May 20th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog, CF Partnership
The Evolution of the Record Label: industry report published by MusicTank, at the University of Westminster The new report from MusicTank, University of Westminster, examines the state of the UK music industry Written by BPI Chairman and former Chairman & CEO, EMI Music UK & Ireland – Tony Wadsworth, with Dr. Eamonn Forde, Digital Editor Music [...]
May 7th, 2011 | by zoba | published in CF Partnership, events, showcase
Latest MusicTank Report: Tony Wadsworth Puts Labels in the Spotlight MusicTank are very proud to have last week published their fourth industry report, about the changing face of record labels. Entitled Remake, Remodel: The Evolution of the Record Label, the report has been written by BPI Chairman and former Chairman and CEO of EMI, Tony Wadsworth, [...]
March 16th, 2011 | by zoba | published in CF Partnership, events
March 7th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog, reviews
Going Viral provides a lightening tour summary of the fundamentals of what makes a video go viral from Matt Smith’s keynote presentation. Matt Smith, Strategy Director, The Viral Factory presented at “It Stated with a Click: How to Spawn a Viral Hit” on Thursday 3rd March 2011. Going Viral 1. Strong Creative: focus on doing what you [...]
January 27th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog, CF Partnership
Something great happened this week, which you’d have to have been asleep to miss – and I’m not talking about Jordan’s split from cage fighter Alex Reid. The radio-to-release window has effectively been closed, meaning that for the majority of new releases, fans will be able to buy tracks as soon as they hear them [...]
January 27th, 2011 | by zoba | published in blog, CF Partnership, reviews
Creative Futures partner and music business network, MusicTank, has relaunched its website featuring a full re-brand. The new campaign reflects the DNA of the network; that it is engaging, innovative and of-the-minute. Built to facilitate community response a fresh new platform brings new additions to the site; a new blog highlighting musings from the industry’s [...]
January 27th, 2011 | by zoba | published in CF Partnership, events
Midday last Thursday, the rumblings of the latest viral hit began to reverberate around cyber music halls. A week later, the rumbling has turned to a roar and by the time the first of you read this post, 1¼ million people will have viewed ‘C’Mon’, the Busta Rhymes/Tiesto/Diplo collaboration on YouTube. As DIY fever took [...]
September 28th, 2010 | by zoba | published in events
‘Words Up’ is an 8-week music journalism course put on by MusicTank. The course will take place every Monday from 18:00 to 21:00 starting October 11th to November 29th. This course is not only designed for aspiring journalists, marketing and pr professionals – it’s also suited for anyone involved in promotion, whether as an independent [...]
March 10th, 2010 | by Saul | published in events
‘Number One’ With A Bullet: Is Pre Release Killing Our Business? http://www.musictank.co.uk/events/charts-and-the-release-process The UK release process is one of the most front loaded in the world, with pre-release promotion starting up to three months ahead of release. The problem is that, with everything riding on building pre-awareness, we’ve produced a system that creates demand for [...]
