PCAM - Career Advice for Music Professionals

This introductory episode of the new series of PCAM podcasts explores the origins of the organisation, what it has achieved in regulating the Applied Music industry, what it offers its members, and the challenges it faces in dealing with an ever-changing and evolving professional, industrial and technological landscape.

The contributors are PCAM Chair, Paul Reynolds (Senior VP, Massive Music) and PCAM director, composer and producer, Chris Smith (The Barbershop Music Co).

The host and moderator is composer and sound designer, Bankey Ojo.

Resource references include:

PCAM - https://www.pcam.co.uk/

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) - https://ipa.co.uk

The European Composer & Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) - https://composeralliance.org

PRS For Music - https://www.prsformusic.com

Forever Audio - https://foreveraudio.com/

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This episode explores the science and art of creating Soundalikes, the perils and pitfalls to avoid, tips for managing client expectations, the role of the musicologist and the potential impact of AI.

Participating in the conversation are composer and producer Simon Elms (Eclectic Sounds), PCAM director, composer and producer Chris Smith (The Barbershop Music Co) and Greg Owens (Creative Director, Gas Music).

This episode is hosted and moderated by PCAM Chair, Paul Reynolds (Senior VP, Massive Music).

Resource References include

PRS For Music: htpps://www.prsformusic.com

PCAM: htpps://www.pcam.co.uk

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In this episode of the PCAM Podcasts we explore the briefing process for both short form and long form projects, how briefing has changed over the years, how to get the most out of the briefing process and the benefits of forming collaborative creative relationships with clients.

Taking part in the conversation are PCAM Chair, Paul Reynolds (Senior VP, Massive Music), Sam Heath (Exec Creative Producer, Sounds Like These) and Bankey Ojo, composer and sound designer.

The host and moderator is PCAM director, composer and producer, Chris Smith (The Barbershop Music Co).

Reference resources

PCAM - https://pcam.co.uk

Forever Audio - https://foreveraudio.com

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In this PCAM podcast we discuss the important subject of how to construct, negotiate and justify a music budget, how to interrogate a fixed budget to ensure it is sufficient to do the job and the framework that PCAM provides to enable a detailed budget to be properly calculated and presented to client.

Taking part in this conversation are freelance composer & sound designer, Bankey Ojo, Sam Heath (Exec Creative Producer at Sounds Like These) and PCAM director, composer & producer, Chris Smith (MD, The Barbershop Music Co).

This episode is hosted and moderated by Greg Owens (Creative Director at Gas Music).

Resource References include:

The Musicians Union - https://musiciansunion.org.uk

PCAM - https://pcam.co.uk

PRS Member Services - https://prsformusic.com

Forever Audio - https://foreveraudio.com

SCOREcast - Facebook/SCOREcast: London

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This episode of the new series of PCAM podcasts explores the subject of music royalties and publishing, how income is derived and how to manage your copyrights, in a conversation between legal and publishing expert, George Hyde (Music Affairs) and PCAM Chair, Paul Reynolds (Senior VP, Massive Music).

This episode is hosted and moderated by PCAM director, composer and producer, Chris Smith (The Barbershop Music Co).

Resource References include:

PRS For Music: https://www.prsformusic.com/

PCAM: https://www.pcam.co.uk/

Musicians Union: htpps://www.musiciansunion.org.uk

The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS): https://www.prsformusic.com/

Broadcast Music Inc (BMI): https://www.bmi.com/

American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP): htpps://www.ascap.com

Forever Audio: https://foreveraudio.com/

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