Partners
Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland is the public body that supports culture and creativity across all parts of Scotland, distributing funding provided by the Scottish Government and The National Lottery, which, now in its 30th year, has supported over 14,600 projects with more than £501.9 million in funding through Creative Scotland and its predecessor, the Scottish Arts Council. Further information at creativescotland.com. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Learn more about the value of art and creativity in Scotland and join in at www.ourcreativevoice.scot
PRS Foundation
PRS Foundation fund new music and talent development across all genres. They invest in the future of music by supporting talent development and new music across the UK; enabling songwriters and composers of all backgrounds to realise their potential and reach audiences across the world.
Music Venue Trust
Music Venue Trust is a UK registered charity which acts to protect, secure and improve the UK's Grassroots Music Venues. Created in 2014, MVT aims to secure the long-term future of GMVs in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, whether they are iconic venues such as Hull Adelphi, The 100 Club, Band on the Wall, King Tut’s, Clwb Ifor Bach, or lesser-known venues equally important to their geographical or musical community. These venues play a crucial role in the development of British music, nurturing local talent, providing a platform for artists to build their careers and develop their music and performance skills.
Liveline
Liveline is a new fund created by Save Our Scene and Music Venue Trust to distribute funding directly to grassroots venues, artists and promoters. It currently raises all its available funding from donations, partnerships and collaborations.
EmuBands
EmuBands provides a simple but powerful digital music distribution service for artists, and record labels, to sell music online through the world's major digital music services. In a non-exclusive deal, artists and labels earn 100% of the royalties generated from sales/streams, and maintain full ownership and control of their rights, and with a simple one-off pricing model, there are no annual fees.
Rightsbridge
Rightsbridge is a simple platform that helps music makers and music professionals manage their music rights. If you're a songwriter, composer, or someone handling a music catalogue, Rightsbridge gives you the tools to stay on top of your catalogue of copyrights.
You can register your songs and recordings, track your earnings, and keep an eye on how your music has been used, all from one place. Rightsbridge is your one-stop-shop for all things music copyright, helping you understand, manage, and monetise your music.
Scottish Music Industry Association
The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) was set up in 2008 to foster, promote and serve the best interests of Scotland’s music industry. Their membership encompasses individuals and organisations working across all sectors of Scotland’s music industry, including promoters, record labels, studios, artist managers, distributors and more. The SMIA delivers the SAY (Scottish Album of the Year) Award, Scotland’s national music prize, lobby government on behalf of its members, and offer informal support, such as by doing introductions to new contacts and companies.
Music Insurance Brokers (part of Howden)
Music Insurance Brokers (part of Howden) provide insurance advice and solutions for everyone in the music and entertainment sector. Touring bands, singer songwriters, producers and DJ’s plus studios, festivals, promoters, labels, managers and freelancers - we have affordable solutions for all your insurance needs. Come and say hello, we will be in Scotland for Wide days Presents New From Scotland, FOCUS Wales, The Great Escape and SxSW London this year.
FOCUS Wales
FOCUS Wales is an international showcase festival taking place in multiple venues across the city of Wrexham, North Wales. The festival places the music industry spotlight firmly on the emerging talent that Wales has to offer the world, alongside a selection of the best new acts from across the globe.
M pour Montreal
M for Montreal is an essential catalyst for the Quebec and Canadian Music Industry, both for emerging artists and artists with a career outside Quebec. The event features a series of conferences that bring together local and international music industry professionals. It offers a rich musical programme of more than one hundred artists at its annual gathering in November, in Montreal.
Québec Government Office In London
The Québec Government Office in London (DGQL) was opened in 1962. They represent the Québec government in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Nordic Countries.
They are working to promote the interests of Québec towards Governments and institutions in the territories covered by DGQL. They support Québec businesses and culture to thrive and develop their activities.