Our friend Beverley East is one of the leading experts in graphology. With offices in London, Washington D.C. and Kingston, Jamaica, she can help you if you need any handwriting analyzed. Contact her through:
Looking for a forum to put you in touch with other musicians for work, collaborations, networking and business affairs?
Try http://www.musicianprofile.org
Hats off to our friend Naomi from Wixen and Tracey who\'s involved with independent book publishers Hope & Plum.
You\'ll find them at: http://www.hopeandplum.com/
Looking for a one-stop shop in Jamaica that will offer you admin, typesetting, publishing, performance health and music school training? Contact our friend Joy Fairclough at http://joymusicjamaica.com.jm/ to find out more.
Island Jams Entertainment features a host of Jamaican performing and recording artists. Find out more at:
Our friend Barry Cole and his company work at the interface between music and media production. See what he does at:
Are you a songwriter or a musician looking for practical advice to take your career to the next level? Our friend Winston Sela at The Missing Link is dedicated to doing just that, and he\'s got the success stories to prove it.
Music in films, games, TV and commercials is becoming more important all the time. Our good friends and partners Pete, Connie and Eoin at ThinkSync Music can help your music get noticed.
Check them out at www.thinksyncmusic.com
For sync licensing please contact peter@tsmuk.com
Everything to do with the music industry under one roof: artist management, festival planning and booking, hardware installation, merchandising, music programming and PR. Contact Johnny Seymour on johnny@marksmanent.co.uk
Check out their site at https://www.marksmanent.co.uk/
Putting together a substantial tour or a showpiece gig and need a promoter to make it go with a swing? If you\'re an established act with proven appeal, why not contact our friend Felix Masouri of the Global Beats Agency?
You can get in touch with Felix via his site at www.globalbeatsagency.com
Ever thought of exploring how you can maximise the impact your music has on its different audiences? That\'s where Michael Eastwood of Mastermind comes in. He\'s been mentoring artists and groups in the UK and the US with great success.
Contact Michael through his site at www.mastermindpromotion.com
Looking for a top notch recording studio? Our friend Simone Filali of Slipway Studios can offer you this facility in leafy Hampton, down by the river in South-West London. Check out what he can help you with at any stage of the production process: www.slipwaystudio.com
Want to make your live show look as dazzling as possible? Why not talk to Performance Sound & Light who have 14 years of experience in making great acts stand out from the crowd... Contact them to talk about what they could be doing for you: either call on 01256 781000 or email on info@psl.limited. Check out their website on www.performancesoundandlight.com
Laurence Malpass of Music Gateway has a service that is potentially of great value to all our writers/artists. Music Gateway is a global business network, designed for making new connections through projects & opportunities. This might mean pitching music for sync / licensing opps or searching for remixers, producers, session musicians and other professionals. You can contact him here:
This is the industry website. If you have anything to do with music and the music business then this site is one for you to check out if you haven’t done so already – Members and non-members areas.
www.prsformusic.com
Want to know how your sales and downloads are going? You can get detailed analytics of song/album performance from our friends KMG of New York City. Contact Frank Blasucci at www.krianmusicgroup.com to find out how easily it can be done.
Need something written, and time is short? Listen, tell me about it - seriously. Give ace writer Mike a call on 020 8960 2623 - or on my mobile (07885 439776).
Anything goes: websites, pr and marketing stuff, articles, song lyrics, screenplays, books, ghosted biographies or novels, I do them all - and I can conjure them again. Email me at:
Oh yeah, the rates are pretty reasonable too.
Want to make your live show look as dazzling as possible? Why not talk to Performance Sound & Light who have 14 years of experience in making great acts stand out from the crowd... Contact them to talk about what they could be doing for you: either call on 01256 781000 or email on info@psl.limited. Check out their website on www.performancesoundandlight.com
Looking for any of the following to help you out?
Booking Agent - Artist Manager - PR Agent - Music Promoter - Entertainment Journalist - Social Media Manager - Publicist
If so, why not contact Lesley on:
If you want the best Caribbean cooking in the whole of London and the South East brought to your home or your special event, get in touch with Philippa Bartlett and the team at the Caribbean Cook Pot: http://www.caribbeancookpot.co.uk
Anyone need a top vocalist? If you\\\'re looking for a seasoned, adaptable vocalist for paid live or session work, contact our friend Jo Griggs:
Stevie runs a great site which lets you know where to rave in London: http://www.londonraves.co.uk/
Check it out next time you feel like going out...
Brief update with some good news - it seems you can now buy Alive & Kicking balls!!!
Take a look around their website using these links and get a feel for what an incredible organisation this is.
Go here for the home page and the overview of A&K.
http://www.aliveandkicking.org.uk/index.html
Go here to buy a ball and donate a ball
http://www.aliveandkicking.org.uk/Donate.html
Go here for details of A&K’s free to use lesson plans for teachers.
http://www.aliveandkicking.org.uk/Get-involved/Schools.html
Go here for details of A&K’s health programmes
http://www.aliveandkicking.org.uk/What-We-Do/Health-programme.html
Go here to view a film of how A&K balls are made
http://www.aliveandkicking.org.uk/What-we-do.html
Go here to see their ‘Spirit of Football’ campaign with a ball being kicked in relay over 10,000 miles from London to Johannesburg. Follow the ball on its journey – it’s due to arrive on June 11 for opening of the World Cup.
http://theball.tv/
www.aliveandkicking.org.uk/News/News-story-01.html
Here are two great stations which we\'ve come across recently. BANG is on 103.6FM:
and you might also like to try out Riddim Radio:
Jennifer Ogle is always interested in playing (and, naturally, hearing) good music:
When you need a state of the art studio for recording, or to hire some top notch equipment, get in touch with Kazbar Systems. Their team can handle all you need, from these essentials through to designing and building your own studio. So call Gavin Miller on 01234 780177 and check:
If you're looking for an experienced and astute artist development specialist (who also happens to be a top independent producer), then see what Bob Cranham has to offer.
Bob can also help in the creative development of writers and works with emerging acts as well as more established performers.
Considering a digital distributor? Why not contact our friends at Believe Digital, the leading European digital distributor for independent artists? We now provide a service offering PPL administration and putting songs up in conjunction with Believe. Check them out on:
http://www.believedigital.com/
Contact JRM direct or: international@believedigital.com
If you're looking for a video production service, we can recommend Joseph Wright and his team who've just set up at: http://one-lifemedia.com/
You can also check out their very first music video:
When you need a state of the art studio for recording, or to hire some top notch equipment, get in touch with Kazbar Systems. Their team can handle all you need, from these essentials through to designing and building your own studio. So call Gavin Miller on 01234 780177 and check:
We predict a big future for this glorious band, just returned from playing five (!) sets at Glastonbury:
Here's a resource you really must be aware of if you're creating reggae. Zojak Worldwide is the leader in digital distribution for reggae music. Be warned - the site may take a long time to load (but it's worth the wait!)
Have you come across this resource yet? These friends of ours provide a terrific digest of all the latest news and events in the music business, as well as giving great advice (almost as useful to those of you signed as anyone unsigned, despite their name). So give their site a try - you won't regret it:
If you're in the area, you must check out the refitted Trenchtown Reading Centre, originally opened in 1993, right next to Vin Lawrence Park:
So you want to promote and distribute your music online rapidly and efficiently? Now you can with the world leaders - check them out.
http://www.ipool.info.
Here's another really useful one-stop source for creative music licensing:
Fancy staying in a hotel perfect for musicians? Check out what our friend Mandi Fuller says about her new venture: "We want to make Sanctum Soho Hotel perfect - we will therefore be open to the public from Thursday 2nd April.
For details of our Soft Opening please contact reservations@sanctumsoho.com.
Luxury 30 room boutique hotel with private cinema, roof top garden with open air hydro spa, restaurant and residents bar."
http://www.reggaeregistry.com
We'd like to introduce a new music industry resource called 'The Musician's Guide to World Domination' to you: http://www.themusiciansguide.co.uk
Easy, innit? And good fun, too...
First we take Manhattan, then (with a nod to Lennie Cohen) we take Berlin
Got a tour or a major music event you need sorting out? You need Re-Production, the company run by our friend Andy Corrigan.
Just follow the following link: www.re-production.co.uk
Do you think that reggae is ill-served by the UK press (and the music press in particular)? So does Culture Reggae, a fan site set up by our friend Callum. If you want to put the word out about tours, gigs, albums, singles and other ventures, Culture Reggae can help. Check out www.culturereggae.co.uk
Contact Callum on: callum@culturereggae.co.uk
Are you an artist or songwriter pushing to make a breakthrough? Or in a band that needs a sympathetic hearing? Why not contact our friend Mike at Noma Records who is always looking for talented songwriters and musicians?
See what the label does on: www.nomamusic.com
http://daddyfridge.podomatic.com/
Want to find a new way of getting your music to your fans (and those who should be)? You'll find the New Music Group offers you a great channel for your songs.
Just follow the link:www.thenewmusicsite.com
info@royaltiesrescue.com +44 (0) 207 609 7501
Why not visit us at: www.caribLifecentral.com
You'll find we offer a fun alternative every week to Myspace© & Facebook© for those interested in the Caribbean.
If you want to learn more about placing your music in the films, programmes, commercials or games that suit you, you need to go to the right place:
Our friend, Isabella Baptiste, knows all there is to know:
Mark is a web technical genius. He makes all the behind the scenes stuff work for companies and their websites world-wide.
We have used a fraction of his talents with this site and without fail he has always been available for help, advice and development. Mark works with all budgets and consistently delivers innovative quality ... on time.
He is a good friend of JRM and we highly recommend his services.
He is also a bloody nice bloke.
Contact Mark on 0208 819 7222
and creer@blueyonder.co.uk
Difficult to know where to start with our Tony... He does so much...
Most importantly, Tony is famous to us for the massive amount of hard work he puts in to helping new people in the business to get on and flourish.
Tony has time for everyone. He has a huge amount of industry knowledge and experience and apart from being an excellent singer/songwriter he is also...
a very skilled pilot, an excellent DJ, a superb venue host, a top class journalist and, a snappy dresser...!
Check out his web address for more examples of his work
BMI is the US performing rights organisation: It collects license fees on behalf of its songwriters, composers and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. Great people, invaluable organisation. They have a very informative website which you can visit to learn all about their history and see for yourself how they’ve become such a respected organisation. Their UK base is staffed by a dedicated and high quality team.
BMI
Iternity offer a good and economic solution for small to medium sized businesses with or without their own IT staff. Its always good to have an independent IT company on hand to help out when needed. Even for just a second opinion or advice
Creative Design Consultants – headed up by Tony Hannaford. Good people to talk to for help and advice with sorting out the right image and presentation for yourself and your work. They have extensive design and marketing experience in the music business.
Tony Hannaford. A very talented artist and graphic designer...excellent too at writing copy... devilishly good looking, especially with the wind swept effect after a hard cycle back home from the studio
Tony reads paper in pink shirt
Tony can be contacted at tony@0102.co.uk phone: +44 (0)20 8789 4627
Pitch & Sync are dedicated to providing the best music and sound design from established, developing and un-signed talent for advertising, TV, film, gaming and corporate usage.
P&S also work with agencies and brands to integrate music strategically into their campaigns.
If you've got a brief you'd like P&S to look at, have a label or artist you'd like them to represent, or just want a chat, get in touch
You can contact Alex on:
info@pitchandsync.com
Call +44 (0)20 3178 7223
Fax: +44 (0)20 3178 6002
81 Rivington Street,
London, EC2A 3AY