Matt Brennan attended his first Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland, in November of this year. He also went along to the industry “Nonference” daytime programme hosted by Iceland Music Export. This blog post reports on the five things he learned from the experience.
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The Signs of Festival – Emma Webster
Ten Things Learned at Venues Day 2015 – Emma Webster
The Edinburgh Live Music Census Report Launched Today – Adam Behr and Emma Webster with Matt Brennan
The Musicians’ Union Fair Play Venues Scheme – Sheena Macdonald
This week’s blog post explains the rationale behind the Musicians’ Union Fair Play Venues scheme. Sheena Macdonald – Musicians’ Union Regional Organiser for Scotland and Northern Ireland – discusses the background to the scheme and opportunities for musicians to participate. I came to my job at the Musicians’ Union (MU) as a fan, a fan of live music. And like …
What you see is what you get: Notes on Performance – Professor Simon Frith
PRS for Music Festival and Concert Tariff Review – Kenny Barr
The Only Fun in Town? – Neil Cooper
Neil Cooper is an arts journalist and critic who writes extensively for The Herald, The List and other publications in Scotland and beyond. Active in promoting, and protecting, Scotland’s live music scene, he provides an overview here of the rich variety of musical assets in Edinburgh – and the challenges they face.