Revealed: The Winners Of Our 2019 Best In Music Award!
Find out who’s won our 2019 Best In Music Award and a free recording day at the iconic Parr Street Studios.
We’ve Been Nominated For An Insurance Choice Award!
We’d love to make it to the finalist stage and go on to become a winner, but we need your help to make it happen. You can vote for us quickly and easily here, and each customer that votes will be entered into a £1,000 cash prize draw! (T&Cs apply). The finalists will be announced…
The Most Important Warm Up Exercises For Singers
Your vocal cords are your most important attribute if you’re a singer. Therefore, it’s vital you maintain a healthy voice box in the same way an athlete maintains a healthy body. As every singer knows, warm up exercises are a must in order to stop your vocal cords from becoming rusty and ruining a performance,…
How To Protect Your Musical Instruments At Festivals
With heavy hitters Primavera, Parklife, and Field Day already behind us, festival season is well and truly underway. As millions of festival-goers descend on muddy fields to enjoy their favourite artists all in one place, you might be lucky enough to be one of these artists. If so, here’s everything you need to know to…
The Top 10 Tips For Bands Playing At Festivals
YouMFestival season is in full swing and, if you’re in a band, these next few months present the opportunity of a lifetime. However, there are some key points to bear in mind if you want to grab this opportunity with both hands. Mason Hill, an award-winning hard rock band from Scotland and Insure4Music policyholders, know…
How You Can Get Involved In The Music For Dementia 2020 Campaign
A newly launched campaign, Music for Dementia 2020, is calling for music to be made available for everyone living with dementia. Fronted by radio DJ Lauren Laverne, the campaign aims to make music in all its rich and varied forms, everything from playlists to music therapy to be made available as part of dementia care.…
How To Get Wedding DJ Gigs
If you’re a DJ, now is the time to go out and get new clients, with wedding season now upon us. But just how do you convince engaged couples that you’re the best man for the job, on the biggest day of their lives? Six-time award-winning wedding DJ, MC artist and motivational speaker Terry Lewis…
Why Vinyl Records Are More Popular Than Ever – And How To Protect Them
It’s been a record few years for the vinyl industry. An incredible 4.2 million vinyl records were sold in the UK in 2018, while vinyl now accounts for one in ten purchases of music in a physical format. These figures highlight one thing – that many music listeners still value being able to hold music…
Small Music Venues Excluded From Business Rates Relief: Reaction
The Cabinet has excluded small music venues from the reduced business rates which are offered to small businesses. UK Music and the Music Venue Trust have criticised Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond over this decision, which is a bitter blow to the arts industry. In October, Hammond announced the £900 million scheme to reduce…
Win A FREE Recording Day At Parr Street Studios!
Musicians can win a free recording day worth £1,000 at Grammy Award-winning Parr Street Studios, as part of our newly launched award. The 2019 Best In Music Award gives unsigned artists the chance to record at the UK’s biggest recording studio outside of London, and where Coldplay recorded their first three albums. The award is open…
