Sony Music’s story began in 1887 with the formation of Columbia Records – the oldest surviving label in the recording industry.

Today, Sony Music comprises a variety of record labels devoted to every genre of music, from rock and pop to classical, hip hop and R&B. They seek out the industry’s best artists and executives to create world-class music and audio entertainment.

In the UK, Columbia, RCA, Ministry of Sound, Since ’93, Relentless, Black Butter, Insanity, 5K Records, Robots + Humans, WEAREBLK, Music For Nations and The Orchard are part of the Sony Music family and represent a hugely diverse roster of artists.

They are joined by Commercial Group, home to our catalogue, merchandise and family division Magic Star and 4th Floor Creative, which comprises Brand Partnerships, Sync, Visual Creative, Podcasting, Digital and Audience Development.

Sony Music Entertainment UK is part of Sony Music Group, a global recorded music and publishing company, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. The company represents a vast global catalogue, including some of the most important recordings in history.

The Chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK & Ireland is Jason Iley.

Read more about Sony Music’s commitment to social justice through the UK Social Justice Fund here

Musiio is an Artificial Intelligence company for the Music Industry. They have built an AI that can “listen” to music and supercharge the capabilities of companies to tag and search music catalogues at scale. Musiio provide efficient ways to automate workflows, be it through an API or purpose-built tools; ready-to-go, or fully customisable solutions.

Colorintech is an award-winning nonprofit working towards a more transparent and inclusive tech economy. Known for their programs, Colorintech works with governments, universities, VCs, entrepreueneurs and technology companies to help close the wealth and opportunity-gap for underrepresented individuals. We are also the company that runs Black Tech Fest.

YOUR STARTUP YOUR STORY

Your diverse and inclusive startup community
We accelerate diverse founders and talent through community driven programmes and advocate for an inclusive startup ecosystem through campaigns and workshops

Shoobs is building the most engaged community by providing access to Black culture through experiences.

Providing access to concerts, festivals, clubbing, comedy nights, dating events and more while creating engaging editorial content, and supporting event organisers & brands, Shoobs is the premier lifestyle brand for urban culture.

Shoobs answers not just “Where should I go out?” but also “Who should I be listening to?”, “What should I be paying attention to?” and of course, “What's next?

With experiences ranging from comedy & club nights to intimate shows to large scale festivals over 9,000 clients have trusted Shoobs as a partner for their events and brand activations in the Europe, Africa and the Middle East."

The BlackXRNetwork(BXRN) was established to create a platform for black students and professionals in XR and the Creative Industries to connect, collaborate and upskill through a host of networking events, mentoring programs, speaker series, and workshops.

BiG is a grassroots EDI organisation dedicated to promoting and celebrating diverse talent within the video games and wider-entertainment industry.

Impact Brixton is a social enterprise dedicated to creating real social impact. Launched in 2014, we provide affordable virtual office, hot-desking, event space, networking events and training programmes to budding entrepreneurs. Everything we do is designed to help creators and small businesses make meaningful connections to help their enterprises grow and thrive. Since our founding, we have served as a launching pad for over 5,500 creators and 2,000 startups, driving an incalculable boost in local employment, wellbeing, innovation, and economic growth.

MSDUK brings together innovative and high-growth ethnic minority businesses with global corporations committed to creating inclusive and diverse supply chains.

We proudly stand as the UK’s leading supplier diversity advocacy organisation working for inclusion of ethnic minority businesses in corporate supply chains. For us, the reward is inclusion and equality of opportunity for everyone and to strive for change by establishing a roadmap for broader representation of ethnic minority businesses within corporate supply chains.

Purposeful Group is an award-winning centre for learning focused on entrepreneurship, technology and digital skills.
The company supports entrepreneurs around the world through its range of bestselling books, professional mentoring, and specialist workshops and programmes.

TECH LONDON ADVOCATES is an unrivalled collection of tech leaders, experts and investors uniting to form the most influential group in tech. With no government backing, this is the voice of the private sector in London.

Innovate UK helps businesses develop the new products, services and processes they need to grow through innovation.