And yet: 2012 is shaping up to mark a turning point in the music industry's attempts to improve access to finance for start-up and growing businesses.

For those of us who operate at the cusp where the creative industries and the investment community meet, this is a breakthrough moment.

Six years ago I launched Edge Performance VCT, a vehicle for raising investment into the entertainment and media sector whilst allowing our shareholders to utilise the tax breaks afforded to venture ...