Our courses
MUSIC MANAGEMENT COURSES 2010-2011
10 DAYS - IN LONDON
Business Creative and Music Industry:
A reflection of British culture.
You are willing to become the manager of a band but you have doubts regarding the legal framework of your business? You are willing to create your own business in the music industry but don’t know how to build your business plan? By chosing the courses Business Creative and Music Industry, you will be trained in 10 days to the essential skills of the musical activity by two professionals of the music industry.
HELPSTAGE presents, in association with the London recording studio 2002 STUDIOS, the courses BUSINESS CREATIVE AND MUSIC INDUSTRY dedicated to future professionals of the music industry (artists agents, project managers, business executives, producers, directors of production, marketing director, etc.) or professionals wishing to supplement their knowledge by studying the major players in the sector, its legal framework and its mechanisms.
London is one of the major classical and popular music capitals of the world and is home to major music corporations, such as EMI, as well as countless bands, musicians and industry professionals.
London is home to the first and original Hard Rock Cafe and the Abbey Road Studios where the Beatles recorded many of their hits. In the 1970s and 1980s, musicians like David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Cat Stevens, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, the Kinks, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Madness, the Jam, the Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Fleetwood Mac, the Police, the Cure, Squeeze and Sade, took the world by storm, deriving their sound from the streets and rhythms vibrating through London.
COURSE SCHEDULE (4h per day)
Day 1
Course introduction – London’s unique position geographically (time zone, language etc) for industry.
Copyright in the UK and EU, collection societies, Income streams, significance of the Internal Market for creative industries in Europe; WTO (World Trade Organization) free trade rules applicable to creative industries worldwide.
Day 2
Hyping the charts and the devaluation of music in the UK.
Day 3
Studio visit.
Day 4
Licensing content, sync rights, dealing with cross EU deals and how currencies and territories affect accounting/rights etc etc
Traditional Record Deals versus current small label deals – discussion on pros and cons.
Day 5
Guest lecture on artist development and putting on a tour.
Day 6
The state of UK retail discussion and analysis.
Day 7
UK TV/Film and new content platforms. The importance of the BBC in the UK.
Guest speaker discussing content trends.
Day 8
Future UK and EU digital rights issues. An analysis and discussion about proposed UK Digital Bill and similar legislation in France and elsewhere.
Day 9
Group Business Plan Presentation.
Day 10
Final exam.
COURSE ASSESSMENT
Assessment will take two forms.
First, you will each submit a weekly e-journal of your lives in London. This will include your responses to the class activity and to the local activities assigned as homework. It should also include your responses to experiences you have outside of class, and the best journals will be those which make the subtlest and most profound connections between class material and extra-curricular life. The journal will be worth 30% of the final grade.
Second, you will have to create individual business plans for a music/content related industry. Guidance for this will be set in class. The plan should include realistic costs and realistic cash flow demonstrating break even and potential growth. It should also discuss model, legal issues which will need resolving (with solutions will be rewarded) and main local UK/EU competition. This will be worth 25%.
Additionally you will be placed in groups where you will pick 1 of your plans and for 15% action a group presentation with each person having a particular role on the board.
The last 30% will be a an exam on legal and business issues highlighted throughout the course.
YOUR TEACHERS
DARRELL PANETHIERE
He is working as a consultant in legal and Business Affairs for Fostercraig Ltd in London, where he is providing independent advice on copyright, intellectual property, and licensing issues generally to individuals and companies in music, film, media, and publishing. His representative clients include Warner Music, LO-MAX Records, All-Star Media Int'l, London Symphony Orchestra, Warner Home Video, and he is performing artists such as Renée Fleming and Scotty Moore.
Darrell Panethiere has a degree in History and Music from the University of Columbia (New York) and worked 5 years as the Vice President of the Warner Music International where he was responsible for copyright, trademark, competition and other legal and public policy matters in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa,and Latin America.
He also worked as the chief Counsel for Intellectual Property for the US Congress and is he is a teacher in music and law in the Syracuse University in London, teaching two courses each term: Global Commerce and Law Affecting the Music and Entertainment Industries (2005-2009); and International Law and Human Rights (2007-2009).
STEVEN GUREVITZ
He is the owner of 2002 Studios which has a Pro-Studio in Harrow NW London. As well as being involved in music production they also have a successful education section and provide workshops, lessons, skills sessions to youth groups, schools and for adult learning initiatives.
Steven is producing various singer songwriters at 2002 Studios. He is also working with TinyTim games, GoPlay Games and Code-heads on a variety of Iphone and Flash games. 2002 Studios is also an official supplier to SCEE and provides audio for AAA companies along with their client Moravia.
He also teaches music and entertainment industry studies for various schools, such as Westminster University and Syracuse University where he is a visiting professor at their London School. His is a regular contributor to www.criticalgamer.co.uk, has written for Musictech magazine and is also co author of the Music Technology Workbook.
COURSE DATES
Choose between two options and adapt the courses to your schedule !
1 day per week during 10 weeks
(contact us for the dates)
OR
10 days during 2 weeks
Dates for 2011 are available on demand.
PRICE OF THE COURSE: £490
Book now at contact@helpstage.com !
(20 people maximum per course)
123a Kenton Road
Harrow HA3 0AZ
United Kingdom
1, rue Fontenguillère
24560 Saint-Perdoux
France
+33 678 290 115
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