Liverpool Sound City has a handful of places available for creative and digital companies from the Liverpool City Region (Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, St Helens and Knowsley) to work with over the next 6 months as part of its Developing Digital and Creative Industry Business programme. The programme is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Developing Digital and Creative Industry Business is an exciting programme designed to support high growth businesses in the digital and creative industry sector within Merseyside - we have a handful of places available for businesses to apply to join the programme as of January 2015.

Since 2008, Liverpool Sound City has assisted in creating £15 Million worth of business on contracts signed for companies taking part in its conferences (Cobham Murphy Ltd audited statistics) plus 100s of jobs within the creative sector. Developing Digital and Creative Industry Business builds on this success and comprises a programme of:

• One to one support
• Advice sessions on everything from successful exporting to spot on social media strategies, venture capital investment, support for product and service development
• Workshops and conferences where businesses taking part can meet international experts and new contacts to take their businesses to the next level in terms of growth and potential revenue

They are inviting applications for the programme and for their next two workshops which are taking place soon:

To register, sign up via the links below. You will then be contacted by a Sound City representative about the next steps to taking part in the programme

 Music and the Media with Luke Bainbridge
Tuesday 13th January, 6 - 7.30 pm, 4th Floor Central Library, Liverpool

Luke Bainbridge was one of the founding editors of the award-winning Observer Music Monthly. He worked for the Guardian and Observer for 15 years, during which time he interviewed everyone from Jay-Z to Paul McCartney, Pharrell Williams to Oasis, and commissioned numerous top writers and photographers. He now works freelance, has written five books including ghostwriter of Shaun Ryder's 2011 autobiography, the Sunday Times-bestseller Twisting My Melon. He also played a music journalist in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People and has just completed a feature length music documentary with the legendary New York producer Arthur Baker.

Luke will discuss:

- The changing face of music journalism over the last 20 years
- Tips on interview techniques
- How to develop a distinctive personal style
- What journalists look for in a story
- How blogs and online publications have changed journalism
- Writing for an audience
- How to pitch a story to journalists and editors
- Tips on how to write a press release
- Ways to get optimum coverage for your event/release/product

Spaces at this workshop are strictly limited,
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Just About Managing - Conrad Murray, Manager, SJM Concerts
Tuesday 27th January 6 - 7.30pm, 4th Floor, Central Library, Liverpool

Managing artists is an often thankless and endless task. It is a role that embraces managing the business relationship with the artist and also with all the key stakeholders that surround the artist and assist with their career progression. This session will highlight what it takes to take care of artists in the 21st Century.

Since joining the highly renowned SJM Concerts as Head of Press in 2005, Conrad Murray has gone on to manage artists including The Coral, Paul Heaton, Big Audio Dynamite, Blossoms, The Courteeners and The Stone Roses.

This workshop first took place in October, and we're delighted to invite Conrad back to host it again due to popular demand

Spaces at this workshop are strictly limited,
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