Deezer is one of the world’s largest independent music experiences platforms, connecting fans with artists and creating ways for people to Live the music. The company provides access to a full-range catalog of high quality music, lossless HiFi audio and industry-defining features on a scalable platform available in 180+ countries. Founded in 2007 in Paris, Deezer is now a global company with over 600 people based in France, Germany, UK, Brazil and the US, all brought together by their passion for music, technology and innovation.

Downtown is the world’s leading music services company. It's global ecosystem supports millions of creators, rights holders and their partners to manage their music as a business and get paid fairly for their work. Across its four core divisions - Publishing, Distribution, Artist & Label Services and Royalties & Financial Services - Downtown collectively serves over 5,000 business clients and reaches over 4 million creators & artists in 145 countries.

Music Venue Trust is a UK-registered charity which acts to protect, secure and improve Grassroots Music Venues. Created in January 2014, they aim to secure the long-term future of iconic Grassroots Music Venues such as Hull Adelphi, Exeter Cavern, Southampton Joiners, The 100 Club, Band on the Wall, Tunbridge Wells Forum etc.
These venues have played a crucial role in the development of British music over the last 40 years, nurturing local talent, and providing a platform for artists to build their careers and develop their music and their performance skills. Music Venue Trust works to gain recognition of the essential role these venues fulfil, not only for artist development but also for the cultural and music industries, the economy and local communities. They aim to preserve and improve venues, making them more efficient and improving the experience for performers and audiences. Long-term MVT plans to acquire the freeholds of as many of these vital venues as possible through the CCBS Music Venue Properties. The team’s work is supported by a Board of Trustees, made up of professionals who are passionate about Grassroots Music Venues and their social, cultural and economic value.
The Trustees voluntarily oversee the work of Team MVT, holding a legal responsibility for the charity’s conduct and fulfilment of its mission.
Music Venue Trust is a Charity registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, registration no: 1159846.
Music Venue Trust (Scotland) is a charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity.

Initially formed in 1998 to manage the future development of the charts in the fast-moving entertainment industry, and control rights to the historic charts, the company behind the charts operates today from offices in County Hall, on London’s South Bank. The company is a joint venture operation owned by two key music industry bodies: the BPI (representing the British recorded music industry) and the Entertainment Retailers Association (representing entertainment retailers and digital services from HMV, supermarkets and indie stores through to Amazon MP3, Spotify and Netflix).

Proper Music Distribution (PMD) is a leading full services company providing independent solutions to independent labels, including bespoke global physical and digital distribution, artist & label services, publishing, D2C, and press & promotion services.

Representing over 700 labels and services companies for physical and digital distribution, Proper handles over a quarter of the UK’s independent physical market. Its clients include Absolute Label Services, ADA, Believe, Bella Union, Cherry Red, Concord, Epitaph, FUGA, Heavenly, Hospital, Ingrooves, Kartel, Naxos, RSK, Snapper, SRD and Transgressive.

PMD is part of the Artone group, which brings together Bertus Distribution, Record Industry, Townsend Music, and acclaimed labels Music On Vinyl and V2 Benelux — connecting distribution, manufacturing and direct-to-fan e-commerce under one roof.

https://www.propermusicgroup.com/

Here for music since 1914, PRS for Music is a world-leading music collective
management organisation representing the rights of more than 175,000 talented
songwriters, composers and music publishers. Redefining the global standard for music
royalties, PRS for Music ensures songwriters and composers are paid whenever their
musical compositions and songs are streamed, downloaded, broadcast, performed and
played in public.

For more than 110 years it has grown and protected the rights of the music creator
community, paying out royalties with more accuracy, transparency and speed. In 2023,
PRS for Music paid out £943.6m in royalties and collected a record £1.08 billion in
revenues.

Radiomonitor is a London based company that provides music airplay data to the music and broadcast industries, PR and government. We monitor music airplay across Europe, Canada, South Africa, Australasia, USA, Latin America and the Middle East and compile daily airplay charts for over 90 countries. Radiomonitor is the industry standard airplay monitoring service used by all major record labels as well as artists, managers, label services and performing rights organisations across Europe.

Virgin Music Group is the world’s leading partner to independent music companies and artists who require a standalone team with global infrastructure and local expertise in every major music market around the world. Virgin Music Group offers compelling, efficient, and highly flexible global solutions with the most advanced marketing technology available for independent record labels, artists and entrepreneurs who want to succeed.