Dan Croll is a Liverpudlian songsmith who has appeared out of nowhere with an arsenal of killer pop songs and a unique style that’s getting tongues wagging and radio stations buzzing. This weekend marked his first ever appearance at The Great Escape festival, where his flamboyant live act went down a storm. His playful sound weaves in vibrant electronic flourishes with psychedelic guitars and genuine pop hooks….
Artists, record labels and managers should view streaming services as both a means to distribute their music to fans and as a valuable marketing tool to build awareness, an industry panel has asserted.
Independent record labels and artists are keener to embrace digital than their major label counterparts, a music industry expert has said.
Chris Cooke, business editor of CMU, used his keynote speech at The Great Escape this morning to assert that there has never been a better time for creative, entrepreneurial artists in the music industry.
PRS for Music Foundation and Arts Council England (ACE) have launched a £500,000 music fund to develop the careers of artists and songwriters.
The value of social media for emerging music acts lies in engagement rather than ‘likes’, an industry panel at this year’s Great Escape has said.
Opportunities in emerging markets and the revival of HMV point to a recorded music sector which is ‘not yet dead’, a panellist at The Great Escape conference has said.
With 350 acts playing across Brighton in the next 3 days, we ask our favourite tastemakers to reveal their must-sees…
The Midnight Beast bill themselves as a trio of comedy upstarts with musical know-how and internet savvy…
Sid Batham is a 22 year old singer songwriter who emerged out of nowhere at the start of 2013 armed with a handful of assured killer pop songs. His soulful voice and assured way with a tune is best heard on his debut Reputation EP while his debut LP is already in the can and expected to drop later this year. Check him out performing live at this year’s Great Escape Festival…
Organisers of the Glasgow International Jazz Festival have revealed full details of the 2013 programme, which features British jazz legend Stan Tracey CBE and renowned composer Burt Bacharach.
The National Theatre (NT) is to host to a new cross-arts project exploring the power of sound, with electronic producer Matthew Herbert and NT associate director Ben Power at the helm.
IMS NEWS: Ed Banger’s Pedro Winter, Ministry’s Lohan Presencer and K7’s Horst Weidenmuller are among latest names to sign up to the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) industry body.
A new opera celebrating the life of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison is launching at the Hippodrome Theatre in Todmorden this summer.
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