NMM Application Guide

Introduction
Firstly thank you for your interest in Noel Music Management. This guide has been created to
give you an overview of our services and the application process as a whole.

What do we offer ?
We support artists in all areas of their career, the key areas we provide support are;

Online Promotion

We are technology savvy here at NMM providing advice and support in areas such as social
media management, website design, search engine optimisation, traffic monitoring, social
media campaigns and mailing list management.

Concert Opportunities
NMM is also active as a promoter hiring venues across Europe for our artists to perform. In
addition we are currently planning our own annual festivals that will be held across the UK.

Promoter Liaison
We have links with promoters all across the UK, each year we send our artist brochure out to
over 3000 organisations including orchestras, choirs, festivals & concert societies.

Diary Management
We use an online diary to manage bookings for our artists. The diary can be accessed 24/7
and automatically sends notifications to artists when a new booking is added.

Travel & Accommodation

NMM funds travel & accommodation arrangements for our artists. We have a team on hand
to make bookings and co-ordinate travel arrangements. We also have a 24/7 emergency
service should artist find themselves stranded due to a travel cancellation or unforeseen
circumstance.

Contract Negotiation
We negotiate contracts with recording labels, venues, agencies and any contract affecting an
artist’s career. Our legal team ensures that artists are informed of the implications of any
contract and are advised accordingly.
What are we looking for?
In essence we are looking for talent. You don’t have to be world renowned but you need to
have shown a high level of commitment.

Who can apply?

Performers: You can be a soloist, group, band or orchestra performing in any style or genre.
The only exclusion is soloists or groups performing solely on electronic instruments.
Conductors: You must have experience conducting an ensemble or orchestra. We will assess
your ability by a video submission

Composers: You should have a track record of being commissioned and your work being
performed. We will request 3 works from your portfolio with recordings.

Application Fee
We spend a considerable amount of time reviewing applications and will audition over 300
people across Europe. In order to make this possible we charge an application fee. Applicants
are only charged if their application is successful at the first stage .
The application fees are
Soloists & Individuals £30
Groups 2-10 £40
Groups 10+ £50
Important Points
1. You are only charged if your application reaches certain stages in the process.
2. When applying you shall be charged 50% of the application fee
3. If you are invited to interview you will be charged the remainder of the fee. If you are not
invited to audition you will not be charged.

Application Stages
Stage 1: Initial Application

The first stage in the process is the online application. In the form you will be required to
submit examples of your work, provide an overview of your experience to date and also
indicate how you currently promote yourself.
 Stage 2: Application Ranking
If
your application is accepted in Stage 1 we will score each element of the application form
and give your application an overall mark.

Applications are then sorted by audition location, the top scoring candidates will then be
passed to Stage 3.

Stage 3: Interview & Audition

a) Interview (all applicants) You will meet with our panel where we will talk through your
application in full to gain a further understanding of your successes to date and aspirations for
the future

b) Audition:

Performers: You will be asked to perform two contrasting works.

Conductors: You will be invited to conduct and rehearse a small chamber group for around 20
minutes. You will be informed of 1 work in advance and 1 additional work will be presented
to you on the day.

Composers: You will be asked to talk to the panel about 2 of your compositions and explain
the ideas and influences behind the works.

Stage 4: Additional Submissions

At this stage you will be able to submit additional documents such as a CV, repertoire list,
additional recordings etc. to support your application.

Stage 5: Final Interview: Applicants shortlisted from Stage 4 will be invited to a final interview.
In the interview we will talk through the artist contract and discuss your goals and aspirations.

Decision: After a period of deliberation we will select the successful applicants.