CONNECTING MUSIC INDUSTRY + MUSIC EDUCATION
MIME Conference: Past Editions
The Music Industry + Music Education Conference brings together people working in music education with employers, entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the music industry to discuss the best ways to support future music talent, both on-stage and behind the scenes.
Pathways Into Music has been presenting conferences that bring together music industry and music education since 2018. From 2018 to 2023 these were part of the CMU conference programme at The Great Escape in Brighton. Since 2024 we have partnered with Un-Convention in Manchester.
Find out about past editions here…
2025 CONFERENCE
Staged in Manchester alongside Un-Convention.
SPEAKERS
Anu Omideyi
Becky Ayres Liverpool Sound City
Bridget Whyte Music Mark
Gary McClarnan Sparklestreet Projects
Jenn Clempner RNCM
Jon Radford Spirit Studios
Marcel Pusey Creative Pathways
Molly Mcintyre Beggars Group
Nic Sykes UAL
Nina Radojewski Association Of Independent Music
Norton York RSL Awards
Ross Wilson
Sarah Barton Leicestershire Music
Simon Roberts Creative Alliance
CONVERSATIONS
• Music Education: The Political Agenda
• Pathways Into Music Guide To Music Qualifications
• Revamping Music Qualifications In Schools: What would you do to music GCSE?
• Qualifications + Accreditation Beyond Formal Education
• Pathways Into Music Resource Mapping
• Career Resources That Work
• Placements, Internships, Apprenticeships + Mentoring
• Making A Difference
2024 CONFERENCE
Staged in Manchester alongside Un-Convention.
SPEAKERS
Dr Adam Behr Newcastle University
Alex Timewell University Of Leeds
Andy Sankey RSL Awards
Damian Morgan 70twenty10 Artist Development / dBs Institute
Dan Tsu Lyrix Organix / Youth Music
Daniel HD Johnson In Music In Media
Denise Stanley CLOCK
Jenn Clempner RNCM
Kate McBain BIMM / Youth Music
Katherine Cantwell Heavenly Recordings
Kojo Osei BIMM / Hocus Pocus Recordings / Pyro Music Management
Latisha Pemberton This is NQ
Lucy Wallace Brighter Sound
Dr Mat Flynn University Of Liverpool
Meg Carnie WaterBear / South Lanes Studios
Mercy Welbeck Abram Wilson
Natalie White Factory International
Rose Durbin The Manchester College
Satnam Galsian Music Local
Thom Rylance The Lottery Winners
Whiskas Music Local
Wizdom Layne Sound Connections
CONVERSATIONS
• Beyond pathways: Findings from the Youth Music national consultation
• What knowledge + skills do music-makers need?
• Teaching entrepreneurialism
• Music local case study: Showcasing music careers in schools
• Where are the resources? What’s missing?
• Supporting young music-makers at key stages four + five
• Measuring success in academia + industry
• Live music mapping case study: Mapping the music industry
• Higher education + the music industry
• Innovating in music education + talent development
2023 CONFERENCE
Staged in Brighton as part of The Great Escape.
SPEAKERS
Amber Horsburgh Deep Cuts
Atlanta Cobb music industry coach
Beverley Whitrick Music Venue Trust
Charlene Hegarty Oh Yeah Music Centre
Chris Walters Musicians’ Union
Corey Johnson Defenders Entertainment
Emily Akanimoh Hospital Records
Eric Hunter MMF
Erika Thomas WMA agency
Eve Horne Peak Music
Gina Akers BLENDID Media & Artists
Jack Looker
Jamal Guthrie Route
Jen Anderson Point Blank Music School
Jermaine Jackman
Jill Hollywood Echo Beach Management
Lucy Squire University of South Wales
Michelle Escoffery
Oliver Morris UK Music
Pamela McCormick UD
Rosanna Connolly Morena Communications
Sandra Bhatia OneFest
Sarah Henderson Murray Chalmers PR
Vanessa Wilson
William Bowerman WFB Live
Wizdom Layne We Are Impact + MOBO UnSung
YolanDa Brown
CONVERSATIONS
• The new national plan for music education
• What does the national plan actually say?
• Building local music ecosystems
• Algorithms, AI + educators
• Meet the online educators
• YolanDa Brown + Michelle Escoffery in conversation
• Beating the search box
• Pathways into music: Jobs + careers
• Future skills, future knowledge
• Back to the blackboard: Evolving music business education
• Lightbulb moments: Ask the music-makers
2022 CONFERENCE
Staged in Brighton as part of The Great Escape.
SPEAKERS
Adam Joolia AudioActive
Charlotte Caleb cSquaredLDN
Chris Chadwick Famous Friends
Chris Hunte Addition
Daniel Williams Youth Music
Erika Thomas WMA
Fiona McAuley Atlantic Records UK
Dr Hayleigh Bosher Brunel University
Henriette Heimdal Family In Music
Jessie Scoullar Wicksteed Works
Liam Craig North West Regional College
Lucie Caswell Music Publishers Association
Lucy Stone No Stone Unturned Fundraising
Natasha Gregory Mother Artists
Paul Bonham MMF
Pippa Moyle BIMM Brighton / The City Girl Network
Shad Mutali Help Musicians
Shikayla Nadine SNM Management
Westley Holdsworth PRS Foundation
Will Page
CONVERSATIONS
• Navigating the music-maker community
• The artist circle
• Funders in conversation
• Navigating music education + talent development
• Big ideas in conversation
2019 CONFERENCE
Staged in Brighton as part of The Great Escape.
SPEAKERS
Adam Joolia Audioactive
Ally Daubney University Of Sussex
Anna Rusbatch Downs Junior School
Bradley Smith Leicestershire Music Hub
Bridget Whyte Music Mark
Catriona Lundie-Loggie Handle Recruitment
Chilly Gonzales
Dan Francis RSL Awards
Diane Widdison Musicians Union
Francesca Treadaway ISM
Hannah Fouracre Arts Council England
Ian Moss BPI
Jane Beese The Roundhouse
John Bergin Newham Music
Liam Craig North West Regional College
Lincoln Abbotts ABRSM
Lucie Caswell Featured Artists Coalition
Lucy Stone No Stone Unturned
Marie Bessant OCR
Matt Griffiths Youth Music
Max Wheeler Charanga
Mel Thornton BIMM Group
Pamela McCormick Urban Development
Peter Chivers Brighton & Hove Music & Arts
Philip Flood Sound Connections
Sam Nicholls Music Leeds
Sam Hawkins CC Skills
Silvia Gargiulo BIY People & Talent
CONVERSATIONS
• Music education mapping
• Reporting on the reports
• What’s the point of music education anyway?
• Dissecting the music education curriculum
• What’s the point of a music hub anyway?
• Music career mapping
• Connecting music education and the music industry
• Winning the argument in Westminster
• Chilly Gonzales in conversation
2018 CONFERENCE
Staged in Brighton as part of The Great Escape.
SPEAKERS
Adam Joolia Audioactive
Anthony Emms CAA
Arit Eminue DiVA
Dan Francis RSL
Diane Widdison Musicians’ Union
Eckoes
Francesca Treadaway Incorporated Society Of Musicians
Georgia Train
Hannah Fouracre Arts Council England
James Thomas Hackney Music Service
Jane Beese The Roundhouse
Julia Ruzicka BIMM London
Julian Deane Raygun Music
Louise Jackson Trinity Laban
Lucie Caswell Featured Artists Coalition
Mark Davyd Rhythmix + Music Venue Trust
Mark Irwin BIMM
Martin Elbourne The Great Escape
Matt Griffiths Youth Music
Mel Thornton BIMM
Mike King Berklee
Oliver Morris UK Music
Pamela McCormick Urban Development
Paul Latham Live Nation
Paula Hearsum University Of Brighton
Peter Chivers BHMA
Robert Wells Urban Development
Roxanne De Bastion
ShaoDow
Silvia Gargiulo BIY People & Talent
Simon Raymonde Bella Union
Steve Hillier
Svetlana Eliason
Vanessa Wilson Value Added Kids
CONVERSATIONS
• Mapping music education
– The research
– In the classroom
– Music hubs
– Innovations in the classroom
– Innovations outside the classroom
– Higher + further education
– Industry led initiatives
• Music education – in crisis?
– The problem with ebacc
– The problem with the hubs
– Crisis, what crisis?
• Informing the curriculum
– The recruiters
– Music makers
– Musicians turned execs
– Artist entrepreneurs
• A music education manifesto
• Making it happen