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Andygray

How to... write for picture

Songwriter and music producer Andy Gray, whose credits include The Matrix and Big Brother UK, gives M magazine his top tips on writing for film and television.

By Liam Konemann 1 Sep 2022
NFTs

How to... get to grips with NFTs

In case you missed it at PRS' London Members' Day, here's what we learnt from Cliff Fluet (partner at Lewis Silkin), Dr Hayleigh Bosher (senior lecturer in IP law at Brunel University) and Mike Walsh (UK head of strategic partnerships at Serenade), about NFTs.

By Maya Radcliffe 25 May 2022
UK music organisations

PRS Members' Day: How to... maximise your PRS membership

To kick off Members' Day London, PRS for Music's Andy Ellis and Daniel Lewis give their expert advice on making the most out of a PRS membership.

By Maya Radcliffe 24 May 2022
paul spencer

How to... get your music in a movie trailer

In the run up to the 2021 Production Music Awards, which takes place today (12 November), we asked creative director of Ignition Creative Paul Spencer to shed some light on having music featured in movie trailers.

By Jamie MacMillan 12 Nov 2021
KiranPatel

How to… write music fit for commercials

With a day to go before the 2021 Production Music Awards, M speaks to Kiran Patel, head of sync at A&G Sync and Power-Haus Creative, to find out what moves a composer should make to have their music synced in a commercial.

By Jamie MacMillan 11 Nov 2021
rebecca leon

How to... get your music in a brand campaign

Ahead of the 2021 Production Music Awards, M Magazine speaks to Rebecca León, awards judge and head of music at Pitch & Sync, to find out what creators can do get their music featured in brand campaigns.

By Jamie MacMillan 10 Nov 2021
simon pursehouse

How to... understand publishing rights

Following his talk at the MPA 101 of Music Publishing event earlier this month, we asked Sentric's Simon Pursehouse to give us his top tips on understanding publishing rights.

14 May 2021
Ninja

How to… understand production music

We asked the experienced and dedicated team behind Ninja Tune Production Music to share their top tips for cracking the business.

By Maya Radcliffe 24 Feb 2021
rick and sarah

How to... write better lyrics

With writing and production credits with The Six that amount to over 2 billion Spotify streams, we asked Rick Boardman and Sarah Blanchard to give us some tips on writing better lyrics. The Six are looked after by the newly launched Matter Music.

By Maya Radcliffe 17 Feb 2021
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