Bandmanagementuniversal Reviews 

I feel very happy to work with BMU because they are very professional people.
The photoshoot they organised for us at Radski Studios was excellent as well and we are very happy with the the results! Thanks a lot guys

B.M.U is an Anazing company and Radski Studios doing a fantastic job with us!
Thank you guys for everything ;)

B.M.U is definitly a great company. It was an amazing photo shoot at Radski Studios. Thank you B.M.U for arranging it.

My name is Cyrus Da Virus I am a BMU artist and after working with Josh I was very unhappy with the end result. His professionalism is non existent. The make shift studio was lacking and I personally could have taken better pictures on my iPhone. Upon my arrival his "stylist" tried to get me to wear a fur coat and wanted to influence my image. He complained I was late for my shoot but even if this was the case this shouldn't of affected his ability to do the work. I would not recommend his services under any circumstances.

Big thankyou to B.M.U for arranging a great rehearsal for me and the band at another top top studio!!staff was great and so was the sound!!!
great website design for us by the B.M.U team and E.P to follow!!
Great stuff!!:)

There are two kinds of clients: those who pay on time, in full; and those who don't.

Working with Band Management Universal in 2015 as a freelance photographer, I found they fell firmly into the second group.

It took them over three months to pay my last invoice, despite frequent reminders. Not a single adequate explanation was offered for this delay. Additionally, they still owe me £120. They stopped replying to my emails a long time ago.

BMU's artists are a great bunch and I wish them all the best.

However, I would not work with this company again.

--------------------6th August 2016--------------------

I received this email from BMU:

"Mr Jones

I have received a link from trust pilot that we are not a good company to work with and so on.I have asked David Lazzerini to get in touch with you and we will send you your payment.I have looked that in the past your payments were made late and I fully understand , but as far as I know there had been some miscalculations on your part that lead to the misunderstanding .[name redacted] has not been at work for the past months her son is no longer with us .I suggest to be amicable you remove your post based on we have paid you late in the past but nonetheless we have paid you .I will ask David to contact you and make an arrangement so that you are reimbursed just send us the receipt and when the date was.We do not whether anonymously or as you have done criticize anyone's service or quality of work online so again I ask that we deal with this amicably or if you have another grievance then simply let us know.

Best

Edmund"

--------------------7th August 2016--------------------

I sent a reply as follows:

"Hello Edmund,

Thank-you for your email.

To be honest, BMU's response to my review has been a little overwhelming. I received 7 missed calls from 3 different numbers in the same afternoon. On reflection, I think that for clarity and transparency it would be better if we communicate in writing from now on.

You acknowledge that payments were made late and that I am still owed £120. I think your first step towards improving the situation should be to reimburse the money I am owed. This shouldn't come with conditions attached.

To give you some context, the £120 was payment for studio hire (in April) which Matt and Elena from BMU agreed to reimburse me for at the time. BMU incorrectly deducted this sum when settling my June invoice (in October). Perhaps these are the 'miscalculations' you refer to.

I will forward you the original receipt and my bank details in a separate email.

I know that this was all some time ago, so perhaps it's the case that my online review doesn't reflect the BMU of today. I sincerely hope that you can demonstrate the company's professionalism and I can change my review to reflect this.

Best,

Josh Jones."

--------------------7th August 2016--------------------

Within an hour of my above email, I received the following text message from Dave of BMU:

"Edmund called and said as you won't listen to good reason leave the review up and the clients will begin to answer you shortly…" [end of message]

This is a follow-up of a threat made earlier, also by text message: that if I don't remove this negative review, BMU artists will begin to respond "off the bat" (of their own accord).

--------------------9th August 2016--------------------

In the twenty-four hours following BMU's threat that their artists would respond "off the bat", three BMU artists posted a total of six reviews negatively assessing my services as photographer. There are two on this page, three on a new Trustpilot page created for my website 'joshj.photo', and one on my Facebook page.

They paint a damning image of my services. This is at odds with the other reviews on my Facebook page, which are all glowing. For the sake of brevity (and my own sanity) I won't respond to these negative reviews here. If you would like to chat, my email is below.

I have received no further response from BMU. It looks like I won't be seeing that £120.

However, in my opinion this exchange has proved valuable in what it has helped reveal about the company.

Josh Jones
email: joshua.c.j (at) gmail.com.

I just want to thank BMU for giving me opportunities I couldn't possibly acquire being a DIY artist.

Having joined BMU in September 2015, they have helped me to identify the market I need to be pushing for with my music. They've hooked me up with lots of talented producers and musicians who I'm currently working with to release my second EP.

They are not a joke. Of course when starting any new business relationship, there are concerns and anxieties but I believe if you want success you need to take risks, and I think this is one risk that will definitely benefit me and my music career.

We signed to BMU back in October after having several meetings with them at their offices in Hatton Garden. They work in a very professional and unique way compared to other management companies, by investing money and support at the early critical stages of your career. We had a plan of action drawn up, which included recording an EP, Photos, video and European gigs. We have just finished recording our debut EP at the renowned 'Lynchmob' studio, which we are extremely pleased with and which is now in the process of being mastered. BMU are now organising a video shoot, to accompany our EP release. It has been a great start and we are looking forward to a long successful future with them.

BMU have been the only company our band has found so far that actually do what they say they are going to do. Professional and dedicated with a great background and experience in the music business, the company is straight down the line with the artists. No smokescreens like many other companies we've worked with. Highly recommended.

Incredible company, its the only one that actually invests time and money on artists. Recordings, photos, videos, it will prep you up for the real game!

So far I have had photo shoots, band auditions and finished my tracks in the studio. Thank you for the time and effort you have put in so far.

Big thankyou to B.M.U,Rob Rawlison and Marcus for a great two days recording at Attomic studios..talented,creative and proffessional!!!!

Philip james

Our experience is great. Photoshoots, recording sessions etc all laid on for us. They work towards our goals and keep our band looped in with what the company is doing. Bit of a family thing going on really!

Big thanks to the team at B.M.U after 2 busy months of rehearsals at top quality studios around london and a brilliant photoshoot at Radski studios!!professional day with a quality photoghrapher radski,a great make up artist,and brilliant direction from Zahyin of B.M.U.Top quality from this company as always!!!!...Now the video shoot!!!Great work team!!!

BMU is a great company, i've been with them for nearly 2 years and they've been such a great help. They work well with you also you will get great events, big labels and many more which is in the contract. I would recommend anyone signing because they can take you very far in your music career and to be honest they are actually very reasonable for what they offer. And i've been very happy. Also financially you can go very far. Top Professional Music Management.

I have worked with BMU a few times now as their make-up artist and hair stylist. They're a wonderful team of talented people, very loyal having given me a wonderful opportunity to work regularly in a profession that I would call my Passion. So thank you, smiles all round! :)

Since the initial meeting in January, we have had constant contact with BMU in where we are headed and what is in store for the band. Looking forward to the months ahead with BMU.

Jamie Hobkirk (Drummer of Cult of Whores and Dogs)

Well in response all I can say is a big thank you to all at BMU for all their support for our band and for sorting out our rehearsal space in Peckham and Atomic, the recording studio. The mixes for IIIrd Rome songs are sounding great.

Bmu have been great! Putting us in touch with Tim from heart of gold studios and helping us develop as a band! Soon to have our EP and videos sorted! Thanks guys!

James,
Headlight

I've worked on several productions for BMU. My experience has been that I've had really good communication with everyone at the company, and had the opportunity to work with many diverse and talented artists.
BMU provide recording budgets and support for bands at a time when many are struggling to move forward in the music industry.