Breadcrumb Home Search Search Copy URL https://youthmusic-staging.preflight.site/search-results Search Copy URL https://youthmusic-staging.preflight.site/search-results Search Case Study TEE Listening and storytelling forms the core of TEE’s music. Not solely in a musical sense, his work is centred on communication and dialogue, the process of problem solving and striving to understand the thoughts, feelings and perspectives of those around him. Tee explains of his music. “As a society we’re better at it. But there’s not enough conversations about real shit.” Read more Case Study Becca James Becca is a singer-songwriter and community musician based in Newcastle. In 2019, Becca released her debut single, Control, a pop and neo-soul track through, Crumpet Records, an independent and intern-run label. Becca hopes to release more music this year with Tipping Point Records. Becca is also a creative freelancer with various roles such as a choir leader and arts assistant. Becca has also performed at the Women Are Mint Festival at Cobalt Studios and The Late Shows at Gateshead Library. Read more Case Study Sam Akpro Bringing his own inimitable style to his music, Peckham born and raised Sam Akpro melds fuzzed out guitars and digi-drums. He's built a cult fan base, culminating in 4 sold-out headline shows at the infamous music venue The Windmill (Brixton), where Sam was given a 5-Star Review by The Times. In May 2023, Sam played The Great Escape Festival in Brighton to a packed-out crowd. Read more Case Study MACY Welsh artist MACY describes her sound as Dreamy, Nu-Disco, Dark Pop or even Funky Pop on occasion. Read more Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Noah Bouchard NextGen Fund artist Noah Bouchard discusses his debut album, 'Love of My Life', the benefits of collaboration, and his advice for emerging artists. Read more projects World Headquarters Nightclub Ltd Read more Tim test media embed Read more news 6 Organisations Tackling Underrepresentation in the Music Industry In 2020 we launched the Youth Music Incubator Fund to enable organisations to create sustainable, meaningful career opportunities for young people aged 18-25, especially those who are currently underrepresented in the sector. We wanted to help creative employers support emerging talent and benefit from a more diverse workforce. Since then, we've given out more than £2.3 million to businesses, collectives and not-for-profits working in the music industries to make that happen, that have created over 800 paid work opportunities created at the Real Living Wage, for young people across England, Scotland and Wales.Check out some of the ways organisations have used the funding to tackle underrepresentation in the industry below. Read more news Risky Roadz - Making a Music Video on a Low Budget A video is a key part of a music release now, and a lot of our applications to the Youth Music NextGen Fund spend a lot of their budgets on music videos, so we invited special guest director Roony Keefe, aka ‘Risky Roadz’ to hold an online workshop to share tips on how to make a great music video at a low cost. Read more news BICEP On How to Start and Sustain a Career in Music Production Electronic duo Bicep share their tips on how to start and sustain a long career in music production. Read more news Why are there so few Black music supervisors? Jumi Akinfenwa, Senior Music Supervisor & Cultural Curator at Pitch & Sync, discusses with her peers the lack of diversity in music supervision. Read more projects Soft Touch Arts Read more Contact us Do you need to get in touch with the Youth Music Team? Here's how. Read more news Photo Diary: ALT BLK ERA Take Glastonbury Youth Music NextGen Fund artists, ALT BLK ERA, brought their empowering nu-metal sounds to Glastonbury with Earache Records. Read more news 8 Music-Making Projects Supporting Women and Girls Read about some of the incredible work organisations we fund are doing to support women and girls in music. Read more news 10 Years of Support: Youth Music and Players of the People's Postcode Lottery Youth Music CEO, Matt Griffiths, reflects on 10 years of support from players of the People's Postcode Lottery. Read more news Being Energised by the Early Years It's time to invest in the creative power of our babies and toddlers. That's why we have launched our new Energiser Fund, to celebrate and energise creative practice with 2-4-year-olds. Read more news Meet Our New Ambassadors GRAMMY Award winning artist Eve, chart-topping singer-songwriter MNEK and BBC Radio 1 presenter Jess Iszatt have been announced as our new Ambassadors. Read more news Pedestrian's Grime Opera is Bringing in a New Generation of Classical Musicians NextGen writer Lisa spoke with Hema (director of Pedestrian Leicester,) Tian (facilitator with Pedestrian and rapper) and Max Wheeler (composer) about their grime opera, and how it's making classical music more inclusive. Read more funding Catalyser Fund Grants between £30,001 and £300,000 to organisations in England to help equalise access to music for marginalised young people (aged 0 to 25). A two-stage application with one funding round per year. Funding round opens 28/03/2025 Read more Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 10 Next page ››
