I AM ME - Live

27/10/2014

Come on let's x-face it. It provides good comedic value, but it's really just pants.
'Crucially, there are far easier and more successful ways to get into pop these days. Instead of going through 20 weeks of prime-time torture, why not just guest on a Rudimental song (or similar house-pop anonymous producer)? It worked for Sam Smith, John Newman, Jess Glynne and Ella Eyre. Otherwise, you can do what the likes of Jessie J and Birdy did and just post your stuff to YouTube, hoping it’s good enough for someone to notice.'

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/oct/27/has-the-x-factor-run-out-of-singers

When even Simon Cowell is moaning about the quality of the vocals on this year’s show, you know you’re in trouble, writes Sam Wolfson

19/09/2014

Ever wondered how to cut through & access Arts Council money? Opportunity to learn from Anita Dinham, who works for Arts Council England, the largest agency for arts and culture funding. She helps funding applications for music genres not sufficiently represented. 13 places only & in Brum.

This Lowdown is all about how you can get help to better your musical journey. Show Me The Money is all about getting your hands on funding!

02/09/2014

Blimey - that's a feat... 'To Stop Piracy, The Music Industry Is Debating A Global Weekly Release Day For New Music'.

While stories of how harmful piracy is in the music industry don’t get reported as much these days as when the internet first took over as the primary distribution channel for music, it still plagues the business, hurting sales of every artist, regardless of popularity or genre. Album leaks may [...…

05/08/2014

One of the largest video game companies in the world is currently seeking songs for upcoming titles to feature in-game. Deadline: 29/08/14.

*Please select a song from your playlist to submit to this listing.

05/08/2014

'Creating an instrumental version almost doubles your chances of being used on TV because it opens up your track to so many different possible uses.' In other words = that mean more dosh.

5 Steps to Prepare For Licensing Your Music A Guest Post by Symphonic Distribution Licensing music is a much more involved process than just selling music. On your part as the content creator

05/08/2014

So, How Do You Succeed In The Music Industry?

How To Make It In The Music Industry A Guest Post by DiyMusicBiz.com How to make it in the music industry… Such a popular question, one that’s on the tip of everyone&

30/07/2014

Just. Naughty. Boy.

Music producer Naughty Boy talks about starting his stellar career from his shed after winning £44,000 on Deal or No Deal. Watch the full interview tonight on Channel 4 News at seven.

30/07/2014

Go on - be more commercially inventive 'Spotify only pays $0.007 for each track streamed, but this soon starts to look like real money when you consider that 100 streams makes 70 cents. Throw in a modest fanbase and take into account that each track only lasts just over 30 seconds (the minimum required by the service to count as a full stream) and you can begin to see how the band cleverly used the streaming to their advantage.'

The US band asked fans to stream their five-minute album of silence to generate money for a tour . Their scheme seems to have worked

14/07/2014

Gotta say has a point...this BBC 1Xtra debacle sounds too familiar and reflects a serious sad state of affairs...

By confining its list to artists, the radio station concealed the real sources of power in the music industry – and made it look less white than it really is

11/07/2014

'Is Technology The New Beatles?' Presenting cool use of tech & future vision of technology’s engagement with music.

This think tank debate will present a vision of technology’s engagement with music and shed light on what new technology fused with music is bringing to the industry.

08/07/2014

Wake up & smell the coffee...'Someone must be making money out of the music on You Tube but it certainly isn't the people who write the songs," said Mason. "Delilah would need to be streamed roughly 113,250 times for [co-writer] Les Reed and I to earn enough for a coffee each at Starbucks.'

Texas star: 'Songwriters fully support independent record labels in their fight to get better terms and deals from YouTube'. By Stuart Dredge

08/07/2014

From YouTube channel to One Million Record Sales! Whoa.
'began as a YouTube channel that Darlington and his friends used to share music and support each other’s tracks. As their dedicated YouTube fan base swelled, they became increasingly involved in music promotion and scouting, and a fledgling media company soon took on the trappings of a modern record label'.

Monstercat CEO and founder Mike Darlington never intended to make a record label.

05/07/2014

: A LOWER proportion of jobs in the 'Music, performing and visual arts' sector were done by people from BAME communities than both in the creative economy AND the UK economy.

05/07/2014

: the UK music industry generates around £3.5 billion globally & is the 2nd largest global exporter of music after the US. In 2013, the number of jobs in the 'Music, performing and visual arts' sector (as defined by the DCMS) was 300,000. Do you know how many of those were held by BAME creative talent? Answer? Click on comment box below.

05/07/2014

week also saw the launch of the Creative Industries Strategy outlining 'a vision of industry and government working together to develop the UK's creative industries to their full potential to 2020 and beyond'. I AM ME will be working with both to make sure emerging young diverse talent get much needed support. We're here to transform things.

05/07/2014

Right - you lot probably missed this. Monday saw the launch of week, the start of an annual celebration of the phenomenon that is the UK’s Creative Industries. Combined, they generate a staggering £8 million per hour for the UK economy. On the back of employment research also published for the week, what's clear is that BAME creatives still aren't getting enough opportunity to contribute (& eat) a piece of that pie.

A short film of inspiring clips released as part of Create UK week.

05/07/2014

H.A.P.P.Y B.I.R.T.H.D.A.Y! Wishing you another fabulous year ahead as phenomenal singer & songwriter. Stay happy! :-)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/thevoiceuk Watch Femi Santiago singing 'California Dreaming' in the Voice Knockouts.

05/07/2014

Technology's making it too easy?

Press any letter on your keyboard, and as if by magic you'll enter a soundscape and an art world of your own invention. Prepare to be amazed ... and kill a lot of time