Off The Record Presents Live

We are so excited to welcome you to the final virtual Off The Record evening! We have a whole evening of panels, presentations and networking opportunities lined up for you...

We have pulled together some amazing resources to give you a helping hand in figuring out the music industry. The content will be available across the three days of virtual evenings. You can find everything you need to start out your career in the music business.


Schedule Overview

16:00 - 16:15 - Welcome

16:15 - 16:45 - DIY Artist Approach to Live + Building An Audience
Speakers: Courtney Mackin (Cortne / MusicPlus / Hit The Road) and Sanjeev Mann (Supermann on da beat / Hip Hop Collective)

16:45 - 17:15 - Working in Live Music (Agents, Promoters and Touring)
Speakers: Caitlin-Finn Ballard (ATC Live) and Meg Denholm (DF Concerts)

17:15 - 17:30 - Break

17:30 - 17:45 - Ticketing services + data
Speakers: Kitt Carr (Wide Events)

17:45 - 18:15 - Working in Live Music (Festivals and Showcasing)
Speakers: Mobolaji Agoro (Pitch Scotland / Forij Management / Up2Standard) and Sarah Jones (FOCUS Wales)

18:00 - 18:45 - Social, an opportunity to meet the speakers, get sector specific advice and network with peers.


Speakers

click the images below to find out more about each speaker

Courtney Mackin
(Cortne / MusicPlus / Hit The Road)

Meg Denholm
(DF Concerts)

Sarah Jones
(FOCUS Wales)

Caitlin-Finn Ballard
(ATC Live)

Mobolaji Agoro
(Pitch Scotland / Forij Management / UP2STNDRD)

Kitt Carr
(Wide Events)

Sanjeev Mann
(Supermann on da beat / Hip Hop Collective)


Resources

PDF GUIDES

Off The Record ‘How-To PDF Guides’

PODCAST

Featuring a diverse range of professionals

YOUTUBE SHORTS

‘Music Industry in Minutes’ short videos


Industry Jargon Busters

Don’t worry if you’re not fully up-to-date on the Music Industry lingo, we’ve got you covered!
Here are three excellent resources for getting on top of all that jargon…

Useful Articles

Want to apply for funding but just have no idea where to start? Not sure how to start building your fanbase? Or maybe you’re struggling to interpret your artist data? These articles will be sure to help!

Aim Guides

The Association of Independent Music have developed two incredible introductory guides to the music industry:
Distribution Revolution and Start-Up Guide to Music Business, which you can download below…

click each image below to download the guides