Stories, insights, and personal industry tips.
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The importance of a team and launching your own business: James Burns
Read more: The importance of a team and launching your own business: James BurnsHey James! What have you been up to recently? A few things, but the main thing is starting the Indie London gig guide. it’s been really nice. We’ve started recruiting some writers and we’ve got…
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Evolving in the industry, making your own opportunities, and running a music discovery platform: Zac Chidgey
Read more: Evolving in the industry, making your own opportunities, and running a music discovery platform: Zac ChidgeyWhat have you been up to recently? Lately I’ve been listening to lots of new music and going to gigs around Manchester to find the best grassroots artists, there’s so many great ones that don’t…
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The state of press, utilising social media and discovering talent: Katherine Cantwell
Read more: The state of press, utilising social media and discovering talent: Katherine CantwellTell us about starting your career and how it went from writing for your Stalky Music blog, to interning, and then working at Heavenly. I started my own blog StalkyMusic.com (stalking the best new bands…
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Campaigning for artists, opportunities to grow, and hidden diversity in the industry: Paul Bonham
Read more: Campaigning for artists, opportunities to grow, and hidden diversity in the industry: Paul BonhamGreat to have you on Paul! So to begin, how did it all evolve from the beginning? To be honest around the start we just did things very DIY. I didn’t really know how you…
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Meeting the Music Industry and more
Read more: Meeting the Music Industry and moreOne amazing thing about the music industry is the amount of opportunities scattered around. Take conferences for example, events that help unite professionals from various sides of the business and welcome in a new generation…
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Standing out of the box, rediscovering sound and embracing local scenes: NikNak
Read more: Standing out of the box, rediscovering sound and embracing local scenes: NikNakHey, thanks for coming on! So what have you been up to recently? I’ve been recovering from the festival season because it’s been quite ridiculous and, enjoying the weather. Also kind of getting ready for…
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A note on networking and alternate voices in the music industry.
Read more: A note on networking and alternate voices in the music industry.So a while ago I went to a networking night in Manchester with a charity that I admire a lot for its work to support kids of all walks of life and their journeys with…
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Building relationships, finding originality, & balancing music and business: Kenni Blu
Read more: Building relationships, finding originality, & balancing music and business: Kenni BluKenni Blu is the next busy guest on our list. Let’s just begin with, what have you been up to lately? So more recently I’ve been kind of back producing kind of records rather than…
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Coming out of your shell, seeing artists grow, and doing it for the love of it: Jonny Nolan
Read more: Coming out of your shell, seeing artists grow, and doing it for the love of it: Jonny NolanNext comes the music enthusiast Jonny Nolan. Hey Jonny, so what led you up to kind of doing the degree in photography? Growing up, my mum was a prolific holiday photo book album maker. And…
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Quitting uni, setting boundaries and nurturing the North: Eva Davies
Read more: Quitting uni, setting boundaries and nurturing the North: Eva DaviesInsight Avenues kicks off with the lovely Eva Davies. Hey Eva! So I see that you’re the label manager at Come Play With Me, is that based in Leeds? Yeah, our office is in Leeds.…