Music Network meeting Thursday 31 July 4pm at The TIC
July 23, 2008
Are you coming to the Music Network meeting Thursday 31 July 4 til 6pm at The TIC?
The Birmingham branch of Musicians Union will be supplying luxury chocolate biscuits and good coffee for all. There’s food and drink afterwards supplied by the creative networks lot too. Come and talk about what you’re up to and meet some new people, you know it makes sense.
The Music Network organises a NETWORKING EVENT on the last Thursday of each month, 4-6pm at The BCU Technology and Innovation Centre(TIC), Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG. (directions/info tel: 08712 262725)
The meeting is open to all involved in Birmingham Music who wish to network.
The Music Network organises the meeting for the benefit of music related businesses in the West Midlands region. If you have news to report, a presentation to give, an event to promote, any new points for discussion, a pitch to make, business cards or flyers to hand round, an appeal for help, advice or guidance or even if you just want the free tea and biscuits and some quality entertainment…you are all invited.
April 2008 Music Network Meeting Minutes
April 24, 2008
April 2008
Music Networking Minutes
Present: Jake Dubber, Zak (Miss Higher Productions), Gary Seeney (Plug and play pomo, melting ice management, Birmingham Yamaha Music School), Andy derrick (Musicians Union), Mark Badger (The Music Network), Raymond Clarke (Singer Producer songwriter), Nick Dunn(horus Music), Emma Nouriel (Scratch Radio), Kevin Moore (Scratch radio), Les Hutchins (Composer performer), Marc Bhatti (TIC student), Damian Jennings, Jenna Varndell, Nzinga (Queen of the Crop), Natasha Whalley (BCU), Lee Phillips (Cornerstudios / Rebellion Records), Adrian Kimberlin (Exit Recording), Stephen Markham(Sempre Entertainments Ltd), Mike Mcdonagh (Independent), Andy Blakemore (Creative launchpad)
Apologies: Anthony Hughes, Andy Ward (Musoplex.com), Issi (TIC), Paul Spicer (LNP), Andrew Dubber (BCU), Clare Edwards.
Note: Next Meeting 29th May in room 360 on 3rd floor of TIC
Andy Derrick - Musicians union
Talked about Soweto Kinch and forthcoming Creative Networks event upstairs from 6pm.
Musicians union provide coffee and biscuits for the network meetings.
Recent MU events in Stoke on trent and Kettering big success. Events dealt with Royalties and Copyright. Mention of Andrew Dubber’s presentation and how inspirational it was for those attending the event.
MU will be launching “Network Musician” in September in partnership with The Music Network.
Tues 2nd september Burslem College, stoke on trent
wed 10th sept the musician leicester
wed 10th oct confetti studios, nottingham
tues 21st oct cox’s yard, stratford on avon
tues 4th nov the flowerpot, derby
wed 19th nov the drill hall, lincoln
Music Network Meeting Today at 4pm
April 24, 2008
Are you coming to the Music Network meeting today 4 til 6pm at The TIC?
The Birmingham branch of Musicians Union will be supplying luxury chocolate biscuits and good coffee for all. There’s food and drink afterwards supplied by the creative networks lot too. Come and talk about what you’re up to and meet some new people, you know it makes sense. Keep an eye on the new look website, I might work out how to get it fully functional over the next few days.
The Music Network organises a NETWORKING EVENT on the last Thursday of each month, 4-6pm at The UCE Technology and Innovation Centre(TIC), Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG. (directions/info tel: 08712 262725)
The meeting is open to all involved in Birmingham Music who wish to network.
The Music Network organises the meeting for the benefit of music related businesses in the West Midlands region. If you have news to report, a presentation to give, an event to promote, any new points for discussion, a pitch to make, business cards or flyers to hand round, an appeal for help, advice or guidance or even if you just want the free tea and biscuits and some quality entertainment…you are all invited.
Music Network Meeting Today at 4pm
March 27, 2008
Are you coming to the Music Network meeting today 4 til 6pm at The TIC?
The Birmingham branch of Musicians Union will be supplying luxury chocolate biscuits and good coffee for all. There’s food and drink afterwards supplied by the creative networks lot too. Come and talk about what you’re up to and meet some new people, you know it makes sense. Keep an eye on the new look website, I might work out how to get it fully fuctional over the next few days.
The Music Network organises a NETWORKING EVENT on the last Thursday of each month, 4-6pm at The UCE Technology and Innovation Centre(TIC), Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG. (directions/info tel: 08712 262725)
The meeting is open to all involved in Birmingham Music who wish to network.
The Music Network organises the meeting for the benefit of music related businesses in the West Midlands region. If you have news to report, a presentation to give, an event to promote, any new points for discussion, a pitch to make, business cards or flyers to hand round, an appeal for help, advice or guidance or even if you just want the free tea and biscuits and some quality entertainment…you are all invited.
Music Sector Forum at South West Sound 2008
March 11, 2008
Date: Thurs 24th April
Lunch:1.30 til 2.30pm
Time: 2.30pm til 4.30pm
Place; The Watershed, Bristol - www.watershed.co.uk
Ticket Touting: Going, Going, Gone…?
March 7, 2008
From our man Peter Jenkinson: For as long as there have been restrictions on how many people can enjoy popular public performances, there have been individuals looking to make a quick buck from the disparity between supply and demand. The advent of the internet has however made it easier than ever before for third parties to derive huge profits from the resale of popular concert tickets, with concerns regarding consumer protection and the need for industry remuneration placing this issue firmly on the agenda for ’08.
Arriving hot on the heels of the government’s forthcoming response to January’s select committee report, this think tank will explore the conflicting viewpoints of managers, resale agents, promoters and the general public, asking whether effective self-regulation is desirable or even plausible in the murky world of secondary ticketing?
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The Music Network Meeting 4-6pm Thursday 28th February at TIC
February 27, 2008
The Music Network Meeting 4-6pm Thursday 28th February at TIC, Birmingham
The Music Network leads a monthly networking event at the T.I.C for all music related businesses from the West Midlands region.
Our event has been running successfully since 2000 and has proved inspirational in the support, development and promotion of thousands of music related activities. Do not be fooled by poor imitations, or other inferior funded products currently on offer. Ours is the original and genuine.
If you have news to report, events to promote, points for discussion or a pitch to make the Music Network may be useful for you.
We offer access through our network to contacts, opportunities, applicable help, advice and guidance, and even free coffee, tea and biscuits.
The Music Network can also be found on Facebook.com
You can either go to the “groups” section and search for “The Music Network” or you can find it at this link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7824043581
The Music Network is a voluntary, not for profit, social enterprise organisation seeking charitable status. “we”, “our” and “us” means The Music Network. The Speaker logo is our Trademark. You can find us on Wednesday Dec 12th from 4-6pm or from January 2008 ….the last Thursday of each month, 4-6pm at The UCE Technology and Innovation Centre (T.I.C), Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG.
The Music Network has a new website here:
http://www.birminghammusicnetwork.com






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