ARTIST & CREATIVE PARTNER, CONSULTANCY and COACHING
This section is being constantly updated to feature a cross-section of our most valued contacts and industry organisations as an example of the teams we work with. We bring together bespoke teams for our artist, manager and entrepreneurial partners. We have a large network of incredible individuals and companies we've collaborated with over many years and this is a small sample of the support we offer.
FRIENDS & CONTACTS
Arwen Hunt - Down Under Artist Management
https://www.downunderartistmanagement.com/
Down Under Artist Management partners with international managers and artists, providing infrastructure for their businesses in Australia and New Zealand, for campaigns, tours, or on an ongoing basis. Consider us an extension of your team!
Down Under Artist Management will bring your artist’s visions to life in this vibrant market, allowing you time for that elusive sleep you need to survive, safe in the knowledge that we will give your artists the best possible chance of success.
We understand that every artist's journey is unique. That's why we offer tailored management services that go beyond traditional support. From crafting personalised marketing strategies to navigating the nuances of the Australian and New Zealand markets, we’re dedicated to maximising potential. Our holistic approach includes everything from tour logistics and media relations to branding and long-term career planning, providing hands-on guidance and support at every stage. Our goal is to build a long-term, sustainable career, down under, for each artist we work with.
Brandon Myers - Marmalade - www.themarmalade.group
Leading his life with the passion of service, Brandon has migrated from his US home in Washington, DC to London. His mission is to elevate artist stories through their deeper purpose and build a bridge between the UK and US. Today a true entrepreneur, comes after working in the public sector first, then in the education sector. Now building brands in music is the driver to make an elevating impact in the world.
Marmalade supports artists to make a change in the world. Partnering with artists through creative and strategic development, to grow their audience, network, identity, and place in their communities. Marmalade cuts through the noise with emerging artists to expand their voice and elevate their movement.
Chris Sheehan - Karousel Music - www.karouselmusic.com
Karousel Music CIC is a London based music industry hub promoting collaboration amongst artists, songwriters, musicians and industry, fighting to put good souls around great independent artists. Karousel have a boutique publishing roster in partnership with Wixen Music UK, a small artist management roster and a record label dedicated to shining a light on seemingly hidden artists with magnificent catalogue – Karousel Buried Treasure.
Phil Legg & Team - Futureproof Promotions https://www.futureproofpromotions.com/
Offering bespoke promotional & marketing campaigns across key digital platforms, all forms of radio plus printed & online press, Futureproof is a highly respected name within the industry. We're consistently securing exposure on BBC 6Music, Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio X, Absolute, plus printed & online press. We have a wealth of experience running successful marketing campaigns across Instagram & Facebook to Spotify, Google / YouTube etc - in particular, we love growing fanbases on Spotify. When you engage Futureproof, you're essentially buying our time, experience and expertise alongside access to our innumerable media/industry contacts. The team is led by Phil Legg who before starting Futureproof, worked as a sales manager at Sony Distribution & club promoter. He's also had great success as a musician, producer & engineer working with artists like Depeche Mode, Sade, The Rolling Stones, Terence Trent D'arby to name a few.
Each client’s needs are different and in order to achieve the highest satisfaction we first discuss targets, before putting together a bespoke promotions and marketing plan aimed at achieving those aims.
Futureproof can also look after your publishing needs with a focus on sync pitching, having had success with placements on Sony Playstation, WH Smiths, Motorola, Channel 4, MTV, BBC TV and ITV.
Jack Williamson - jackwilliamson.co.uk
Jack Williamson is a therapist, coach, international best-selling author, public speaker, and trainer. A former music industry executive, working in marketing and PR for major record labels, Sony and Universal over nearly two decades, across a number of award-winning campaigns from Mariah Carey and George Michael through to Spice Girls and Kanye West, in 2018, Jack made the transition into the area of mental health and well-being.
Jack’s diverse qualifications and skill set allow him to practice in many modalities. He is a BACP (Accred) psychotherapist, an ICF certified coach, AIP certified neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) master practitioner, Gottman Institute certified couples’ therapist, Gestalt group facilitator, EMDR certified trauma specialist, IRI certified recovery specialist and ILM certified L7 Leadership and Management coach.
Kay Heath - DetailDetail
DetailDetail was established in 2021 to offer support with copyright administration and royalty reporting to artists, songwriters and music businesses of all sizes. We have over 20 years experience of releasing music at an independent label and working with the data and processes required to register music copyrights and account royalties to artists and their partners. We are keen to help anyone who might not have the time or confidence to deal with this themselves or just needs some encouragement that they’re on the right track, whether that involves a full review of your catalogue to check all rights are represented correctly, advice on how to get started with PPL or PRS or partnering with you to handle this on your behalf, if this sounds interesting, please ask Deluxxe to put you in touch.
Michael Mavor - Kulimina - www.kulimina.com/digital
Kulimina Digital exists to support brands, creators and artists looking to grow their business. We specialise in music and D2C marketing in the digital space, and offer a human-first; highly transparent service – because we believe you should be empowered to make your own decisions about your marketing. With more than a decade of experience our founder Michael Mavor has delivered hundreds of impactful campaigns and previously led a successful London-based agency marketing team.
Tim Ferrone - Wrapped Up Music - wrappedupmusic.com
“Everyone has a story. I’ll help you tell it.” In an era of diversification and ever more distraction, it has never been more important to make a deeper connection with customers. As business guru Simon Sinek so compellingly states, ‘people don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.’ Yet we so often fail to convey the ‘why.’ Which is madness! Because the ‘why’ is both the source of your passion, and the reason why a customer will buy from you. Again, and again. So if you haven’t conveyed your story, or thought about how it can be told in the most interesting, concise way, then you’re needlessly missing out. Fear not though, because I can help you. Tim Ferrone has spent over 20 years in the music business helping artists understand that they must have a story, and then helping shape it. He knows how to wade through the details and find the compelling narrative that everybody has, and how to tell that story in a way that cuts through all of the noise. Now he is sharing that knowledge with the rest of us.
Tom Burris and Walter Aldaz - Zephyr - www.zephyrcreative.co.uk
Zephyr is a marketing agency specialising in music, art and entertainment.
Xylo Aria - MPW - Music Production For Women - www.musicproductionforwomen.com
Music Production for Women (MPW) is a global movement, community and learning platform that exists to empower women to produce music in a supportive and encouraging environment. Since its inception, MPW has run free in person and online workshops for over 8,000 people across the globe, partnered with global brands such as Ableton, Focusrite and Abbey Road Studios and also launched a podcast that now has with over 45,000 listens. Register for their next free masterclass here.
INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS
AWAL - awal.com
No size fits all. AWAL is designed to build long-term music careers, with different deals at different stages. At every stage, every AWAL artist owns their work, keeps creative control, takes home the lion's share of revenue, and sidesteps long-term contracts.
Association Of Independent Music - ukmusic.org
AIM is the not-for-profit trade body exclusively representing the UK’s independent music sector, which makes up a quarter of the recorded music market. Now in its 20th year, AIM’s members range from the largest, most respected record labels and associated music businesses in the world to self-releasing artists and the next generation of entrepreneurs in music. AIM promotes and supports this exciting and diverse sector globally and provides a range of services, commercial opportunities and practical help to members, enabling them to innovate, grow and break into new markets.
The FAC – the Featured Artists Coalition – thefac.org
"Traditionally in the music industry two groups have been shut out of any negotiations and rights/revenue carve ups…and that's the artists and the fans. The formation of the FAC is all about changing this state of affairs…hopefully we can not only do artists justice, but also the people who listen to our music.” - Ed O’Brien, Radiohead
The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) is the UK trade body representing the specific rights and interests of music artists.
We are a not-for-profit organisation, serving a diverse, global membership of creators at all stages of their careers. The FAC is formed by artists, for artists, and we place this ethos at the centre of all we do.
We are an inclusive community that advocates, educates, collaborates and researches on behalf of artists, coming together to provide a strong, collective voice within the industry and to governments domestically and abroad.
The F List - thef-listmusic.uk
Help Musicians UK - helpmusicians.org.uk
Help Musicians is an independent UK charity for professional musicians of all genres, from starting out through to retirement. We help at times of crisis, but also at times of opportunity, giving people the extra support they need at a crucial stage that could make or break their career.
The MMF – Music Manager’s Forum UK – themmf.net
We are the world’s largest professional community of music managers.
Since its inception in 1992, the MMF has worked hard to educate, inform and represent UK managers as well as offering a network through which managers can share experiences, opportunities and information.
Our membership stands at over 1500 managers based in the UK with global businesses and a wider network of over 2700 managers globally. As well as individual managers, the membership contains over 50 management companies featured below.
The MMF engages, advises and lobbies industry associates and the wider industry on issues that are relevant to managers. We continue to recruit members and grow our network so we are truly representative of the wider management community.
The MMF is a founding member of UK Music, the European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA), the Council of Music Makers (CMM) and Live Music Industry Venues & Entertainment (LIVE).
In 2022 we published the Essentials of Music Management book, and updated our 2nd edition in 2023.
We also co-host the annual Artist and Manager Awards with the Featured Artists Coalition.
Music Support - musicsupport.org
BY THE INDUSTRY, FOR THE INDUSTRY
Since 2016 Music Support has been providing a number of core services to the industry, mostly provided by peers and volunteers with an industry background. We are not affiliated with any provider or treatment centre, although we have developed fantastic relationships with excellent clinicians and care providers to whom we will signpost our beneficiaries. No issue is too large or too small to be outside of our area of operation. We welcome the call of anybody working in UK music and live events who needs support.
She Said So - shesaid.so
What started as a passion project by Andreea Magdalina in London in September 2014, has since evolved into the largest independent communities in the music business.
The shesaid.so community consists of women, gender nonconforming people and ALLIES from all sectors of the music industry: from record labels, artist management companies, and booking agencies, through to technology platforms, creative agencies, composers, artists and more. With headquarters in London and LA, shesaid.so has 18 global chapters around the world including NYC, France, Italy, and Mumbai to name a few. A majority of our members are decision-makers in their fields and we are increasingly welcoming more and more young people to the network as well.