Part 2 - How to Write a Successful Business Plan for the Creative Industries
Nov 19, 2020 7:15 pm
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New Episode released today on The Entertainment Engine Podcast...
🗒️ Part 2 - How to Write a Successful Business Plan for the Creative Industries
This week we delve into Part 2 - Tips on How to Write a successful business plan for the creative industries.
Following on from Part 1 of last weeks episode, we will be continuing a step by step guide on writing a business plan dedicated to artists, musicians, and bands for all the creativity needed to sustain a career in music, having a business plan is one way to stay properly grounded, and define your goals and objectives on paper.
For those of us on the ground level, having a plan can mean the difference between being able to make a living as a musician.
But the most important suggestion from me, take it one step at a time!
This kind of work can be really overwhelming for creatives.
So, let us look at some key points to further your business plan for this episode: Putting a Press Kit together.
What is your press package comprised or made of?
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🗒️ Part 1 - Tips on Writing a Successful Business Plan for your Music Career
This week we delve into part 1 - Tips on Writing a Successful Business plan for your music career.
Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing a step by step guide on writing a business plan dedicated to artists, musicians, and bands for all the creativity needed to sustain a career in music, having a business plan is one way to stay properly grounded, and define your goals and objectives on paper.
Many artists struggle with art versus commerce.
Artists need time to make music and formalize their visions but also need to eat and pay the rent.
Artists who become famous when they are young often must learn business skills as they go along the path, usually learning the price of ignorance by being ripped off down the line – but this is a necessary evil and one you will learn as time goes by.
For those of us on the ground level, having a plan can mean the difference between being able to make a living as a musician.
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🗒️ In conversation with Laura Hanke - Music Supervisor at Universal Production Music
This week on The Entertainment Engine podcast we welcome Laura Hanke, Music Supervisor & Repertoire Assistant at Universal Music productions.
We take a look at her role as a music supervisor and why she decided to work in the music industry and for that matter for one of the biggest record companies in the World.
“From a classical song bird and vocal teacher to Electronic Pop Producer and now 3 years’ experience as a Music Supervisor, Laura believes hidden gems are underrated.
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Laura is certainly looking forward to what is to come for the future!
She studied at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and received a Name Bachelor’s degree from her studies 2014–2017.Which gained her a Grade First Honours & Best Overall Student award.
Laura started out as a junior marketing executive for Focus and became a brand ambassador for Rythem, her career then lead her onto the journey towards Music Supervision and working for Universal Production music, which took some time to gain her ideal job role with persistence, drive and lots and lots of patience!
Laura is now part of the world’s leading Production music catalogue, and working across a broad variety of briefs which is extremely rewarding and exciting, not knowing what is around the corner as each day is totally different.
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Tony Mchale’s work is known to virtually everyone.
He has spent over 40 years as a screenwriter, working on some of the most well-known UK dramas, many that still appear on our screens today including; EastEnders, Holby City, which he co-created and for which he also won a BAFTA, The Bill, Casualty, Silent Witness, Trial and Retribution, Dalziel and Pascoe, Waking the Dead and many more, as well as his own thrillers Resort To Murder and Headless.
Tony’s career started in theatre and recently he has returned to that world to direct various plays and musicals including his own satirical look at fame – Bloodbath The Musical and more recently All Or Nothing which transferred to the West End.
In the late 70s and early 80s, Tony acted in literally dozens of television commercials for such brands as Argos, Tesco, British Airways, Fray Bentos, Midland Bank, McVities, Worthington 'E', Tetley's beer, Valspar paints, Ford cars as well as more Guinness commercials.
He also worked on numerous corporate films as well as directing at various drama schools.
In 1982 he was asked to appear in a hidden camera sketch for the very popular Saturday night show Game for a Laugh.
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🗒️ Part 2 — How important is a Business Plan for the Creative Industry?
To move your entertainment career in the right direction, you are going to need a plan and not just the one in your head!
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🗒️ Is a Business Plan for the Creative Industry an important document?
To move your entertainment career forward, you are going to need a plan and not just the one in your head!
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Is it about time they ALL ended or do people still love this TV format!
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Looking at the changing and exciting landscape of music supervision!
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Enjoy, The Entertainment Engine