The International Showcase Fund (ISF) offers grants of up to £5,500 for international export opportunities for UK-based artists, bands, songwriters and producers who have been invited to perform or create new music at international industry facing showcasing festivals, song writing camps or conferences.
Previous recipients include Dave, Nova Twins, Kae Tempest, Glass Animals, Little Simz, Nova Twins, Sam Fender, AJ Tracey, and Wolf Alice.
In order to be eligible for support music creators must have been formally invited to perform or participate in an international event, with a conference element, that is geared towards music industry professionals, rather than the general public or an international songwriting camp which is geared towards international collaboration and creative and career progression.
The AmplifyWorld Artist Fund is a new initiative providing financial grants to artists ready to take their careers to the next level. More than funding, this is an investment in the future of music. An investment in nurturing talent and a step towards building a more diverse music industry.
Launching in 2024, the inaugural fund will be $500,000. With individual grants awarded from $1,000 to $50,000 for selected artists.
The AmplifyWorld Artist Fund offers grants to exceptional artists, enabling them to invest in their careers. From recording and production to marketing and touring.
Why apply?
It’s not all about the funds; it’s about giving you the freedom to focus on what you do best – creating unforgettable music and showcasing your talent to the world.
Financial support
Receive a grant that can cover various aspects of your music career.
Career growth
Leverage this opportunity to take significant steps forward in your career, whether it’s releasing an album, going on tour, or expanding your creative horizons.
Exposure
Gain visibility within the AmplifyWorld community and beyond. Connecting with fans and music professionals to grow your audience.
What do they expect from artists in return?
All that they ask is that you are open-minded, technologically forward thinking, and willing to use AmplifyWorld’s tools to grow your fanbase and community.
If you’re a musician with a strong track record but lacking the resources to embark on larger and longer-term projects, then the Next Level award might help.
With a programme of one-to-one business advice and peer support, alongside financial support to help you pursue your opportunity, the Next Level award is designed to help take your career to the next level.
Who is this for?
This support is for musicians who create, perform or release their own music but lack the resources to take on ambitious projects.
If you need support to help record and release your next album, take your music on tour, or join a long-term course, Help Musicians can help make that happen, all whilst providing you with business skills and networks to help you grow your career.
Full eligibility criteria and details of what their panel are looking for can be found in the application guidance.
What does the Award include?
- 6 hours of one-to-one business advice from industry experts
- Online meet-ups with other awardees and industry guests
- Up to £3,000 towards your own music activity
- Invites to online peer drop-in spaces with other musicians (optional)
- Access to a healthy practice session delivered by BAPAM (optional)
When can I apply?
You can apply for Next Level support within the following windows:
- Monday 1 July — Friday 2 August 2024
- Monday 16 September — Friday 18 October 2024
The Music Revenue Fund is a scheme to help music businesses in Wales to improve their commercial outlook and sustainability.
Up to £40,000 is available to applicants that will benefit from the support due to financial constraints.
As part of their wider programme of support for the music industry, the focus of this round is to help music businesses with:
- campaigns for new releases
- promoting live music
- sync and catalogue music
- Welsh-language music.
Its ultimate aim is to contribute to the growth and development of our diverse music industry in Wales.
Apply here: https://www.creative.wales/funding-and-support/music-revenue-fund
Put forward your ideas for innovative new work to be showcased in October 2024.
Brighter Sound are commissioning innovative new work that examines or challenges the future of the music industry and global music cultures.
Open to artists, collectives, promoters or labels, if selected you’ll be given a £5,000 budget to bring your idea to life.
Part of WE, THE LEADERS, the legacy programme for WOMEX 24, they want to support work that is bold, future-facing, collaborative and cross-discipline.
Your ideas could explore:
- The future of the music industry
- Imagined futures
- Environmental sustainability
- Innovation in global music cultures
Your commission should have a public facing output, be that a live event, online or something for print, to be showcased in October 2024.
Applications for EFDSS’ next round of Alan James Creative Bursaries are now open.
The EFDSS Creative Bursary and Residency Programme, now in its twelfth year, aims to support artists in exploring new creative ideas inspired by and sourced from traditional folk music relating to England. This programme provides artists with an opportunity to undertake creative exploration without the pressure of a final product.
It will be awarding four bursaries. This year EFDSS are delighted to be partnering with Black Lives in Music, Drake Music, and the Glasshouse International Centre for Music (Gateshead) to offer at least one bursary to each of:
- a project led by a global majority artist
- a project led by a Disabled artist
- and a project to be based at the Glasshouse.
The award offers
- a bursary of up to £2,000
- research facilities at the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (online and in person)
- up to five days of rehearsal space at Cecil Sharp House (London) or the Glasshouse International (applicants that wish to work elsewhere will be considered but no additional funding will be available).
- additional funding for Access needs (Disabled artists led projects only)
Resonate is a fund and resource which encourages professional orchestras to programme into their repertoire the best pieces of British music from the past 25 years.
Resonate aims to inspire more performances, recordings and broadcasts of outstanding contemporary repertoire, as chosen by UK orchestras, whilst strengthening approaches to programming this music for the benefit of audiences, composers and players in the UK and overseas.
The PRS Foundation will offer financial support with grants of up to 10K to orchestras who commit to exploring contemporary UK repertoire as part of a season/tour and longer term audience development programme.
Early Career Promoter Fund recognises the vital role independent promoters play in supporting the talent pipeline across England, and offers grant funding and capacity building support, with the aim of bolstering the local, regional and national ecosystems.
Grants of up to £3,500 will be available to support a range of activity. You can find out more here.
PRS Foundation have now shared information of their Find Out More webinars taking place over May and June.
HOW TO APPLY WEBINAR
Tuesday 21 May, 5-6pm
- Introduction from Sean Kelly at Arts Council England
- Brief PRS Foundation presentation on the fund and eligibility
- A run-through of the application form
- How to budget for your events
- Q&A
HOW THE EARLY CAREER PROMOTER FUND CAN HELP TO DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS AND NETWORK
Thursday 30 May, 5-6pm
- This session will be ‘in conversation’ with a guest Promoter, who will discuss their career and advise on how to advance as a Promoter.
- They will discuss how the Early Career Promoter Fund can support Industry Professionals with skills, networking and career development.
- Q&A
‘ASK US ANYTHING’
Monday 10 June, 5-6pm
Ahead of the first deadline for the Early Career Promoter Fund, Grants & Programmes’ Manager Ben Price hosts an ‘Ask Us Anything’ webinar for all those considering applying.
Applications are now open for Featured Artists Coalition’s Step Up Fund 2024 powered by Amazon Music.
UK based artists and bands from all genres can apply to receive up to £8,000 support.
The Step Up Fund offers financial assistance and a comprehensive benefits package for projects involving up to ten emerging artists. Its goal is to foster the growth of talented artists by addressing the financial and structural hurdles they encounter early in their careers.
In today’s competitive artistic landscape, exacerbated by the current cost of living crisis, standing out poses a challenging task. Step Up endeavours to alleviate some of these obstacles by aiding recipients in various aspects of their artistic pursuits, such as recording, releasing, content creation, marketing, and tour support.
To learn more and find out about eligibility follow the link.
PRS Foundation – the award-winning charitable funder of new music and talent development – announces today a new initiative targeted to early career music promoters in England and supported by Arts Council England and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
The new and ambitious Early Career Promoter Fund recognises the vital role independent promoters play in supporting the talent pipeline across England and within the nighttime economy, and offers grant funding and capacity building support, with the aim of bolstering the grassroots music ecosystems.
Grants of up to £3,500 will be available to support a range of activity, including:
- The booking, programming and promotion of gigs, concerts, club nights, showcases, tours and other performances
- Costs associated with those activities (including venue hire, production, artist and/or DJ fees, crew fees, administration and other related costs)
- Capacity building (including mentoring, coaching, shadowing, workshops, masterclasses, and other skill building and networking opportunities)
- Other expenditure which helps grantees to programme a diverse range of artists, develop new audiences and build their skills
Find out more and apply here.