Tackling the music industry, together

Our Mission

Our goal is simple. We’re on a mission to bring the power back to the independent music industry by putting the creators in the driving seat.

Introduction

Enable, build and maintain your freelance career in the modern music industry with Plughire.

Mission Statements

Plughire Pillars of Passion

360º Experience

Provide a seamless, 360 degree experience for working in the industry through a single platform

Equal Opportunity

Provide equal opportunity to those pursuing a career regardless of background, contacts or experience

Global Education

Provide a global service to actively
increase music industry education

Remove Exploitation

Reduce the 88% of musicians who are exploited for free work in the industry

Mental Health

Tackle the soaring mental health figures for the working musician in this self-employed industry

Independence

Communicate directly with your network, or keep up to date on open projects

The Industry

Independent Movement

The Good

Fastest growing.

Independent artists represent the fastest growing segment of the global recorded music business

Less than

1/3

of independent artists consider it important to be signed to a record label

$7bn

The combined global independent label and artist revenue in 2019

Things to work on

88%

of working musicians say that they have been exploited for work in the industry

80%

of 18-25 year old working musicians experience panic attacks, anxiety and depression

Studying Music is in the

top 15%

of courses with highest Student Dissatisfaction at University

The Good

Fastest growing.

Independent artists represent the fastest growing segment of the global recorded music business

Less than

1/3

of independent artists consider it important to be signed to a record label

$7bn

The combined independent label and artist revenue in 2019

Things to work on

88%

of working musicians say they have been exploited for work in the industry

80%

of 18-25 year old working musicians experience panic attacks, anxiety and depression

Music at Uni is in the

top 15%

of courses with highest Student Dissatisfaction

We’re only just getting started

The Team

Ben Metson

Founder & CEO

Creative, digital entrepreneur.

ben@plughire.io

Want to be involved? We’re looking to grow the team, reach out here.