10 tips for your music career

CMU business editor Chris Cooke provides an action plan for songwriters and their business partners to get their careers moving.

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 23 May 2014
  • min read
The day, which was supported by PRS for Music and Arts Council England, delivered a user-friendly guide to the industry, covering the art of making money from your work to building a fan base and releasing your own music.

We were there for Chris’ wrap up session at the end of the day to hear his action plan for songwriters and their business partners to get their careers moving.

Chris has written about the music industry for over a decade, heads up CMU Insights training and consultancy business, and programmes the convention side of The Great Escape in Brighton every May.

Over the years he's garnered a unique understanding of the business and is particularly well versed in the DIY side of the industry.

Watch his top 10 tips below: