UK music industry organisations – including AIM, BPI, MMR, MU, PRS, PPL and the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters - are joining together to launch Sound Advice, a Music Industry Education Roadshow, aiming to highlight career paths within the business. The roadshow will tour the UK from October 21st to 25th, and will provide music students around the country with advice from leading industry figures about key issues affecting the industry and the various sectors upon which their future careers might depend. Colleges the roadshow will visit include: London’s BRIT School, University of Paisley in Glasgow, Liverpool’s Institute of Performing Arts, and Manchester City College. The roadshow will finish at Radio 1's One Live in Nottingham event. To highlight the importance of live music to the industry each day will conclude with an evening gig which will be open to the general public, at a local venue, that will showcase three unsigned local bands.
Allan Dumbreck, Senior Lecturer in the School of Media at the University of Paisley and chair of the Roadshow steering group told CMU: “The value of having unilateral support from across the industry for this initiative is immense. Students throughout the UK will benefit from the opportunity to hear and meet an unparalleled level of industry speaker. We expect to reach up to 2,500 students across the five-day tour, plus a much larger number of people who will have the opportunity to support local emerging talent at the evening gigs. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to learn more about the key issues that affect the entire music industry and the various directions in which their future careers might take them.”