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CMU’s new music business talk show live at The Roundhouse TONIGHT

By | Published on Tuesday 24 June 2014

Roundhouse Rising Festival 2014

This evening CMU and Roundhouse Rising will present the first edition of a new music business news-related chat show, live in the Roundhouse’s Studio Theatre.

Hosted by CMU editor Andy Malt, he will be joined by Music Managers Forum CEO Jon ‘Webbo’ Webster, Cooking Vinyl’s Head Of Digital Marketing Sammy Andrews, Brittney Bean, co-founder of digital music service Songdrop, and CMU Business Editor Chris Cooke.

On the table for discussion are the indie labels’ ongoing battle with YouTube, the addition of streaming stats to the UK singles chart, Amazon Prime Music, the BBC’s new music awards show, when it’s OK to assume that the word “dope” is a legally binding contract (ie, not when you’re trying to licence Beastie Boys music), and One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson’s new job as the boss of a football club.

Malt says of the event: “I’m really excited about this new show, I think it’s going to be a lot of fun. We’ve got a brilliant panel for the first edition, who’ll all be able to shed some valuable insight on some of the biggest news stories of the last month, all very much in a CMU style”.

Edited highlights of the show will be made available as a free podcast later this week, but if you want to hear the full discussion (unbroadcastable rants and all), as well as getting involved yourself, you’ll need to come and join us in person tonight.

Tickets are available for £10 from the Roundhouse website now, or on the door this evening – we kick off at 7.30pm (after the football, which will be showing in the bar if you want to see England’s final World Cup game before they come home).

Don’t forget that if you’re a CMU Digest subscriber, you can get 50% off the ticket price now – check last Friday’s email for your discount code.



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