The Great Escape convention marks Xfm’s 20th anniversary with John Kennedy in conversation

TGE

So here we go again, people. The first Great Escape convention announcement of 2012 is upon us. And as Xfm celebrates 20 years broadcasting in London this spring, we are very pleased to confirm that the network’s longest established DJ, new music champion John Kennedy, will be FULL STORY »

CMU to return as convention programmers at Great Escape 2012

The Great Escape

The CMU team will once again programme the convention side of The Great Escape in 2012, it has been confirmed. Europe’s leading festival for new music and the UK’s premiere music business convention will return from 10-12 May 2012 in Brighton, with the conference side of FULL STORY »

CMU Business Editor talks to veteran producer ahead of Songfest

Steve Levine

UnLimited Media MD and CMU Business Editor Chris Cooke has spoken to acclaimed music producer Steve Levine ahead of his appearance at next week’s Songfest event, being organised for a second year by the British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers And Authors. FULL STORY »

CMU Editor appears on 6music’s Now Playing

Andy Malt

CMU Editor Andy Malt this weekend once again appeared on BBC 6music’s ‘Now Playing‘ programme to recommend tracks from three great new artists. The Tom Robinson fronted show, which takes its musical cues from its listeners via Facebook and Twitter, also includes FULL STORY »

A new season of CMU training courses begin

A new season of CMU Training courses kicks off next week with a full-day session on music promotions, which reviews the music media, how they can be used to promote new and established talent, best practice marketing and PR techniques, and the role of social media in generating interest, FULL STORY »

Latest TBF programme gets under way

Taylor Bennett Foundation

The latest Taylor Bennett Foundation internship programme has just got underway with another six BAME graduates set to receive ten weeks of training, coaching and practical experience designed to equip them with the skills and contacts they need to pursue a career in PR. FULL STORY »

UnLimited director chairs social media in comedy debate

UnLimited Media Managing Director Chris Cooke – in his guise as co-Editor of Edinburgh Festival review media ThreeWeeks – yesterday chaired a panel at the Comedy International Conference in Greenwich, which looked at the role of social media in building profile for comedians and comedy ventures. FULL STORY »

ThreeWeeks Editors’ Awards presented

Editors' Awards

The ThreeWeeks editors this morning presented their annual Editors’ Awards at the Carlton Hotel in Edinburgh, celebrating the ten things they felt made Edinburgh Festival 2011 extra special. Here are the winners, complete with the editors’ notes about why they presented each award. FULL STORY »

CMU pays tribute to co-founder Alastair Walker

Alastair Walker

CMU has paid tribute to Alastair Walker, the co-founder of music business news service CMU and the original publishing company to bear the UnLimited name, who died ten years ago this month. To mark the anniversary, his fellow founder, and current CMU Publisher and Business Editor, FULL STORY »