Month: September 2018

  • New Boutique Edinburgh Promoter Launches Mission to Help make the Capital a Music City – and Support Mental Health

    New Boutique Edinburgh Promoter Launches Mission to Help make the Capital a Music City – and Support Mental Health

    Edinburgh Music Lovers kicks off with two exclusive gigs for Edinburgh, support from the council, music industry and a partnership with mental health charity SAMH A new boutique promoter, Edinburgh Music Lovers (EML), has launched its mission to help make the capital a music city – and to support mental health. EML is kicking its…

  • True North Festival to shine spotlight on mental health in music business

    True North Festival to shine spotlight on mental health in music business

    The topic of mental health and wellbeing in the music industry will be brought to the fore this weekend during Aberdeen’s True North Festival, as industry experts and health professionals come together to discuss the issue. Sound Minds – one of two panel discussions to take place over the weekend, is a free but ticketed…

  • Introducing PPL

    Introducing PPL

    Have you performed on commercially released music? Do you own a record label? If yes, then you should know what PPL does. We are delighted to team up with PPL to offer this very valuable resource for all performing artists and recording rightsholders (record companies). PPL focuses on obtaining royalties/licensing revenue from the use of…

  • SMIA Workshops at Aberdeen’s True North Festival

    SMIA Workshops at Aberdeen’s True North Festival

    True North is Aberdeen’s city music festival – an exciting, cutting-edge festival featuring a line-up of extraordinary contemporary talent from across Scotland and beyond. SMIA will be hosting two of the following workshops on Friday 21st September at The Lemon Tree Studio and we hope to see you there! And if you know anyone that would…

  • The SAY Award 2018: Young Fathers First Band to Win Prestigious Prize Twice

    The SAY Award 2018: Young Fathers First Band to Win Prestigious Prize Twice

    The 2018 winner of Scotland’s national music prize, the Scottish Album of The Year (SAY) Award, was tonight (Thursday 6 September) announced as Young Fathers for their album Cocoa Sugar.   At a ceremony presented by co-hosts Vic Galloway and Nicola Meighan at Paisley Town Hall, the audience of music industry professionals from across the…