Angela Dorgan is the CEO of www.firstmusiccontact.com (FMC), the Arts Council funded national resource organization for musicians which run the Irish Music Export Office, www.musicfromireland.org the online music portal www.breakingtunes.com and the annual music industry showcase Ireland Music Week www.irelandmusicweek.com. FMC have recently established an association of Independent music, AIM Ireland. Angela is Vice President of EMEE, the European Music Exporters Exchange, where she was part of a group that devised a global music export strategy for European Music for the European Commission. Angela provides mentoring support to music and export offices around the world. FMC also founded Aim Ireland, the association for independent professionals in the Irish Music Industry where Angela is a board member. She has a Masters Degree in Sociology from UCC and believes that Arts and Culture are an essential part of the life of every citizen.