Welcome to MusicTank
Welcome to MusicTank, a business development network for the UK music industry, owned and operated by the University of Westminster - it's purpose; to engage with industry, innovation and change across the music business.
News
Sep 01, 2010
4 Strategies To Kickstart The Music Biz
This Billboard piece considers four key strategies that it thinks will help the industry prosper in the next decade: new alternatives to label financing; fan engagement through ticketing; better products and services; canny use of marketing and online tools.
Aug 31, 2010
Wrongfully Accused Of File-Sharing? File For Harassment
There are tens of thousands of people out there receiving letters from lawyers which demand payments to make potential copyright infringement lawsuits go away. Those wrongfully accused have been fighting back in a number of ways, and not without success. Now a team of lawyers is offering to coordinate a group action, with the aim of gathering compensation for victims through harassment claims.
Aug 30, 2010
Tesco Trials Music In 420 Petrol Stations With Faithless Release
Tesco is to ramp up the promotional campaign behind its exclusive Faithless album with a £100,000 burst of activity which will put CDs into 420 Tesco petrol stations for the first time.
Newsletters
Sep 02, 2010
YEAR ZERO
Reading our now familiar introduction to our new think tank series, (Year Zero), many of you will be shaking your head, remonstrating that we’ve confused the music business for the recordings business. Well we haven’t – anyone reading headline after headline this summer chronicling the US touring slump will know that no sector is immune to the need to constantly provide value to fans...
Jul 28, 2010
HI HO SILVER LINING
Scarcely a day seemingly passes without another locker service launching or mobile hack being developed and as smartphones make the transition from niche to mainstream, what we’ve currently seen really is just the start.
Jun 17, 2010
THINK ABOUT IT
We've often ragged on the music industry for being slow to evolve and adapt to the changing world around it, and whilst there’s certainly a lot of truth to that, it does do a disservice to many of those who work within it. Spend five minutes at any industry gathering and it’s clear that there are plenty of bright and innovative people with ideas that, if given a chance, could clearly benefit the industry...
Hot Topic
Our ‘Year Zero’ think tank series focuses on encouraging innovation across the board and considers how developing technologies impact the business to our advantage. More... http://www.musictank.co.uk/events/improving-the-live-experience/#yearzero
Contribute an idea to our ‘How About’ section to be in with a chance of winning a DAB radio handset courtesy of Roberts Radio... http://www.musictank.co.uk/how-about
Creative Futures - a FREE 3-year programme of business advice, mentoring, workshops and seminars available to small creative businesses... http://www.creative-futures.co.uk/
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MusicTank Events
UPCOMING: Sep 23, 2010
Saving The Golden Goose: Improving The Live Experience
In the first of our Year Zero series of think tanks, MusicTank asks how we can improve the general public’s experience of live music, and in so doing protect an increasingly vital income stream?
UPCOMING: Oct 02, 2010
Apple-Accredited Course - Logic 101: Introduction to Logic Express 9 and Logic Pro 9
DON'T MISS EARLY BIRD PRICES. Taught by Gary Bromham - an Apple-selected Distinguished Professionals - this Apple-accredited shortcourse is based on the authoritative book ‘Logic Pro 9 and Logic Express 9’ by David Nahmani, and over three-days will provide a thorough insight into professional audio production with Apple Logic Express and Apple Logic Pro 9 (101).
UPCOMING: Oct 11, 2010
'Words Up' - Music Writing For People Who Mean Business
DON'T MISS EARLY BIRD PRICES. Confirmed contributors incl. Rob da Bank, Mojo, Basement Jaxx, Hot Chip & Atlantic Records UK...This innovative music journalism course aims to engage a breed of writer who has the drive and talent to steer a new anti-churnalism campaign - with our help. This course aims to bring back excellent writing and journalism skills, with an unapologetic back-to-basics philosophy and is tutored by Lulu Le Vay, Journalist, Marketing Consultant and all round creative hustler.
UPCOMING: Nov 09, 2010
The Brave New World of Location-Based, App-Driven & Immersive Marketing
For this think tank we want to create a positive environment where all the current technological innovations and trends, from social media, mobile apps, augmented reality, location-based games and hardware developments can be discussed, and their positive application to the music industry debated.
