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Unit 1 – The Music Industry Learning Aim A: Understand different types of organisations that make up the Music Industry Learning Aim B: Understand the job roles in the music industry

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BTEC First Music Teaching and Assessment Pack

Unit 1: The Music Industry Part A.1 - Venues

Locations of local venues

Below is a map of Nottingham.

1. List all the music venues you can think of in Wellingborough. They can be large or small:

Venue Size (S,M,L)

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• small venues with an S

• medium venues with an M

• large multi-use spaces with an L.

Now place these onto the map, just using the letter S, M and L to show where they are

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2. Complete the table below by:

a) entering the names of your local venues in the first column.

b) indicating the type of music that each venue usually hosts by putting a tick in any column that applies.

Venue name Metal Pop Folk Open mic

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Locations of large multi-use spaces

Below is a map with a 50mile radius from Nottingham

1. List any large multi-purpose spaces. Once you have listed them, label them with an L on the map.

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2. Choose three of your large multi-use spaces, and complete the table below by listing the events that will be staged there in the next month.

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4. Write a list of the advantages and disadvantages of:

● local venues

● arenas

If you run out of ideas, consider what your answers would be if you lived in a different location, e.g. a small village without easy access to public transport.

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Small Venues

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o Theatres, Old opera houses, purpose built music halls


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Large multi-use spaces

o Arenas, sports venues, outdoor spaces (parks)

Examples – Hyde Park, Wembley Arena, Wembley Stadium, The O2 Arena


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You are considering opening a new arena in a quiet village. Explain why you think this might not be appropriate: (8 Marks)

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Unit 1: The Music Industry PASS – You are able to Identify the required information E.G. - what an object is, what a word means MERIT – You are able to Describe more detail about the required information E.G. – what an object can do, where you might use a word / phrase DISTINCTION – You are able to Explain more about the required information E.G. – why you need to use an object, show how words/phrases can be used, explaining / justifying why they should be used

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Unit 1: The Music Industry Part A.2 – Health, Safety and Security at Venues

Health and safety of audience, performers and employees in venues is very important:

Things to consider – In each of the boxes below bullet point anything the event organisers would need to think of plan for in each of these sub sections

Venue design

Fire safety

Crowd management Nosie levels

Electrical/lighting

Waste Management Ticketing Security

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Performers Camping Special needs

The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) require all venues to have effective health and safety policies by law

Health and safety responsibilities:

• Employers (the venue) have a general duty under section 2 of the ‘Health and Saftey at Work Act 1974’ to ensure the health, safety and welfare of their employees at work

• The ‘Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) regulation 1992’ cover a wide range of basic health, safety and welfare issues and apply to most workplaces/

• An event organise (promoter) must ensure the safety of visiting crowds

• Event organiser (promoter) shoukd ensure the event venue/site is designed so that it is safe for people working there and so that the audience can enjoy the entertainment safely.

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Responsibility of venues to ensure the Health and Safety of the audience

Your duties as an event organiser

As an organiser, you must as far as reasonably practicable, ensure the safety of visiting crowds. The

venue should also by safe and without risk to the health of those working there.

What you need to do The event organiser should ensure the event venue / site is designed so that it is safe for people working there and so that the audience can enjoy the entertainment safely.

This task can be broken down into:

1. pre-site design data collection

2. assessing venue / site suitability 3. drawing up venue / site design plans

Pre-site design collection

Properly knowing and understanding the event and its audience is an important precursor to successful

site design. This means having a detailed grasp of a range of factors including:

- the proposed size of audience and workforce

- knowledge of the audience type / profile

- knowledge of the proposed event activities and whether they are indoors or outdoors

- whether the audience will be standing, seated or a mixture of both

- site access and infrastructure required

- emergency plans - duration and time of year that the event will take place

Assessing venue/site suitability

Once you have a clear understanding of the event concept, visit the venue or site to carry out a

preliminary assessment to determine its suitability. Study any appropriate mapping and seek advice and

information from the landowner, local authority and/or venue management.

The factors you need to consider include the following:

Venue capacity for the audience, staff and contractors

The capacity of a venue depends on the available space for people. Limiting factors are often:

a) emergency exits b) audience circulation capacity of the venue / site

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Unit 1: The Music Industry Existing structures and features

Find out if existing structures and features pose a hazard, eg restricted height access for vehicles / lifting

equipment / operations. Make sure any roads; bridges etc are structurally sound and able to withstand

the additional load of heavy vehicles and the number of people attending your event.

If your event is in the street, street lighting and other street furniture could affect your plans. Do railings, bus stops or other structures create additional hazards such as pinch points that present risks to the audience? If so, can they be temporarily removed?

Ground conditions and site topography

Ground conditions and site topography will help you to decide where to position any temporary

demountable structures required like stages and seating, plus the size and position of any signage.

Find out what the load-bearing capacity of the floor / ground is for any intended structure and what the

ground conditions are likely to be at any structural anchoring points.

Find out how the site copes with extreme weather like flooding, as this may affect your site design and

even the time of year you hold the event.

Don’t create pinch points where channeling the public could lead to dangerous overcrowding during

emergencies – extra space may be required around structures.

Find out what the prevailing wind direction is, what impact a windy spot may have on your ability to erect structures safely and whether you can design the site using the topography to reduce wind loading on them.

Access for vehicles and pedestrians onto and around the site

Consider safe access for vehicles and pedestrians onto and around the site. This includes onsite parking, camping and caravanning facilities, plus holding areas for plant and equipment and trade vehicles.

Infrastructure and local amenities

Assess the site’s proximity to a hospital, fire station, public transport links, parking, major roads, local

services and facilities. This information will influence the type and scale of any additional provisions and

services you may need to provide.

If you need to bury temporary services or drive stakes into the ground to support structures like marquees and tents consider the hazards from underground services.

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Unit 1: The Music Industry Checklist – on venue suitability

Ask yourself if you have considered the following:

a) Venue capacity for your audience and staff?

b) Emergency exits and routes?

c) Any hazards posed by existing features or structures on site?

d) Ground conditions and site topography?

e) How vehicles and pedestrians will safely access and move around the site?

f) Proximity of local amenities?

g) Any hazards posed by permanent or temporary underground services or temporary structures?

h) Any relevant health risks arising from animals?

Drawing up venue/site design plans

Once the basic outline of the site has been determined, you should draft a site plan for the location of

provisions and facilities, including temporary structures.

Site plans should be regularly updated as new information is obtained.

Once all requirements are finalised, draw up a final site plan.

The aim should be to produce a referenced plan, clearly indicating where the structures, facilities,

fencing lines, entrances and exits etc will be.

The venue / site plan will assist you and your contractors during construction of the site. It will also be useful for services operating during the event, e.g. stewards. Task 1: Read the above document and make a list of the points that must be adhered to by the venue owner in regard to the Health and Safety of the Audience. Use the grid above to help you organise your ideas

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Task 2: Make a list of the risks to the audience who visit a venue to see a concert/ Band.

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Unit 1: The Music Industry Part A.3 – Production and Promotion. Organisations involved with the creation, promotion and sales of an artist/band

Introduction The “Music Industry” treats Music as a product – something that is made to sell. Recordings are made or concerts are organised. These products need to be carefully created by people who know what they are doing. Once created, these products then need to be “promoted” – advertised to an audience who will then buy those products. This section of Unit 1 is all about the companies and the job roles that exist in the creation and selling of “Music Products”. Production and Promotion play a huge role in the lives of professional musicians. You cannot live in a bubble – you need to get people to pay to hear you perform, to buy your recordings, to play you over the radio or on TV. If you don’t you will not have any income! To quote the syllabus document: “No musician can survive without the support of others and understanding who does what is crucial to a successful career in the music industry”. You need to learn: The companies and individuals that create, promote & distribute music work:

• Recording Companies o The “Major Label” companies o Independent companies

• Music Publishing o Major companies o Self-publishing

• Promoters o Concert promoters o Club promoters o Festival Promoters

• Broadcasting o TV o Radio o Internet

• Marketing and Distribution o Online o High Street stores o Social Media

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Record Companies

Major Record Labels

(Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music

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Independent Labels (Indie)

Royalties

Publishing

Advances

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Disadvantages

Additional research:

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Sub-Labels

The three big labels own and manage many other labels that are called sub-labels. These are also big companies with the same advantages and disadvantages. Artists are signed to major record labels through these sub – labels. Below are some examples

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Music Publishing

Major Music Publishing:

• Music Publishers license the songs (the compositions/lyrics) themselves (not the recording – this is separate)

• Music publishers administer those licenses. This means collecting the licencing fees, doing all the paperwork, and paying the artist their share

• A publishing deal normally grants the publisher the copyrights in the songs in exchange for 50% of whatever income that publisher receives from licensing the songs. More common today are c0-publishing deals, where the artist and the publisher co-own the copyrights and the artist receives 75% of all income received.

Self Publishing:

• Self-publishing means that the song-writer/composer retains the full-royalty, after the collection of society’s’ commission is deducted, and does not have to split it with a publisher

• However, the self-published songwriter/composer would also then be responsible for carrying out the tasks normally undertaken by a publisher

• The most time consuming part of self-publishing is the production of scores and parts, as you will have to copy, print and bind the material yourself.

Using the grid below fill in the advantages and disadvantages:

Major Music Publishing

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Which way of publishing would you choose and why?

PASS – You are able to Identify the required information E.G. - what an object is, what a word means MERIT – You are able to Describe more detail about the required information E.G. – what an object can do, where you might use a word / phrase DISTINCTION – You are able to Explain more about the required information E.G. – why you need to use an object, show how words/phrases can be used, explaining / justifying why they should be used

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Promoters

What is the role of a promoter?

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A concert has been organised and you have been hired to promote the concert. What are they key things you would do to ensure that it is a success?

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• They will receive a ‘cut’ of the ‘door’ which means they receive a percentage of ticket sales (it is in their interest to sell as many tickets as possible.

• Some Promoters work independently by hiring out venues themselves; they will then receive all payments from the event after hiring the venue.

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Broadcasting

Broadcasting plays a major role in helping an artist to sell their music. There are many forms of broadcasting available each with their pros and cons.

On the mind map below, think of as many different forms of broadcasting

Television is one of the best mediums to help promote an artist to a big audience. If your music is used in an advert or TV show this can really help to boost sales. Some artists choose not to collect royalties if it is going to help the music to sell.

It is easier to get your music on the radio, however the audience might not be as big as a major TV channel (there are some exceptions to this BBC Radio… however it is very hard to get played on these)

The easiest place to get your music played is online. YouTube, Spotify, LastFM…. The audience for these sites is smaller than radio or TV and you would get less in royalties because of this.

What is the most effective way of broadcasting and why?

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Marketing and Distribution

Shops and store that sell the musical products. A place where you can purchase music.

You have 2 minutes to write down as many ways of marketing a musical product in the grid below

All of these have pros and cons, but the main trend tends to be that the more expensive the advertising the bigger audience it will reach.

A Marketing Company must

• Advertise the artist and introduce new music to fans

• Connect with fans though video streams and other social media

• Promote the product through traditional media outlets

• Grow the sales of the artist

• Target the appropriate audience without alienating an artists previous audience.

Distribution is how music is sold. This can be in physical format, CD/DVD…. Or digital format MP3.

Which would be the cheapest way of distributing music and why?

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MP3 • You would have to pay a percentage to the selling company

• iTunes do not deal with small independent companies

• No CDs/DVDs to produce

CD/DVD • Expensive to manufacture/ship

• Keep a larger percentage of profit, but not much more

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How can marketing companies use social media effectively?


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Unit 1: The Music Industry Part A.4 – Service companies and agencies

Introduction People who work in the Music Industry often have very specialised skills. For example, a guitarist will have spent years in practising and improving their performing skills. Such dedication will often leave no time to do things like collect royalties, publicise yourself, organise equipment for concerts and so on. So companies have evolved that do precisely that: they offer services or products that will enable performers to perform, composers to compose etc. The end result is an industry that is full of very specialised service companies and agencies. These companies will provide the sorts of service that will support and help a musician to do their job. Of course, there are pros and cons to making use of them: they will charge for their services meaning you might end up with less income yourself, for example. But without these organisations working to help, everyone else in the music industry would not be as productive, have as much work or be paid as much. Therefore it is important to understand how these organisations can help: who they are and what they do. You need to learn: Companies that provide services to artists, venues and production companies:

• Royalty collection agencies o PRS for Music (formerly the “Performing Rights Society”) o MCPS (formerly the “Mechanical Copyright Protection Society”)

• Artists’ representation o Management o Public relations o Agents o Stylists

• Hire companies o Sound & lighting equipment hire o Rehearsal and studio space

• Transport companies o To transport equipment and materials for touring

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Royal Collection Agencies

Royalties are payments made by shops, broadcasting companies every time music is sold or played. The collection agencies collect them off the appropriate people

Broadcast and Marketing companies have to tell the collection agencies which music they have played or sold. They then have to pay the collection agencies the correct amount. It is illegal not to pay

Licences

To be able to play different types of music in public you have to apply for different licenses. If you wish to play recorded music in public, even just having a radio playing, you must have a PPL license. To put on a live music performance you have to obtain a license from the local district council. You do not need a license if the performance meets the following criteria: • it takes place between 8am and 11pm • it takes place at a licensed premises or workplace

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Why is it important to pay for these licences?

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Jim wants to have a radio playing in his barber shop whilst he cuts his customers hair. Explain the type of license Jim would need and why it is important to musicians that he obtains this license:

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Artist Representation: Represent the artist to help them get work or to promote their work.

Management

• Works on behalf the artist (band) to promote their career

• Runs their business affairs

• Secure the best work for their clients & best fee

PR (Public Relations)

• Promote a new release or artist to the media

• Liaise with labels and the media to get album reviews & profile of the band with interviews

• Generate as much publicity as possible Agent (Also called Booking Agent/ Talent Agent)

• Liaise with bands/artist to agree on tour dates & requirements of tour as well as goal (i.e. promote a new album)

• Take care of financial and logistic requirements (say of a tour)

• Contact promoters & venues to pitch the bands & agree on performance dates.

• Arrange contracts with promoters regarding pay, equipment… Stylist

• Help the artist/band create a style that reflects their music/genre and help them stand-out

• Choose clothes, hair-style, and jewellery

• Help artist create an image Hire and Transport companies At several points during an artist career, starting out or established, they will need to hire equipment, think about the transportation of equipment or themselves. There are numerous companies that exist to fulfil these needs. Below create a list of the items that an artist might need to hire for a concert in a local venue

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There are many benefits of hiring in equipment and transport. Using the grid below list the benefits

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You are working as a promoter for a band who wish to tour Scotland. Explain how you would select a transport company and what services you would expect them to provide. (8 Marks)

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Unit 1: The Music Industry Part A.5 – Unions The main role of a union is to ensure that people are treated fairly at work. To ensure this they monitor working conditions and contracts. They can also provide musicians with a standard contract to help them ensure they get paid for work. Unions also give advice on work related issues, such as tax, national insurance and working hours. A lot of press on unions show them going on strike, this is usually the last resort in a trade dispute. A trade dispute happens when members of the union believe that they are being treated unfairly and the employer disagrees. Unions will work with the employer to try to resolve this, using strike action as a last resort if talks do not work. Being in a union is also a great way to meet other musicians, they will hold local events and give information on pension, insurance and changes in the law.

Take a look at the following websites of Equity, the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre

Union (BECTU) and the Musicians’ Union to find out more about their history and what they do for their members.

● www.equity.org.uk

● www.bectu.org.uk

● www.musiciansunion.org.uk

Fill in the charts below with information about each of the unions

Musicians Union (MU)

Benefits for members Who do they represent How to join? History of union

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Why would you want to join a union?

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Trade Bodies A trade body is an organisation founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade body participates in public relations activities such as advertising their trade, providing training for members and lobbying politicians about issues that affect their trade. However, its main focus is collaboration between companies and businesses. It is important that you remember these and their acronyms.

What is the difference between a union and a trade body?

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John is in a wedding band. After a recent wedding the couple refused to pay the band, saying that they had no money. Why would being a member of a union help the band in this situation? (4 marks)

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Unit 1: The Music Industry Part A.6 – How organisations interrelate and why these relationships are important Relationships within the industry:

• How promoters match acts to venue, e.g. location and type of venue, size and scale of performance area, facilities, technical equipment/support available, audience capacity, type and intention of performance, timing and availability, financial considerations

• The importance of effective communication between those working in the industry

• How promoters and musicians evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of hiring and buying equipment

• How promoters and musicians find and select suppliers and installers of equipment

• How trade bodies such as the Music Producers Guild (MPG), the Association of Professional Recording Services (APRS), PRS for Music and PLASA support their members and their industries

• How promoters and musicians find and select transport companies for touring

• How promoters secure funding for and market events.

Task 1:

List all the people, companies and agencies that are involved with Production and Promotion. Think

about the venues we have looked at and what job roles might be at these venues.

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What do all these organisations and companies that you have just listed do? Do they all fit into the following categories?

Recording companies Music publishing Artists’ representation

Hire companies Promoters Transport companies

Broadcasting Marketing and distribution Royalty collection agencies

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Task 3

Look at each category in turn and make a careful list of the services they each provide. For example, a union such as the Musicians’ Union offers the following services for its members:

Musicians’ Union

● monitoring employment conditions and contracts between employees and employers

● advice for freelancers on tax and National Insurance (NI)

● support in relation to negotiation of minimum rates of pay and working conditions

● handling of disputes

● other services – networking opportunities, information about insurance and pensions, information and updates about changes to relevant legislation.

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Unit 1: The Music Industry CREATIVE ROLES These are the people involved with writing and performing music. Band Member Conductor Solo Artist/performer Composer/Songwriter DJ/Remixer Programmer

RECORDING ROLES People involved with recording the artist’s music. Producer Engineer Assistant Engineer Studio Manager Session Musician Mastering Engineer Arranger Manager

LIVE PERFORMANCE ROLES These people are responsible for the organisation and smooth-running of a concert or gig. Tour Manager (TM) Instrument technician (tech) Roadie Live sound engineer/front of house sound engineer Monitor engineer Merchandiser Promoter Booking agent Performer

RECORD COMPANY ROLES The record company represents the band/artists through their recordings. They advance money against prospective royalties and are responsible for organizing recordings, exploiting and promoting them, and making sure that they are available for sale. Once a band/artist has signed a contract, and recordings of songs made during the term of that contract belong to the record company. A&R Talent scout (junior A&R) Marketing and Promotions Press Officer Plugger Major label boss Indie label boss

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Unit 1: The Music Industry MEDIA ROLES Radio Producer Radio DJ Music Journalist Web designer

PUBLISHING AND ROYALTIES Whenever a record is manufactured, or when a song is played on the radio or TV or in public, money is payable by law to the songwriter(s). Such sums are referred to as ‘royalties’. In the UK there are two main agencies – MCPS and PRS – who collect money on behalf of the songwriter. ‘Mechanical’ royalties are generated from the recording of music and the reproduction of recordings, whether on CD, DVD or any other format including online distribution. Performance royalties are due whenever copyright music (live or recorded) is broadcast or played in public. MCPS and PRS royalties are payable to people who actually wrote the music and their publishers, not to those who only performed it. MCPS (Mechanical Copyright Protection Society) PRS (Performing Right Society) – in the States – ASCAP, BMI. PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd) Music Publisher

MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION CD manufacturer Distributor MAJOR LABELS INDIE LABELS

Task

Research and produce a revision hand-out for the rest of the class. You should include:

• A short job description

• A list of their main responsibilities

• How their job role links to others

• An example of someone in that job role Here is an example to follow:

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Here is an example of what it could look like

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How do all these job roles fit together? The job roles generally fit into the 3 categories below

Documents

Unit 1 – The Music industry...9. BTEC First Music Teaching and Assessment Pack . Unit 1: The Music Industry. PASS – You are able to . Identify. the required information E.G. -