MUISC INDUSTRY Workshops

Music Industry Workshops
From Inception to the Charts – The Artists Journey

This series of workshops is designed to take the participants on a journey from making a record to the point of release and beyond. Along the way we encounter, via the records trajectory, the huge array of jobs available in the music industry.

It is a fun and interactive way for young people to grasp the breadth and scope of the opportunities available regardless of qualifications and abilities. We aim to inspire participants to look beyond the mainly unrealistic dream of becoming a rapper or pop idol to something within their grasp by showing the options and pathways.

The workshops cover a lot of ground and can be condensed or expanded depending on the available time, funds and requirements. They can be presented as a series of three-hour workshops loosely broken up as follows.

Workshop One
Writing & Recording a demo
Getting the record professionally recorded and cut
Finding a manager

Workshop Two
How to promote your record
Getting a record/publishing deal
Legal and Business

Workshop Three
Live Music and Related Areas (this can also be covered in the performance workshop)

We can also do these as a longer series of workshops going into more detail in each area and book guests who work in these areas to talk about what they do.

Area                                                              Jobs Discussed

We also provide the following related workshops:

Event Promotion/Management

• This workshop will include brainstorming with participants and coming up with an event outline. If done as a series, we can work towards actually putting on an appropriate event.

• Concept – idea behind event, USP, how are you going to market it and get people there
• Venues – what kind of venue, deal options, how to approach, contracts/agreement
• Booking artists/DJ’s – what kind of artist/DJ, what role are they fulfilling/how to secure them
• Flyers – check list, getting artwork done, price guide
• Press – what to cover and how to cover it, writing the press release
• Online – what to cover and how
• Databases – how to use and what come back to expect
• Logistic – event running order, call sheets, timelines
• On the day
• Banners/gobos/branding – how and where to get
• Target – what are you trying to achieve and what is realistic
• Building a brand – brand extension ideas

This workshop will include brainstorming with the participants and actually coming up with an event outline

DJ Workshop

Presented in conjunction with an established Radio DJ, this is a practical session that involves a demonstration and the option for students to have a go themselves.
Also covers how:

to get your records/download MP3’s
to stay ahead of the bunch
to get onto record company promo mailouts
to go about getting gigs
to market yourself
much to charge
to get on the radio

Performance Workshop;
Presented in conjunction with a choreographer or artist who can give practical tips from actual experience. Can be done as a one off three-hour workshop or as series. If done as a series there is the opportunity to work on a performance piece for each participant with the option of this leading to a show.

Covers

• Review of what makes for a good performance (using video footage)
• Performing to different size audiences
• How to win your audience over
• Finding your own style of presentation
• Presenting your ideas to the group with suggestions, ideas and feed back
• Trying out your ideas in front of the group, further review
• Filming the performances so that the performer can watch back and see for themselves what works and what doesn't  (time permitting)
• How to get live shows
• Touring – what to expect

All workshops work interactively encouraging participants to put forward their thoughts and ideas and are designed to build confidence, co operation and general life skills as well as provide practical information about the topic.

For further information contact Rachael Bee at Impact Ventures - 020 8671 2161
rachaelbee@impactventures.co.uk

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