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The Unsigned Guide
Company type	Private
Industry	Music
Genre	Publishing
Founded	2003
Founders	[[Stef Loukes; Lee Donnelly]]
Headquarters	Manchester, England
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Stef Loukes; Lee Donnelly; Louise Dodgson; Jamie Hamilton
Products	Printed Publication; Digital Subscription
Website	theunsignedguide.com

The Unsigned Guide is an online contacts directory and careers guide for the UK music industry. Founded in 2003, and first published as a printed directory, The Unsigned Guide became an online only resource in November 2011. It is produced specifically for emerging bands, artists, music managers, and the UK music industry and contains directory listings covering all aspects of the business from record labels, music publishers, PR companies, recording studios, managers to radio stations, venues, gig promoters, festivals and music distribution.

Listings contain a wide range of contact information containing a contact name, email address, website, social media links, postal address and telephone number. Every listing also includes a paragraph of relevant information about the company or organisation.

Publishing details edit

The Unsigned Guide is published by mcr:music. When a printed directory The Unsigned Guide was published and revised every 12–15 months. Now an online only directory the contact listings are constantly updated throughout the year.

Staff edit

General Manager & Editorial: Louise Dodgson ^[1]
Brand Partnerships & Licensing: Stef Loukes^[1]
Research Manager: Jamie Hamilton

Edition details edit

North West Edition 1 (2003)
North West Edition 2 (2004)
Greater London Edition (2005)
UK Edition 1 (2006)
UK Edition 2 (2007)
UK Edition 3 (2008)
UK Edition 4 (2010^[2])
The Unsigned Guide Online (2011)

Full contents edit

The Unsigned Guide directory spans 50 areas of the music industry including:

ARTIST MANAGERS

Artist Managers
Online Management Tools

CREATIVE & BRANDING

Artwork & Design
Merchandise
Music Photography
Online Merchandise Services
Printers
Video Production
Web Tools & Hosting

LIVE

Booking Agents
Festivals
Promoters
Venues
Live Tools & Resources
Music Awards & Competitions
Tour Services

MEDIA

Radio Stations
Music PR & Plugging
National Press/Magazines
Regional Press/Magazines
Student Media
Online Magazines & Blogs
Regional Music Websites & Forums
Social Media & Networking

SELLING & DISTRIBUTING YOUR MUSIC

Distributors
Digital Stores & Distribution Tools
Digital Music Players
Record Shops

MUSIC PUBLISHING

Music Publishers
Online Licensing & Songwriting Resources

RECORD LABELS

Record Labels
Online A&R Directories

RECORDING & PRODUCTION

Producers
Recording Studios
Rehearsal Rooms
Mastering/Duplication
Equipment Hire
Instrument Shops/Repair
Online Recording & Production Tools

FINANCE, LAW & MUSIC BUSINESS

Insurance Services
Lawyers/Legal Advice
Music & Business Advice
Music Industry News & Commentary

MUSIC TRAINING & CAREERS

Music Training & Tuition
Industry Seminars & Conventions
Careers & Jobs Websites
Online Training & Tuition Resources

Contributions edit

The Advice hub is part of The Unsigned Guide which contains an archive of music business news, blogs, industry reports, advice & statistics contributed by music industry organisations such as:

PRS Foundation
Arts Council England
Incorporated Society of Musicians
Musicians' Union
BPI
IFPI
Association of Independent Music
BBC Introducing
PRS for Music
Music Managers Forum
Music Producers Guild

Full UK coverage edit

The Unsigned Guide's directory listings cover the whole of the UK; split into 11 regions:

Greater London
Midlands
North West
North East
East of England
South East
South West
Yorkshire
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Wales

Search facilities edit

The directory listings can be filtered by area of the music industry, region and/or city, plus a number of specialist filters for relevant categories including:

Genres of music (Artist Managers, Distributors, Record Labels, Music Publishing, Producers)
Capacity (Venues)
Festival application deadline dates (Festivals)
Radio plugging service provided (Music PR & Plugging)
Type of radio station e.g. national, online, regional, local/community (Radio Stations)
Type of student media e.g. TV station, radio station, magazine (Student Media)
Type of instruments/courses provided (Music Training & Tuition)
Type of instruments stocked/repaired (Instrument Shops/Repair)*In-house design service provided (Printers, Merchandise)
Types of equipment provided (Rehearsal Rooms)
Types of equipment available for hire (Equipment Hire, Rehearsal Rooms)
Secure storage provided (Rehearsal Rooms)
Type of Tour Services provided e.g. tour management, crew, vehicle hire, sound engineer (Tour Services)

Spotlight blog edit

Every month The Unsigned Guide publish their Spotlight blog championing the best new music from their talented emerging members.

Deals & Discounts edit

Subscribers to The Unsigned Guide to claim exclusive money-saving offers and discounts provided by select companies listed in The Unsigned Guide, covering all manner of services such as recording, rehearsals, PR campaigns, photo shoots, music video production, artwork and web design, merchandise, and more.