Breadcrumb Home Test - New Nextgen Listing Filter by audience - Any -NextGenProjects Search Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Bailey P Bailey P, a rising producer from West Yorkshire, is making waves with his new music video for Slaps Like, supported by the Youth Music NextGen Fund. Self-taught and passionate about music since the age of 14, Bailey has already hit the iTunes Dance chart and created a mix for Kiss FM. His latest track, a UK Garage/House collaboration with rapper Dialect and vocalist Amelia, is the ultimate club anthem. We caught up with Bailey to discuss his creative journey, the making of Slaps Like, and representing the West Yorkshire music scene. Read more Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Wolf Peaches Wolf Peaches, a queer pop/folk artist from Sheffield, is making waves with their politically-charged, introspective music. With support from the Youth Music NextGen Fund, they created their debut EP dwelling, a powerful and reflective record. The grant also helped them hire a PA, providing essential support for their ADHD and mental health. We caught up with Wolf Peaches to discuss the making of dwelling, the importance of collaboration, and their advice for emerging artists. Read more Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Richard Carter Richard Carter, a Youth Music NextGen Fund artist, has taken the music world by storm with his viral track "Le Monde." After opening the Youth Music Awards 2023 in association with Hal Leonard Europe, his remix of the track exploded on TikTok and has garnered over 41.7 million streams on Spotify. A multi-talented artist, producer, rapper, and songwriter, Richard shares his journey, creative inspirations, and advice for aspiring artists as he looks ahead to even bigger things in the next five years. Read more Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Ijeoma Wagbaranta, MOOD Mondays Ijeoma Wagbaranta is the founder of MOOD Mondays, a music discovery series that champions emerging artists. With the Youth Music NextGen Fund, Ijeoma was able to take MOOD Mondays offline and host in-person events. Read more Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Supermann on da beat Meet Sanjeev Mann, aka Supermann on da beat, a Disabled Scottish producer making waves with genre-blending music and advocacy. Read more Case Study ALT BLK ERA Sister duo ALT BLK ERA defy conventions with their fierce, genre-bending sound, blending Nu Metal, Rap, Punk, and Electronic influences. Get ready for heavy basslines, haunting harmonies, and rule-breaking energy. 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 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 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 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 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 Fred Fredas Fred Fredas is an Artist/Songwriter/Musician from South London. His masterful - poetic flow & hard-hitting lyrics, mixed with a clear love for soulful instrumentals; produces thought provoking, endlessly playable music. It is not hard to detect both American and British influence in Fredas’ work. An astute and observant storyteller, he harnesses the immediacy of grime with the undeniable sheen of modern Hip-Hop. Read more Case Study Marz Fay Martha Byrant, also known as Marz Fay is a spoken word artist, actor and musician from South London. During lockdown Martha has released three tracks via Sound Cloud. Truly DIY, which she created home in her make-shift studio and created DIY visuals to release on her YouTube channel. The The 18 Year old sound is reminiscent of Lo-Fi and melodic with lyrics heavily rooted in poetry. Read more Case Study Lavz Hailing from Luton, Lavz is a standout creative force in a scene currently populated by a wave of similar artists. She carefully blends Hip-hop, R&B, soul and jazz, to create a unique and attention-grabbing sound. Her lyrics speak of truth in a relatable tone from a favoured & flawed person. Read more Case Study WILD Young Parents: Music Makes Us Happy WILD Young Parents is the UK’s biggest young parent organisation. Based in Cornwall, the organisation has been supported by Youth Music for several years now. Read more Case Study Kent Album Project: Amplifying Young Voices The Kent Album Project, led by Square Pegs Arts, set out to capture the spirit of Kent and Medway through the voices and talents of young autistic, learning-disabled, and neurodivergent individuals. Read more Case Study Sponsor spotlight: Steve Mayall, Music Ally Discover how Music Ally, in partnership with Youth Music, is breaking barriers in the music business. Founding Director Steve Mayall shares insights on empowering young creatives through the Creative Entrepreneurship Programme. Read more Case Study Jamal Guthrie - Route, London Jamal is the founder of Route, a platform which aims to inspire those entering the music industry by sharing stories, experiences and practical advice. Read more Case Study The Youth choir fusing beatboxing, Asian singing, folk and improvisation - LYVE The Lancashire Youth Vocal Ensemble (LYVE) programme is run by More Music. It began in 2013 and gives young vocalists (aged 14-21) from across Lancashire the chance to perform together and develop their singing skills, whatever their background or previous experience. There are a number of different LYVE groups across the county. Read more Case Study Supporting disabled musicians - OpenUp Music Bristol-based OpenUp Music has helped to transform music-making for young disabled people nationwide with its ‘Open Orchestras’ programme. Barry Farrimond, OpenUp’s Chief Executive and Technical Director, spoke to us about how Youth Music has supported the organisation over the years. Read more Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 2 Next page ››
Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Bailey P Bailey P, a rising producer from West Yorkshire, is making waves with his new music video for Slaps Like, supported by the Youth Music NextGen Fund. Self-taught and passionate about music since the age of 14, Bailey has already hit the iTunes Dance chart and created a mix for Kiss FM. His latest track, a UK Garage/House collaboration with rapper Dialect and vocalist Amelia, is the ultimate club anthem. We caught up with Bailey to discuss his creative journey, the making of Slaps Like, and representing the West Yorkshire music scene. Read more
Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Wolf Peaches Wolf Peaches, a queer pop/folk artist from Sheffield, is making waves with their politically-charged, introspective music. With support from the Youth Music NextGen Fund, they created their debut EP dwelling, a powerful and reflective record. The grant also helped them hire a PA, providing essential support for their ADHD and mental health. We caught up with Wolf Peaches to discuss the making of dwelling, the importance of collaboration, and their advice for emerging artists. Read more
Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Richard Carter Richard Carter, a Youth Music NextGen Fund artist, has taken the music world by storm with his viral track "Le Monde." After opening the Youth Music Awards 2023 in association with Hal Leonard Europe, his remix of the track exploded on TikTok and has garnered over 41.7 million streams on Spotify. A multi-talented artist, producer, rapper, and songwriter, Richard shares his journey, creative inspirations, and advice for aspiring artists as he looks ahead to even bigger things in the next five years. Read more
Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Ijeoma Wagbaranta, MOOD Mondays Ijeoma Wagbaranta is the founder of MOOD Mondays, a music discovery series that champions emerging artists. With the Youth Music NextGen Fund, Ijeoma was able to take MOOD Mondays offline and host in-person events. Read more
Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Supermann on da beat Meet Sanjeev Mann, aka Supermann on da beat, a Disabled Scottish producer making waves with genre-blending music and advocacy. Read more
Case Study ALT BLK ERA Sister duo ALT BLK ERA defy conventions with their fierce, genre-bending sound, blending Nu Metal, Rap, Punk, and Electronic influences. Get ready for heavy basslines, haunting harmonies, and rule-breaking energy. 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
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 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 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 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 Fred Fredas Fred Fredas is an Artist/Songwriter/Musician from South London. His masterful - poetic flow & hard-hitting lyrics, mixed with a clear love for soulful instrumentals; produces thought provoking, endlessly playable music. It is not hard to detect both American and British influence in Fredas’ work. An astute and observant storyteller, he harnesses the immediacy of grime with the undeniable sheen of modern Hip-Hop. Read more
Case Study Marz Fay Martha Byrant, also known as Marz Fay is a spoken word artist, actor and musician from South London. During lockdown Martha has released three tracks via Sound Cloud. Truly DIY, which she created home in her make-shift studio and created DIY visuals to release on her YouTube channel. The The 18 Year old sound is reminiscent of Lo-Fi and melodic with lyrics heavily rooted in poetry. Read more
Case Study Lavz Hailing from Luton, Lavz is a standout creative force in a scene currently populated by a wave of similar artists. She carefully blends Hip-hop, R&B, soul and jazz, to create a unique and attention-grabbing sound. Her lyrics speak of truth in a relatable tone from a favoured & flawed person. Read more
Case Study WILD Young Parents: Music Makes Us Happy WILD Young Parents is the UK’s biggest young parent organisation. Based in Cornwall, the organisation has been supported by Youth Music for several years now. Read more
Case Study Kent Album Project: Amplifying Young Voices The Kent Album Project, led by Square Pegs Arts, set out to capture the spirit of Kent and Medway through the voices and talents of young autistic, learning-disabled, and neurodivergent individuals. Read more
Case Study Sponsor spotlight: Steve Mayall, Music Ally Discover how Music Ally, in partnership with Youth Music, is breaking barriers in the music business. Founding Director Steve Mayall shares insights on empowering young creatives through the Creative Entrepreneurship Programme. Read more
Case Study Jamal Guthrie - Route, London Jamal is the founder of Route, a platform which aims to inspire those entering the music industry by sharing stories, experiences and practical advice. Read more
Case Study The Youth choir fusing beatboxing, Asian singing, folk and improvisation - LYVE The Lancashire Youth Vocal Ensemble (LYVE) programme is run by More Music. It began in 2013 and gives young vocalists (aged 14-21) from across Lancashire the chance to perform together and develop their singing skills, whatever their background or previous experience. There are a number of different LYVE groups across the county. Read more
Case Study Supporting disabled musicians - OpenUp Music Bristol-based OpenUp Music has helped to transform music-making for young disabled people nationwide with its ‘Open Orchestras’ programme. Barry Farrimond, OpenUp’s Chief Executive and Technical Director, spoke to us about how Youth Music has supported the organisation over the years. Read more
