
There’s no denying that juggling a budding music career and a 9-to-5 job is tough; between creating music, preparing your promotional materials and booking a studio to actually record everything, it’s difficult to work out much more time...

Calling all filmmakers… have you got what it takes to enter a unique short film contest? In partnership with Userfarm the leading platform of video crowdsourcing, aspiring filmmakers are asked to submit short vertical films under the theme...

After massive success in London, independent networking group Riff Taff have decided to bring their Music Network Evening to Brighton and it’s creating so much of a buzz that they have even added an extra date to fit...

ACM recently welcomed Rósa B. Ómarsdóttir and Michael Hil, founders of The Voice Hub, through its doors to teach students about Complete Vocal Technique (CVT) ; a singing method that focuses on using the voice in a healthy manner, while utilising all the sounds the human voice can produce. Having been...

On Tuesday 2nd February, Chelmsford group ’Secret Company’, who appeared on the hit TV show Made In Chelsea, came down to ACM’s Rodboro Buildings in Guildford for an Eagle 3 session. Recorded by resident engineer Abel Quintana with assistance...

At ALT-MU we feel it is important to share stories from a wide range of music professionals that demonstrate the potential job opportunities available to you and many ways in which you can achieve your goals. In this...

Meet Nick Brooks, a professional photographer with a penchant for live music. Here is Nick’s recent gig experience with JD McPherson at Brighton gig venue, Concorde 2. It is the second time this year that JD McPherson has played Brighton and...

Ever wondered how on earth people make money as a pro music photographer? It’s not an easy road but pro photographer Gary is here to share his experience with ALT-MU, giving some amazing tips along the way for...

When considering alternative jobs in the music industry, music PR is a top choice. For our third issue, we spoke to senior music press officer, Ellie Clarke from Prescription PR, who told us about her role and offered...

Steve Jobs was a hugely successful serial-entrepreneur who owned a few companies you might have heard of: Apple (I know I already said that, but it’s quite an important one!) NeXT (a computer platform company) Pixar Animation Studios...