[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ASTRIES, Saint Lucia, June 25, 2018; The Trade Export Promotion Agency (TEPA) and Saint Lucia Coalition of Services Industries (SLCSI) on Tuesday June 26 will host a “Get Your Money for Your Music Online” workshop at the Finance Administrative Centre on June 28, 2018 from 3: 00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The aim of the workshop is to provide reliable information to artists on the avenues available to them to earn revenue for their music online. It is expected that the number of artists who earn revenue from online sales will also increase.
In 2017, TEPA launched www.musicsaintlucia.com, a web portal designed to promote the work of local artists and the music sector in general and to facilitate e-commerce for the sector. The music sector portal, www.musicsaintlucia.com serves as a cost-effective channel for marketing and promotion of Saint Lucian music and of the sector as a whole. Visitors to the portal are able to browse through the music items listed, be directed to sites to purchase music of the featured artists, book featured artists and to submit requests or inquiries.
Many artists however have not been able to capitalize on this marketing tool as their music is still not available for sale or streaming online. TEPA in collaboration with the Saint Lucia Coalition of Service Industries (SLCSI) is therefore partnering to host a “Get Money For Your Music Online” event with the goal of making artists aware of the mediums available to earn revenue from having their music online and the process involved to get their music on these. In particular, the Skempi music platform will be presented to the artists.
Skempi is a free music platform for independent Caribbean artists. This online music streaming service is dedicated to revolutionizing ways in which unique content from a big network of independent Caribbean artists is made available to music lovers around the world. Skempi runs on all manner of smartphones, tablets and PCs and will allow artists to get paid for the streaming of their music through a royalty system.
TEPA Client Manager with responsibility for the Creative Sector Mrs. Hyde Constantine-Felix says “Our music has been world class for decades. Sadly, much of it is out there in cyber space being enjoyed for free. With the move away from CDs and DVDs towards electronic music, we have to ensure that our musicians are not disadvantaged, that they are able to get paid for what they do, for the art that they produce. This is just one avenue but it is certainly a step in the right direction”.
— Source: Saint Lucia Trade Export Promotion Agency
