Month: April 2019

  • SMIA Members Spotlight: Tom Johnson (Gold Flake Paint)

    SMIA Members Spotlight: Tom Johnson (Gold Flake Paint)

    Tell us a bit about you and what you do… I’m Tom Johnson and I’m the founder of Gold Flake Paint – a music blog that is now a quarterly physical publication, which we launched at the end of last summer. My background is in writing so I produce a lot of the content for…

  • SMIA Research: Skills Gaps and Development Needs of Music Industry Practitioners in Scotland (2019)

    SMIA Research: Skills Gaps and Development Needs of Music Industry Practitioners in Scotland (2019)

    The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) exists to represent and develop Scotland’s music industry. In partnership with the University of Strathclyde, we are currently undertaking research into the current skills gaps and development needs of our industry in order to ensure our services, projects and events are needs-led and provide as much impact and benefit…

  • An Interview with Soma Records

    An Interview with Soma Records

    Ahead of Soma Skool 2019 we caught up with Soma Records’ Production and Distribution Manager Rosie Shannon to find out more about the label and their upcoming event which focuses on gaining a career in the electronic music industry: Rosie, tell us a bit about yourself and Soma Records…  Soma Records are an internationally renowned…

  • SMIA Workshops: Social Media Engagement and Digital Marketing

    SMIA Workshops: Social Media Engagement and Digital Marketing

    This workshop was delivered by Gerry McGhee of Braw Robot – a specialised and successful social media management and marketing service based in Glasgow who ran social media for The SAY Award in 2018. This workshop explores: · The Basics · Working with content · Engagement and Growth· Other Digital Options· Promotion· Disaster Comms ·…