The problem with the music industry is not a lack of innovation – it’s a lack of communication. So says Dr Rob Toulson of the  Innovation in Music conference which he co-founded to bring together big thinkers across musicology, technology development and the music industry as well as the artists themselves. “Unless you have all these people in the…

Four game changing projects have been chosen from more than 150 applications to the hub’s Joining the Dots project. A pioneering gig-swap network, opening up a digital music archive, a mobile game for gigs and a location based app for “listening to listings” will each received funding and expert support as they work to bring their…

The Great Escape is the UK’s leading festival and convention for new music and takes place in venues across Brighton next weekend (8-10 May), attracting over 400 artists and several thousand industry delegates. Saturday afternoon (10 May) sees us de-camp to the Old Ship Hotel for the Joining the Dots-inspired series of panels we were invited to curate,…