SIMM was in 2017 created as an international research platform under Belgian law, with head offices in Brussels.  The members of SIMM’s general assembly are:

Marta Amico (Italy/France/UK) – researcher, did a.o. research on DEMOS France

Geoffrey Baker (UK) – researcher, known for his research on Sistema Venezuela

Brydie-Leigh Bartleet (Australia) – Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Creative Arts Research Institute, Griffith University (president SIMM since 2021)

An De Bisschop (Belgium) – was director of DEMOS Flanders, now researcher and gives art pedagogy, social-artistic and art teacher training at the School of Arts / Royal Music Conservatory, of the University College Ghent

Gilles Delebarre (France) – head of DEMOS France (Cité de la Musique / Philharmonie of Paris)

Alain De Waele (Belgium) – secretary-general Fonds Baillet-Latour

        Martine Jonet (Belgium) – president Fondation Futur 21

Maria Majno (Italy) – vice-president of Sistema Europe Save

François Matarasso (France/UK) – independent researcher (founding member, left general assembly in 2023)

Graça Mota (Portugal) – senior researcher at CIPEM (Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Música e Educação Musical, Porto)

Lukas Pairon (Belgium), initiator and director of SIMM, and chair holder Academic Chair Jonet & Centre for Social Action and Music Making (CESAMM), Ghent University and University College

Juan Sebastian Rojas (Colombia), post-doctoral researcher, Universidad de los Andes, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Music Department

Joris Rycken (Belgium), treasurer SIMM – accountant, tax adviser, legal expert and accredited mediator

Marie-Hélène Serra (France) – director of Education Programme of the Cité de la Musique / Philharmonie of Paris

John Sloboda (UK), founding president SIMM (2017-2020) – research professor Guildhall School of Music & Drama (London)

Gloria Patricia Zapata Restrepo (Colombia) – researcher and head research of Music at Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas (Bogotá)