PODCAST
Check out our OTR podcast series, featuring conversations with a diverse range of music industry professionals - hosted by Catrina Rose and Verity Loughlin.
The Off The Record Podcast is back for season two and this time Catrina Rose has a co-host. Verity Loughlin has joined the team and she and Cat will be chatting to some of the most influential people in this season of Off The Record
In episode three Rory Barnes joins Cat & Verity for a chat about how he started out in the Scottish music industry, progressing as a photographer from shooting local gigs to touring with some of the biggest acts.
In episode six of the Off The Record Podcast, Cat & Verity chat to Lindsey Davidson & Kirstin McEwan about being creative in a freelance world. They chat about starting up, equipment, trends, social media and branding.
In this first episode, Verity chats to TAAHLIAH, fresh from her two Scottish Alternative Music Award wins to discuss the pandemic, club culture, being a black trans artist in Scotland, influences, and plans going forward.
In episode four Cat & Verity are joined by Andrew Thomson, founder of Glasgow based Community radio station, Clyde Built Radio. In this chat, he talks about his inspirations for setting it up, the challenges and highlights so far and more!
It's all about music venues in this episode of Off The Record podcast. Cat & Verity chat to Nick Stewart from Sneaky Pete's, Scottish Music Award winner Luke La Volpe & freelance sound engineer Kevin Yule about the importance of music venues and hints on tips on getting gigs, working at a venue, or becoming a sound engineer.
In episode two, Cat and Verity chat to Lou and Katie about their many different roles in Scotland's music industry. Starting up Classy Lassy PR & Management, working with artists, imposter syndrome, and more.
In episode five Jen Imrie & Stuart Macaulay chat to Verity and Cat about getting started in radio and all the various aspects of getting your name out there in the audio community.
In the final episode of this series Cat & Verity chat to Jo Dargie, Hannah Boyle (Gold Flake Paint) & Chelsea Ness (The Music Files) about their experiences in music journalism and tips on how to get started.
Our first Off The Record podcasts series, developed from panels at Edinburgh’s Off The Record event in 2018. Each podcast aims to provide introductory knowledge to varying areas of the music industry.
In episode three of the Off The Record Podcast Chris Beltran (DF Concerts) and Matt Belcher (Sneaky Pete's) discuss the best practices for getting, organising and promoting gigs. They look at approaching promoters, promotion once you have a gig, fees, creating a community & tips for putting on your own gigs.
Episode one looks at the most effective ways of getting your music into the media. A panel, recorded at the National Museum of Scotland, featuring Amy Ferguson (BBC Radio Scotland), Stephen Archibald (Jump In The Shark PR), Arusa Qureshi (The List), photographer Jannica Honey & is chaired by Jenn Nimmo-Smith (Electric Shore Publicity).
In episode four of the Off The Record Podcast, Jamie Gilmour takes us through the basics of music publishing. He looks at the origins of music publishing, what copyright is and what it covers, PRS, PPL & MCPS, how publishing works in the real world and gives us some resources to look at.
In episode two of the Off The Record Podcast, Michael Lambert from Wide Events & A Modern Way Management is joined by Anna Russell from AR Management. They discuss the best practices for generating revenue from your music, from joining collections agencies & selling merch to making a £50 support fee stretch.