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The Best Opportunities, Resources And Advice To Help You Succeed In Today’s Music Business

 

Hello and welcome. This site has been set up by Music Industry professionals with a very clear aim – to use our knowledge, experience and contacts to help you with your career in the music business.

 

Whether your ambitions lie on the creative or performing side or whether you see yourself as more behind the scenes, making it happen – if you want to join the tens of thousands of people in the UK currently making their living in the most exciting business in the world, this is the place you need to bookmark.

On this site, you’ll find valuable advice for getting into different areas of the business;  useful addresses and contact details; recommended resources; specialist articles and features – plus a regularly updated listing of the top jobs and opportunities as they become available, including many specially geared towards the first-timer or those with limited experience.

 

Access to all this is free for everyone – no need to submit a profile. So have a good browse and be sure to bookmark this site - if you’re serious about a career in the music business, we’re here for you.

 

The  Description Of Music Industry Roles section gives you an overview of the most popular Music Industry roles, whilst on the Getting Started In The Music Business pages, you’ll find tips on getting into your chosen field.

 

And our ever expanding Success In Music section is packed with information, advice and help for performers, artists, musicians, songwriters; in fact, anyone who’s looking to achieve success with their music. Featuring contributions from Industry experts with decades of experience to call on, this section is fast becoming the Number One UK Music Business resource online.


 

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  • Loretta Lynn Story Shaken Up by Age Revelation May 19, 2012
    A dramatic element of Loretta Lynn's autobiography has been called into question following a discovery by the Associated Press that the country legend is actually three years older than she had claimed Lynn's birth certificate which the AP found on file at the state Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort Kentucky... […]
  • Protests Greet Lady Gaga's Arrival in the Philippines May 19, 2012
    Hundreds of young Christians took to the streets Friday and Saturday in protest as Lady Gaga arrived in Manila for the latest leg of her Asian tour the Associated Press reports The protesters members of a group called Biblemode Youth Philippines are calling for the cancellation of the pop star's concerts... […]
  • String Cheese Incident Stage Ticketing Coup at the Greek May 19, 2012
    Earlier this year the String Cheese Incident announced that they would offer an allotment of tickets to their summer shows directly through their official website without any kind of service charge In a generous gesture to their fans the band even agreed to eat the credit card processing fees themselves... […]
  • Dave Grohl Makes His 11th Appearance on 'Saturday Night Live' Tonight May 19, 2012
    Dave Grohl will make his 11th appearance as a performer on Saturday Night Live tonight when he and the Foo Fighters join Mick Jagger for a performance of well who knows? This puts Grohl in a firm lead over nine-time performer Paul Simon as the most frequent... […]
  • Tom Morello Gets Fired Up at Chicago Nurses Rally May 18, 2012
    "I'd like to make a suggestion to President Obama " Tom Morello bellowed to the capacity crowd gathered for the National Nurses United rally at Chicago's Daley Plaza on Friday afternoon "If he doesn't have the courage to close Guantanamo Bay how about he takes some of those Wall Street... […]
  • St. Lucia Perform 'Closer Than This' at Spotify House May 18, 2012
    Brooklyn-based electro-pop group St Lucia recently performed a sunny version of their catchy track "Closer Than This" at the Spotify House in Austin They recall of the show "We've done a couple of acoustic recordings but not in front of an audience so this was quite nerve-wracking" The smaller more... […]
  • Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Disco Song of All Time? May 18, 2012
    Donna Summer the singer known to her fans as the Queen of Disco died on Thursday at the age of 63 Summer along with the producer Giorgio Moroder was at the forefront of the disco movement in the Seventies expanding and transforming dance music by mutating strains of R&B funk... […]
  • John Mellencamp: 'I Write About the Human Condition, I Paint About the Human Condition' May 18, 2012
    John Mellencamp may have made his name cutting heartland hits like "Jack and Diane" and "Pink Houses" but he also turns to painting to express himself "It's my hobby" Mellencamp tells Rolling Stone on Thursday at a gallery reception in Nashville where Nothing Like I Planned The Art of John... […]
  • Premiere: Amon Tobin, 'Lost and Found' May 18, 2012
    Producer Amon Tobin is bringing back his wildly successful ISAM Live show an immense audio and visual performance this year with some slightly new looks Along with more tour dates the avant-garde producer is also set to release a box set with seven CDs and two DVDs filled with rare... […]
  • New Order: Life After Death May 18, 2012
    This story is from the September 15th 1983 issue of Rolling Stone May 19th 1980 was no ordinary Monday for the members of Joy Division Bags were packed and goodbyes had been said They were ready to leave for America on their first rock & roll tour abroad They had finished... […]