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30 May 2007
Note for Note Roadshow –
the music industry explained
Musicians and budding music entrepreneurs are to be offered a valuable insight into how they can improve their earnings, thanks to the music industry’s Note for Note Roadshow rolling into Inverness for goNorth on Friday 8th June 2007.
Anybody who has ever wondered what a music publisher does, how to collect royalties for music, or what is involved in setting up a label, can ask representatives from some of UK’s the key organisations in the business during a half day roadshow.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear presentations from each organisation, have access to drop-in surgeries for one-to-one information and the chance to network at the end of each day.
Note for Note has been put together and brought to you by the following organisations: AIM, BPI, The MCPS-PRS Alliance, MPA, PPL and is supported locally by government organisation UK Trade & Investment.
Guest speakers will include Michael Fuller (AIM), Jon Webster (BPI), Duncan McCrone (MCPS), Nick Chambers (PPL), Mark Anders (MPA) and Stuart Fleming (PRS).
Phil Patterson from the UKTI said: ‘We are here to help explain how to make money from your music. Go North is such a wonderful event, we thought it was an ideal opportunity to come and do this presentation.’
Iain Hamilton from Highlands & Islands Enterprise [HIE] Creative Industries Manager said: ‘Many musicians are understandably focused on making and recording music, but even knowing a little about what these different industry bodies do, could help keep them afloat financially. Anybody interested in working in the music industry can also get an idea of many of the different areas of the business.’ |
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Note for Note in Inverness
Friday 8 June 2007
Where: Ramada Inverness Hotel, 33 Church Street, Inverness Hotel IV1 1DX
Time: 10:30 – 2:00pm.
To register email: info@goevents.info
PRESS CONTACTS:
For further information, please contact Olaf Furniss, goNorth 07974 572 072 goevents.info@googlemail.com or
Catherine George, MCPS-PRS Alliance, 020 7306 4777 press@mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Association of Independent Music (AIM) - Uniting and Empowering Independents
AIM is a non-profit trade body established in 1998 by UK independent record labels to represent the independent record sector. With over 900 members, from the smallest start-ups to the largest and most respected independents in the world, AIM promotes this exciting and diverse sector globally, leveraging the sector's power as a fifth major to enable its members to grow, grasp new opportunities and break into new markets such as digital in which AIM has negotiated and agreed numerous collective licensing deals with digital retailers through its new media arm AIM Digital.
For further information please visit www.musicindie.com Tel: 020 8994 5599, Email: info@musicindie.com
The BPI - Ever since its launch in 1972, the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) has had an enviable reputation for serving its members. The BPI started life with just five members and now represents the interests of hundreds of companies in turn representing thousands of labels throughout the UK spanning every conceivable genre of music. The BPI is recognised as the leading trade body for the UK record industry and an authoritative source of industry information. In addition, we promote and protect members through a wide range of activities including: lobbying governments, fighting piracy, negotiating with broadcasters and trade unions to offer members access to agreements – saving them time and money, assistance with international trade fairs, showcasing British talent to the world with the annual BRIT Awards and running various educational seminars and charitable events throughout the year.
For further information please visit www.bpi.co.uk or contact us on:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7803 1300, Email: general@bpi.co.uk
goNorth - was launched in 2002 to bring the music industry to the North of Scotland and provide a platform for acts from the Highlands & Islands and the Aberdeen area. In addition to dozens of free gigs, the two-day event also features seminars, receptions and label presentations. goNorth is funded by Highlands & Islands Enterprise, PRS, Highland 2007 and Cultural Enterprise. Acts which have performed at the festival include Cosmic Rough Riders, The Cinematics, Croft Number 5, My Latest Novel and the Fence Collective, including King Creosote. This year goNorth will take place in Inverness on June 7th and 8th, to coincide with the Highland 2007. In previous years it was hosted in Aberdeen.
For further information please visit www.gonorth.biz or contact us on:
Tel: 07974 572 072, Email: goevents.info@googlemail.com
Highland 2007 - the year Scotland celebrates Highland culture, aims to promote the Highlands as a great place to live and to visit through showcasing the unique and special nature of Highland culture past, present and future. The project is a partnership between three principal funding agencies: The Highland Council, the Scottish Executive, and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The year long celebration of Highland culture in 2007 will incorporate an exciting range of major and community events, as well as capital projects and ‘The Highland Promise’ for young people. Highland 2007 is the first themed year planned by the Scottish Executive to promote Scotland as a great place to live and to visit.
For further information please visit www.highland2007.com or email; julie.Corbett@highland.gov.uk or
Tel: 01463 702007
The MCPS-PRS Alliance - Creating a future for music
MCPS and PRS are the not-for-profit UK collecting societies that ensure composers, songwriters and publishers are paid royalties when their music is used: from live performance to TV and radio, CDs to DVDs, downloads, streams and everything in between. Royalties create a future for music by supporting creators while they continue to write. MCPS and PRS are committed to delivering maximum royalties and world-class service. They work together in an operational alliance to get the best value for the music use of composers and songwriters everywhere.
For further information please visit www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk where you can find contact details for all our departments, or contact us on: Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 5544
The Music Publishers Association (MPA) - The MPA looks after the interest of all music publishers based or working in the UK and exists to safeguard and improve the business and legal environment within which its members are operating.
For further information please visit www.mpaonline.org.uk or contact us on:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 0126
Email: info@mpaonline.org.uk
PPL - PPL is the London-based UK music industry service company which licenses recorded music on behalf of over 3,500 record companies and 40,000 performers. The company collects domestic and international broadcast/new media revenues and public performance income which is then distributed and paid to its record company and performer members. These include featured artists as well as all session musicians, ranging from, for example, orchestral players to percussionists and to singers. PPL is a not-for-profit company, acting as it does for and on behalf of all its members. All income, after running costs, is distributed amongst the member companies and performers whose tracks have been either broadcast or played in public. The company's other services include, amongst others, VPL, CatCo and Music Mall.
For further information please visit: www.ppluk.com or contact us on:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7534 1000
Email: info@ppluk.com
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) - UK Trade & Investment is the Government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in an increasingly global economy. Its range of expert services are tailored to the needs of individual businesses to maximise their international success. We provide companies with knowledge, advice and practical support.
For further information please visit www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk or contact: Phil Patterson, Export Promoter for the British Music Industry, T: +44 (0) 207 215 8136, Email: pattersonphil@btconnect.com