Association of Independent Music
www.musicindie.org
An organisation that supports independent labels and distributors who are not controlled by a major label.

Association of Professional Recording Studios
www.aprs.co.uk
Its members are recording studios, post-production houses, mastering, replication, pressing and duplicating facilities, and providers of education and training, as well as audio engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, and consultants.

BPI
www.bpi.co.uk
BPI represents hundreds of labels covering every conceivable type of music. They work behind the scenes to promote and protect the record industry so that UK labels can get on with the business of making music.

Community Music
www.cmonline.org.uk
Offers help, training and advice for people making music on a local level in their community.

Mechanical Copyright Protection Society
www.mcps.co.uk
MCPS is a membership organisation that represents the rights of songwriters, composers and music publishers. It ensures that whenever one of its members' works is duplicated, any royalty due to them is collected.

MusicLeader.net
www.musicleader.net
Multi-regional organisation which aims to improve the standard of music leadership in the UK.

Musicians Union
www.musiciansunion.org.uk
Organisation which looks after the interests of musicians in the UK ensuring they get a fair deal from the industry.

Music Producer's Guild
www.mpg.org.uk
Organisation is for anyone who is involved in the production of music and sound in all its forms.

National Guide Guide
www.nationalgigguide.com
A great site where unsigned artists can promote their gigs for free.

Performing Rights Society
www.prs.co.uk
PRS is a non-profit organisation which collects performing right royalties on behalf of its members, who are composers, songwriters, authors, arrangers and publishers of music.

PRS Foundation
www.prsfoundation.co.uk
PRS backed charitable scheme to help unsigned bands record professional demos and get them distributed.

UK Music Manager's Forum
www.ukmmf.net
Organisation for managers of musicians in the UK and around the world.

Youth Music
www.youthmusic.org.uk
Young persons music charity that promotes music making opportunities and offers advice to those with the least access.

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