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The MAP Membership

Further info about the benefits and process of joining and getting to know the current members.

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Benefits
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Membership Benefits

Help educational institutions attract the brightest and best UK and international students, by demonstrating their close ties with the music industry.

Help ensure graduates are more employable in the music industry by offering them opportunities to participate in the industry ‘in action’.

Provide a platform for world-class collaborative research projects to address pertinent industry issues.

Provide a network to share ideas and communicate at a national and international policy level.

Help young people wishing to pursue a career in the music industry decide which courses and institution best suits their needs

Reap the wider benefits of a long-term partnership between the music industry and educational institutions.

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Request

Click here to request your membership.

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Set Up

Discussion on how UK Music and your institution could work together.

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Confirmation

Application is submitted to the expert Education & Skills Committee at UK Music.

Learn.

  1. The MAP Tour – conference held at MAP academic institutions comprising workshops, panel discussion from industry experts. 

Every year the MAP team / network goes on the road with UK Music members and other industry personnel visiting MAP members (academic institutions) to deliver a range of sessions (depending on what MAP member has requested) from a day of workshops, talks and networking to specific panels on hot topics. The headline story from 2019 is here: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-unveils-2019-talent-pipeline-and-map-tour 

Further examples here: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-talent-pipeline-tour-kicks-off-at-university-of-hertfordshire & https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-takes-map-roadshow-to-coventry & https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-musics-map-roadshow-on-a-roll-as-tour-hits-the-halfway-point & https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-kicks-off-the-map-roadshow-in-partnership-with-bbc-introducing We have just held our inaugural MAPping! the Future Conference that was borne of need to undertake outreach when we can’t get physically out to partners: UK Music Unveil Fantastic Line-Up For ‘MAPping! the Future’ Conference – UK Music We have also initiated a series of blogs featuring our partners innovations and news:  What’s On The MAP? – Shining the Spotlight On MAP Partners BIMM Institute – UK Music

  1. Support creating and delivering HE Modules.

Dr. Oliver Oliver and other members of UK Music have and can input into modules and courses. Dr. Morris, for example, sits on LCCM’s Music Industries Management Programme Committee that meets regularly to review module progress.

III. Masterclasses – focussed on students exploring skills needed for careers in the industry. 

MAP/UK Music have held a series of masterclasses for the whole MAP network over 2020/2021 for students to explore careers in the industry. 

  1. Music Education Directory (MED), MAP Network highlighted. 

MAP/UK Music re-launched a renewed MED in 2021. The MED lists all FE and HE music courses in the UK. Through this resource, MAP/UK Music are able to highlight MAP members and other industry connections. Site can be seen here: JAMES | Music Education Directory (jamesonline.org.uk)

  1. Guest lectures from Industry experts for MAP Network.

MAP/UK Music have arranged many guest lectures. Recent examples include a session on publishing from Hal Leonard Europe’s Strategic Partnerships Director Tom Farncombe, a session on labels from BPI’s Director of Independent Member Services Chris Tams and a session on Mastering with AIR Studios engineer Cicely Balston.

  1. Research and UKRI Bid support from MAP team. 

MAP/UK Music have supported members in bids to UKRI and involve MAP academics where possible in industry research. For example we submitted a bid in 2020 with a collective involving MAP members and UK Music member the MPG to DCMS for research on Recording Studios, Production Rooms, And Rehearsal Studio Market Assessment.

VII. Music Education Activity Map / Skills Academy

1.Highlighting MAP members on a map of the UK: https://www.ukmusic.org/skills-academy/uk-music-activity-map/ 

2.MAP member pages featured on UK Music website– Examples: https://www.ukmusic.org/skills-academy/music-academic-partnership/map-institutions/leeds-beckett-university/  & https://www.ukmusic.org/skills-academy/music-academic-partnership/map-institutions/coventry-university/

Connect.

  1. UK Music website Members’ Area

MAP/UK Music have a repository for useful reports and videos for MAP members to share with their students. They see it as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for students who are interested in finding out more about UK Music and its partners’ work and the industry. 

  1. Christmas Drinks; Summer Party
  2. Xmas Drinks: In a normal year, MAP/UK Music  would welcome MAP members to the UK Music offices for a festive drink and catch up with our staff and members.
  3. Summer Party: A highlight of the calendar, MAP/UK Music always invite MAP members and reserve two spots for each at one of the music / political parties of the year. Examples of previous years’ events: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-throws-summer-party-at-city-hall & https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-throws-summer-party-at-southbank-centre 

III. Music by Numbers Report Launch Event

A very glitzy affair at the Department for International Trade, usually, with tickets reserved for all MAP members and students: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/tom-walker-to-star-as-uk-music-launch-major-new-report-on-the-health-of-the. MAP/UK Music also provided embargoed figures and assets ahead of the launch so MAP members can get involved in the story as soon as it goes live. 

At the MBN launch mentioned above, MAP/UK Music  included a quartet from MAP member University of Liverpool alongside the other acts (including Tom Walker) https://www.ukmusic.org/news/liverpool-students-join-the-bill-with-global-star-tom-walker-as-uk-music-la. Similarly, MAP/UK Music offer such performance opportunities for students at other events including at our BBC Music Introducing LIVE Careers Fair https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-run-successful-careers-fair-at-bbc-music-introducing-live-2019 

  1. Support establishing new strategic partnerships for MAP Members

MAP/UK Music offer support seeking and establishing new partnerships and finding offers for MAP members – A good recent example is a free trial that was secured for MAP members of Music ID  https://www.academicrightspress.com/entertainment/music There is scope to develop this further and other opportunities are always being explored on behalf of the network. 

Other examples include: VEVA Collect have introduced a new education incentive for the start of the academic year. Tutors of a music program at university or college level can get free access to VEVA Collect Pro accounts for their students, and access to VEVA’s network of music industry pro’s for guest lectures and tutorials. With VEVA Collect students and tutors can use the features built in the platform to share files, manage projects, collaborate and see how credits are assigned in the industry. Through using the platform’s in-built metadata field sets students can get comfortable with the standard metadata requirements used at every stage of the music industry today. VEVA Collect and UK Music member PPL recently announced a collaboration on metadata to improve accuracy of credits and royalty payments. Story can be seen here. VEVA is working with MAP partners to help you to utilise the resource. 

SHOUT4 are revenue sharing (RevShare) specialists who have built a software platform for individuals in the music industry needing to create revenue sharing legally binding deals. For the first time, independent music professionals can protect their work, share in the revenues from their work and reward people who support their work, all from one easy-to-use transparent platform. The platform is ideal to use in education for both tutors for teaching about contracts, revenue streams and rights-ownership; and students who can understand the power of RevShare deals in protecting their work. 

  1. Executive Lunches connecting academics and industry leaders in MAP Network. 

The Executive Lunches offer MAP academics the opportunity to meet with the CEOs of UK Music members and discuss pertinent issues. Following a break during 2020, these will return to the schedule as soon as is feasible. 

  1. Meetings with UK Music Members 

MAP/UK Music have implemented online meetings in the absence of face-to-face lunches during 2020 and were pleased for example to welcome Paul Pacifico CEO of AIM to meet to discuss his efforts around the Covid guidelines developed for DCMS.

VII. Reduced / no cost partner memberships e.g. FAC

One of the great benefits of membership for MAP students is reduced / free offers to join sessions / conferences such as MPA’s The Publishing Effect and memberships such as FAC. The FAC is offering MAP students free PRO membership. The offer will be open to a limited number of final year students at each MAP institution each year.

VIII. Production Futures; MAP Team open to partnership on Live Events 

MAP/UK Music partner on many events such as this that highlight careers in music – in this case the Live Events Industry: https://www.productionfutures.co.uk/

Guide.

  1. Bespoke Careers pack

MAP/UK Music have established a highly-respected Careers Pack that offers a simple ‘window into’ a career in music. Including useful links and, of course, info on MAP members as well as apprenticeships etc. Thousands of packs are distributed every year (at event, such as the IPO Skills Show) and it is similarly available on the website: https://www.ukmusic.org/assets/general/UK_Music_Careers_Information_Pack_2020.pdf  

Each year, the pack is updated and expanded.

  1. BBC Music Introducing LIVE Careers Fair 

MAP/UK Music are the official partner and run the BBC Music Introducing Careers Fair where they include MAP members as much as possible. In 2019, this included MAP showcases, Outstanding MAP Graduates (OMGs) pop in to offer advice, MAP members discuss their options with attendees with pop-up stands and many student groups join us: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-run-successful-careers-fair-at-bbc-music-introducing-live-2019 In 2018 we had a student film crew from Bucks New Uni join us and Solent journalism graduate write a piece for us too: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/joe-mcindoe-reviews-bbc-music-introducing-live An overview of 2018 is here: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-announces-bbc-music-introducing-live-events 

MAP/UK Music also offer opportunities for students at other events including at our BBC Music Introducing LIVE Careers Fair (repeated from above): https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-run-successful-careers-fair-at-bbc-music-introducing-live-2019 

III. Stand at IPO Careers Fair ‘Skills Show’ 

Every year, MAP/UK Music work in partnership with the IPO to run an interactive stand at the UK’s biggest careers fair. With around 70,000 young people seeking advice we make sure our stand gets attention with the Karaoke Shower and we discuss music careers with thousands of young people each year.

  1. MAP Members highlighted in Careermag’s Careermap & Music Education Activity Map

MAP/UK Music have a spotlight on music in both the School Leaver and Parent editions or Careermag’s Careermap over the Summer. As a part of both issues we highlighted MAP members and encouraged readers to check out MAP members and university as an option. Circulation for each is circa 700,000. We also ran a panel during their National Graduate Week events. See links below for the blogs which featured the content):

https://careermap.co.uk/getting-a-job-in-the-music-industry/

https://careermap.co.uk/the-music-industry/

  1. Paid Student Placements 

MAP/UK Music offer paid work placements e.g. a number of LSBU students worked the Summer Party 2019 – as well as, of course, academics in attendance. MAP/UK Music personnel ensure all students meet with interesting people from industry as a part of their evening: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-throws-summer-party-at-southbank-centre 

  1. ‘OMGs’ – Outstanding Music Graduates Award + Event

1.MAP/UK Music’s Outstanding MAP Graduate Awards (OMGs) are held every year (sadly missed in 2020 due to Covid-19). MAP hosts this prestigious award celebrating the outstanding graduates from MAP institutions. They invite all nominees and their nominating academic to the awards evening: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-musics-4th-outstanding-map-graduate-awards-hailed-as-great-success MAP also then involve the alumni in events where possible and they have gone on to do talks at MAP member institutions, given advice at BBC Music Introducing LIVE and joined UK Music members for panels etc. The awards give MAP members a chance to talk about their fantastic courses in other media: https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/music/2019/04/09/former-birmingham-city-university-music-student-takes-home-top-award/  & https://www.solent.ac.uk/news/school-of-media-arts-and-technology/2019/music-alumna-wins-uk-music-award 

2.Instagram: MAP/UK Music have also involved the above OMG-ers through Insta and, with their help, set up an all new Insta account to offer an informal space for MAP students to go for info and to ask questions. Under the handle @omgmapping it shares info on upcoming events, has conversation topics, features and profiles.

VIII. Showcase performance opportunities. 

See BBC Music Introducing, IPO

  1. CIC / DCMS Discover Creative Careers 

MAP/UK Music worked in partnership with other CIC members to secure £4million of investment from DCMS to better highlight creative careers: https://discovercreative.careers/#/ Links from this site take searchers to the UK Music site where job profiles, careers advice and MAP members can be found. 

  1. Organised careers’ sessions with industry employment experts. 

MAP/UK Music work closely with experts in industry employment including BIY People & Talent who have run a number of careers sessions online for MAP students on UK Music’s behalf during Covid and also attended many sessions in person, DiVA who are experts in creative apprenticeships and Creative & Cultural Skills who offer advice to the sector on employment.

Influence.

  1. Lobbying on behalf of Music Education; inputting in policy debates e.g. National Plan for Music Education

Lobbying on Music Education – MAP/UK Music are members of the Creative Industries Council and lobby across a range of education and skills topics that impact the education sector including the National Plan for Music Education, EBacc, T-levels, apprenticeships and rehearsal spaces. Our major topic for the Part Political Conferences during 2018 was the Talent Pipeline for which we created this report: https://www.ukmusic.org/assets/general/Talent_Pipeline_2018.pdf 

An example of a session is here: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-host-expert-panel-on-the-talent-pipeline-at-lib-dem-conference 

MAP/UK Music also highlight the issue in a wide range of high-profile settings: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/sxsw-hears-that-supporting-the-talent-pipeline-is-key-to-maintaining-uk-mus 

  1. Lobbying support for MAP Members

General assistance on issues – MAP/UK Music support MAP members in terms of lobbying on specific issues where needed such as when they assisted LIPA by writing to the Minister on funding: https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-calls-for-urgent-government-rethink-over-music-education-funding 

III. Involvement in City Region Music Boards

Involvement in establishing and running of City Region Music Boards that are directly relevant to some MAP members and have possibilities around future developments for all:  https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-and-sheffield-city-region-mayor-announce-launch-of-music-board

Showcase.

  1. Newsletters, email comms; MAP members and exclusive opportunities featured. 

Newsletters, Newsflashes and Reminders: MAP shares info and opportunities with MAP academics via e-mail including exclusive opportunities available only to MAP members.

  1. UK Music MAP acts as a loudspeaker for members’ activities and successes.

Free Resources
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Membership —
Free Resources

Newsletters, Newsflashes and Reminders: MAP shares info and opportunities with MAP academics via e-mail including exclusive opportunities available only to MAP members.

MAP/UK Music have a spotlight on music in both the School Leaver and Parent editions or Careermag’s Careermap over the Summer. As a part of both issues we highlighted MAP members and encouraged readers to check out MAP members and university as an option. Circulation for each is circa 700,000. We also ran a panel during their National Graduate Week events. See links below for the blogs which featured the content):

Top Tips on Getting a Job in the Music Industry

The Music Industry

MAP/UK Music have established a highly-respected Careers Pack that offers a simple ‘window into’ a career in music. Including useful links and, of course, info on MAP members as well as apprenticeships etc. Thousands of packs are distributed every year (at event, such as the IPO Skills Show) and it is similarly available on the website: https://www.ukmusic.org/assets/general/UK_Music_Careers_Information_Pack_2020.pdf
Each year, the pack is updated and expanded.

One of the great benefits of membership for MAP students is reduced / free offers to join sessions / conferences such as MPA’s The Publishing Effect and memberships such as FAC. The FAC is offering MAP students free PRO membership. The offer will be open to a limited number of final year students at each MAP institution each year.

1.Highlighting MAP members on a map of the UK: https://www.ukmusic.org/skills-academy/uk-music-activity-map/

2.MAP member pages featured on UK Music website– Examples: https://www.ukmusic.org/skills-academy/music-academic-partnership/map-institutions/leeds-beckett-university/ & https://www.ukmusic.org/skills-academy/music-academic-partnership/map-institutions/coventry-university/

MAP/UK Music re-launched a renewed MED in 2021. The MED lists all FE and HE music courses in the UK. Through this resource, MAP/UK Music are able to highlight MAP members and other industry connections. Site can be seen here: JAMES | Music Education Directory (jamesonline.org.uk).

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