News: Making Music Industry Connections at the Institute

Making Music Industry Connections at the Institute

The music industry has a reputation for being one of the hardest industries to break into and many young musicians continue to experience this first hand. However for students at London’s Institute of Contemporary Music Performance help is at hand. The Institute has invested heavily in offering its students the best opportunities for networking and performance events. ‘The Hub’ at the Institute is the students’ dedicated careers and industry department and this month it has organised its annual Next Steps Careers Day on Wednesday 13th November. Hosted at the Tricycle theatre in Kilburn this event invites industry experts ranging from artist managers, radio pluggers and A & R managers to representatives from music organisations including Bandwagon Gigs and the Musicians Benevolent Fund.

This exclusive and focussed careers day will provide a wealth of knowledge to the Institute’s musicians and musical entrepreneurs by presenting them with the opportunity to chat one-on-one with an extensive panel of industry professionals including Brian Mahoney of AFP Management who has gained his knowledge as an A&R manager at Sony/ATV Music Publishing representing artists including Knife Party. Steve Ager of Chachaman will be there chatting all things PR. He has carved out a successful career as a radio plugger for bands such as Nirvana, Guns ‘n’ Roses and U2. Not only will the Institute students get the chance to network and demonstrate their abilities but they will be able to learn from industry heavy weights and take away insider knowledge from the people and companies that define the music business.

The Institute prides itself on its connectivity with the music industry and aims to help provide students with real first-hand experience of working in all areas of the music business. This philosophy has continued to deliver success for the college’s students and alumni including award-winning folk trio Daughter and rising star Denai Moore alongside a library of diverse musical careers including film score composers, teachers and musical theatre musicians.

For more information on the day’s success visit our website at www.icmp.co.uk