#source: tanyel gumushan

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September 22, 2013: Matty discusses why The 1975 went with a black & white band aesthetic, explaining, simply, that he just looks better in black and white, describing the look as simple and timeless, and that he doesn't really like color that much anyway. (source)

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Introducing our panellists from PPLPRS Ltd.

Our music industry conference designed especially for young people is just over a week away! We’re pleased to confirm our two panellists from PPLPRS Ltd., who will be joining us to share their expertise about the music industry: Corporate New Business Advisor Niall O’Connor, and Theatre and Variety Specialist Tanyel Gumushan.

Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) and Performing Rights Society for Music (PRS) joined forces to become PPLPRS Ltd..  The former represents performers and record companies, the latter is a society of songwriters, composers and music publishers. Both organisations ensure that the creators and performers of music are paid when their music is used in public.

Niall’s role at PPLPRS involves generating revenue through identifying new business opportunities and ensuring the accurate licensing of this business by adopting a consultative sales approach. He researches and sources copyright infringement to generate licenses and ultimately collect the royalties outstanding to PPL and PRS members.

Since graduating with a first class degree in Music Business from Leeds College of Music in 2018, Niall has been working within the music industries at PPLPRS. His passions lie in event management, innovation and the arts. As a creative, he has used his entrepreneurial mindset to launch his own app/website, Goobie, as a platform for emerging musicians and promoters to connect. Demonstrating his appreciation for the entertainment sector, he has also organised performances (both live and online) for undiscovered singer-songwriters around the UK as Rhino Session’s Director.

Tanyel Gumushan is a Theatre and Variety Specialist at PPLPRS. As an Account Manager of high-profile venues and producers across the UK, she is responsible for licensing events and collecting PPL and PRS royalties for their members. This role involves researching events, collecting set lists, checking repertoires, and issuing licences.

Tanyel has worked as a freelance journalist (NME, DIY, Clash, The Guardian) and in PR within the music industries for seven years. During this time she has run a campaign to support young people in grassroots venues, held the position of Music Editor at TMRW magazine (where she secured and wrote cover interviews with the likes of Little Mix and Niall Horan), and has worked with Universal Music artists; including Ramz; on press campaigns. Currently, her work focuses more on theatrical productions as she also runs her own theatre blog.

Both Niall and Tanyel will attend the Perfect Score Young People’s Music Careers Conference, where they will be on the music industry panel.  They will also be joining Oliver Morris of UK Music in enjoying performances by and giving advice to young people involved with the Perfect Score Press Start sessions, as a way of helping them to advance their music careers.

We hope to see you on Friday 24th January at Perfect Score!

[tayfabe75]

"I'm a bit depressive and I'm a bit… I find myself being quite self-loathing and self-deprecating, but I'm also a big fan of big, uplifting pop music."

September 22, 2013: Matty discusses his depressive demeanor and his love of uplifting pop music. (source)

[tayfabe75]

"Art is all about, kind of, conversation, isn't it? If it promotes conversation, that's a good thing. It came from the beginning, like, the reason I stylized everything so much is because I Didn't want to be judged as a person. If I was going to be judged on a global level, not a global level, but if I was going to give myself up to kind of mass exposure - of the internet, the music industry - I wanted to be judged as The 1975, it almost removes the personal judgment from me so the spaces in between everything was solidifying the identity of The 1975."

September 22, 2013: Matty is asked why he tweets using the double slant (//), explaining that really stylizing the band's aesthetic spares him some personal judgment. (source)