Music News

Why do Record Labels and Publishers use Music Gateway as an A&R Vehicle?

Author Mary Woodcock  |  19 November 2015

Many established labels and publishers including; Warner, K Digital Media, and Notting Hill Music are discovering our platform and using it as an A&R tool of the digital age. With this, we...

“Where The Tech World Meets”

Author Mary Woodcock  |  29 October 2015

Web Summit is one of the biggest influential tech events across the world. This year Web Summit will showcase over 500 renowned speakers over 10 stages. Last year over 30,000 people attended and...

Music Gateway suspends SoundCloud use in bid to back PRS for Music

Author Mary Woodcock  |  15 October 2015

We hope to spread the word and show our support for PRS for Music’s cause and intended outcome from the current contradiction with SoundCloud by making a few changes to our integration with the...

Dani Senior secures second major song deal with Hong Kong Duo ‘TWINS’

Author Mary Woodcock  |  09 October 2015

We’re thrilled to announce that the talented songwriter Dani Senior (signed to Notting Hill Music) has gained yet another placement with her song “TGIF” for EEG artists TWINS. The song becomes the...

Music Gateway are an Official Sponsor of London Sync Sessions ’15

Author Mary Woodcock  |  05 October 2015

Music Gateway are proud to announce that they are working alongside Metropolis Studios on their first ever London Sync Sessions (LSS), taking place from the 19th-21st of October. The event will be...

TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, SO WE’RE GOING TO TALKTECH

Author Mary Woodcock  |  30 September 2015

Creative Industry Hub are hosting a Music TechTalks featuring some of the UK’s top music industry leaders. The aim of the event is to discuss and educate with attendees how technology has...

MUSIC GATEWAY TO SPONSOR MPA PUB SOCIAL

Author Mary Woodcock  |  29 September 2015

We’re sponsoring the MPA’s Publishers Pub Social event taking place on 29th October at 6.30pm. With Music Gateway striving to connect like-minded music professionals from all over the world,...

Pledge Music and Help Musicians UK’s Emerging Artists Fund

Author Mary Woodcock  |  02 September 2015

Our friends at PledgeMusic have launched a new £50,000 talent development fund in conjunction with Help Musicians UK to benefit emerging artists. The fund is aimed at DIY artists who wish to...

Music Gateway has 2 free tickets to the PMC conference in LA in September

Author Mary Woodcock  |  14 August 2015

Music Gateway is very happy to be a main sponsor for the Production Music Association’s second annual Production Music Conference in Los Angeles this September. Win a free ticket!

Silva Screen Invest in Music Gateway and create exciting Opportunities

Author Mary Woodcock  |  10 July 2015

Music Gateway welcomes the Silva Screen Group as an investor to its innovative music platform. The collaboration sees Reynold D’Silva, Founder of Silva Screen join the Board of Directors who...

Does Apple Music bring anything new to the streaming table?

Author Mary Woodcock  |  29 June 2015

A lot of noise has been made over Taylor Swift ‘conquering’ Apple Music in one fell tweet (and a Tumblr post), although some are calling foul and labeling it a well-executed PR move. But there is...

THIS WEEK: G-UNIT RECORDS, REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL, NEW YORK MEETINGS & LA SYNC MISSION

Author Sophie Small  |  26 June 2015

Another successful week goes by and although we’ve been abnormally quiet on the social media front some exciting things have been happening behind the scenes. As well as some major changes...

THIS WEEK: SYNC LICENSE PROJECTS, MIDEM, NEW MUSIC SEMINAR & NOTTING HILL WRITERS

Author Sophie Small  |  19 June 2015

This week has seen the office busy with MIDEM follow ups, New Music Seminar preparation and some huge budgeted projects with turnarounds as short as 4 hours.

MUSIC GATEWAY CONNECTS ARTISTS AT NEW MUSIC SEMINAR

Author Mary Woodcock  |  17 June 2015

The New Music Seminar (NMS) conference starts on Sunday in New York City, and Music Gateway will be in attendance with a competition winner. Max Rivera from The Romantic Era (TRE) will join our...

THIS WEEK: A&R PREFERENCES, THE PERFECT DEMO AND HIT SONG SUCCESS

Author Mary Woodcock  |  12 June 2015

Opportunities are rising and we’re working harder than ever to get the site perfect for users. Some of our team have just come back from MIDEM and we’re expecting some huge results in the follow...

Talented writers, D’mile & Soaky, secure successful song cut with EEG Korean Artist Anda

Author Mary Woodcock  |  04 June 2015

Finding hit songs for your artists is no easy task and the road to song success can be a long journey, but it doesn’t have to be that way as K Digital Media found out.

This Week: Remixes Galore, Conferences and How to Work with PR

Author Sophie Small  |  29 May 2015

This week we’re recovering from All That Matters and preparing for Midem. It’s a full house in the office with all systems go and keeping in the positive spirit we’re offering users the chance to...

MG Partners with the UK Representatives of one of the most Exciting and Thriving Music Sectors

Author Sophie Small  |  26 May 2015

‘BPI, provide a meeting place where major and independent labels and all those who work in and around music can come together to discuss challenges and identify innovative solutions to help their...

THIS WEEK: Quick Turnovers, Remix Success & Overcoming Writers Block

Author Sophie Small  |  22 May 2015

This weeks been pretty quiet in the office what with quite a few of the staff still on their travels to search for the best opportunities for the site and our dedicated users. That’s not to...

Music Gateway works with Global Music Awards

Author Mary Woodcock  |  21 May 2015

The Global Music Awards is an award ceremony held to honour new music and emerging artists. Their aim is to help promote evolving sounds and winners are considered to be in a select group of the...