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MusicConnex – DIY & Indie Career Advice (+Music Jobs Discount)

Posted on April 12th, 2011 by Lee Jarvis in Music Industry News

April 19th – 21st sees the arrival of a three day conference designed to fill the missing link in DIY Artists’ careers. MusicConnex aims to facilitate and promote social networking, informative discussion and inspiration amongst industry experts, emerging and established music acts and new media. Created by music professionals for music professionals, MusicConnex is London’s [...]

Who are the The Featured Artists Coalition?

Posted on October 26th, 2010 by Andrew Gonsalves in Music Industry News

The Featured Artists Coalition is a group of artists working together to provide support and guidance to each other. The impetus for the founding of the FAC actually came from a group of music managers, as the Coalition’s Matthew Brown explains, “The FAC was brought into being by a group of managers who realised that [...]

Music Industry Seminar Offer – 4th & 5th August 2010

Posted on July 28th, 2010 by matt in Music Industry News

Supporting Tomorrow has limited places available at their enlightening seminar designed to show young people how to improve their chances of employment and guarantee a work placement in the media industry upon completion. Clare Hudson, Director of Supporting Tomorrow and Enterprise Educator of the year 2010 will be leading the seminars. Finding good employment opportunities [...]

MIDEM 2010 Round-Up

Posted on February 10th, 2010 by Lee Jarvis in Music Industry News

January saw a “highly productive and optimistic” MIDEM 2010 conference take place in Cannes. The event had kicked off with the “New Models At Work” panel session, with Amanda Palmer speaking about her 2009 self-funded solo album, and her online community of fans. Hal Ritson from The Young Punx added that artists need to “get [...]

FM – A mini rant, Charity event, Indian Health Resort and ‘How Not to Get Ripped Off’

Posted on August 10th, 2009 by UK Music Jobs in Music Industry News

Afternoon to you all. I have to say it was a little strange not heading off to the pub last Monday for an FM. Strange but good to have a break. The number of out of office replies I am currently getting suggests the rest of the industry is off at the moment but can [...]

POPBITCH says…..’Stop the hype! Save our future pop stars’

Posted on June 25th, 2009 by UK Music Jobs in Gossip

The weekly newsletter from the UK’s favourite entertainment gossip site Popbitch threw up an interesting snippet about the current state of the UK music industry. Valid points all round highlighting that some of the blame for the ‘hear now, gone tomorrow’ shelf life of artists can be attributed to the those influential media folk who [...]

My 13 Golden rules to getting a Record Deal – What Music Promotion Companies Will Never Tell You!

Posted on May 7th, 2009 by UK Music Jobs in Advice & Tips

If you’re in a band, or a producer, there is always one important question – how am I going to get a record deal? It used to be a simple formula but things have changed. The onus is now on the band to work it themselves – to come to the label with a finished [...]

Tough Times…

Posted on March 27th, 2009 by Lee Jarvis in Advice & Tips

Is the music industry in serious decline or is it booming? Well… both. ‘Economy’, ‘Credit Crunch’, ‘Recession’. All very real to some people, but at the same time as the job cuts, the music industry is reaching more people who are consuming more music and more artists are making a living from it (some are [...]

Top Tips – Applying For A Job

Posted on November 24th, 2008 by UK Music Jobs in Advice & Tips, Using UK Music Jobs

Tim Donaldson is the Technology Operations Manager for Global Radio, the home of the UK’s leading commercial radio brands including Heart, Capital FM, LBC, Classic FM, Gold and XFM. Here are Tim’s Top Tips for getting an applicaton noticed: ”I cannot emphasise how important your first approach to an employer is, and you have to give [...]

‘Getting a break’

Posted on October 29th, 2008 by Lee Jarvis in Advice & Tips

Does it still happen? Well, no. It may SEEM like someone gets a lucky break now and then, but trust me, that particular gig where the (insert national newspaper) reviewer pops along and likes what they hear – that’s because it’s your 1052nd gig and they are there because you’ve contacted them through the whelm [...]

The future of Music and Media?

Posted on August 13th, 2008 by Lee Jarvis in Advice & Tips

I’ve come across this great talk by a rather clever chap called Gerd Leonhard. Leonhard is a Media Futurist, which basically means he will tell you how sell your album / market your record company / become a top-earning publisher, whilst moving forward, and avoiding becoming extinct or viewed as untrustworthy by your consumers. He [...]

Share Your Experience of the Music Industry Q&A: Kelli-Leigh

Posted on June 24th, 2008 by UK Music Jobs in Advice & Tips, Interviews

Welcome to our new series of Q&A’s with music professionals from all walks of the industry. The idea of this series is to provide you with advice and insights into working in the UK Music Industry. This interview is with singer/songwriter Kelli-Leigh Henry Davila lead singer of the band ‘KI’. 22 year old Kelli is [...]

The Glass Ceiling

Posted on June 22nd, 2008 by UK Music Jobs in Advice & Tips

By Earl Okin It seems a pity that, after working hard and getting better and better, you discover that nobody (agents, managers, A&R men, producers etc.) seems to be looking for QUALITY in either strict music or in entertainment in general as they tended to do in the 60s, when many A&R people were ex-performers [...]

Share Your Experience of the Music Industry Q&A: Tony Platt

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by UK Music Jobs in Advice & Tips, Interviews

Welcome to our new series of Q&A’s with music professionals from all walks of the industry. The idea of this series is to provide you with advice and insights into working in the UK Music Industry. Tony Platt is a freelance Music Engineer/Producer based in the U.K. His career in the music business started at [...]

10 things to help you make the most out of UK Music Jobs

Posted on May 23rd, 2008 by UK Music Jobs in Using UK Music Jobs

We’re often asked how users of UK Music Jobs can maximise the value of their membership to the site – leading ultimately to that sought-after job. Here are our top 10 tips for getting the most out of UK Music Jobs: Job Types UK Music Jobs allows you to select up to 4 distinct job type [...]