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MusicTank announces launch of funding report

By | Published on Thursday 12 September 2013

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MusicTank has confirmed a publication date for its latest industry report, called ‘Easy Money? The definitive UK guide to funding music projects’, which was first unveiled via an interview with its author, Remi Harris, as The Great Escape back in May. The report will look at the various funding options available to artists and musical entrepreneurs, including grants, crowdfunding, loans, investment and sponsorship.

Commenting on the report, Harris told CMU: “The aim with ‘Easy Money?’ is to demystify funding for people working in music, and show exactly how it works. Access to finance is possibly the biggest problem for the majority of people operating in the UK music industry – that layer of artists, festival promoters, indie labels and others trying to get small businesses and projects off the ground. There is money around to fund your tour, finish your EP, produce your festival, but you may not know where it is, how much is available and how to get your hands on it. This book is designed to change that”.

Meanwhile MusicTank Chairman Keith Harris added: “We are extremely proud to be working with one of the UK’s leading authorities on music project funding, and Remi has more than delivered with this ‘Easy Money?’ It is MusicTank’s prime directive to educate people about the issues of the day, and access to finance for grassroots music projects is perhaps the most important for the long-term health of the UK industry. It’s not all doom and gloom – there IS money around, and Remi is one of the first to plant a massive signpost in the ground that clearly says to musicians and music business people: IT’S OVER THERE!”

The report will be published on 26 Sep, followed by the previously reported ‘Easy Money’ conference in London on 22 Oct. An audience of invited industry types will also be briefed on the report at an event on 24 Sep.

There are more details about the report here, and about the conference here.



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