The Soma team are staging another one of their Soma Skool events which offer young people in Scotland the chance to learn about getting a career in the music business. The next event will take place in the West Dumbartonshire town of Clydebank, just outside Glasgow on 28 Nov. Soma artists will be on hand to talk about their careers, plus there will be sessions on law and copyright, music journalism and photography, music mixing, internet radio and how to start a record company.
Commenting on the scheme, Soma Records Director Richard Brown told CMU: "We came up with the idea of Soma Skool as a way to encourage young people to think about the music industry as a real career option. Understanding the different areas involved allows them to see that the music industry is about more than the artist and the record, there are lots of people who can make the final release possible and within that, lots of different career options. We want people to see the vibrancy of the Scottish music industry and do our bit in making sure that it remains so by encouraging new talented people joining it in the future and to encourage them to be entrepreneurial themselves and start their own creative business. It's fantastic that Soma are able to bring the event to Clydebank."
More info on Soma Skool is at http://www.somaskool.com