Frances Shillito spent her career in artist management and venue relations. She now trains the music industry in safeguarding, and she argues the appetite for change has finally outpaced the infrastructure available to deliver it.
In this Members Voices she sets out what the research shows, what changed when The Standard ran its first Safer Spaces session, and what good safeguarding practice actually looks like inside a label, an agency or a festival production office.
Music agent Maria May (CAA) on what three decades in electronic music has taught her about burnout, boundaries, and the gap between how we develop artists and how we look after the people running the business.
In partnership with the Music Industry Therapist Collective, Maria has launched a six-month fully funded pilot programme for five entry to mid-level dance music professionals. Read the full piece, and apply by 1 June 2026.
The next instalment of our Members Voices series is live.
Owen Kiernan, Head of Digital at Cr2 Records, on how artists and labels can cut through the noise of more than 120,000 tracks added to DSPs every day
Written by Chuck Fishman, Soul Clap Records Introduction What is an Official Remix? Unofficial Remixes and SoundCloud, YouTube, Bandcamp Why Release Official Remixes? How Spotify, Apple Music and Other Streaming Services Treat Remixes Coming up in the next editions:...