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BRITISH MUSIC @ SXSW PARTNERS
PARTNERS
ACCELERATOR / MMF
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Since its inception in 1992, the Music Managers Forum (The MMF) has worked to educate, inform and represent UK managers, as well as offering a network through which managers can share experiences, opportunities and information. Our membership stands at over 1,200 managers based in the UK with global businesses, and a wider network of over 2,700 managers in the USA. Current MMF initiatives include: - The Accelerator Programme for Music Managers: a groundbreaking funding and skills initiative launched in partnership with YouTube Music, Arts Council England and the Scottish Music Industry Association - Dissecting The Digital Dollar: a series of publications to help artists and their managers better understand the streaming business - Managing Expectations: a deep dive report and survey into the careers and lifestyle of UK music managers, including those who specialise in managing composers, songwriters and producers - ReBuild: a new support fund for UK-based managers impacted by COVID-19 - The FanFair Alliance campaign to reform the UK’s secondary ticketing market The MMF is a founding member of UK Music, the European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA) and the Council of Music Makers (CMM).
Annabella Coldrick (CEO)
+44 7967 806543 annabella@themmf.net
themmf.net
AIM
Learn the rules so you know how to play the game. AIM is the not-for-profit organisation representing and supporting the UK’s independent music community, which makes up over a quarter of the UK’s recorded music market. AIM exists to level the playing field for UK independent music businesses – the beating heart of music! If you are a self-releasing artist, label, manager, entrepreneur, or any business that releases music, AIM will help you to navigate the ever-changing music industry. We fight for your rights and give you the tools to Create, Build and Win. AIM also shines a light on our powerful community with the annual AIM Independent Music Awards. Jude McArdle | Membership Manager jude@aim.org.uk Ben Wynter | Entrepreneur & Outreach Manager ben@aim.org.uk
aim.org.uk
ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people’s lives. We support a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries, and we invest public money from government and the National Lottery to help create these experiences for as many people as possible across the country.
artscouncil.org.uk
AWESOME
Awesome Merch makes custom merch, print & clothing for the music industry, creatives & businesses. Our teams & factories in Austin, TX, & Leeds, UK, offer a wide range of services for artists, labels, management, festivals & more. E-commerce & fulfillment. Design & 1000+ custom products made in house.
Luke Hodson
luke@awesomemerch.com +1 512 521 8571
awesomemerch.com
BBC Music is proud to support British Music across our television, radio and digital services. We are very excited to base ourselves at the British Music Embassy for 4 nights, broadcasting acts across BBC networks and 36 Introducing shows across the UK. Our new music initiative BBC Music Introducing is dedicated to giving new artists career-propelling opportunities. We are coming up to one million tracks (and counting!) uploaded to BBC Music Introducing, and over 280,000 registered artists. The journey starts with airplay on BBC local radio, then onto Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2, 6Music, The Asian Network and Radio 3. We also give artists the chance perform on the legendary Introducing stages at key festivals in the UK and internationally. Big name artists we have supported over the years include Little Simz, Arlo Parks, Wolf Alice and The 1975. We’re delighted to have BBC Music returning to SXSW in 2022 to showcase more fantastic and emerging British talent at the British Music Embassy with our partners.
bbc.co.uk
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
Belfast City Council provides a specialist, supportive environment to energise the creative digital sector in the City. From large scale Hollywood productions to exciting new digital start-ups, record labels and artists, the convergence of these industries is driving innovation and propelling new economic growth in Belfast.
Brendan McGoran
mcgoranb@belfastcity.gov.uk
www.belfastcity.gov.uk
THE BPI
BPI is the Trade Association for Record Labels in the UK which represents over 400 independent labels and the UK’s three major labels, which account for 90% of music released in the UK. BPI promotes British music overseas through its various Trade missions and the Music Export Growth Scheme. It provides insights, training and networking with its free member training, Innovation Hub, Insight Sessions, and reports. The BPI administers the Certified Awards, co-owns the Official Charts, organises The BRIT Awards and is also home to the Mercury Prize.
Chris Tams
+44 7872 693984 chris.tams@bpi.co.uk
bpi.co.uk
Celebrating 21 years helping musicians and music-makers navigate and succeed at international music showcases. Since our first UK showcase at SXSW in 2002 (featuring Elbow and Oxide and Neutrino) we have learnt a huge amount about the international showcasing landscape and have worked with some amazing worldclass talent. We mainly focus on music outside the mainstream - from folk and hip-hop to metal and beyond - and produced an amazing grime showcase for Team GB at the Rio Olympics. We are funded by Arts Council England and other public agencies and our offices are in the Musicians’ Union in Oval, London. We offer help with travel and accommodation for musicians through our relationship with the PRSF International Showcase Fund and provide artist development tools including exploreinternational.co.uk. We also host a touring cultural exchange between the UK and Brazil called Bass Culture Clash and create playlists and videos and produce new music radio shows for British Airways in-flight entertainment system.
britishunderground.net
DIT
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) helps businesses export, drives inward & outward investment, negotiates market access & trade deals, and champions free trade. We are an international economic department, responsible for: • supporting & encouraging UK businesses to drive sustainable international growth • ensuring the UK remains a leading destination for international investment • opening markets, moulding a trade environment with new and existing partners which is free and fair • using trade & investment to underpin the government’s agenda for a Global Britain and its ambitions for prosperity, stability and security worldwide. Phil Patterson (Music Specialist) +44 7831 237981 phil.patterson@trade.gov.uk
DIY MAGAZINE
Founded in 2002 and launching our first print edition in 2011, DIY has spent the best part of this century digging deep into the best new music the UK and beyond has to offer. With everyone from breaking artists to bona fide legends gracing the cover over the years, DIY is still constantly continuing to expand, with 2022 seeing the launch of our first DIY Alive festival alongside tours, gigs, huge interview exclusives and more.
Rupert Vereker
+44 7773 370743 rupert@diymag.com diymag.com
Kilie are now firmly established as one of the UK’s leading independent national promoters working on acts across a wide range of genres in venues ranging from small clubs to arenas and beyond - as well as a developing portfolio of festival interests. The British Music @ SXSW music consultant for SXSW 2022. info@kililive.com
kililive.com & kilimanjarolive.co.uk
LICKS
From a makeshift home office to distributing copies worldwide in one year, LICKS is an inclusive new music magazine known for its bold features, introspective interviews, and innovative photoshoots. Our community of designers, writers, and creatives works closely with artists to produce a digital and physical magazine in addition to promoting unique and electrifying live events in the UK and the USA. LICKS delivers diversity, innovation, and great taste in music. LICKS MAGAZINE!
Jack Parker
+44 7775 260966 jack@bigindie.com licksmag.com
PPL
PPL licenses recorded music in the UK for 130,000 performers and record companies, working to make sure they are paid when their tracks are played in public or broadcast. These include independent and major record companies, together with performers ranging from emerging musicians to globally renowned artists. In 2021 we paid out £228.7 million to more musicians, artists and record labels than ever before.
Dan Millington
Dan.millington@ppluk.com
Davy Wales
Davy.wales@ppluk.com
Leo O’Brien
Leo.o’brien@ppluk.com
Sarah Mitchell
Sarah.mitchell@ppluk.com
Sarah Wall
Sarah.wall@ppluk.com
PPLUK.com
PRS FOUNDATION
PRS Foundation is the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development. Since 2000 PRS Foundation has given more than £41 million to over 8,100 new music initiatives by awarding grants and leading partnership programmes that support music sector development. Most recently 8 out of 12 Mercury Prize nominees and 13 MOBO nominees in 2021 had received PRS Foundation support as well as 11 artists nominated for the BRIT Awards 2022.
We support a huge range of international opportunities across all music genres including showcasing, residencies and our EU funded Keychange initiative. At SXSW we host a showcase with BBC Music Introducing at the British Music Embassy and our International Showcase Fund has supported more than 35 of the UK artists performing at SXSW. We also host annual workshops before SXSW to help UK artists and delegates plan their trip. Joe Frankland (CEO, PRS Foundation) joe@prsfoundation.com Becci Scotcher (Senior Grants & Programmes Manager) becci@prsfoundation.com Kwame Safo (Grants & Programmes Manager Industry Funds) kwame@prsfoundation.com Aja Garrod (Grants Co-Ordinator Industry Funds) aja@prsfoundation.com Ali Williams (Communications Coordinator) alison@prsfoundation.com
PRS FOR MUSIC
PRS for Music represents the rights of over 160,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers in the UK and around the world. On behalf of its members, it works to grow and protect the value of their rights and ensure that creators are paid transparently and efficiently whenever their musical compositions and songs are streamed, downloaded, broadcast, performed and played in public. In 2020, 22.4 trillion performances of music were reported to PRS for Music, with £699m paid out in royalties to its members, making it one of the world’s leading music collective management organisations. Amy Field amy.field@prsformusic.com Danielle Reginiano danielle.reginiano@prsformusic.com Tony Barton tony.barton@prsformusic.com
prsformusic.com
THE MU
The British Musicians’ Union represents over thirty-one thousand musicians working in all sectors of the music business and has campaigned on behalf of its members since the organisation was established in 1893. As well as negotiating on behalf of its members with all the major employers in the industry, the MU offers a range of services for self-employed professional and student musicians of all ages.
theMU.org
BME PRODUCTION
ALLEN & HEATH
Allen & Heath is a leading designer and manufacturer of mixing desks for live sound, installation, DJs, broadcast and recording. From bedrooms to boardrooms, houses of worship to iconic festivals, Allen & Heath has set the tone of audio technology for over 50 years.
Jack Kenyon
+44 1326 370171 jack.kenyon@allen-heath.com
allen-heath.com
ASHDOWN ENGINEERING
The Ashdown story starts in 1997, but even in those early days, company founder Mark Gooday could’ve already easily been described as a bass amp veteran. Gooday had racked up awards and plaudits for his pioneering approach and now has his sights set on even loftier aspirations with Meters Headphones. Daniel Gooday Managing Director +44 7793 941708 dan@ashdownmusic.co.uk
ashdownmusic.com
MARSHALL
Marshall has a vibrant and dynamic history within the music industry and is celebrated by some of the greatest artists in the world. Catapulted from humble beginnings in Hanwell, London, Marshall is now a global music brand that offers guitar amps, drums, label and agency services and more.
Steve Tannett
+44 1908 375411 press@marshall.com
marshall.com
Based in the North of the UK, Production Park is the world’s premier campus for live events, film and TV, where industry, education and innovation come together in the creation of live experiences. Our creative community includes industry-leading production studios (including London), over 20 live events businesses, Backstage Academy and XPLOR.
Karl Tempest-Mitchell
+44 7710 682573 karl.tempest-mitchell@productionpark.co.uk
productionpark.co.uk
MARTIN
Martin by Harman is a leading manufacturer and distributor of stage and architectural lighting and effects fixtures. It is owned by Harman International Industries, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.
martin.com
SHURE
Shure has been making people sound extraordinary for nearly a century. Founded in 1925, the Company is a leading global manufacturer of audio equipment known for quality, performance, and durability. We make microphones, wireless microphone systems, in-ear monitors, earphones and headphones, conferencing systems, and more. For critical listening, or high-stakes moments on stage, in the studio, and from the meeting room, you can always rely on Shure. Shure Incorporated is headquartered in Niles, Illinois, in the United States. We have nearly 40 manufacturing facilities and regional sales offices throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia.
