In A World-First, DGTL Festival And SkyNRG Open Doors To Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) For Use In The Music Industry

In a world first, Dutch festival brand DGTL has announced a partnership with SkyNRG, a global leader and pioneer in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), ensuring all artists to and from their international events reduce CO2 emissions from flying, by replacing fossil fuel with SAF. DGTL does everything it can to minimize air travel, but for journeys that are unavoidable, SAF will allow them to reduce their carbon footprint from flying to net zero, by replacing fossil kerosine with SAF. This innovation is the final piece in DGTL’s overall sustainability puzzle,…

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In Continued Push for Women’s Equality, Secret Turns Its Attention to the Music Industry, Making Commitment to Feature “100% Women-Made” Music in Future Campaigns

Secret Deodorant, a longtime champion of women’s equality, revealed today the next frontier in its fight for equal representation for women: the music industry, where women make up just seventeen percent of artists, twelve percent of songwriters and two percent of producers. In an effort to create more opportunities for women in music, Secret announced a pledge to feature “100% women-made” music in all future campaigns, enlisting female singers and songwriters to create tracks for all marketing efforts, beginning in 2020. Beyond its own creative endeavors, the brand will also…

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Help Musicians UK launches 24/7 mental health support line and service for the music industry

In December 2017 the country’s leading independent music charity, Help Musicians UK (HMUK), launched its landmark new 24/7 mental health service ‘Music Minds Matter’ for anyone working in the music industry. The Music Minds Matter service is the industry’s most comprehensive yet – combining advice, signposting, clinical pathways and professional therapeutic services, including counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Uniquely, the service also provides access to the charity’s grant funding, and individuals may also access advice on legal issues, debt and benefits. This is a first for the British music…

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