About the event
Join professional producer and composer Matthew Whiteside for a practical session on how to self-release your music. Covering everything from budgeting and rights registrations to digital distribution, Matthew will guide you through the process with insights, tips, and hard-won lessons to help you avoid common pitfalls and take control of your music release.
What we’ll cover:
- A general introduction to releasing music, digital distribution and streaming
- Setting a realistic budget (income and expenditure)
- Preparing for and running recording sessions
- How to get your music on the major streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer etc.)
- Various rights and registrations that you need to know about to ultimately get paid
- Using the artist analytics dashboards.
By the end of the workshop, you should understand the process of how to get your music out into the world.
This course has been organised with the help of Pete Bayliss, Union Learning Representative for the Musicians' Union.
About Matthew
Matthew Whiteside is a composer, producer, and the artistic director of ‘The Night With…’ with extensive experience in releasing and producing music. He has been involved in nearly 20 album projects, both self-released and with the TNW Music label. He is the author of The Guidebook to Self-Releasing Your Music, which is “very highly recommended” by Sound on Sound magazine.
In addition to his creative work, Matthew serves as Vice Chair of the Musicians’ Union Executive Committee and leads the Musicians' Union's Writers' Section as its Chair.
How to attend
CULT Cymru is a skills programme supported through the Welsh Government's Wales Union Learning Fund. As such, this event is only available to members living in Wales.
Tickets are discounted to £10 for MU members, or £20 full price for non-members.
Accessibility
Please contact wyn.williams@bectu.org.uk to discuss any accessibility requirements you may have.
This online session will be in English.