Music Industry Business Training - Fully funded!

Structuring & Taxation for Music Managers & Record Companies - 23 September, 9am -12.30pm

This fully funded half day workshop, including question time, will cover how to effectively structure your Music business activities.

Course content includes:

• Factors, including taxation and risk management that need to be considered when determining appropriate ownership structures for music managers and their artists. (e.g. partnerships, companies, sole traders and trusts)
• Dealing with and managing provisional tax
• Standard royalty and mechanical payments from labels to artists
• What can/can’t be recouped?
• What do/don’t you pay mechanicals on
• Agreements for multiple shareholders/partnerships which provide a mechanism for setting boundaries for peoples actions, disagreements and entitlements
• Brief overview of taxation implications when doing business offshore

Registered attendees are entitled to a one-on-one coaching session which can be booked after the workshop.

Music, Marketing & Promotion - 17 November, 9am - 4.30pm

Raise your profile within the music sector by attending this fully funded full day workshop that will review and explore promotional skills, publicity plans, and more; all supported by real-world examples. Guest Speaker Mark Kneebone (Isaac Promotions) will share industry experiences and knowledge.
Course content includes:

• Target Markets: understanding your fans, their lifestyle and their values
• Establish a reputation: Branding and image
• Sponsorship management and merchandise
• Winning over the media and building a strategy to do so
• Promotion: What is your Media Strategy?
  • Creating a loyal fan base/Fan base management
  • Getting out there: Events, touring and gigs
  • Viral marketing
  • Radio - getting on air
• Distribution and retail strategy
• The effect of technology and the web

Registered attendees are entitled to a one-on-one coaching session which can be booked after the workshop.