Bedford College Course Manager Richard Williams who co-ordinated the series of sessions said: “Our students were engrossed in the presentations during these sessions. With so many opportunities in the multi-billion pound music industry within the UK, both at home and abroad, having our students engage with industry practitioners and gain insights into how they can progress in their own careers is key.”
Resonance-edu-org was fronted by David Barnard who has close connections with musical education in Bedfordshire. The “scratch” band that joined him were all professionals who make their living today in session work.
“This is a £5bn business for the UK with roughly half of that coming from global sales. But most of the people in it are self-employed,” David told students.
In fact making money in the music business is now as much about merchandising, or selling
T-shirts, as it is about selling singles or albums. Individuals can be clever using technology to promote their products. One songwriter who has a million followers on You Tube releases a song at a time to generate sales. Another is a band based in Bristol which is huge in Taiwan via the Internet.
