MUSIC | CULTURE | MEDIA | COMMUNICATION
Projects Past + Present
 DISSECTING THE DIGITAL DOLLAR | INFO CMU has been working with the UK’s Music Managers Forum since 2015 on the ‘Digital Dollar’ project, helping music managers, and the artists, songwriters and producers they represent, to navigate and understand how music streaming works, and all the various debates about the digital music business. |
 MUSIC INDUSTRY DEAL GUIDES | INFO CMU has worked with the UK’s Music Managers Forum and Music Producers Guild to compile and publish a series of guides explaining the deals agreed between music-makers and key business partners like labels and publishers: the Record Deals Guide, Publishing Deals Guide and Producer Deals Guide. |
 MUSIC COPYRIGHT EXPLAINED | INFO In 2021, CMU was commissioned by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office to produce ‘Music Copyright Explained’, a free guide aimed at music-makers and other creators explaining the ins and outs of music copyright, which can be downloaded as a PDF or accessed via a bespoke website. |
 COUNCIL OF MUSIC MAKERS | WEBSITE UnLimited Media MD Chris Cooke consults for the UK’s Council Of Music Makers – which brings together organisations representing artists, musicians, songwriters, composers, producers and their managers who regularly collaborate on lobbying and campaigning work around streaming, AI and copyright. |
 FAC ARTIST DAYS | WEBSITE CMU co-presents the FAC Artist Days, which put the spotlight on how music-makers can get the most out of their music, their fanbase and their rights – and how they can pick and get more from their business partners – with practical advice and case studies from fellow artists and industry experts. |
 IVORS ACADEMY SUMMIT | WEBSITE CMU works with The Ivors Academy to co-curate and co-organise The Ivors Academy Summits, two annual conferences in London that explore and explain the creative and commercial power behind songwriting and composing – and the business skills that turn ideas into sustainable careers. |
 SOUND CITY+ | WEBSITE The CMU team programme and host a strand at the Sound City+ conference in Liverpool each May. Sitting alongside the Sound City music festival, the conference brings together industry experts, emerging talent and innovators to share insights, foster connections and explore the future of music. |
 IMPALA DIGITAL FORWARD | WEBSITE The CMU team work with IMPALA on delivering the Digital Forward programme, providing independent music businesses across Europe with the insights they need to navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape. It builds on the previous One Step Ahead programme we delivered with IMPALA between 2020 and 2024. |
 CMU x UD | WEBSITE CMU has enjoyed a long-term partnership with UD, which educates, empowers and creates life opportunities for young people inspired by the sounds, words and rhythms of black music culture. We deliver workshops and host panels as part of UD’s Industry Takeover and Incubator programmes. |
 MMF TRAINING | WEBSITE CMU delivers training for the UK’s Music Managers Forum. This includes music rights sessions as part of MMF’s manager certification programme, and key sessions within the Real Deal series of events. We also previously developed and delivered the ‘Mechanics Of Music Management’ programme. |
 BPI TRAINING | WEBSITE CMU has delivered numerous webinars for the BPI, the trade body that represents the UK’s recorded music industry. That includes sessions on music revenues, music rights, streaming, fanbase building, digital licensing, catalogue marketing, sync, neighbouring rights and international music markets. |
 BUILDING TRUST | INFO In 2021, CMU teamed up with Friend MTS – a company dedicated to innovation in content and platform security – to produce two white papers reviewing the responsibilities of digital companies regarding copyright infringement and harmful content distributed on their platforms. |
 DISTRIBUTION REVOLUTION | INFO In 2019, CMU was commissioned by the UK’s Association Of Independent Music to produce ‘Distribution Revolution’, a major report exploring how the role of the music distributor has evolved and the distribution options now available to independent labels and artists. |
 PERFORMER PAYMENTS | INFO In 2021, CMU was commissioned by the PayPerformers campaign to produce a practical guide to how revenues generated from streaming services in both the audio-visual and music sectors are currently shared with actors, musicians and other performers in markets across Europe. |
 GREAT ESCAPE CONFERENCE | WEBSITE The CMU team delivered twelve editions of The Great Escape Conference – part of the UK’s leading new talent showcase festival – programming core conference strands, curating keynote conversations, and developing and running the Elevate professional development programme. |
 CMU AT VILL VILL VEST | WEBSITE From 2021 to 2024, CMU presented sessions as part of the delegate programme at the Vill Vill Vest showcase festival in Bergen, Norway. These included speed briefings and lively panel discussions putting the spotlight on the latest trends and debates in the music business. |
 TAYLOR BENNETT FOUNDATION | WEBSITE UnLimited Media helped launch the Taylor Bennett Foundation, an award winning charity which promotes and enables more ethnic diversity in the communications sector. We developed and delivered training sessions, and supported the charity’s logistics and marketing, throughout its first decade. |