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SMIA Workshops: Music PR on a Budget
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 the Music PR on a Budget workshop at The Scottish Storytelling Centre (Netherbow Theatre) in Edinburgh, taking place on Monday 19th February from 11am – 2pm. About the Workshop This workshop will…
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SMIA Workshops: Music Industry Contract Essentials, Copyright and Monetising Intellectual Property
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 the Music Industry Contract Essentials, Copyright and Monetising Intellectual Property workshop at The Scottish Storytelling Centre (Netherbow Theatre) in Edinburgh, taking place on Monday 19th February from 3pm – 6pm. About the…
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SMIA Workshops: Funding 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 our first free entry workshop of the year on Creating Engaging Online Content for Music Projects at citizenM (Screening Room) in Glasgow, taking place on Monday 28th January from 2pm – 5pm. About the…
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SMIA Workshops: Creating Engaging Online Content for 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 our first free entry workshop of the year on Creating Engaging Online Content for Music Projects at citizenM (Screening Room) in Glasgow, taking place on Monday 28th January from 10am – 1pm. About the…
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Scottish Government’s Digital Development Loan launched
A £2 million Digital Development Loan has been launched for Scottish companies which want to improve their digital capabilities and processes. It’s open to SMEs which want to develop areas such as cyber security, data analytics and software engineering, and/or increase the digital skills of their staff. The Scottish Government is introducing the 0% interest…
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SMIA Workshops: Partnerships and Working With Brands
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 a free entry workshop on Partnerships and Working with Brands at Summerhall (in The Old Lab room) in Edinburgh, taking place on Tuesday 4 December from 2pm – 5pm. About the Workshop This workshop will…
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SMIA Coffee Morning at Resonate 2018
The SMIA team will be hosting a coffee morning at Glow Arts from 9am – 10am for those of you attending the Resonate Conference at Glasgow’s BAaD on Thursday 15th November so make sure to come and say hello! Resonate Music Industry Conference was birthed in 2017 when 23rd Precinct Music decided the time had…
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An Interview with Off The Record
We recently caught up with Off The Record‘s Ailsa Harper ahead of this month’s events in Edinburgh and Dundee. OTR is a platform for 16-25s pursuing a career in the music industry with a host of speakers including SMIA’s own Robert Kilpatrick. Ailsa, tell us a bit about yourself and Off The Record… Hello! My…
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SMIA presents: Cashflow and Managing Your Finances Workshop
We will be hosting a Crowdfunding Workshop at Glasgow’s The Old Hairdressers on October 30th from 14:00pm – 17:00pm with Gillian Caughey. Gillian is the founder of Fearless Financials, a Glasgow based accountancy practice focused on helping creative businesses, social enterprises and charities use their numbers to thrive. Money is a precious commodity no matter what…
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SMIA Presents: Crowdfunding Workshop
We will be hosting a Crowdfunding Workshop at Glasgow’s The Old Hairdressers on October 30th from 10:00am – 13:00pm with Tim Wright is Director and co-founder of twintangibles – a management consultancy that helps organisations create value from accessing the crowd economy. A leading thinker and practitioner on crowdfunding Tim is co-author with Daniela Castrataro…
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SMIA Workshops: US Visas for Performing Artists
In an exclusive workshop for SMIA members, Julianne Wagner, Associate Case Manager for TAMIZDAT, explains in detail the requirement, legal position and processes surrounding travelling to, and doing business in, the US for musicians and music business professionals. This intimate workshop was captured (using a Mevo camera) in the SMIA Workspace in Glasgow. Learn more…
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Off The Record: Edinburgh and Dundee Events
We’re very excited to be heading to both Edinburgh and Dundee in November for the next Off The Record events – a platform for 16-25s pursuing a career in the music industry with a host of speakers including SMIA’s Robert Kilpatrick. Edinburgh Sat Nov 17th: https://bit.ly/2Pqe6fM Dundee Sat Nov 24th: https://bit.ly/2Oa3Rro Off The Record started life as part of…
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An Interview with 57 Degrees North
The SMIA has been a proud partner Independent Record Label market: Aberdeen since 2014. Ahead of 2018’s event, taking place on 3 November at The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen, we spoke to founder/organiser John Anderson from 57 Degrees North about why it was set-up, what it’s achieved over the years and what to expect from…
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Resonate: Growing Scotland’s Music Industry Event at Glasgow’s BAad
This year’s Resonate event will take place on Thursday 15th November at Glasgow’s BAad where our very own Robert Kilpatrick will be taking part in the Scotland and Emerging Markets panel amongst some great company. Resonate Music Industry Conference was birthed in 2017 when 23rd Precinct Music decided the time had come to bring a top…
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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…
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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…
