Mark is the Founder and Ceo of Music Venue Trust. A charity set up with one goal. To stop grassroots venues up and down the UK from closing.  Mark and his team offer support and help to venue owners who face constant threats that could result in their venues closing down.  Whether that's legal advice or a putting in place a long term business strategy. Without the help and financial support from the charities patrons and doners. All of these places provide musicians with their first gig, local communities with entertainment and the country with a richer cultural scene.   Anyone who plays in a band or works in the music industry needs to support this cause and give the team at Music Venue Trust the resources they need to keep Grassroots venues alive and thriving.  

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Andy has had a long and successful career in the music industry covering a range of jobs from promotions to management, to tour managing and now running one of the largest merchandising companies for bands and artists in the world.   From internal design to collaborating with outside artists. Backstreet is an innovative company who always strive to stay ahead of the curve and try out new things when it comes to the relationship between fan and artists. They truly understand the importance of good design and how the revenue from merch can make such an important impact on their careers.   To get in touch with Backstreet and for more info visit them here: https://www.backstreetmerch.com/ https://www.facebook.com/backstreetme... https://www.instagram.com/backstreetm...@backstreetmerch Call 020 7428 1799

Shaun has been working in the industry for over 10 years. He's shot music videos for some of the biggest bands in the world of Heavy and alternative music.  Loki films is synonymous for producing incredible looking, unique and impractical music videos from a guy who truly cares about each and every person he works with.  Shaun was good enough to come down and share his ideas and opinions with us on what it takes to make a great music video, how things have changed over the years and where things are going.  Reach Out To Shaun Here: www.lokifilms.co.uk www.instagram.com/lokifilms7/ https://twitter.com/lokifilms7www.youtube.com/user/Lokifilms7 www.facebook.com/lokifilms

If you've ever been hanging around Essex and happened to tune into your local BBC Introducing show then you'll be more then familiar with the one and only Mr Ollie Winiberg.  Ollie was the second youngest radio presenter to join the BBC (the first was Noel Edmond's) and since then has grown a reputation for supporting local bands and keeping new and upcoming music firmly supported and encouraged however he can.  Recently Ollie got asked to curate his own Spotify playlist which anyone can submit to if their track is of the more heavy persuasion. He also, somehow, finds the time to present a TV show called "Rising" which is aimed at supporting new and unsigned talent from around the UK.   You can follow Ollie at all the usual places: https://www.instagram.com/olliewiniberg/ https://www.facebook.com/ollie.winiberg https://twitter.com/olliewb

Emma's career began at Warner Music, where she carved out a solid reputation for spotting serious talent in the heavy and alternative side of music. Working with the likes of Deftones and Linkin Park in the early days of their career, Emma left Warner to start Public City in 2007.  Emma has gone on to work with Deftones, Parkway Drive, Henry Rollins and Mastodon as well as many many others.  In this episode, we discuss the relevance of PR, when a band is ready for a PR campaign and the good and the bad side of working in the industry.  For all Public City enquires get in touch via these links: http://publiccitypr.com/contact-us https://www.facebook.com/PublicCityPRUK/

Kirstie has had years and years of experience managing and touring with the like's of Local Natives, Nina Nesbitt, Jess Glynne and most recently Halsey.  From selling merch to driving vans and sorting out foreign parking - Kirstie has quickly become an extremely sort after touring manager whose skill's and experience is taking her company Northstar from strength to strength.  Follow Kirstie and get in touch via these links: [email protected]  https://www.facebook.com/kirstie.hopper

James started his career in law working as a barrister. After retraining to become a solicitor he started his own firm and then joined forces with a co-partner that became Collins Long.   With over 20 years of experience working in the music business. The depth of knowledge and understanding James has is immense.  From Intelectual property and copyright law to understanding the complex but necessary agreements that artists, managers and labels must all adhere to. There isn't much that James and his colleagues haven't seen.  We hope you enjoy this episode and get a lot of value from learning about a side of the business that doesn't often get talked about or explained.  If you'd like help with any legal matters regarding your band or music career you can contact James directly at:  

[email protected]  

t 020 7734 8303  

m 07803 504852  

25-26 Poland Street. 

London W1F 8QN 

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This week Darren speaks with Daryl Pryor AKA Mr Relationships.  Daryl is the founder and one of three working managers for the company Capital Artist Management as well as an international relations manager for Rude Records.  Prior to working in the industry, Daryl was in the band High Hopes and for many years cut his teeth living on the road and learning all about the ups and downs that come with being in a band. All this wealth of experience and time in the industry has made him into the manager he is today, giving the acts and people he works with a unique and personal relationship all based on first-hand experience.   There's lots of excellent advice and value that bands and artists can take away and start implementing today!   Hope you all enjoy it.  You can follow Daryl at: www.capitalartistmanagement.com https://www.ruderecords.com/artists

Mandy Aubry is the Director, Global Business Development and Client Relations for Songtrust the worlds largest music publishing administrator.  In this episode of Coffee or Beer, Mandy guides us through the steps that artists should take to make sure they receive any and all the royalties their entitled to from their music publishing.  

It can feel overwhelming and quite the uphill battle to wrap your head around the music publishing side of things, but Mandy and all the excellent information on the Songtrust website does a fantastic job of making it as comprehensible for people as possible.

To learn more about Songtrust and its services or to learn more and ask any questions you might have visit:   

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https://www.facebook.com/songtrust/ 

https://www.instagram.com/songtrust/ 

https://www.youtube.com/user/SONGTRUST

We kick off 2020 with the tour de force which is Lulu Davis head of INCENDIA Music Management and PR.  We talk about the skills a good manager needs to have and what expectations bands need to set for themselves and their teams in order to be successful over the long term.  

Lulu shares how she started out in the industry and some of the best lessons she's learnt along the way while growing her company, expanding the team and bringing on some of the most exciting bands around today.

You can check out all things Incendia right here: 

https://www.incendiamusic.co.uk/ 

https://www.facebook.com/IncendiaMusic66/