AIM Events

AIM's Future Independents 

Future Independents is the UK’s digital conference empowering DIY artists, labels, managers and entrepreneurs to level up in the modern music industry. Future Independents is organised by the Association of Independent Music.

Whether you're just beginning your journey in the music business, you work at established business and want to develop your understanding of trends, new approaches and the latest tech or are a people manager who wants to up-skill your team, this is the event for you.

Learn the rules of the game so you can play to win through panel discussions, digital platform workshops, interviews and networking from the best in the business.

AIM CONNECTED

AIM Connected is AIM’s flagship independent music business-building conference, uniting the themes of business, tech and people with a range of big-hitters, leaders and expert speakers. Usually an in-person event, AIM Connected 2021 went digital and was free to attend for any staff at AIM’s Rightsholder and Distributor members. Speakers were from AIM’s trademark TED-style ‘Strong Opinions’ format of quick-fire keynotes alongside a range of panel discussions, case studies of independent success stories, practical workshops, in-depth interviews and focussed one-on-one networking sessions with the UK's leading music business experts.

AIM Connected 2021 highlights:

AIM Sync [Virtual] 2020 

AIM’s global sync licensing conference, AIM Sync, was the first major music business conference adapted to become a virtual event in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Sync revenue is more important than ever. We responded to this need by making this deal-making event free for all existing ticketholders, as well as all members of AIM (Rightsholders, Distributors and Friends of AIM) and event partners the Guild of Music Supervisors (GMS).

Usually held at world-class arts and learning centre, the Barbican, AIM Sync hosts prominent international music supervisors in  film, gaming, TV, advertising, brands, and more. These expert speakers share insights on the current sync and brands landscape and take part in masterclasses, listening sessions, workshops and networking sessions. 

AIM Sync ticketholders submit entries for free to two informal sync awards presented at the end of the event to shine a spotlight on the use of independent music in the sync and brand landscape - ‘Independent Sync of the Year’ and ‘Music Supervisor of the Year’.