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SMIA Workshops: Lockdown Live Streaming for Music Projects
Join this online SMIA workshop from two of the team at music, arts and culture live streaming specialists Inner Ear. Dougal Perman (Director of Inner Ear and also SMIA’s Executive Chair) and Katie McGeary (Multidisciplinary Content Producer and Communications Consultant) take us through a practical guide to live streaming music projects during this period of…
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Emergency PPE for the NHS
One of Scotland’s leading cultural venues, SWG3 in Glasgow, is spearheading a campaign to help raise £50, 000 for the production of personal protective equipment in Glasgow. The venue is supporting Kelvinside Academy, which has recently transformed its Innovation School building into a PPE manufacturing and distribution point.
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How Virgin EMI put on their three-day livestream festival
Virgin EMI staged one of the biggest label livestream events since the coronavirus lockdown kicked in.
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Live Nation announce ‘Crew Nation’ global relief fund
The live music we enjoy wouldn’t be possible without the staff who work hard behind the scenes. Live Nation have announced ‘Crew Nation’ – a global relief fund committing $10 million to the cause.
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Coronavirus Self-employment Income Support Scheme – Explained
For those of you looking for clear and concise information regarding the self-employment income support scheme – Andrew James Crawford have got you covered!
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SMIA Workshops: Lockdown Live Streaming for Music Projects
Join this online SMIA workshop from two of the team at music, arts and culture live streaming specialists Inner Ear. Dougal Perman (Director of Inner Ear and also SMIA’s Executive Chair) and Katie McGeary (Multidisciplinary Content Producer and Communications Consultant) take us through a practical guide to live streaming music projects during this period of…
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SMIA Members Spotlight: Rosie Bans (Artist and SWIM Team Leader)
Tell us a bit about you and what you do… Hello! I am a songwriter, vocalist, music tutor and keys player based in Glasgow. I also work closely with Scottish Women Inventing Music (SWIM), a charity set up to address the gender imbalance in the industry. 2. How long have you been working in the…
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I Work In Music: Rosie Shannon
The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) presents ‘I Work In Music’ – a new series consisting of educational and entertaining interviews with professionals from across the full spectrum of the music industry in Scotland. In the second episode we meet Rosie Shannon, Production and Distribution Manager of Soma Records who gives us an insight into…
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Support independent Scottish venues through the Coronavirus
We are extremely saddened to see the doors of Scotland’s invaluable independent venues close during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis. While it is absolutely crucial these steps are taken as a precaution in the interest of staff and public safety, they now need your support more than ever in order to safeguard their futures and continue…
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SMIA Workshops: Formalising Your Music Business
As part of the SMIA’s innovation-led development programme, designed to help nurture business talent and build infrastructure in Scotland’s music industry, we will be hosting this free entry ‘Formalising Your Music Business‘ workshop in partnership with XpoNorth at The Ironworks in Inverness, taking place on Monday 30th March 2pm – 4pm. About the Workshop David is a partner in…
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SMIA Workshops: Building A Career In Scotland’s Music Industry
As part of the SMIA’s innovation-led development programme, designed to help nurture business talent and build infrastructure in Scotland’s music industry, we will be hosting this free entry ‘Building A Career In Scotland’s Music Industry‘ workshop in partnership with XpoNorth at The Ironworks in Inverness, taking place on Monday 30th March 11am – 1pm. About the Workshop The Scottish…
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Shortlist Announced Scottish Awards For New Music 2020
The Scottish Awards for New Music are delighted to announce the 2020 shortlist of nominees selected by a panel of key figures in the music world from over 300 nominations submitted across twelve categories. The SMIA are pleased to support this year’s awards in the form of The SMIA Award for Creative Programming. The winners…
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SMIA Members Spotlight: David Blair (Barrowland Ballroom)
Tell us a bit about you and what you do… Hello SMIA! I work as Market & Ballroom Assistant at The Barras Market and Barrowland Ballroom. Handily my favourite music venue in the world so it’s a real dream job! I’m basically hands-on with everything to do with running and maintaining the market and venue.…
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SMIA Creative Conversations: Emma Pollock
SMIA Creative Conversations are a series of inspirational events hosted by the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA). The events take the form of a chat show style interview, with a different music industry practitioner being interviewed at each event. The purpose of SMIA Creative Conversations is to allow insights, experience and best practice to be…
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I Work In Music: Mobo la Ji
The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) presents ‘I Work In Music’ – a new series consisting of educational and entertaining interviews with professionals from across the full spectrum of the music industry in Scotland. In the first episode we meet Mobo la Ji of Forij. Forij is a progressive collective of visual artists, musicians, DJ’s…
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‘I Work In Music’ trailer
The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) presents ‘I Work In Music’ – a new series for our members consisting of educational and entertaining interviews with professionals from across the full spectrum of the music industry in Scotland. Launching on 19/02/2020. Filmed and edited by OnRed Productions Watch the trailer below:
