MU
An organisation of over 30,000 musicians working in all sectors of the music business.
An organisation of over 30,000 musicians working in all sectors of the music business.
Main Trades
Music industry
Membership
Male 21,208 | Female 9,125 |Gender unknown 88 | Total 30,421
General secretary
Horace Trubridge
Cost of membership
£227 a year for full membership, £20 a year for students in full-time education
Membership benefits
- Career advice
- Contract advice & negotiation
- Legal advice & representation
- £10m public liability cover
- £2,000 of musical instrument insurance cover
- Fee collection & distribution
- Collective bargaining & salary negotiation for employed musicians
- Professional expenses cover
- Indemnity insurance
- Musicians’ Hearing Services
- Unpaid fee recovery
- Medical assistance via BAPAM
- Partnership Advisory Service
- Health & Safety services
- Equalities, inclusion & diversity focused
- Training workshops
- Media & session specialists
- Personal accident cover
- Benevolent assistance
- Maternity, adoption & paternal grants
- Leading role in the International Federation of Musicians
