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CMU covers music and the music business. It has two main audiences - people who work in music, and people who live for it.
We founded CMU in 1998 in a mission to provide a network that brought together everyone involved in music, from the bosses of the biggest music and media companies to everyone in the grass roots music community.
Ten years on we do exactly that, on a daily basis, through a variety of media and events...
CMU Daily
The music business' favourite news service
CMU Weekly
For music people and music fans, the week in music
CMU Remix Update
Where dance rocks, the weekly bulletin from CMU and Xfm Remix
CMU Social
The networking and showcase night for music people
CMU-Tube
A weekly selection of the best music videos, some old, some new, some recent, all decent
CMU Directory
The free guide to the UK music business - tips, profiles, contacts
theCMUwebsite.com
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The UK music business' most popular daily news service. |
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Read by over 15,500 music people every lunchtime. |
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Every single reader opted in. |
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Every reader works in music, or is a key music opinion former. |
If you are marketing an album release, tour, festival or branded-music programme, advertise in the CMU Daily to ensure everyone who counts in music is aware of and talking about your product or event, including every key journalist, radio DJ, TV producer and editor, plus grass roots music fans who kick off invaluble 'word of mouth' support. |
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If you provide services to music or media companies, advertise in the CMU Daily to reach all the key decision makers and budget-holders in music and media companies large and small right across the UK.
If you are a music or media company looking to recruit new team members, the CMU Daily readership includes all the best people in music. Here's what Ninja Tune said about advertising jobs in the CMU Daily: "We only advertised in CMU and had over 60 applications, from which we have found an oustanding candidate".
Past advertisers have included: Alive Advertising, Association Of Independent Music, Bauer Media, Carling, Cherry Red Records, Cooking Vinyl, Fabric, Keele University, Live Nation, Matter, Outpost, Roadrunner Records, Universal Music and Warner Music.
Current CMU Daily rates are given below.
To book your ad or to discuss a bespoke package, simply email ads@unlimitedmedia.co.uk,
or call 020 7099 9050.
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| CMU DAILY RATES |
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| Leader box |
GIF or Jpeg at top of Daily
164 pixels across, 144 pixels high |
£200/5 days |
| Banner ad |
GIF or Jpeg in body of Daily
600 pixels across, 80 pixels high |
£150/5 days |
| Job classified |
up to 100 words |
£100/5 days |
| Other classified |
up to 100 words |
£120/5 days |
| Premium ad deal |
Leader box and banner ad in the CMU Daily, plus banner on theCMUwebsite.com home page, for one week |
£400 |
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A free e-bulletin published every Friday afternoon. |
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Rounds up the biggest stories and quotes of the week. |
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Plus tips on the hottest artists, tracks, web links of the moment. |
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Read by over 25K music people and music fans every week. |
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If you are marketing an album release, tour, festival or branded-music programme, advertise in the CMU Weekly to hit everyone that matters - all the key opinion formers in the industry and media, plus thousands of music fans across the UK, especially in the youth and student markets.
Current CMU Weekly rates are given below.
To book your ad or to discuss bespoke package, simply email ads@unlimitedmedia.co.uk,
or call 020 7099 9050. |
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Specs |
Cost |
| Leader box |
GIF or Jpeg at top of Weekly,
198 pixels across, 120 pixels high |
£100/edition |
| Banner ad |
GIF or Jpeg in body of Weekly,
600 pixels across,
80 pixels high |
£60/edition |
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We are now offering music business companies the opportunity to become 'official CMU Daily Supporters' for just £50 a month.
The CMU Daily is one of the most trusted and popular news services in the music business, providing essential news and information to thousands of people working for major, independent and grass roots music and media companies every day. The Daily is and always will be a free service, ensuring it is accessible to all.
As a 'CMU Daily Supporter'
you will be helping us to offer this free service, and will be credited as such, winning you immediate profile and popularity in the wider UK music business.
As a Supporter
your logo will be featured in a new banner at the top of the Daily, with a link to your website, as illustrated below. This delivers huge exposure and immediate support to and amongst the CMU Daily readership - for just £50 a month for 12 months.
To become a CMU Daily Supporter contact Chris Cooke on 020 7099 9050 or email chris@unlimitedmedia.co.uk.
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| We are now offering sponsorship on the themed sections that appear in the Daily on a daily basis.
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daily exposure to our valuable, targeted and influential readership. |
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an association with a popular music news service. |
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'ownership' of a relevant area of the music business in CMU. |
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your logo incorporated into the section banner within the Daily - ensuring exposure daily. |
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your logo on the thecmuwebsite.com home page, billing your support. |
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your own page on thecmuwebsite.com, linked to from the Daily and home page, where you can promote your products and services. |
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A one week banner advert spot in the CMU Daily per month, worth £150. |
| The cost of section sponsorship is just £350/month for 6 months. |
Sections available to sponsor: In The Pop Courts;
Charts, Stats & Polls;
Artist Deals; In The Studio;
Release News;
Gigs n Tours News; Festivals News;
Reviews;
Brands n Stuff; The Music Business;
The Digital Business;
The Media Business;
And Finally (gossip and tabloid stories).
To become a CMU Daily section sponsor contact Chris Cooke on 020 7099 9050 or email chris@unlimitedmedia.co.uk. |
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| We are currently offering a number of new sponsorship packages which give you total 'brand ownership' of one of CMU's strands. These include: |
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Sponsorship of the CMU Weekly e-bulletin. |
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Sponsorship of the CMU Social event and website. |
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Sponsorship of the CMU Directory. |
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Sponsorship of the new CMU-Tube video service. |
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Sponsorship of the new quarterly print publication, theCMUnewspaper. |
To discuss any of these sponsorship packages, or a bespoke package that utilises CMU's brand, network, content and/or reputation to help you achieve your brand or marketing objectives, contact Chris Cooke on 020 7099 9050 or email chris@unlimitedmedia.co.uk |
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CMU Social is the regular networking and showcase night for the UK music business.
Co-promoted by UnLimited Media and Leyline Promotions at 229 in central London, the Social provides an opportunity for music people to meet, network and socialise, to compete in the CMU Pop Quiz, and to see new bands recommended by the CMU team. Entry is free for CMU readers, or £5 for punters.
Playing the CMU Social provides new signings, or more established bands with a new album to promote, with a ready made industry showcase. You provide the music, we provide the stage, the kit and the industry audience, plus promote the gig and featured artists to 15,000, plus key opinion formers via the CMU Daily.
For bands, the CMU Social is a marketing opportunity - and as such we offer a contra-deal package. Although there is not a performance fee as such, we provide in excess of £1000 in marketing value for participating bands.
Past bands to play at the Social include City Reverb, Rose Elinor Dougall, Matt Finucane, Tim Ten Yen, Post War Years, Model Horror, The Deer Tracks, Maths Class, Vessels, Infadels, Restlesslist, A.Human, The Penny Black Remedy, Big Strides and Sportsday Megaphone.
To put your band forward to play the CMU Social call Andy Malt on 020 7099 9050 or email andy@unlimitedmedia.co.uk |
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The CMU review team is recruited through the CreativeStudent.net media-skills programme. We recruit aspiring writers, mainly from student media and university media courses.
Places on the CMU review team are voluntary, but reviewers enjoy access to all kinds of great new music, plus a credible and popular platform through which to share their opinions with both the music industry and music fans at large. CMU's team of professional editors will also provide advice and coaching to help reviewers hone their style and launch their journalistic careers.
If you are interested in joining the CMU review team email your current CV plus three recent music reviews you have written to recruitment@unlimitedmedia.co.uk. |
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Send CDs to review to CMU, UnLimited Media, Floor 3 Unicorn House, 221-222 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6PJ. |
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| From the CMU reader's survey… |
"Without doubt it is the most informative piece of music communication that I receive. Keeps me very much in the loop with everything connected to the industry"
"I love the off the cuff tone and the feel that the people writing it care about music as well as the music industry"
"Takes the pomp out of the industry. I like that"
"It’s the only music news disseminator I trust"
"It doesn't try to be hip or score points for being in on something first – it is inclusive – it is a perfect example of how you can win over a huge amount of people by doing something for them for free"
"bunch of opinionated fuckers... love it!" |
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