MAPPING MUSIC MAKERS + THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
This session explores the music-maker community, including all the people who are involved in making music professionally. It then puts the spotlight on ‘frontline artists’ and considers how those artists make money.

It then outlines the key business partners artists work with on each of the different revenue streams, creating a map of the music industry which works at both a national and local level. Using that map, we will explain how to map local music industries, identifying key players and gaps in support.

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KNOWLEDGE BANK – MAKING MONEY: MUSIC COPYRIGHT EXPLAINED
As soon as early-career music-makers write songs and record tracks they create copyrights. If they collaborate with other people, they will co-own those copyrights. These copyrights are one of the ways that music-makers make money.

This session runs through the five key copyright facts all young creators need to understand in order to effectively manage, monetise and protect their intellectual property – and sign-posts resources all music-makers should have access to.

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KNOWLEDGE BANK – MAKING MONEY: PARTNERS + ROLES
This session revisits the artist revenue streams and business partners we talked about earlier. We then consider in more detail the people and companies artists work with, identifying all the many different roles in the music industry.

Music-makers need to understand what these different people do – meanwhile, for young people considering a career in the music industry, these are the different jobs they may be able to secure when pursuing a music industry career.

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MAPPING MUSIC-MAKER CAREERS
The Pathways Into Music Foundation has been mapping music careers, tracking the career route taken by both frontline artists and portfolio musicians.

In this session we run through this work, putting the spotlight on the DIY Phase before music-makers start working with the music industry. This is the stage where music-makers rely heavily on educators to access the knowledge and support they need.

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KNOWLEDGE BANK – FANBASE BUILDING
Delving into the Pathways Into Music Knowledge Bank, what do young people need to know about fanbase building, and what tools and resources are available to help? What data can early-career artists use to track their fanbase building journey?

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KNOWLEDGE BANK – RELEASE TRACKS
Delving into the Pathways Into Music Knowledge Bank, what do young people need to know about releasing recorded music? How do recordings make money and how do music-makers get paid? What would a track release checklist include?

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KNOWLEDGE BANK – PLAY LIVE
Delving into the Pathways Into Music Knowledge Bank, what do young people need to know about performing live? What would a gigging checklist include?