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Music Business Support - Current Programme

  • Music Clinics

    The music clinic offers a wide range of services and reassurance to those taking the first few steps in the music industry.

  • The Know How

    The Know How is the seminar series which takes place in the run up to the Evolution Festival. Bringing key industry player to the area to discuss the burning issues of the day for the music industry.

  • Managing a Music Business Enterprise (MMBE)

    Managing a Music Business Enterprise (MMBE) is a 13 week music course designed for anyone looking to establish their own music business.

  • Compact

    Compact is Generator’s new programme of music business development seminars, which will offer a structured framework for pre-startup, new enterprises and established music businesses to support their growth.

  • Music Futures

    Music Futures is a series of panels, key notes and discussions featuring industry heads that have taken place in Newcastle and Leeds. Specifically for Music Businesses, Music Futures provides access to information regarding the latest developments in digital platforms and networking opportunities.

  • Music Futures: Newcastle 2011

Music Business Support - Essential Information

  • Services

    Alongside your own ‘hands’ on activities you may want to look at bringing in professional services to help you with your development plan.

  • PR

    Our guide to the increasingly important area of Press and PR.

  • Advice on Finance

    Advice on raising finance for a new music business through Generator specialist consultants or options to go it alone.

  • Plugging

    Musicians and music businesses may want to bring in professional services to help with marketing and promotions- here's our guide to the role of Pluggers.

  • Retail

    The routes to market for music and intellectual property are changing rapidly, explore our business model plan.

  • Digital

    A useful guide to distributing music digitally.

  • Distribution

    The distribution stage is a process where you will have to convince third parties of your products commercial potential, find out how.

  • Marketing

    See how approaching a music marketing campaign with the same level of analysis and planning as any other business is essential.

  • Publishing

    See where music publishers and revenue streams fit into music publishing.

  • Contracts

    An overview of the most important contracts in the music business.

  • Record Labels

    Information on independent and major record labels.

  • Legal

    All contracts in the music business require some degree of legal negotiation, find out how to handle legal issues in our article.

  • Licensing

    An overview of licenses which apply to music for third party use.

  • Management

    Our list of key activities and skills required to be involved in music management.

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