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BeCreative (BTO): Free 20 minutes legal consultation
BeCreative, BTO’s Music & Creative Industries team, is currently offering a free 20 minutes legal consultation to help you address the challenges posed by the Coronavirus pandemic.
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SMIA Workshops: Culture Organisations and Venues Funding Application Advice
With the recent announcement of the Creative Scotland ‘Culture Organisations & Venues Recovery Fund’ the SMIA presents a workshop with Jennifer McGlone which provides an overview of the fund and some advice for those thinking of applying.
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SMIA Workshops: Creative Scotland Culture Organisations & Venues Recovery Funding Application Advice
With the recent announcement of the Creative Scotland ‘Cultural Organisations & Venues Fund’ the SMIA presents a workshop with Jennifer McGlone on Thursday 17th September at 1pm which will provide an overview and advice for those thinking of applying.
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NHS Scotland: Test & Protect App
Using the free Protect Scotland app, along with sticking to current public health measures, will help us to stay safe when we meet up, socialise, work or travel.
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Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund launches
Creative Scotland today publishes details of the Scottish Government’s Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund, which forms part of the £31.5m emergency funding for culture announced by the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, on 28 August.
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SMIA Members Meetup: September 2020
Dear SMIA Members, We hope you are keeping very well. As we are unable to proceed with our events and workshops as normal we would like to warmly invite you to the SMIA’s new monthly online Members Meetup. These will be hosted on the last Thursday of every month for the foreseeable future with our…
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SMIA Members Spotlight: Jonathan Rimmer
Tell us a bit about you and what you do…For my day job, I currently work in BBC politics. But I also blog about music in my spare time. I recently set up Hip Hop Scotland, a new long-form blog and have started recruiting new writers for a proper relaunch. 2. How long have you…
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Assessing the Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on the Scottish Music Industry
This initial report was compiled in late July from data provided by music businesses and individual professionals from across the industry ecosystem.
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Evidence of need: working as part of the Scottish Commercial Music Industry Taskforce to Lobby Government
Read the Scottish Commercial Music Industry Taskforce Report for Scottish Government (July 2020).
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Coronavirus Crisis Impact on the Scottish Music Industry — Overview for the First Minister
The SMIA’S Executive Chair Dougal Perman attended a special CIAG meeting held with the First Minister and cabinet secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture Fiona Hyslop.
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Outdoor events given green light to resume in Scotland within days
Outdoor events in Scotland will be allowed to resume on Monday, with music venues, arts centres, theatres and comedy clubs given the green light to reopen on Monday 14th September with social distancing measures in place.
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New support for Scottish grassroots music venues announced
New support has been made available for grassroots music venues across Scotland through the Scottish Government’s Grassroots Music Venues Stabilisation Fund.
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The Touring Network launch major new Crowdfunder campaign to Keep Rural Arts Live in the Highlands & Islands
The Touring Network has announced its major new Crowdfunder campaign to Keep Rural Arts Live in the Highlands & Islands.
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SMIA Members Spotlight: Jessica Harrison
1. Tell us a bit about you and what you do… Hello! Jess here – I’m a festival freelancer who brings the concept of customer service back of house – think ‘creative problem solving with a smile’. Whether I’m running site office comms and a vendor needs power, or artist liaison and the artist needs…
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I Work In Music: Julia Rodríguez
The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) presents ‘I Work In Music’ – a new series consisting of educational and entertaining interviews with professionals from across the full spectrum of the music industry in Scotland. In the sixth episode we meet Julia Rodríguez – Artist Relations Supervisor at digital music distribution service EmuBands based in Glasgow.…
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SMIA Workshops: Creating Engaging Video Content For Music Projects From Home
Besides music, video content is one of the best ways to engage, inform, and entertain an audience, but due to Covid-19 we have found ourselves unable to make the kinds of content we used to. Filmmaker Gareth Goodlad (Danger Kill Productions) will share with you all the ways in which you can still be making…
