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Arts Council Consultation
The Arts Council's consultation for achieving great art for everyone is now available online.
New Music Business Ideas from MIDEM 2010
With music sales declining, artists, record labels and even opera houses are being more inventive in order to encourage fans to fork out. Known as "monetisation" in business speak, that was the main theme at the largest music industry gathering of the year, the MIDEM conference in Cannes. From BBC News reporting from MIDEM 2010
Is Streaming the Future of Music?
With free, legal access to almost any music at any time, streaming services are a dream for music fans. Some believe streaming will overtake downloading to become the most popular form of digital music. But there are still big questions over whether such services can make money - and whether record labels will let them work. From BBC News reporting from MIDEM 2010
South West Music Strategy and new website
Following consultation in the region in the summer of 2009, and at Music South West, the BMF is now developing a new strategy and regional website which will make recommendations on the next phase of collaborative music development in the region.
Music 4.5 - new partnership with BMF
BMF announces a new partnership with Music 4.5, the brand new and essential digital and music tech start up event in London.
Update on Canadian Music Week and SXSW mission
The BMF is working with UKTI South West to offer trade missions to Canadian Music Week in Toronto and SXSW in Austin, Texas in March 2010..
Boost for live music as government announces plans to exempt small venues
Live music performances for 100 people or less will no longer need to be licensed, under proposals announced by Licensing Minister Gerry Sutcliffe.
Music South West photo's and report up
See the photo's from Music South West and download the report here...
Teenage Rampage films
See the films from the Teenage Rampage Summer 09 Tour and the Count Me In Weekend...
Music South West Thank you
Music South West was a great success thanks to all the delegates, speakers, organisations, bands, helpers and everyone that got involved...
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