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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…
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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…
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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 ·…
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SMIA Workshops: Cashflow and Managing Your Finances
This introductory workshop by Gillian Caughey (Fearless Financials) will enable you to understand what a cashflow forecast is, how to develop a forecast for the next year and why it is important to monitor your progress against it on a regular basis. We will look at identifying where your business is financially; what you need…
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SMIA Members Spotlight: Josie Gaitens (Fèis Rois)
Tell us a bit about you and what you do… My name is Josie Gaitens and I am an arts freelancer. I work for a number of organisations across the music sector and am also self-employed as a tour booker and artist manager. I am currently working for Fèis Rois, an organisation that is very…
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SMIA Workshops: Artist Management: Retaining Your Ethics and Protecting Art in the Music Industries
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 Artist Management: Retaining Your Ethics and Protecting Art in the Music Industries workshop at citizenM (Screening Room) in Glasgow, taking place on Thursday 18th April from 10am – 1pm. About…
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SMIA Workshops: Live Streaming Music Projects
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 Live Streaming Music Shows workshop at Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh, taking place on Friday 29th March from 2pm – 5pm. About the Workshop Learn how live streaming shows, sessions and seminars…
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SMIA Creative Conversations: Mike Grieve (Sub Club)
Sub Club opened in 1987 and is the longest running club in Scotland, residing on Glasgow’s busy Jamaica Street. It has been home to some of the world’s most exciting DJs and artists over its 32 years and they have consistently supported local talent from across the country, being voted the UK’s Best Small Club…
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Queen Tut’s adds to International Women’s Day event line-up with Women In Music panel
Leading industry experts will celebrate the achievements of women in music at Queen Tut’s on Friday 8th March. RSVP for your free Women In Music panel ticket Purchase tickets for the evening live shows #QueenTuts KING TUT’S + TENEMENT TV PRESENTS QUEEN TUT’S is a celebration of women in music, on and off the stage. Today, organisers are thrilled…
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SMIA Workshops: Branding Your Music Project
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 Branding Your Music Project workshop at The Old Hairdresser‘s in Glasgow, taking place on Tuesday 26th March from 10am – 1pm. About the Workshop This workshop will be delivered by James Gilchrist…
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SMIA Workshops: Innate Well-being and Resilience for Music Practitioners
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 Innate Well-being and Resilience for Music Practitioners workshop at The Old Hairdresser‘s in Glasgow, taking place on Tuesday 26th March from 2pm – 5pm. About the Workshop Libby McGugan has a background…
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SMIA Members Spotlight: Ian Crawford (El Rancho Music)
Tell us a bit about you and what you do… I’m Ian ‘Jnr’ Crawford, I’m a music obsessive who’s played in bands and been involved in many facets of the music industry for a number of years. I currently juggle a few roles under three different umbrellas. I run El Rancho Music which has been…
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SMIA Workshops: Crowdfunding for Music Projects
Tim Wright is Director and co-founder of twintangibles – a management consultancy that helps organisations create value from accessing the crowd economy. In this practical and accessible workshop, it will provide: – An overview of the forms and models of crowdfunding, and some market sizing information and key characteristics which make this form of funding…
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SMIA Workshops: Partnerships and Working With Brands
This workshop, delivered by Richy Muirhead, explores how you form partnerships in the music business, how you develop these relationships and best practices to evaluate and find out what works. The workshop is suitable for anyone looking to collaborate with brands and grow their business, whether you’re just starting out and formulating ideas for a…
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SMIA Members Spotlight: Halina Rifai (Lost Art Agency)
We are very excited to be presenting a new monthly Members Spotlight where we will be getting to know some of the faces behind Scotland’s music industry. First up we spoke with Glasgow-based Halina Rifai of Lost Art Agency and Podcart who gave us an insight into her industry background: Tell us a bit about…
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SMIA Workshops: Running Your Music Business More Efficiently
As part of the SMIA’s innovation-led development programme, designed to help nurture business talent and build infrastructure in Scotland’s music industry, the SMIA hosted a workshop on Running Your Music Business More Efficiently delivered by Jill Connell at the Summerhall in Edinburgh. This workshop explores the following topics: – Getting to grips with working for…
