We work in partnership with the Arts Council, Arts and Business, Birmingham Artists and the BCC Arts Team to help all types of artists.
Creative Pathways is our business support service for creative people that also provide a wide range of free events within Birmingham to promote, showcase and develop our clients within their chosen field.
Art in a Window
Birmingham Central Library
Permanent Exhibition Space
A local artist’s work is displayed every month in our lower ground windows along with displays within our building.
Art work - Selling on eBayArtists and Self EmploymentFirst Steps to Painting on email College
Film First is our film pathway, covering a wide range of activities and services that include help with business start up, skills, mentoring, networks, and much more.
Specific spin offs we are currently working with are:
FILM APPRECIATION
You need to understand the art of film making in
order to make better films or just appreciate the experience more.
These courses are a free online spin off from
our work, supported by our vast book and photographic resources.
Film as Art
Film Noir
Film Technology
Live Life Through Films
KNOW HOW
We gather the knowledge we gain and provide free access
to it via the web. The templates are complete legal
documents that anyone can use.
Film Rights Fact Sheets
Legal Templates
Local Shorts Film Club is now finished for this season
All our endeavours are aimed at the business realities of the music industry and ensuring you have what it takes to make it by being “business ready”. We want you to make money, ensure your work is protected, get the record deals, collect the royalties and live the dream on an international level as a dedicated music professional.
See our new Directory of Creative Pathway's Musicians Directory
MUSIC BUSINESS ADVICE SESSIONS
Straight from the shoulder answers to your music problems or questions from a music industry living legend – Barry Tomes, Gotham Records and Media Group. You need to cut it with the hard nosed business approach to get on a pathway to musical success. YOU MUST BOOK to get these FREE 15 minute sessions phone 0121 303 4538
Location: Birmingham Central Library,
Lower Ground Floor,
Congreve Corner.
Dates: Tuesdays, 2-4pm. (please check availability by phone before arriving)
MUSIC PUBLISHING
We can put you in touch with agents
who will possibly be prepared to take
on your music in promotional CD's.
RECORD DEALS
We have a range of mechanisms in place to help get you up the ladder of success.
Download Records
For a flat fee (£60) you become a signed artist immediately raising your credibility level. This enables you to sell three tracks as downloads via the web site – all fees go to you and your royalties are protected, plus you gain a three page web site to promote yourself with. You also have the option to increase the number of downloads on the site at a flat rate per track.
Gotham Records
You license your best track for our compilation album (new album every 3 months) that we then promote to record companies world wide, with a view to selling individual tracks to them.
We have a contract with you for that song only, you are free to do your own deal for your other work. All genres and music styles are accepted.
SHOWCASING
www.birminghammusic.com accepts uploads from us of music news, biogs, tracks etc to help publicise our customers.
Creative Pathways is our business support service for creative people that also provide a wide range of free events within Birmingham to promote, showcase and develop our clients within their chosen field.
Everything you need to know about making money in the music business. – contact us for details.
CD's
Download or listen online to the new Creative Insight CD's - "Giving New Music a Chance" Over 25 of Creative Pathway's bands and solo musicians have been showcased.
