PODCAST [36] Routes into the music industry with Dr Oliver Morris, UK Music; and Serona Elton, University of Miami and the Mechanical Licensing Collective

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Introduction

In this episode, I talk with Serona Elton, from the University of Miami and the Mechanical Licensing Collective; and Dr Oliver Morris, Head of Education and Skills at UK Music. We talked about their routes into the music industry, and the challenges and opportunities for young people – and their families – wanting to understand what roles they could pursue in music.

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What’s in this episode?

We talk about:

  • how Serona and Oliver found their way into the music industry
  • Serona’s work leading the music industry programme at the University of Miami, and her role with the MLC, a new organisation that manages royalties for musicians
  • Oliver’s work at UK Music, representing industry members from the Musician’s Union to PRS for Music
  • the range of roles in the music industry and the challenges for young people, and opportunities for music education and industry, to support them

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