Our Shoot “Curtis” has just finished a placement in the Sony Music creative department, learning a range of digital and editing skills. Thanks to Cassandra Gracey and Sophie Stott for the amazing opportunity. “Having such an amazing opportunity to work with Sony Music UK, was such a great experience for myself. I was able to… Read More »
Category archives: News
Alternative routes after Sixth Form/College
So, the dust has settled a bit after tens of thousands of students received their A-level results last week. For those with their sights on University this must’ve been an intense and nerve wrecking day. The listed letters on the A4 sheet of paper hanging in the school hall determined if they would be going… Read More »
Eight9FLY – One To Watch
South East London rapper Eight9FLY, real name Emmanuel Isong is definitely one to watch in 2018. To describe him in one sentence, an artist not bound by convention. Eight9FLY consistently showcases both his versatility and ability as an artist in finessing these varied musical styles. His biggest influences are: Michael Jackson, Usher, Dizzee Rascal, Drake,… Read More »
Netflix Vs. TV
New data from Ofcom has shown online streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube have more subscribers than your traditional TV services in the UK such as BT, Sky and, Virgin. The number of hours spent watching traditional TV schedules continued to drop. Teenagers and young people now watch around 40% less than… Read More »
Smiles, Colours and Rainbows
Pride Festival London city is set to be a sea of rainbows and smiles over the weekend. Filled with colour and passion celebrating its 46th year this Saturday 7th of July. Wide range of arts to be performing such as Theatrical performances from the cast of West End show Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Aladdin, The… Read More »
Violence and Music or Music and Violence?
So, this weekend saw 4 men stabbed at the GarageNation festival after a fight in the VIP Section. 2 airlifted to hospital and people describing poor security and chaotic scenes as the music went on around them and the other 15,000 ravers. There have been stabbings at both Wireless and Parklife amongst others in the… Read More »
Is Streaming The New Buying?
The rise and rise and rise of streaming! We all live on YouTube, Spotify, Google Play …and we knew streaming was going to take over, but now it’s taking over the charts, well sort of. Since YouTube was first launched in 2005, it’s had 20 music videos reaching over the 2 billion views mark. A… Read More »
Music Week Awards 2018
The great and the good of the music industry were honoured at the annual industry knees up – we mean The Music Week Awards 2018 yesterday. The ceremony returned to the Grosvenor House Hotel in London and was sold-out. Choc-full of music executives and global superstar Dua Lipa. The night was full of memorable moments… Read More »
The struggle of gaining work experience in organisations
A universal experience that everyone can relate to is the struggle of getting a good job in London even with experience, so imagine the pains of wanting to apply to jobs that want 5+ years of experience when you have close to none! Most organisations only tend to take on interns (good luck if… Read More »
OUR MERCURY AWARD PREDICTION.
The Mercury award is today and everyone is trying to put their best predictions forward. ‘Albums of the Year’ celebrates and promotes the best of UK music, recognising artistic achievement across a range of contemporary music genres. This year’s nominees are as follows: alt-j – ‘Relaxer’ Blossoms – ‘Blossoms’ Dinosaur – ‘Together, As One’ Ed Sheeran… Read More »