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Careers in Music
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One Life
Radio 1's guide to getting work

One Music
Radio 1's guide to getting into the music industry

 
Elsewhere on the web

Access to Music
Nationwide provider of popular music education, training and consultancy with direct links to the music industry

Aim
Organisation representing independent record labels

The Band Register
Information on how to register your band's name

British Association of Record Dealers
A UK trade organisation

Broadcasting Entertainment & Cinematograph and Theatre Union
Union for those working in UK media or entertainment

British Phonographic Industry
Music industry representative body

Brit Trust
Music charity supporting music education

Corps of Army Music
How to pursue a musical career in the Army

DMC World - Virtual Decks
Click on DMC Interactive and select 'Virtual Decks' and see just what it feels like

Equity
Actors' Union

The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers
An international songwriter's association, based in the UK

International Songwriter's Association
An international songwriter's association

IPC Media
Magazine publishers IPC

Jazz Services
News and information about jazz

The Law Society
Lawyers' professional body

Mechanical-Copyright Protection Service
MCPS collects and distributes royalties for composers and music publishers

Musicians Benevolent Fund
Provides help and support to musicians and their dependants and also those in related occupations in any area of music

MusicLeader
A training resource for people leading music activities

Music Managers Forum
A forum representing the interests of managers in the music industry

Music Producers Guild
For anyone involved in the production of music and sound

Musicians Union
Musicians' union

National Association of Youth Orchestras
Representing youth orchestras throughout the UK

National Union Journalists
Journalists' union

Performing Artists' Media Rights Association
The UK's collecting society for performers

The Performing Right Society
Collects licence fees for the public performance and broadcast of musical works

Phonographic Performance Ltd
Music industry collecting society representing over 3,000 record companies

Radio Academy
Professional body for those working in radio

The Radio Authority
Licenses and regulates independent radio

Sound on Sound online
Music production and technology magazine online

 
Publications

Adventures on the Wheels of Steel, Dave Haslam, (2001, Fourth Estate; ISBN: 1841154326)

All You Need to Know About the Music Business, Donald S. Passman, (2001 Penguin Books; ISBN: 0140299475)

The Art of Music Production, Richard Burgess, (2002 Omnibus Press; ISBN: 0711990107)

Basic Live Sound, Paul White, (2000, Sanctuary Publishing; ISBN: 1860742718)

How to Be a Working Musician : A Practical Guide to Earning Money in the Music Business,
Mike Levine, (1997, Billboard Books; ISBN: 0823083292)

How To Be A DJ: Your Guide to Becoming a Radio, Nightclub or Private Party Disc Jockey, Chuck Fresh, (1999, Brevard Marketing; ISBN: 1929554060)

How to Become a Record Producer, David Mellor, (1997 PC Publishing; ISBN: 1870775481)

How to Make It in the Music Business, Sian Pattenden, (2000 Virgin Books; ISBN: 0753504219)

How to Set Up a Home Recording Studio, David Mellor, (2000 PC Publishing; ISBN: 1870775643)

IMF Handbook: Guide to Professional Band Management, (Editor), Jef Hanlon, et al (1999, Sanctuary Publishing; ISBN: 1860742572)

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life, Bill Brewster, Frank Broughton, (2000, Headline; ISBN: 0747262306)

Learn Songwriting, N. Hooper, (1999 Usborne Publishing Ltd; ISBN: 0746030460)

Legal Aspects of the Music Industry, Richard Schulenberg, (1999, Billboard Books; ISBN: 0823083276)

Music: the Business, Ann Harrison, (2000, Virgin Books; ISBN: 0753504332)

Ovations & Encores: The Musician's Guide to Getting the Best Response from Your Audience, Everett Reed, (2000, Aspen Grove Publishing; ISBN: 0970132212)

Six Steps to Songwriting Success, Jason Blume, (1999, Billboard Books; ISBN: 0823084221)

Songwriters on Songwriting: The Expanded Version, Paul Zollo, (1997 Da Capo Press; ISBN: 0306807777)

Tech Terms: a Practical Dictionary for Audio and Music Production, George Petersen, Steve Oppenheimer, (1998, Omnibus Press; ISBN: 0793519896)

 
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