SensoriaPro present Beats Working For A Living*

3.30–8pm, ROCO. Free, booking required

An informal afternoon / evening of talks, discussion and advice for musicians, technicians, business people and anyone tempted to pursue music as a career.

Hosted by ROCO, 342 Glossop Rd, Sheffield S10 2HW

Featuring

ONE TO ONE ADVICE including

• PRS for Music surgeries with Daniel Jones (PRS for Music) and Nigel Humberstone (In The Nursery, Sensoria).
• Grants for the Arts advice from Richard Brown, Relationship Manager, Music inc. Education Hubs, Arts Council England.
• Accountancy advice – how to deal with the financial practicalities of making a living from music eg registering as self-employed, keeping your books and paying your taxes.

BREAKING BOUNDARIES (Panel session)

Meet industry professionals including a Booking Agent, Artist Manager, Music Publisher and Record Label rep. Find out what our guests do, how they got into the business, what types of artists they work with and why and get the latest info on trends in their area of the music sector.

FOR THE LOVE OF IT (Panel session)

To what extent ‘doing it for the love/for the kids’ is sustainable in the current climate and do Sheffield musicians do things differently – are we distinctly DIY?

CITY TALK – (debate)

Is Sheffield a Music City – one that is musician-friendly, had great venues and a great reputation beyond it’s own borders?

This isn’t about getting a ‘blue peter badge’ or external validation it’s about whether we function well and everything is in place to make music happen the way we want it to.

If not, how do we change that?

Plus

NETWORKING DRINKS – all participants will get a free drink voucher.

Accompanied by live music.

*in tribute to Martin Lilleker