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Open Fund for Music Creators

karen
29/08/2018
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Music Funding – The Open Fund for Music Creators supports the development of outstanding songwriters and composers of all genres and backgrounds at different stages of their career. The fund can support projects by songwriters, composers, or artists, bands, producers and performers who are writing their own music or commissioning others.

The Open Fund for Music Creators offers grants of up to £5,000.

Funding includes support of:

  • touring
  • music creator residencies
  • promotion and marketing
  • commissions of new music by UK-based creators*
  • exciting community projects involving high-quality music creators
  • recording
  • live performances featuring new UK music

‘commission’ is defined as a music creator or group engaged by a third party to create a new piece of music.

The next deadline is 6pm on 1st October. For more information please visit: prsfoundation.com

 

 

 

 

Live Music Music

SAY Awards 2018

karen
06/08/2018
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The Scottish Album of The Year Award, otherwise known as the ‘SAY Award’, established in 2012, is a prestigious and exciting arts prize which has a £20,000 first prize and a further 9 runner up prizes of £1,000 each.

The Longlist of 20 was announced at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut on the 1st August. The SAY Award Longlist promotion runs from Monday 6th August until Sunday 19th August –  the SAYlonglist Albums of the Day will be shared on social media using #SAYlonglist18 – check out The Say Award on Twitter @SAYaward, Facebook facebook.com/SAYaward.

A public vote will run from the 20 – 22nd August and the SAY Award shortlist will be announced on the 23rd August. The winner will be announced at an award ceremony which will take place on Thursday 6th September in Paisley Town Hall.

Visit the website sayaward to view the Longlist albums and for more information.