Top 5 Resources for Musicians
If you’re involved in music where can you find answers to your writing, composing, recording and performing questions? Ronnie Gurr recommends five sites to refer to.
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If you’re involved in music where can you find answers to your writing, composing, recording and performing questions? Ronnie Gurr recommends five sites to refer to.
Represents over 30,000 musicians working in all sectors of the music business. As well as negotiating on behalf of musicians with all the major employers in the industry, it provides assistance for professional and student musicians of all ages. It has specialist full-time officials available to immediately tackle the issues raised by musicians working in the live arena, the recording studio or when writing and composing. Such issues can range from copyright protection to valuable contractual advice or from the recovery of unpaid fees to crucial work in health and safety.
Incorporates the former Performing Right Society Ltd (PRS) and licenses the performing right in copyright music on behalf of its composer and music publishing members. It also incorporates the former Mechanical Copyright Protection Society Ltd (MCPS) and licenses, on behalf of those same members, the making of mechanical copies of copyright music (i.e. recording onto a CD, tape, video or DVD).
An information hub for the UK’s music businesses that addresses change and innovation through informed debate, objective analysis and industry engagement. The site offers limited free access to some information. Payment of an annual membership fee gives access to rich content including commissioned technical industry reports, event transcripts and a network of contacts.
Maintains an extensive database of contact details for contributors to music-making in Scotland today. The centre also offers information on music-related jobs and holds the definitive library collection of Scottish contemporary sheet music and related recordings.
Features advice for unsigned and undiscovered artists, the latest music from BBC Introducing acts and guest posts from BBC DJs and music industry figures.