Off The Record Presents Promoting Your Music
We are so excited to welcome you to the second of three virtual Off The Record evenings! 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 - 16:55 - Getting media coverage: all you need to know about Press & PR
Speakers: Jo Dargie (PR Manager & Music Journalist) and Katie Guthrie (Underground Sounds / Wee PR)
16:55 - 17:35 - How To Build Your Brand Online
Speakers: Daria Jaszcz (Scottish Music Industry Association), Feena McKinnell (EHFM / Miss World) and Sadie Thompson (Motive Unknown)
17:35 - 17:45 - Break
17:45 - 18:15 Expanding Your Network
Speakers: Jodi Findlay (SILVI) and Naomi Hollas (Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival)
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
Daria Jaszcz
(Scottish Music Industry Association)
Jodi Findlay
(SILVI)
Sadie Thompson
(Motive Unknown)
Feena McKinnell
(EHFM / Miss World)
Katie Guthrie
(Underground Sounds)
Jo Dargie
(PR Manager & Music Journalist)
Naomi Hollas
(Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival)
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
