Creative Live Music Music Shows

Showcase & funding opportunity – Made in Scotland 2019

31/10/2018

Showcase & funding opportunity – Made in Scotland Showcase 2019 – deadline 22.11.8.

Made in Scotland celebrates the wealth and diversity of work that is currently being produced in Scotland. It’s a curated showcase which aims to raise the international profile of Scottish artists by promoting high-quality music, theatre and dance to international promoters and audiences at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Made In Scotland is a partnership between the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, Federation of Scottish Theatres, Scottish Music Centre and Creative Scotland.

Funding is intended to support the costs of presenting work at the Fringe. The work can be new or an existing production which will be re-staged at the Fringe.

Who can apply – individuals, groups and organisations based in Scotland and working in theatre, dance and music – applications can be submitted from individual artists, companies, organisations, ensembles, promoters, bands and record labels.

Onward International Touring – One of the key aims of Made in Scotland is to maximise the benefit for Scottish artists on international platforms – funding is available to support any work created in Scotland which attracts interest from international promoters as a result of being showcased at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The deadline for applications for the 2019 showcase is 22.11.18, for more information please visit: creative scotland/made-in-scotland

 

Awards Live Music Music

2018 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards – voting open

04/10/2018

Nominations are open for the 2018 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards.

Hands Up for Trad have opened nominations for this year’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. The public have until Sunday 14th October to nominate in each of the eighteen categories which include Composer of the Year and Album of the Year.

The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards celebrates excellence in traditional music. Honouring artists, instrumentalists, composers and singer-songwriters plus phenomenal performances from some of the biggest names in traditional music, the ceremony recognises outstanding musical talent from all over Scotland.

We’re delighted once again to sponsor the Trad Album of the Year.  The award shines a light on the traditional recording industry and showcases the vast number of albums released each year in the trad and folk music genre.

The 2018 longlist of 25 albums :

  • Air Fàir an Là by Niteworks
  • alterum by Julie Fowlis
  • Bare Knuckle by Chris Stout and Catriona McKay
  • Ellipsis by Fourth Moon
  • EVO by SKERRYVORE
  • Glasgow by Findlay Napier
  • In Praise of Home by Rura
  • Inyal by Inyal
  • Notes from the boat by Mike Vass
  • Pipes by John Mulhearn
  • Punch by The Poozies
  • Sanctuary by Ross Ainslie
  • Sandwood by Duncan Chisholm
  • SOLO by Sarah-Jane Summers
  • Some Other Land by Adam Sutherland
  • Sròmos by James Duncan Mackenzie
  • Symbiosis II by Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton
  • Tales From The North by Calum Stewart
  • The Key by Blazin’ Fiddes
  • The Morning Tempest by Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente
  • The Pipe Slang by Jamie MacDonald & Christian Gamauf
  • The Railway by Hamish Napier
  • The Rough Bounds by Daimh
  • The Seer by Lauren MacColl
  • Undersong by Salt House

The longlist will be whittled down to a shortlist of ten albums which is decided by 50% industry panel and 50% public. The winners will be unveiled at Perth Concert Hall on 1st December 2018.

For more information and to nominate please visit:

https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/nominations-are-open-for-the-2018-mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-tell-us-who-you-think-should-be-nominated/

Tickets for the Trad Music Awards ceremony are available from Horsecross Threatre.

https://www.horsecross.co.uk/whats-on/the-mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-35002

For box office call 01738 621031 or email box@horsecross.co.uk.

Creative Live Music Music

Women Make Music – Funding opportunity

17/09/2018

Music Funding opportunity – Women Make Music supports the development of outstanding women songwriters and composers of all genres and backgrounds at different stages of their career.

The aims of Women Make Music are:

To break down assumptions and stereotypes within the music industry by encouraging role models for future generations

To raise awareness of the gender gap and to ensure that women are aware that support for new music is available to them

To increase the profile of women who are creating new music in the UK

To encourage women who may otherwise not have applied for PRS Foundation funding to do so

Women Make Music offers grants of up to £5,000. The fund can support projects by women songwriters, composers, artists, bands and performers who are writing their own music.

The funding includes support for:

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

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

 

 

Awards Creative Live Music Music

Trad Album of the Year 2018 – open for nominations

10/09/2018

The Scots Trad Music Awards 2018 – The Trad Album of the Year highlights the trad recording industry and showcases the vast number of albums which are released each year in the trad/folk music genre. Albums eligible for entry are those released between September 2017 and August 2018 and must have more than 6 tracks or 40 mins of material. Only albums within the folk/trad genre are eligible for this award.

The Longlist (20 releases), decided by an industry panel, will be announced in October 2018. The shortlist (10 releases), decided by 50% industry panel and 50% public, will be announced in November. The winner will be announced at the Scots Trad Music Awards on 1st December, Perth Concert Hall.

For more information please visit: https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/album-of-the-year/

Creative Fabulous Live Music Music

Open Fund for Music Creators

29/08/2018

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

06/08/2018

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.

Awards Live Music Music

BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2019 – open for entries

12/06/2018

BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the year 2019 is open to individual musicians aged between 16 and 27 years (as at Friday 6th July 2018) and must currently reside in Scotland and must have resided in Scotland for 5 or more consecutive years. Entrants under 18 years of age will need parental permission to enter.

Entrants can only enter individually and only one entry per person is permitted. Bands are not eligible.

To enter the competition, entrants must submit:

  • a 10 minute recording of themselves playing traditional Scottish music
  • a short written biography of their traditional music experience
  • a list of songs/tunes submitted and any relevant details of their source/background
  • a 1 min home video of themselves performing in domestic or concert setting.

Closing date for entries is 5pm on Friday 6th July 2018.

For more information, please visit: www.bbc.co.uk/radio-scotland-young-trad-musician-2019

 

 

Awards Live Music Music

Scottish Jazz Awards 2018 – voting open

15/05/2018

Scottish Jazz Awards 2018 – voting open.

Scottish Jazz Awards – celebrating Scotland’s vibrant jazz scene. Glasgow Jazz Festival have announced the nominations for the 6th Scottish Jazz Awards. The awards bring together the best in Scottish jazz to honour some of the most talented and revered musicians in the industry.

The Birnam team are delighted to be involved with the Scottish Jazz Awards and are once again sponsoring the ‘Best Album Award’, further nomination categories include: Best Vocalist Award, Best Instrumentalist Award, Rising Star Award, Best Band/Ensemble Award. A Lifetime Achievement Award will also be presented at the awards ceremony. Previous winners have included Carol Kidd, Bobby Wellins, Tam White, Ronnie Rae and Jim Mullen.

The awards ceremony, in association with Hands Up For Trad, will take place at St Luke’s in Glasgow on Sunday 3 June.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.jazzfest.co.uk/tickets  or calling 08444 539027

To vote in the 6th Scottish Jazz Awards, visit www.jazzfest.co.uk/awards . Voting closes at 5pm, Thursday 24th May.

The full list of nominations are as follows:

Best Vocalist Award – Sponsored by Jazz from Scotland

Ali Affleck – Georgia Cecile – Luca Manning – Maggie Nicols – Rachel Lightbody – Seonaid Aitken

Best Instrumentalist Award – Sponsored by ESP Music Rentals

Alyn Cosker – Brian Kellock – Colin Steele – Fergus McCreadie – Graham Costello – Konrad Wiszniewski

Rising Star Award – In association with Help Musicians Scotland

David Bowden – Fergus McCreadie – Joe Williamson – Liam Shortall – Luca Manning – Pete Johnstone

Best Band/Ensemble Award – Sponsored by The Blue Arrow

Fat-Suit – Mezcla – Rose Room – Scottish National Jazz Orchestra – Square One – Graham Costello’s Strata

Best Album Award – Sponsored by Birnam CD

Alan Benzie, Little Mysteries – Alyn Cosker, KPF – Colin Steele, Diving for Pearls – Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, The Word for it Now – Graham Costello’s Strata – Tommy Smith, Embodying the Light

To vote in the 6th Scottish Jazz Awards, visit www.jazzfest.co.uk/awards . Voting closes at 5pm, Thursday 24th May.

Creative Digital Live Music Music

Momentum Music Fund – deadline for applications 29th May

10/05/2018

Momentum Music Fund

PRS Foundation, the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development has announced a new partnership with Creative Scotland to support its Momentum Music Fund.  Previously only artists based in England were eligible for funding, but now, Scottish artists can apply for funding to support activities such as recording, touring and marketing.  The new partnership will enable artists to apply for career-boosting grants of between £5,000-£15,000 – artists must be at a tipping point in their careers, showing current progression and growth with significant potential to continue developing.

The next deadline is Tuesday 29th May 2018 at 6pm.

For more information please visit: prsfoundation.com

Creative Live Music Music

XpoNorth 2018 – open for music submissions

14/03/2018

XpoNorth

Music submissions open until Monday 9th April at midnight. Do you have material to play a set of 30 minutes – for more information about how to submit and to read the XpoNorth music submissions rules & regulations please visit: xponorth.co.uk/submissions/music

XpoNorth festival based in Inverness is Scotland’s leading creative industries festival which this year takes place on 27th and 28th June. XpoNorth is the only festival of its kind in Scotland and includes crafts, fashion, textiles, writing and publishing; screen and broadcast; digital and technology and music. The festival includes a wide range of networking events, seminars, workshops, music and film showcases.

XpoNorth 2017 attracted 2,500 delegates across its range of programmes. If you’re interested in attending as a delegate (registration is free) for 2018 please visit: xponorth.co.uk