British Music Experience Partners
"Oh I get by with a little help from my friends" The Beatles (1967)
The British Music Experience would not exist if not for the commitment and support of our wonderful partners including...
Gibson Guitar is the world’s premier manufacturer of quality instruments and leader in music technology with over 120 years experience. Gibson Guitar, headquartered in Nashville Tennessee is known worldwide for delivering unrivalled prestige, quality, innovation and playability in every instrument produced.
Gibson Guitar’s many famous guitar models include the Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, Gibson Flying-V, Gibson J-45, Gibson Hummingbird, Gibson ES-335 and the Gibson Robot guitar. The 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard now celebrating its 50th Anniversary is the world’s most iconic guitar, played by legendary artists such as Jimmy Page, Slash, Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Lenny Kravitz, U2’s The Edge and the inventor of the solid body electric guitar himself, Les Paul.
Gibson’s Dark Fire self tuning guitar represents the most signi? cant advance in electric guitar design in over 70 years. The Gibson family of brands include; Epiphone, Baldwin Piano, Wurlitzer, Dobro, Steinberger, Tobias, Kramer, Valley Arts, Slingerland drums and Maestro. Baldwin Piano, the world’s most popular piano offers musicians with the opportunity to perform on beautifully handcrafted pianos produced with the latest technology and unique customised designs.
For more information on Gibson Guitar please visit
www.gibson.com.
For 60 years, the name Sennheiser has stood for top-quality products and tailor-made solutions in all areas of sound recording, transmission and reproduction. Microphones and headphones of every kind, Radio equipment ranging from vocal microphones to complete systems for musicals, conferences, aviation and live touring bands - Sennheiser products have become firmly established at the pinnacle of audio technology throughout the world.
We have a strong belief in quality and reliability and this is why our products are being used all over the world by so many well known artists, both in the studio and whilst on tour. Sennheiser has helped contribute to British Music by supporting British acts such as George Michael, Sting, Leona Lewis, The Feeling, Sugababes,and many many more.
For more information on Sennheiser please visit
www.sennheiser.com.
We’re here for music.
It can be easy to take music for granted. We’re so used to having it around, we sometimes don’t even think about it. TV shows, YouTube, bars, clubs, gig venues, even the radio playing at the hairdressers: we forget that, at some point, someone has put serious effort into creating something rather special.
Here at PRS for Music we never forget. We play a unique role at the centre of the music industry, helping anyone who wants to use music publicly to get a licence to access over 10 million songs. This makes sure the creators and publishers are rightfully rewarded with royalty payments whenever their music is played, performed or reproduced.
We’re proud to keep one of the UK’s most vibrant creative industries working.
For more information on PRS please visit
www.prsformusic.com.
In 1995, Mark Getty and Jonathan Klein founded Getty Images to bring the fragmented stock photography business into the digital age. We were the first company to license imagery online and have continued to drive the industry forward with breakthrough licensing models, digital media management tools and a comprehensive offering of creative and editorial imagery, microstock, footage and music.
As a leading creator and distributor of premium content, our goal is to inspire communicators - and give them the tools to create inspiring work of their own.
We offer the industry’s best and broadest collections of imagery and footage - including award-winning news, sport and entertainment content, plus rare and contemporary archival imagery. Our music collection provides a wide range of pre-cleared tracks from independent artists, chart-topping acts and popular soundtracks.
For more information on Getty Images visit
www.gettyimages.com.
Online library Rock's Backpages is the largest archive of rock journalism online, featuring over 14,000 articles on artists from Elvis Presley to Eminem, the Rolling Stones to the Stone Roses, and Amy Winehouse to the White Stripes.
Rock's Backpages was voted one of the Best 25 Music Sites by the UK's Observer Music Monthly, who called it "a cultural resource for students, a tool for journalists, and a great way of whiling away a wet afternoon", and one of the Best 40 Music Sites by The Daily Telegraph, who invited their readers to "marvel at the pre-PR days when writers could hang out with Keiths Moon and Richards…" "With its crisp design and clean pages," wrote The Scotsman, "Rock's Backpages is a dream to use and a boon to everyone who's keen on popular music. Whether you're passionate about the Pistols or Presley, there's something here for everyone."
For more information on Rock's Backpages visit
www.rocksbackpages.com.
