Training + Teaching – My Name Is Chris Cooke

I regularly teach and talk about the music, media and communication industries, and copyright, media and constitutional law.

I do this through the seminars, webinars and educational programmes that we run; via in-house training sessions I deliver at music, digital and media companies; and at universities, colleges, conferences and events around the world.

Topics I regularly teach and talk about include:

• How the music business works – and how all the different strands of the global music industry fit together.

• How frontline musicians go about building businesses around their music-making – and the business partners they will work with along the way.

• The ins and outs of copyright and copyright law – and how copyright empowers and protects content creators and their business partners.

• How music copyright works in particular – and how people and companies can monetise and make use of songs and recordings.

• How the music streaming business works – and the complexities and issues with digital licensing and digital music deals.

• How data now drives the music business – from the rights data the industry controls to the fan data that is key for music marketing.

• What the law says about copyright infringement – and the music industry’s long-running battle with online piracy.

• How digital has impacted on the music, media and wider creative industries – and how new technologies create new opportunities.

• The legal, ethical and commercial responsibilities of digital platforms in relation to copyright, data and harmful content.

• The importance of a company’s reputation – and the different ways companies communicate with their different stakeholders.

• How the news business works – and how companies, brands and interest groups seek to influence the news agenda.

• How democracies are structured – and how companies and interest groups seek to influence government and the law-making process.

Universities, colleges and educational programmes at which I have lectured in recent years include: Berklee College Of Music, BIMM, Eastern European Music Academy, ICMP, Loughborough University, Masterskaya MasterCamp, Music Business Summer School, National Film & Theatre School, NEKO Trust, Nottingham Trent University, Notting Hill Academy Of Music, Promus Publishing Academy, Royal Northern College Of Music, Tileyard Education and UD Music.

Conferences and events at which I have presented or taken part in panels in recent years include: ADE, AES, AIM Connected, AIM Ireland Connects, Athens Music Week, Audio Developer Conference, BIME, Brighton Music Conference, by:Larm, Canadian Music Week, Co-Pop, Digital Music Days, ECSA Creators Conference, Eurosonic, IMS, jazzahead!, Linecheck, Liverpool Sound City, MENT, MIDEM, Monkey Week, Most Wanted: Music, Music + Media, Music Mark Conference, Music Week Poland, Output, PIN, Pivotal, Platforma Music Day, Reeperbahn Festival, Runda Digital Day, SHIP, SoAlive, Sonic Visions, South By Southwest, Spot+, Swn Festival, The Great Escape, Tallinn Music Week, Un-Convention, Vill Vill Vest and Wide Days.

I have also taken part in sessions, events and podcasts run and supported by the British Council for music-makers and the music industry in places like Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Russia, Tanzania and Ukraine.

To discuss possible teaching or training projects related to any of these topics just drop me an email to chris@unlimitedmedia.co.uk