The musicians guide
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The Musicians Guide is a music company based in Oxfordshire
specialising in supplying unsigned artists with tools, video courses, guides, and information resources to empower them to market their own music and build careers as independent musicians.
Starharbour Records, a hip hop and R'n'B record label that represented artists including Red Tempa, Dean Raven, and Vigilante. The Musician's Guide was originally a 7-chapter guide book on how to market music and attract record labels, but soon after began developing a variety of different resources for musicians. Marcus' goal is to provide unsigned and independent artists with useful resources that will help to create the same opportunities for them that signed artists have.
In 2010 The Musicians Guide announced the launch of several new features including video courses and contact lists. Founder Marcus Taylor has also been the subject of local media attention from Oxford news publications including The Oxford Mail for setting up the venture while still studying his A levels.
, and Splitgigs.
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
specialising in supplying unsigned artists with tools, video courses, guides, and information resources to empower them to market their own music and build careers as independent musicians.
History and overview
The Musicians Guide was founded by Marcus A. Taylor who previously managed UK independent record labelRecord label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Starharbour Records, a hip hop and R'n'B record label that represented artists including Red Tempa, Dean Raven, and Vigilante. The Musician's Guide was originally a 7-chapter guide book on how to market music and attract record labels, but soon after began developing a variety of different resources for musicians. Marcus' goal is to provide unsigned and independent artists with useful resources that will help to create the same opportunities for them that signed artists have.
In 2010 The Musicians Guide announced the launch of several new features including video courses and contact lists. Founder Marcus Taylor has also been the subject of local media attention from Oxford news publications including The Oxford Mail for setting up the venture while still studying his A levels.
Partners
Since launching in 2009 The Musicians Guide has partnered and worked with several notable music companies including MicControl, Top of the Ox, Get Your Stage, Ditto musicDitto music
Ditto Music is an online music distribution company specialising in supplying unsigned artists with access to distribution stores such as Spotify, iTunes, Amazon.com and Emusic. Other services include chart eligibility, royalty collection and online promotion. In 2007 Ditto Music released “One Off...
, and Splitgigs.