Our artist of the week for 15th June 2015 is Jamie Heawood. We really enjoyed his percussive guitar playing, coupled with melodic cello lines weaving in and out of nice vocal melodies and well chosen lyrics. Ben Howard meets Jake Bugg in a restaurant owned by Damien Rice?! Jamie Heawood Debut music video for new […]
Manager and label boss David Jaymes shares his view points on artist management… How did you start your career in music and how did you end up in artist management? I started off as a musician and after a really successful period of 8 years in two bands became a writer and jingle writer. I […]
We spoke to Gemma Dempsey, music supervisor and now consultant for Sound Cheque – A great company providing a route for artists (signed or unsigned) to have their music pitched for syncs. Enjoy: 1. What does a music supervisor do? A music supe can be brought on a production to do a variety of things – […]
1. How did you get in to music? I’d always wanted to get into the industry and did as many work experiences places as i could from the age of 16, working at labels, radio stations and PR companies. During a lengthy work experience placement at MBC straight after University a junior role came available, which […]
How did you start your career in music and how did you end up in artist management? I started by carrying around friends in bands instruments after shows. They liked me so they asked me to be their manager and a year later, when I turned 20, we were on the road supporting The Libertines. […]
How did you get in to music? I was in a punk rock band called 4th Reich initially which later changed it’s name to Manufactured Romance. We put out several records under independent labels, toured up and down the country, saved up money to go in to studios. We would look for ‘down-time’, often working […]
Richer Unsigned talks to Sophia Margerison of The Agency Group What does an agent do? An agents’ job is to build and develop an artists’ live career. They take a brand new act and book them for events such a showcases (even if there is no money being made). Their job is to put the […]
We are excited to announce that as part of Record Store Day 2015, Richer Sounds will be hosting a number of stripped back acoustic performances in it’s stores. Record Store Day has been running for 8 years and is the single biggest release day for vinyl in this country. Tens of thousands of music lovers […]
This week a Los Angeles jury ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke were to pay $7.3 to the family of Marvin Gaye for copyright infringement of Gaye’s 1977 hit ‘Got to Give it Up’. Williams and Thicke were found guilty of willfully infringing upon the copyright of Gaye’s song to create their 2013 hit […]
Last week’s Brit Awards showcased the talent that made 2014 an incredible year for British music. For the first year since BPI records began in 1973, the UK’s top ten selling albums came entirely from British artists. The amount of albums sold by the top three blew away last year’s top sales with Ed Sheeran’s […]
I recently attended an event put on by our friends at Success Express Music which featured a Q&A session with Radiohead’s wonderful Ed O’Brien. During the Q&A one of the most common questions being asked by artists was how are they supposed to have the time to write and focus on music when they are also expected […]
Are music fans no longer interested in listening to complete albums or do we need just make them better? I often hear about the ‘great shame’ that technology has brought upon the way we listen to music in that very few people are interested in listening to complete albums. Have our attitudes towards music really […]