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some things that might help your music locally

  • really excellent open mic night for mainly acoustic acts at the masons arms in bury st edmunds.
  • small, intimate and great sound.
  • every 2nd and 4th wednesday of the month.

bury fringe

  • get yourself heard at the bury fringe festival this year!
  • 1st and 3rd tuesday of every month at the grapes pub in bury st edmunds

burysound

  • best band comp in the area, organised by st edmundsbury borough council.
the rehearsal rooms
  • need somewhere to rehearse in bury st edmunds?
  • check out the rehearsal rooms in st andrew's st south.

bmpro - the home of ucs music production

  • well-equipped studio
  • inexpensive
  • music technology courses.
  • gig guide ltd list of recording studios in suffolk.

some stuff you might want to read

british academy of composers and songwriters (bacs)

  • recognised trade association for UK music writers with over 2500 active members.

musicians' union

  • the union for musicians offering
    • public liability insurance
    • advice on contract & career
    • legal service etc.

the societies

this society isresponsible for collecting earnings from your performances & sales and distributing to you. it's only really important when you start earning money from your work, but it's definitely worth knowing about them in the mean time.

mcps-prs-alliance

  • teaming of mcps and prs to cover all aspects of music rights collection
  • collects licence fees for the public performance and broadcast of musical works
  • distributes this money to its members - writers and publishers of music
  • licenses the recording of copyright music.

resources

the following links will bring you to sites that you might find handy for techniques, equipment and advice.

daz smith's music business resources website

  • excellent accessible advice for anyone starting out in the music biz.

the tomás howie drumming web

  • really nice drummers' resource site
    • excellent tuning theory and practise.
   
last updated Saturday 6 March, 2010 2:57 PM