Jonathan Robinson Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

Serving charities, NGOs and the corporate sector, ThinkMusic produces research and analysis to further clients’ understanding, inform decision making and provide strategic insight, contextualising where appropriate, the wider music ecosystem, its challenges, opportunities and what are at times, its competing needs and interests.ThinkMusic also supports talent development, providing 1:1 music business advice to emerging artists and musicians, helping them successfully manage their music projects.Clients (some longstanding) include Help Musicians, Music in Hospitals and Care, the British Council, PizzaExpress, Hong Kong think tank Civic Exchange, University of Surrey, GLA and Kirklees Local Authority. Projects have included youth radio, digital audio, scoping radio app development, record label business case development, metadata, street entertainment licensing, the night-time economy, copyright and creative commons, the impact of music in care settings, music business mentoring, business model evaluation and service development, and bid-writing for UNESCO Music City accreditation.ThinkMusic is expert in managing complex multi-disciplinary teams and relationships, resourceful and skilled in delivering accessible, concise and impactful reports, and produces original research and analysis resulting in actionable insight with real-world relevance.We ‘do’ detail, think creatively and are generous. Current Projects:The Theatres Trust has recently appointed me as a Consultant Specialist Advisor for its Resilient Theatres: Resilient Communities programme, offering bespoke project management consultancy to theatres at risk and the creative communities who work in them.I deliver 1:1 artist business advice - Managing your Music Project - to artists, musicians and producers funded through Help Musicians’ talent development grants: Recording & Release, Touring & Live and Help Musicians MOBO fund.

London, England, United Kingdom

I was responsible for running MusicTank, a pre-eminent University-owned music business think tank and research centre. We analysed and addressed the industry's key issues through a diverse programme of high-level B2B seminars, conferences, research and publishing, all of which informed and scoped the industry's future. Our events raised the bar, we were far-sighted and we obsessed about authenticity and quality. Research projects included:- British Council: A Rapid Analysis of Youth Curated, Youth Focused Digital Radio/ Storytelling- Mayor of London/ GLA: Aspects of the Nighttime Economy (informed their 24-hr London policy)- Help Musicians UK: Can Music Make You Sick? (the largest known academic study of musicians' mental health in the world). We also commissioned occasional reports and insight papers from key experts which in themselves were agenda-setting. I have analysed a diverse range of topics including label 360 models, direct-to-fan, copyright and creative commons, unattributable (black box) income, the artist economics of streaming, private copying, Making Available and Communication to the Public rights and big data - the quality, depth and significance of which are regularly covered in consumer and the music industry press.I was charged with MusicTank's overall management and operation, in the process transforming it into an internationally respected and trusted brand. The role required a range of portfolio skills (project management, business development, stakeholder management, editorial skills, team leadership) and an excellent grasp of the issues and challenges the music industry faces – chief among them, a radically changed business model and the opportunities thus presented.I led a team which successfully engaged with over 400 of the industry's most senior and innovative players, spanning labels, publishing, law, regulation, technology, record production, promotion, media, artists, Government, telcos and beyond.

Music Consultancy for Film and TV, principally involved in composer management (Brian Morrell, Avshalom Caspi, Jonathan Miles & Frank Ilfman) and consultancy work for ad agencies and independent production companies (Joose TV. Campaigns for Honda UK (Accord); Time Computers (remember them?!). Short films include 'Largo', Fuji Film Award Winner 'Wild Horses' and countless others that failed to ignite...TV includes 'Matt's Old Masters' (World of Wonder, C4) and 'Search' (BBC Worldwide).