Career
Karabuda is the acting Chief Executive Officer of Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå (the Swedish Performing Rights Society), president of ECSA (European Composer and Songwriter Alliance), executive chairman of SKAP – Sveriges kompositörer och textförfattare (the Swedish Association of Composers, Songwriters & Lyricists) and expert in the field of artistic rights to the United Nations Human Rights Council. As expert to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Karabuda was part of producing the first ever UNHRC report on artistic rights in 2013. The report was followed by new reports during 2014.
As the president of ECSA, Karabuda has been a driving force in the formation of a European–American collaboration between the music creator organisations ECSA and SGA (Songwriters Guild of America).
Together, the organisations have focused on the global issues of artistic rights, free speech and authors" rights (in America, copyright), in joint actions such as the Fair Trade Music Initiative. Karabuda"s parents, Günes and Barbro Karabuda, are journalists and filmmakers.
Karabuda works in the areas of television, film and theatre through his publishing company Naomi Musikförlag & produktion. Among his customers are SVT, Social Research, British Broadcasting Corporation, Zentropa and Stockholms Stadsteater.
Karabuda also composes music for commercials.
Violbukten – SFI/teknik/Oberon & Son Helten Henning – Arena.
