PPL Scottish Open Day – 19/7/12
We are delighted to announce that we are hosting the PPL’s Scottish Open Day which takes place on Thursday 19 July, 3:30-6:30pm, at the Scottish Music Centre, Glasgow City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ
Representatives from PPL’s Member Services team will give an overview of:
• how to maximise your PPL earnings
• practical advice on using our self-service system myPPL
• how to register repertoire online and make claims
• earning international and digital royalties
There will also be a Q & A session. If you would like to raise any questions in advance to be discussed on the day, please email: Cat.Nickless@ppluk.com
Please note, places are limited and priority will be given to existing PPL members. Bookings will be taken on a first-come first-served basis.
Please RSVP to recordcompany@ppluk.com
PPL Member Services
020 7534 1234
SAY AWARD
The winner of the inaugural Scottish Album of the Year Award is Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat’s Everything Is Getting Older which scooped the £20,000 prize at the awards ceremony in Glasgow on Tuesday 20 June.
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SMIA at goNORTH 2012 – 6th/7th June 2012
goNorth is taking place in Inverness next week (6th and 7th June) and they’ve lined up an impressive list of panellists this year. Across the music, film, television, publishing, digital and fashion industries, it’s all covered.
Read pannellist biographies in preparation for your attendance, or if you can’t make it to Inverness this year then check out what your missing http://www.gonorth.biz/panellists/
We look forward to seeing you there!
Showcasing Scotland at the Great Escape - 12/5/12
The SMIA have teamed up with the Skinny to present a showcase of some of the finest new music from Scotland at The Great Escape Festival.
SATURDAY 12 MAY 12:30 – 4:30 PM, the Warren, Regency Road, Brighton, BN1 2RU
ADMIRAL FALLOW
BWANI JUNCTION
PAWS
Showcasing Scotland at SXSW 2012
The SMIA has been tasked with delivering Showcasing Scotland at the South By South West Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
For more information: www.smia.org.uk/sxsw
MOBO TOUR 25/2/11
The Mobo Tour rolls into Glasgow on Saturday 25 February and SMIA, Hear Glasgow! and Urban Development are collaborating to produce the MOBO ACADEMY – a day of training, seminars and events, delivered to you absolutely free of charge!
Join us at the Mitchell Library for a range of workshops and panel discussions featuring experts industry who will be sharing their insider industry knowledge, answering questions and offering advice!
Workshops include Top of the Blogs with Sian Anderson from RWD Mag, Step Your Game Up: Building Your Brand with SBTV featuring the company’s founder Jamal Edwards, How To Make Money From Your Song with PRS for Music and Assemble Your Own Digital Toolkit for Promoting Music with Inner Ear’sDougal Perman.
The first seminar, Star in the Hood features industry experts such as Muslim Alim from BBC Radio 1 and MOBO Tour Artist Clement Mafro, discussing whether mainstream success is all about label backing or whether it’s better to go it alone. How To Steal My Job will see industry professionals including Dave Corbet from DF Concerts and David Boyd of Capitol 1212 Records share the secret of their success.
This will be followed with an hour long Open Mic / MC battle at Glasgow Art School’s Union giving you the chance to show off your skills!
To top it all there will be a live show kicking off just next door in the Garage with the likes of Clement Marfo, Lady Leshurr and The Rascals taking to the stage.
For more information: www.smia.org.uk/mobotour
Registration in person on the day is still available of a first-come-first-served basis until we reach capacity – please turn up early if you want to avoid disappointment.
Music Meet Up – Wednesday 22 February – 9am – Society M
Our monthly MUSIC MEET UP returns in February after the success of the first event with Walking Heads in January – just a quick recap… Music Meet Up is a breakfast-time informal networking session for people working in or with music. It’s a chance to meet like-minded folk and to hear about an exciting or inspiring company or project.
And… there’s none more exciting than Glasgow collective NUMBERS: a long running club and label which has gone from Glasgow out to the world. The last two years have been pretty impressive for Numbers: residencies in London as well as the long-running night in Glasgow; shows at every important dance music festival as well as a killer Sonar showcase; releasing massive underground and cross-over hits from Redinho, Mosca as well as the first solo release from Jamie XX! We’ll be joined by Richard Chater from Numbers who’ll talk more about the secret of their success.
Music Meet Up – Thursday 26 January 2012 – 08:30am – SocietyM, Glasgow
We will be launching our new Monthly Music Meet Ups, these are informal breakfast time networking events, with an invited guest to present on their work. The series will launch with a profile of the new interactive music tour of Glasgow – Walking Heads www.walkingheads.net this will be followed up with a profile of Glasgow-based label, event promoters, djs and artists, Numbers http://nmbrs.net/ who will talk about their last year that saw them releasing underground classics by Jamie XX, Mosca and Deadboy, showcasing in the USA and at Sonar and how six friends came to be running one of the most exciting record labels in the UK.
The first of these will take place on Thursday 26 January at 8:30 am at Society M at CitizenM hotel on Renfrew Street. We are starting early so that we can invite delegates along from Showcase Scotland and Scotland on Tour, and so our members can attend these events. For more info on them please contact info [at] activeevents.org.uk
SMIA AGM -
19th January – 7pm – The Universal, Glasgow
Our AGM will be open to both members and non-members and it will also be your opportunity to sign up for membership.
We will combine our AGM with the first of our quarterly SMIA members events which provide an open forum for the members to shape our plans for the next 6 months and to tell us how we are doing from their perspective. This will be followed by a quick drink and then we will be off to the opening night of Celtic Connections festival club. The first 30 members to sign up for membership on the night will receive a complimentary ticket.
If you would like to attend our AGM please register at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2621422746
MEMBERS SOCIAL EVENT
19 January Universal Glasgow 7pm
We will combine this with our AGM and will follow it with a social and seeing some bands at the opening of the Celtic Connections festival club.
SMIA Hosting FAC & MMF Event – 18th November
We are pleased to announce that we are hosting a presentation and networking event in partnership with I Like The Sound Of That for the Featured Artists Coalition and MMF next Friday, the 18th of November.
The Featured Artists Coalition campaigns for the protection of UK performers’ and musicians’ rights. They want all artists to have more control of their music and a much fairer share of the profits generated in the digital age. They speak with one voice to help artists strike a new bargain with record companies, digital distributors and others, and are campaigning for specific changes.
The MMF UK is the largest representative body of Artist Management in the world. They have over 400 members, representing over 1000 of the most successful acts on the planet. Their emphasis is on implementing positive actions to assist their members with a keen eye on the ‘next generation’ of entrepreneurs and innovators.
The event will take place at 5pm in the CCA, Glasgow.
To register your free place please visit our Eventbrite page http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2490081902
Music Business Innovation event in association with SMIA, 18/11/10
The music industry has changed drastically in the past decade and continues to transform every single day. There is no avoiding the fact that the industry, as a whole, is in a state of flux. With new technologies offering new routes to markets and fan bases, how can the music industry evolve in order to survive and continue to be financially viable today?
For more information please visit http://www.smia.org.uk/members/music-business-innovation-event-in-association-with-smia
SMIA / PRS for Music Event, 23/9/10
On the 23rd of September we ran an event in association with PRS for Music, the UK’s royalty collection agency for writers, composers and music publishers. This event aimed to demystify online music licensing and featured a presentation by guest speaker Nick Edwards, PRS for Music’s Broadcast & Online Manager, who also gave an update on recent developments in online and broadcast licensing.
Video to follow shortly.
Did you attend this event? If so please let us know what you thought by leaving a comment or emailing caroline@smia.org.uk
SMIA presents Keith Harris of PPL, 09/08/10
On Monday 9 August 2010, Director for Performers Rights at the PPL, Keith Harris, came to Glasgow at the invitation of the Scottish Music Industry Association to talk about how the recording rights collection agency works with performers.
In this video, taken from the Q&A section of the talk, Keith answers questions on the royalty splits between featured artists and session musicians, how PPL works with the BBC, online streaming rights, podcasting, Spotify and new business models.
Did you attend this event? If so please let us know what you thought by leaving a comment or emailing caroline@smia.org.uk