Category: Workshops

Business development and skills workshops for people working in the Scottish music industry

  • SMIA Workshops: Creative Scotland Culture Organisations & Venues Recovery Funding Application Advice

    SMIA Workshops: Creative Scotland Culture Organisations & Venues Recovery Funding Application Advice

    With the recent announcement of the Creative Scotland ‘Cultural Organisations & Venues Fund’ the SMIA presents a workshop with Jennifer McGlone on Thursday 17th September at 1pm which will provide an overview and advice for those thinking of applying.

  • SMIA Workshops: Creating Engaging Video Content for Music Projects From Home

    SMIA Workshops: Creating Engaging Video Content for Music Projects From Home

    Besides music, video content is one of the best ways to engage, inform, and entertain an audience, but due to Covid-19 we have found ourselves unable to make the kinds of content we used to.  Taking place on Monday 20th July 2-4pm, this workshop filmmaker Gareth Goodlad (Danger Kill Productions) will be sharing with you…

  • SMIA Workshops: Understanding and Utilising Data for Music Projects

    SMIA Workshops: Understanding and Utilising Data 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 this FREE Understanding and Utilising Data for Music Projects workshop taking place online via Zoom on Thursday 16th July from 2pm – 4pm. About the Workshop Learn the basics of digital marketing and…

  • SMIA Workshops: Maintaining a Healthy Work/Life Balance During the Coronavirus Crisis

    SMIA Workshops: Maintaining a Healthy Work/Life Balance During the Coronavirus Crisis

    Since lockdown, many people are working from home and are struggling to strike a healthy work/life balance because the lines are more blurred. This workshop will deliver tips to help create or maintain more balance.

  • SMIA Workshops: Current Funding Opportunities for Music Professionals

    SMIA Workshops: Current Funding Opportunities for Music Professionals

    There are always a number of great opportunities for funding your ideas and projects, and at the moment due to the pandemic, there’s even more funds available than normal. Join us to find out more about what opportunities exist for you.

  • SMIA Workshops: Lockdown Live Streaming for Music Projects

    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…

  • SMIA Workshops: Formalising Your Music Business

    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…

  • SMIA Workshops: Building A Career In Scotland’s Music Industry

    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…

  • SMIA Workshops: Touring in Rural Scotland

    SMIA Workshops: Touring in Rural Scotland

    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 ‘Touring in Rural Scotland’ workshop at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh, taking place on Tuesday 25th February 11am – 1pm. About the Workshop Are you band,…

  • SMIA Workshops: An Introduction to Events Management

    SMIA Workshops: An Introduction to Events Management

    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 ‘Introduction to Events Management’ as part of this year’s Question Session at The Lighthouse in Glasgow, taking place on Saturday 8th February 3pm – 5pm. About the…

  • SMIA Workshops: Artist Management: Retaining Your Ethics and Protecting Art in the Music Industries

    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…

  • SMIA Workshops: Live Streaming Music Projects

    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…

  • SMIA Workshops: Branding Your Music Project

    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…

  • SMIA Workshops: Innate Well-being and Resilience for Music Practitioners

    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…

  • SMIA Workshops: Music PR on a Budget

    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…

  • SMIA Workshops: Music Industry Contract Essentials, Copyright and Monetising Intellectual Property

    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…