Empowering the independent music scene in Bitola, "Different but equal" was a unique project initiative in the region, with the overall goal of improving the challenging position of artists in the independent music scene. With his project Todor Ivanovski seeks to form a collective of previously disparate artists, and help them gain recognition from the broader community and state. The goal of the project was to position the independent music scene as a partner of the local government and improve local cultural policies such that independent musicians could gain equal participation and representation. Todor developed a series of workshops and panels that would educate and unite individuals in the independent music scene about challenges of artists of building their professional capacities, production and digital publishing, or the municipality's cultural policies. During panel discussions representatives from the older and younger generations came together to create a common basis for the collective, rendering the event one-of-a-kind in the past thirty years in Bitola. 25