Our story
Music Gateway is a global platform with a team of people behind it that work passionately to provide products and services that help create a level playing field of opportunity and productivity for creative professionals worldwide through unique solutions and cutting edge technology. We want to save people time, improve quality, increase opportunity and generally be helpful.
We started in 2011 in a shed in our founder’s back garden with a dream. Now we work with some of the biggest brands in the creative industries as well as the best up and coming talent across the world to help their projects go from dream to reality.
From passion to platform - the founder's story
Music Gateway is the brainchild of our CEO & Founder, Jon Skinner. His eureka moment came to him mid-bath (seriously) whilst thinking back on his career in music and the struggles he had. The struggles getting the funding for the cost of new music, getting the right people into the studio, getting his music heard by the right people and the other pain points that generally come from the music industry.
At this point, Jon had come out of the music industry and was running a successful tech company within the nightclub photography world. It was this experience combined with his music career past that spurred him to create the ultimate platform for creatives. And so from humble beginnings started a company with a humble goal; empower creatives.
Jon loves supporting artists, songwriters, producers, because understanding their struggles is part of his make up: Jon's experience spans 27 years across the industry starting as a House DJ and progressing into production and writing before owning several labels and a publishing company.
This is a message and a mantra that is continued through the rest of the team working on our mission of empowering creatives and is something that everything we do and everyone who represents us takes absolute pride in.
Our company values
We’ve slowly learnt that as we look to change the industry for the better it’s less about experience and more about attitude. Our team came up with 5 company values that we want to emulate as a team to achieve our common goal.
During our journey, we have always punched above our weight to change the music industry for the better and we encourage you to maximise your potential by doing the same. Embrace it, learn from it, advance before of it and most of all, enjoy it.
- See the bigger picture
- Have competitive drive
- Apply new knowledge quickly
- Believe success relies on them
Embrace the Deep End
There isn’t a single track in the charts that was written by just one solo songwriter or producer because working on your own doesn’t create a perfect product. Collaboration leads to success so make sure to bring this into your working structure instead of going it alone.
- Give and expect trust
- Listen to understand
- Seek to answer the big questions
- Build relationships; breakdown walls
Collaboration is Key
We don’t stop or work around barriers but overcome them. For every problem there is always a solution and just as we’re providing solutions to streamline workflow and expand opportunities in the music industry, we want to practice what we preach.
- Understand what problem means
- Don’t always need to be right
- Don’t create problems for others
- Look for opportunity in problems
Overcome Barriers
The management’s doors are always open if you want to talk about a new idea or problem. Professional or personal, you want to talk, we want to listen. You spend 25% of your week driving Music Gateway forward. It’s important you enjoy it, so don’t be afraid to do what you need to do to get to the top of your game.
- Are willing to accept
- Don’t judge others
- Respect people’s differences
- Live in the present
Open Door Policy
Being a leader is not about being a boss but being part of something that is striving for better in a positive way that motivates yourself and the people around you. Be the change you want to see in the world!
- Better their environment
- Know themselves and their team
- Maintain a positive attitude
- Build the next generation of leaders