Disconnected – Social Mobility and the Creative Industries – Ryan Shorthouse (2010)

The creative industries are a key driver of Britain’s economic growth but the creative workforce suffers from poor social representation. A range of experts offer their thoughts on why social mobility is so low in the creative industries, and how policymakers and the industry can improve it.

Engineering great moments: The production of live music – Robert Cluley (2009)

Paper investigating promoters, drawing on interviews to show how they invest aesthetic values into their live music products to attract “like‐minded” people and “engineer great moments” for audiences.

Editorial: The Business of Live Music – Simon Frith (2011)

Introduction to a special issue on the business of live music, explaining its context, the conference from which it originated, and touching on the various aspects of the business that are covered.

Typological trends in contemporary popular music performance venues – Robert Kronenburg (2011)

This paper seeks to explore the design of popular music performance space, focusing particularly on recent developments that are changing the form and operation of permanent venues and travelling stages.

Researching Live Music in the UK – Some Initial Thoughts – Matt Brennan and Emma Webster (2008)

An introduction to the Live Music Research Project at the root of Live Music Exchange: conceptualising live music, the political economy of live music , typology of venues, ten themes to be explored (“ten things you never knew about live music”)

New Audiences for the Arts. The New Audiences Programme 1998-2003 – Gill Johnson et al (2004)

This is Arts Council England’s major report on the New Audiences Programme. It represents the culmination of a five year scheme which supported audience development initiatives across the country.

Counting the Notes: The economic contribution of the UK music business – C. Dane and K. Manton (2002)

A report produced for the National Music Council and DCMS examining the economic significance and contribution of the UK music industries.

The Overseas Earnings of the Music Industry – British Invisibles (1995)

Summary and analysis of the overseas earnings and payments of the British music industry for 1993, including data from the recording industry, music publishing, performance income, musical instruments, musical theatre.

Playing Wales: the relationship between higher education and the live music industry in Wales – Paul Carr (2012)

With a focus on Wales, this report investigates the potential opportunities for collaboration between the live music industries and Higher Education in addressing the skills gap identified by Creative and Cultural Skills and others.

Decline, Renewal and the City in Popular Music Culture: Beyond the Beatles – Sara Cohen (2007)

This book explores the relationship between popular music and the city using Liverpool as a case study. It highlights popular music’s unique role and significance in the making of cities, in processes of deindustrialization and in producing and promoting local culture.

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