Liverpool, Music City? - Report

4.4
Music
Industry Hub
Strategy and Co-ordination
This work has helped to highlight the diversity of
music businesses currently operating in the city,
with a full spectrum of labels, publishers, music
manufacturers, production companies, studios,
engineers, managers, marketers, PRs, venues,
distributors, agents and musicians themselves
keen to participate in the process. There are
the starting embers of a music industry in the
city, but this urgently needs support. There
is a consistent call for a long-term strategy
to support the sector, led by the sector in
partnership with the city and our universities.
A policy framework is needed from the city
region to aid the sector’s development and it is
encouraging to see the start of this with the
commissioning of a music sector strategy report
by Culture Liverpool. The businesses here already
demonstrate the fact that, if we get this right,
a thriving music industry hub will drive jobs and
investment.
There is also a need to raise awareness of the
opportunities that are here already and a need for
more structured frameworks and opportunities to
bring the sector together. This leadership needs
to come from the businesses already based in the
city, as these are the businesses and individuals
that understand first hand the urgency of the task
at hand.