Month: May 2019

  • Join our new Advisory Group or Company Board

    Join our new Advisory Group or Company Board

    You work in music because you are passionate about it. You probably take an interest in what the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) is doing because you care about music business development and have something to say. If this sounds like you, we invite you to help shape our future.

  • SMIA Members Spotlight: Hilary Brooks (SWIM)

    SMIA Members Spotlight: Hilary Brooks (SWIM)

    Tell us a bit about you and what you do… I am a freelance musical director, arranger and composer working mainly in theatre and I’ve played a lot of gigs as a pianist too. As a youngster I played music by ear and read notation, playing a lot of instruments because I was curious about…

  • The SAY Award Longlist to be announced live at The Queen’s Hall event this July

    The SAY Award Longlist to be announced live at The Queen’s Hall event this July

    Scotland’s national music prize, The SAY Award, have announced today that the highly anticipated Live at the Longlist event will take place at The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on Friday 26th July. The event will feature live performances from some of Scotland’s best creative talent and SAY alumni including C Duncan, Kobi Onyame and a…

  • Facilitating Music Tourism For Scotland’s Creative Economy

    Facilitating Music Tourism For Scotland’s Creative Economy

    The SMIA was delighted to contribute to a valuable research project by Dr Matthew Ord and Dr Adam Behr from the University of Newcastle. It investigates what is needed to leverage the significant opportunity presented to the Scottish economy by music tourism.