MUSIC PRODUCTION

Jordan Stephens, 28, has already had an exciting and diverse career. Born in Brighton, he formed hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks in 2008 - they have sold over one million singles and over 600,000 albums in the UK. He is also a famous actor, known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Last Vegas (2013) and Why Him? (2016). More recently he has created #IAMWHOLE, an anti-stigma mental health initiative developed in partnership with the NHS and YMCA.

This special Q&A session hosted by Sunny Winter (promoter, tour manager and Assistant Manager at Kobalts, looking after clients like Arcade Fire) will cover Jordan's career, demonstrating how having diverse income streams can create a sustainable career. It will also include his work in promoting mental health. The session will cover:

• Aspirations and inspirations.

• Music career.

• Acting career.

• Mental health and foundation of I Am Whole.

• Diversity in the music and film industries.

• Thoughts on the future for music and acting.

Tarek Musa is a songwriter, producer and mixer based in Liverpool, UK. From teenage years spent skateboarding with The 1975 to international success with his band Spring King, Tarek Musa gives us the inside track on his favourite gear, why he loves the studio and how imposing creative limitations can give your music the edge. He has worked with some of the UK’s most exciting artists including Circa Waves, The Big Moon, Gengahr, Avalanche Party and Kagoule.

Tarek will host a studio sound masterclass looking at his studio, working practices, recording, mixing and mastering.

This session is available in the Stream Room.

In July 2020, Lost Horizons (Glastonbury) ran as a virtual festival hosted in Sansar. Festival goers could wander around the site exploring interactive content and stages, just like at a real event. The event proved extremely popular with numerous performances from DJs and acts. Chris Macmeikan MBE, Music Director, and Sam Speight, don of all things VR, from festival veterans Continental Drifts, take you on a journey of how the festival went online.

The music festival is one of the most immersive real experiences there is. Can you create a festival experience virtually? Is this something that is temporary, or is it here to stay? This session will explore all this and more, including a retrospective of Continental Drifts role in providing content for festivals over several decades.

This session is available in the Stream Room.

Panel exploring how musicians can make money in a world affected by Covid and digital content. Led by Crispin Hunt, multi-platinum selling songwriter and record producer who has worked with or for Jake Bugg, Florence and The Machine, Lana Del Ray, Ellie Goulding, Maverick Sabre, Newton Faulkner, Natalie Imbruglia, Bat For Lashes (Ivors Academy). He will be in discussion with former Gomez frontman Tom Gray who has set up Broken Record to highlight the crisis in pay for musicians. The session is hosted by Sunny Winter.

This panel features two of the leading champions for fair pay for musicians in the UK. Tom Gray, via his Broken Record initiative, has been instrumental in getting the DCMS to set up an enquiry into rates for musicians. The panel will cover:

• Impact of pandemic on music artist income

• The historical issue of artist pay.

• Income for artists from official streams and the current cuts for labels.

• Income for artists from other digital platforms, such as YouTube.

• Income for artists from event promoters and how this is changing.

Our career journey might mean changing roles and even sectors. We should prepare for change. Louis, son of the infamous Ozzy, began as a DJ, then trained to become a lawyer and ended up as an artist manager with his own company. Find out more about his journey via this exclusive insight.

This talk with Louis will focus on career change and how your job can change on your journey through life. The session will cover:

• Aspirations and inspirations.

• Influence of Ozzy Osbourne.

• DJ work.

• Retraining.

• Setting up a business.

• Artist management.

Bandcamp believe that music is an indispensable part of culture, and for that culture to thrive, artists - no matter the size of their audience - must be compensated fairly and transparently for their work. Aly Gillani is the European Label Rep for Bandcamp. Aly is also the founder of Worldwide Awards Label of the Year, First Word Records, home to Children Of Zeus, Tall Black Guy, Eric Lau, Kaidi Tatham, Tawiah and many more. Originally a club promoter he ran seminal club nights Funky Mule and New Bohemia in his adopted city of Leeds for many years. Starting First Word in 2004, he is also an acclaimed DJ with regular spots at a host of European venues and London radio stations Balamii and Worldwide FM.

This session will provide an overview of how Bandcamp can be used by artists to develop their careers, connecting them with potential audiences around the world.

Jacqueline Winstanley, a RSA Fellow, is a global disruptor and innovator with a deeply held and proven conviction to increasing equality of access to life’s opportunities.

She holds a series of directorships with many organisations nationally plus one in New York: Founder and CEO, Universal Inclusion www.universalinclusion.co.uk and the The Inclusive Entrepreneur Network. Jacqueline is a recognised expert and consultant on accessibility and inclusion challenges.

Hosted by Carol Ann Whitehead FRSA, also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (The Zebra Partnership and Diversity Director for Industry Week) to coincide with Global Entrepreneurship Week. They will discuss the launch of the Inclusive Entrepreneur Network, the involvement of Manchester events and media students in the conference during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2019 and Jacqueline's passion for 'Opening up the Creative Space' and plans going forward.

Gillian Davis is a leadership expert and founder of OverTime Leader, an agency that supports leaders to navigate the complexity and uncertainty in global companies like TaskRabbit, Spotify, and Wetransfer.

This FREE session from Creative Entrepreneurs will examine what it takes to inspire and support others. It will cover:

• What’s a leadership style – and how can I work out mine?

• How can I tell if I’m a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ leader of my team?

• Why do I feel ‘stuck’ as a new leader and what do I need to change?

Aimed at beginners as well as experienced leaders, it will offer insights into developing your leadership style.

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Students can register for FREE to the Ultimate Seminar, running 21st and 22nd November run by Cre8ting Vision. The event aim is to educate and encourage today’s generation to become tomorrow’s leaders in their chosen field. It will inspire and enable students to learn valuable business skills, to gain insight into their chosen field and benefit from networking opportunities. Established music professionals lead each panel and share inspirational experiences, encouraging individuals to set personal goals and realise their own objectives and ambitions.

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of using code to create musical tracks using the TidalCycles coding language.

Participants won't need to have any experience with using code and will be guided through the process. In the session we will learn how to programme basic drum beats and synthesiser patterns. We will learn how to add effects and warp these patterns to make exciting new sounds, and see how the computer can become a powerful way to make music.

You will need access to a laptop and an internet connection. This workshop is online and pay as you feel but booking is required via Eventbrite. suggested donation £5.

BBC Music Introducing LIVE ran from 24th October to 31st October 2020, but you can catch up on what happened. BBC Music Introducing LIVE is one of the UK’s biggest, fastest-growing and most exciting music industry events, supporting and inspiring the next generation of industry leaders, artists and creatives.

The event kicked off with each of the 36 local Introducing radio shows broadcasting a 30 minute Masterclass. Guests include Jack Garratt, Jamz Supernova, Pete Tong, Pendulum, Georgia and Connie Constance plus many more. There were also Spotlight Sessions from the most exciting artist in each area across the UK.

There were five Headline Panels offering expert advice on around topics including Powerful Women in the Music Industry, LGBTQ+ Artists Sparking a Revolution and How to Survive Financially in the Music Industry.

> Explore the sessions

UK Music has revealed the findings of its 2020 Workforce Diversity Survey in its UK Music Diversity Report 2020.

Among the key findings of the 2020 Music Industry Workforce Diversity Survey are:

• Representation of Black, Asian and other ethnic minorities among those aged 16-24 in the music industry stands at record 30.6% - up from 25.9% in 2018.

• Proportion of women increases from 45.3% in 2016 to new high of 49.6% in 2020.

• Number of people from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority communities at entry-level rises from 23.2% in 2018 to new high of 34.6% in 2020.

• Number of women in the 45-64 age group drops from 38.7% in 2018 to 35% in 2020.

• Representation of Black, Asian and other ethnic minorities at senior executive levels rises from 17.9% in 2018 to new high of 19.9% - but that means they fill just one in five senior posts.

> Read the report