembly: Defending Each Other at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, NYC from November 6-7th. Matthew Covey and Rachel Switlick will […]

We are happy to announce the third edition of Tamizdat and CoveyLaw's Office Hours series: Current EB-1 Info and Trends. Register now! This month we’ll be discussing current hot topics […]

Join us on January 9 at the Wavelengths Conference in New York City for our panel A Fairer Music Ecosystem: A Conversation. This panel will take place from 1:00 - […]

The second edition of L|A|L (“L|A|L.2”) is produced in cooperation with Under The Radar Festival, HowlRound Theater Commons, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and the German Commission of […]

The Trump administration has issued and proposed a hailstorm of rules that aim to limit travel to the US for people from certain countries or with certain circumstances. At this […]

Join CoveyLaw & Tamizdat's February 11, 2026 monthly Office Hours webinar at 11am EST for a practical breakdown of the US naturalization process: from pros and cons, filing periods and […]