1: Begin by circling any of the values below that are truly important to you, personally and professionally. Feel free to add other values not on the list. Some values may seem similar – choose the word that most resonates for you.
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When I was 4 years old, I had to attend an interview for the only available place at my parents’ first choice of school for me, as there was a waiting list. My dad took me. We had a conversation in the car that he recalls vividly and I don’t recall at all. In it he advised me never to pretend to be anything I am not.
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I have a lot to say on longevity and sustainability – So this is going to be a series of articles. If you love making music and you want it to be your living, there are certain things that will help and some things that won't if you want to retire from the business at a grand old age – or even keep on going like the Chuck Berry of your generation.
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Keychange participant Anna Christoffersson filmed these inspiring and insightful videos with some fellow Keychange-rs at Tallinn Music Week, where the network of 60 women met for the first time.
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Part of the point of going to a music conference is networking. Yes, I know, it’s a horrible truth but there it is. Networking has a bad reputation.
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Following up is challenging. It isn’t difficult really, any more than going to the gym is, or giving up eating cake, unless you really don’t feel like it in which case somehow despite your best intentions, the gym or the cake abstinence never quite happen.
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I’ve divided this article into: 1) Before – Things to think about before you arrive; 2) During – Making the most of the conference whilst you’re there, 3) After – Once you get home. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. If you skim everything else – at least read Part 3, OK? Cool.
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SXSW is a huge opportunity for up and coming European acts – the industry, the camaraderie and the experience has become almost a right of passage. It’s a shame then, that more regularly than ever we’re hearing stories of acts being turned away at the border, having their visa revoked or ESTA’s being rejected.
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Artists, managers and PR’s alike can struggle with the question of how to get their music, the music they believe in, the attention it deserves.
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PRS Foundation is the leading funder of new music across all genres in the UK. AMA member Maxie Gedge explains how the Foundation uses video storytelling to help promote and recruit applicants to its Momentum Music Fund.
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