music business

The first nail in the coffin of free streaming services has been hammered as Warner Bros has stated that it has lost faith in the format and intends to withdraw its catalogue.

Croydon Music has endeavoured to keep you up to date with the changes in the industry and what to look forward to, we have looked at areas such as new ways to deliver your music to the world as well as trying to dispel some of the myths such as Facebook and Myspace can make [...]

What is this you say!! Of course it is, it is the answer to all independent musicians prayers. You can get your music to the world and all the labels around the world from your bedroom!

2009 was quite an eventful year where the music industry has gone through a number of challenges and we have seen the major companies struggling with falling product sales and desperately looking for new areas to maximise there revenues.

Some one recently came to Croydon Music for support and asked advice on the following subject. This young lady had recently met with a management company who said they were very interested in working with her. Obviously the individual concerned was very happy, but the conversation that followed left her more concerned then optimistic.

Whilst checking through my copy of The Unsigned Guide, (a book I recommend everyone who is serious about music purchases) I decided to look through the recording companies section to see if there were any new companies around I should be aware of and if my address details where up to date, when I read [...]

Sponsorship is nothing new, we have always heard of major sponsorship deals for tours from your big drinks companies and other industries. Clothing designers have sponsored artists and even for new and up and coming acts it is quite simple to obtain free clothes from certain labels.

Croydon Music run a 1-2-1 service for those of you who wish to develop your music businesses but seem to have hit a brick wall.

Croydons premier music talent competition returns again Testing 123 is about to host it’s 4th year of the showcasing the best unsigned talent around and it’s your chance to enter.

News flash for all the musicians and music fans!
There is a war going on in the cyber world no music lover is safe from. It’s the Digital Pirates versus the Cyber Music Armada in this