UNITED KINGDOM - Road Map

Fast facts

Dial Code: +44

Population: 67,8 million

Language: English

Capital City: London

Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)

GDP Per Capita: $47,089

Labels, distribution & licensing

RECORD LABELS

• Universal Music (Major)

• Warner Music (Major)

• Sony Music (Major)

• Beggars Group (4AD, Matador, Rough Trade Records og XL Recordings) (Independent)

• Cooking Vinyl (Popular Music)

• Communion (Mixed)

• Domino (Popular Music)

• Bella Union (Popular Music)

• Fat Cat (Popular Music)

• Heavenly Recordings (Popular Music)

• Infectious Records (Popular Music)

• LEX Records (Popular Music)

• Mute (Popular Music)

• Moshi Moshi (Popular Music)

• Ninja Tune (Popular Music)

• One Little Indian (Mixed)

• Transgressive (Mixed)

• Warp (Electronic)

• Witchita (Mixed)

Publishing & Performance rights

PUBLISHING

• Warner Chappell (Major)

• Universal Music (Major)

• Sony/ATV (Major)

• Bucks (Mixed)

• Image (Mixed)

• Cobalt (Mixed)

• BMG (Mixed)

• Notting Hill (Mixed)

• Peer Music (Mixed)

  
  

STUDIOS

London:

• Select Recording Studios

• Strongroom Music Studios

• The Premises Studios

• Hot Money Studios

• Cafe Music Studios

• Dean Street Studios

• RAK Recording Studio

• The Red Room

• Soho Sonic Studios

• Soup Studio

Birmingham:

• Univibe Audio Recording Studios

• Phantom Power Studios

• Robannas Studios

• Muthers Studio

• RB Studios

• Summerfield Studios

Leeds:

• Eiger Music Studios

• KVH studios

• Old Chapel Music Studios

Glasgow:

• Glasgow Music Studios

• Gorbals Sound Ltd Recording Studio

• Carlton Studios

• 45 A-Side Recordings

• Stealth Recording Studio

• The HQ Glasgow

Manchester:

• Oscillate Recording Studio

• HQ Recording Studio

• Airtight Productions

• 80 HERTZ studios

• VIBE Recording Studio

Chichester:

• Blackberry Studios

Media, PR & Promotion

MEDIA
TV:

• BBC

• ITV

• Channel 4 Television Corp

• Sky UK

• Channel 5 Broadcasting

Radio:

• BBC Radio 1 (Popular Music)

• BBC Radio 2 (Mixed)

• BBC Radio 3 (Art music and jazz)

• BBC Radio 4 (Mixed)

• Capital FM (Popular Music)

• Classic FM (Art Music)

• Absolut Radio (Rock)

• Kiss FM (Popular Music)

• Jazz FM (Jazz)

• Kerrang! (Rock)

Newspapers:

• The Guardian

• The Independent

• The Times

• The Sun

• The Mirror

Specialized magazines:

• Mojo (Popular Music)

• Uncut (Popular Music)

• Classic Rock (Rock)

• Kerrang! (Rock)

• DJ Mag (Popular Music)

• Metal Hammer (Rock)

• Q (Popular Music)

• Jazzwise (Jazz)

• NME (Popular Music)

• Classical Music Magazine (Art Music)

Online magazines:

• DIY (Popular Music)

• Noisey (Popular Music)

• Drowned in Sound (Popular Music)

• The Line of Best Fit (Mixed)

• The Quietus (Popular Music)

• Popjustice (Popular Music)

• Resident Advisor (Popular Music)

• All about Jazz (Jazz)

PR AGENCIES

• Toast PR

• Create Sparks

• Toast PR

• Create Sparks

• In House PR

• Charm Factory

• Murray Charmers

• Inside / Out

• Dog Day Press

• Freeman PR

• Purple PR

• Partisan PR

• Prescription PR

• Alan James PR

• Listen Up PR

• Plugged in PR

• Trail of Press

• Rocket

• Your Army

MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS

• AIM (Interest organization for independent record companies)

• BPI (Provides sales figures, owned by record companies)

• BASCA (Industry Association for Musicians and Songwriters)

• CPA (Organization for organizers and booking companies)

• Creators' Rights Alliance (Umbrella Organization for Copyright Management Organizations)

• ECSA (Promotes and defends the rights of composers and songwriters)

• EMMA (Gathers music managers from all over Europe)

• MMF (Member organization for managers and artists)

• MPG (Promotes and defends music producers' rights in the industry)

• MPA (Represents music publishers)

• National Music Council (Promotes the interests of the British music industry through, among other things, market statistics)

• PCAM (Campaigners' Rights Campaigns)

• PPL (Administrative Organizations for Copyright)

• PRS for Music (Copyright Management Organizations)

• UK Music (Umbrella organization for the entire England music industry)

• Musicians Union (the UK's musicians union)

Live & Venues

LIVE

April:

• Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Cheltenham (Jazz)

May:

• All Points East, London (Popular Music)

June:

• Glastonbury Festival, Pilton (Popular Music)

• Parklife, Manchester (Popular Music)

• Junction 2 Festival, London (Popular Music)

• Isle of Wight Festival, Isle of Wight (Popular Music)

• Download Festival, Derby (Popular Music)

• Lovebox, London (Popular Music)

July:

• BST Hyde Park, London (Popular Music)

• Kendal Calling, Penrith (Popular Music)

• Y Not Festival, Pikehall (Popular Music)

• NASS Festival, Shepton Mallet (Popular Music)

• TRNSMT Festival, Glasgow (Popular Music)

• Latitude Festival, Southwold (Popular Music)

• Wilderness Festival, Charlbury (Popular Music)

• Wireless Festival, London (Popular Music)

• Love Supreme Jazz Festival (Jazz)

August:

• Boardmasters Festival, Newquay (Popular Music)

• South West Four, London (Popular Music)

• Reading Festival, Reading (Popular Music)

• Leeds Festival, Leeds (Popular Music)

• Creamfields, Daresbury (Popular Music)

• Boomtown, Winchester (Popular Music)

November:

• Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (Contemporary)

• EFG London Jazz Festival (Jazz)

• Cambridge Jazz Festival (Jazz)

VENUES

London:

• Brixton Academy (Mixed)

• Roundhouse (Mixed)

• Cafe Oto (Mixed)

• Union Chapel (Mixed)

• Shepherd's Bush Empire (Mixed)

• Hammersmith Apollo (Mixed)

• The Jazz Cafe (Jazz)

• The Windmill (Mixed)

• Southbank Center (Mixed)

• Barbican (Art Music)

• The Lexington (Popular Music)

• Ronnie Scott's (Jazz)

• Bush Hall (Mixed)

• EartH (Mixed)

• Village Underground (Mixed)

Manchester:

• Soup Kitchen (Mixed)

• Eagle Inn (Mixed)

• Band on the Wall (Popular Music)

• AATMA (Mixed)

• YES (Popular Music)

• The Deaf Institute (Popular Music)

• Islington Mill (Mixed)

• Albert Hall (Mixed)

• Gorilla (Mixed)

• Victoria Warehouse (Mixed)

Bristol:

• Colston Hall (Mixed)

• St George's Bristol (Jazz & Art Music)

• Lakota (Popular Music)

• The Canteen (Mixed)

• Trinity Center (Mixed)

• Motion Bristol (Electronic)

• The Old Duke (Jazz)

• Thekla (Mixed)

• The Fleece (Popular Music)

• The Louisiana (Mixed)

Glasgow:

• King Tut's Wah Wah Hut (Popular Music)

• Barrowland Ballroom (Mixed)

• Big Song (Mixed)

• The Glad Café (Mixed)

• Bar Block (Mixed)

• Mono (Popular Music)

• O2 ABC (Popular Music)

• Nice N Sleezy (Popular Music)

• Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (Mixed)

• Old Fruitmarket (Mixed)

• The Blue Arrow (Jazz)

Leeds:

• Brudenell Social Club (Mixed)

• Wharf Chambers (Popular Music)

• The Wardrobe (Mixed)

• Belgrave Music Hall (Mixed)

• Postage (Mixed)

• Hyde Park Book Club

• Sela Bar (Jazz)

• Domino Club (Jazz)

• Lending Room (Popular Music)

• LS6 Café (Jazz)

• Hifi Club (Popular Music)

Cardiff:

• The Full Moon / Moon Club (Popular Music)

• Clwb Ifor Bach (Mixed)

• Live Lounge (Popular Music)

• Gwidhw (Popular Music)

• St David's Hall (Jazz and Art Music)

• Tramshed (Mixed)

• The Motorpoint Arena (Mixed)

• Glee Club (Mixed)

Brighton:

• Sticky Mike's Frog Bar (Popular Music)

• Concorde 2 (Popular Music)

• The Marlborough Pub and Theatre (Mixed)

• Casablanca Jazz Club (Jazz)

• The Green Door Store (Popular Music)

• The Mesmerist (Jazz)

• Patterns (Popular Music)

• The Hope & Ruin (Mixed)

BOOKING AGENTS

• Live Nation

• AEG

• Kilimanjaro Live

• SJM Concerts

• Metropolis Music

• DHP

• CAA

• United Talent Agency

• Paradigm Agency

• ITB

• Primary Talent

• William Morris Agency

• X Ray Touring

• Free Trade

ORCHESTRAS
London:

• London Philharmonic Orchestra

• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

• London Symphony Orchestra

• BBC Concert Orchestra

• BBC Symphony Orchestra

• New London Orchestra

• Academy Of St Martin In The Fields

• Philharmonia Orchestra

• English Chamber Orchestra

Liverpool:

• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Glasgow:

• Royal Scottish National Orchestra

• BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Birmingham:

• City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Poole:

• Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Edinburgh:

• Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Cambridge:

• Academy of Ancient Music

Manchester:

• Halle Orchestra

Belfast:

• Ulster Orchestra

Salford:

• BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

CONCERT HALLS
Cornwall:

• The Minack

Belfast:

• Grand Opera House

London:

• Royal Albert Hall

• Wigmore Hall

• London Coliseum

• St. Martin in the Fields

• Royal Opera House

Oxford:

• Sheldonian Theatre

Suffolk:

• Snape Maltings

Edinburgh:

• Royal Lyceum Theatre

Birmingham:

• Symphony Hall

Cardiff:

• Wales Millennium Centre

Bristol:

• Bristol Old Vic

Sussex:

• Glyndebourne

Other

MUSIC INDUSTRY NETWORKING ARENAS

London:

• London Jazz Festival (Jazz Showcase Festival)

Brighton:

• The Great Escape (Popular Music Showcase Festival)

Glasgow:

• Celtic Connections (Art Music)

Inverness:

• Xpo North (Large annual event for creative industries)

Liverpool:

• Liverpool Sound City (Popular Music)

Huddersfield:

• Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (Contemporary)

MUSIC RESIDENCES

London:

• New Maker Ensemble (Focus on, among other things, music, 4 months, Some costs covered)

Stockton-on-Tees:

• The Auxiliary (Focus on, among other things, music, 6 weeks, Some costs covered)