Independent Music Artist Network: Building Your Future

Are you an artist that is about to release some music? Have you released music already and are concentrating on building your fanbase? Or maybe you’re looking for more ways to make a career as an artist financially viable.

Releasing music is easier than ever before. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. With so many tools at your fingertips there’s an expectation that you have to master everything. However, the feedback we’ve received from artists has told us just how lonely and isolating doing everything yourself can become.

Introducing the Roundhouse Independent Music Artist Network

The Roundhouse Independent Music Artist Network is a space to counteract that loneliness. Created for music industry artists aged 18-25 who are looking to develop their careers, understand the mechanisms behind releasing music and grow their support networks.

These events have been carefully designed to explore the fundamental aspects to forging a sustainable career as an artist; understanding copyright, building your fanbase and building your team.

You will receive a wealth of practical advice as well as inspiration to take charge of your life in music.

BUILDING YOUR FANBASE

Join us for this expert, artist-led panel discussion to learn all about the ins and outs of building the right team around your music.

Learn all about the different roles within the music industry and which ones might be most appropriate for you to team up with in order to augment your artist business. During this panel discussion, we will have an honest conversation around

• the pros and cons of working with major vs. independent labels and management firms
• learn from inspirational artists and their teams on how to build viable and sustainable artist careers.

Event schedule

• 10.30am – Arrival and Networking (food and drink provided: teas, coffees, pastries, fruit etc)
• 11.30am – Artist Mentor Introduction
• 12pm – Panel discussion: In Conversation with (speakers TBA)
• 1pm – Headline Artist Q+A
• 2pm – Speed meetings/networking
• 3pm – End

What you get

You will have the opportunity to:

• Build relationships with three established artist-mentors
• Receive valuable insight from Music Industry Professionals
• Be a part of a growing artist network
• Peer support, collaboration and networking opportunities

Do you need any particular skills or experience to take part?

Roundhouse Independent Music Artist Network is for 18-25-year-old musical artists that are about to, or are already releasing music. If you are looking to build a sustainable career as an artist, understand the mechanisms behind releasing music and grow your support networks, then the network is for you.

How to join

Book your place using the enrol button on this page.

About our Artist Mentors

Roxanne De Bastion 

To describe London-based singer-songwriter Roxanne de Bastion as a pioneering DIY artist does little justice to the hefty list of accomplishments and accolades she’s assembled in her very busy life. Her entrepreneurial spirit has been evident since she moved from her native Berlin to London aged 19 to pursue a career in music. Over 600 shows later, after a self-released debut album (2017’s Heirlooms and Hearsay), tours with Martha Wainwright, Lambchop and Marillion and performances at Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk festival, 2021 saw the release of her second album You & Me, We Are The Same. The album was produced by the legendary Bernard Butler, who jumped at the chance to work with Roxanne after she had simply emailed him a demo. As Bernard says “some cold calls turn into beautiful projects… I think we created something emotional and special”.

BISHI

BISHI is an artist, composer, producer, performer and technologist, of Bengali heritage. Born in London, she is a multi-instrumentalist trained in both Hindustani and Western Classical styles and studied the sitar under Gaurav Mazumdar, a senior disciple of Ravi Shankar. BISHI has independently released three albums and several EPs on her own label, Gryphon Records, to critical acclaim.

She has collaborated with Tony Visconti, Sean Ono Lennon, Jarvis Cocker, Daphne Guinness, the London Symphony Orchestra, The Kronos Quartet, fashion designer Manish Arora and as a soloist on Jonny Greenwood’s ‘Water,’ with City of London Sinfonia, who have also performed her orchestral music.

Shao Dow

Shao Dow (sha-ow-dough) is an award-winning rapper, manga author andoccasional ninja.

After studying Shaolin Kung Fu with the monks whilst living in China, he utilised the tenacity and determination learnt from his martial arts training to independently forge his music career.

Known to rap in both English and Japanese, Shao is hard to define as just a regular artist.

He constantly blurs the lines between anime, gaming, martial arts and his own music and has worked with icons such as Sean Schemmel (voice of Goku – Dragon Ball Z) and featured on the first single from Tech N9ne’s ‘Asin9ne’ album. He also wrote an original track for the popular video game Fortnite’s ‘Mega City’ season update.

I’M NOT SURE I CAN AFFORD TO TAKE PART…

If you need help to pay for things like project fees, transport or childcare, we can help. Find out how you can get support. If you are using a bursary to pay for the project, please ensure you arrange this with the Advice Base with plenty of time before the start of the project.

I HAVE ADDITIONAL NEEDS. WHAT SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE?

We are committed to supporting D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse young people, those with medical conditions, access requirements or any lived experience that may require adaptation, support or sensitivity. If there is anything you would like to let us (our youth workers, tutors or staff) know that will support your enjoyment and access, you can do so by emailing us at advicebase@roundhouse.org.uk, and we will contact you to discuss further how to best support your engagement.