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New programme, Just Ask, launched to help Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people in live music industry

The campaign is the product of a partnership between Independent Venue Week and the charity Attitude Is Everything

A new campaign has been set up with the aim of helping deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people as they navigate the live music industry. Just...

"I want all black people to know that the genre of Dance is their heritage"

Aluna shares open letter to "challenge the 'dance music industry' on its long standing racial inequalities".

AlunaGeorge frontwoman, Aluna Francis, who is currently working on...

cover image for the most recent episode of the Therapy podcast with cut outs of Jayda G, Logic 100 and Helena Star's faces in black and white

The DJs chat about “what to expect as a parent, and how women have to prepare their lives and careers when potentially starting a family"

Jayda G has joined Logic1000 and Heléna Star for the latest episode of their podcast, titled Therapy. Stream part one of the two-part episode below...

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Benny Scarrs is a Point Blank Music School alumni who, since graduating from the Music Production & Sound Engineering course, has achieved some incredible feats.

He’s been...

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On Monday 1st July from 7pm, Point Blank will be hosting an exclusive expert panel discussion and Q&A as part of a free Open Day event, celebrating the launch of...

“I would like to remind you all that this awareness of racism in the industry should not last for one day, or one week, or...

Keith Harris has penned an open letter to the music industry, urging those involved not to let the recent industry-wide Blackout Tuesday become a "false...

New festivals to join the cause include Big Day Out, Field Maneuvers, JazzFest Berlin, more...

Over 100 festivals have joined the Keychange pledge, which encourages “festivals to sign up to a 50:50 gender balance pledge by 2022,” according to the...

There was a debate at Westminster Hall on Tuesday (6th)

The UK Government is "doing everything we can" to support the UK's live music industry, the Digital and Culture Minister has said. 

Speaking in a...

“You were, and always will be the most intelligent and loyal person I’ve ever got to know”

The filmmaker behind Avicii’s True Stories documentary, Levan Tsikurishvili, has penned a heartfelt Instagram post in tribute to the late EDM star who passed away...

Crowd safety guide for venues published by industry experts

The guide was created in response "to several high-profile incidents resulting in loss of life or serious injury"

A "groundbreaking" new crowd safety guide for venues has been published by a team of industry experts. A collaboration between the UK Crowd Management Association...

"Don't get a job!" pleads the WeTransfer president...

WeTransfer has offered all 173 recent SoundCloud lay off causalities $10,000 (US) so they do not “stray from [their] original mission to change the way...

Mayor Of London, Alan Miller, Alex Proud, fabric HQ & more respond to club’s revocation...

The Mayor Of London, Sadiq Khan, has issued a statement about the closure of Fabric.

“London’s iconic clubs are an essential part of our...

Award-winning radio presenter and proponent of the diversity-focused Radio Silence movement, Kay-Lee Golding, explores the lack of Black representation in mainstream UK radio

In 2020, you would think that radio would be diverse and full of opportunities. But unfortunately, you would be wrong. The UK radio industry really...

#WeMakeEvents has called for a Global Day of Action today (30th September)

The events industry is holding a Global Day of Action today, 30th September, calling for government support amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Back in August, music...

A music industry experiment

We've been big ol' Mike Monday fans since his Andre 3000 sampling 'That Shit Was.... ?', a sexy slice of dirty electronic dancefloor...