Month: January 2020

  • SMIA Members Spotlight: Nicole Stapinski (Moonstruck On Clydeside)

    SMIA Members Spotlight: Nicole Stapinski (Moonstruck On Clydeside)

    Tell us a bit about you and what you do… Hello hello! My name’s Nicole Stapinski and I’m the founder / director of Moonstruck on Clydeside — a non-profit, independent promotions start-up with roots in Glasgow and New York (where I hail from). If you know your pop culture references… the hint’s in the title! I…

  • The Art School Venue’s Contribution To Glasgow

    The Art School Venue’s Contribution To Glasgow

    “When it comes to The Art School, the venue’s social and cultural capital was worth its weight in gold.” I miss The Art School. Its loss saddens me. I think I can speak for everyone involved in the SMIA when I say that to lose a grassroots music venue has a significant impact on a…

  • Born To Be Wide: Harmonising With Edinburgh’s Festivals

    Born To Be Wide: Harmonising With Edinburgh’s Festivals

    Join Born To Be Wide for their ‘Harmonising with Edinburgh’s Festivals’ panel to coincide with their 16th birthday celebrations on Thursday 6th February at the Pleasance in Edinburgh from 7pm. Harmonising with Edinburgh’s festivals: developing partnerships with the Scotland’s music scene. Edinburgh is known globally as the Festival City, hosting a broad range of international…

  • SMIA Workshops: Touring in Rural Scotland

    SMIA Workshops: Touring in Rural Scotland

    As part of the SMIA’s innovation-led development programme, designed to help nurture business talent and build infrastructure in Scotland’s music industry, we will be hosting this free entry ‘Touring in Rural Scotland’ workshop at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh, taking place on Tuesday 25th February 11am – 1pm. About the Workshop Are you band,…

  • Independent Venue Week 2020: Scottish Shows

    Independent Venue Week 2020: Scottish Shows

    ABERDEEN Krakatoa Friday 31st January – Atlas Empire + Gulls + New Kings TICKETS OTDSaturday 1st February – Derange + Fragments + Virtues TICKETS OTD EDINBURGH Leith Depot Monday 27th January – 3 Mushrooms + The Angry Beaver Conspiracy + Acolyte TICKET LINK TBCTuesday 28th January – The Party Slogan + The Heartbreak Diet +…

  • How the Music Industry Can Encourage Climate Action

    How the Music Industry Can Encourage Climate Action

    As the ocean’s temperature continues to rise, the bushfires in Australia still rage on, storms and tornadoes sweep across the US and the earth shudders violently in Puerto Rico it is absolutely crucial that we hold governments accountable for this climate crisis we are facing. In December 2015, 195 countries signed the landmark Paris Agreement…

  • SMIA Workshops: An Introduction to Events Management

    SMIA Workshops: An Introduction to Events Management

    As part of the SMIA’s innovation-led development programme, designed to help nurture business talent and build infrastructure in Scotland’s music industry, we will be hosting this free entry ‘Introduction to Events Management’ as part of this year’s Question Session at The Lighthouse in Glasgow, taking place on Saturday 8th February 3pm – 5pm. About the…

  • Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers reopens

    Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers reopens

    The Scottish Government’s £5million Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers will re-open for applications today, 5 January 2020.