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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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Scottish Commercial Music Industry Taskforce Supplementary Report —Additional Information on Large Music Venues (August 2020)
In July we published a report providing evidence of need for the live commercial music sector in Scotland. When discussing the findings of that report with the Scottish Government we raised the concern that there were a small number of significant large music venues that are commercial operators and were at risk of not getting…
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Coronavirus Crisis Scottish Music Industry Impact Report (July 2020)
This initial report was compiled in late July from data gathered from our survey provided by music businesses and individual professionals from across the industry ecosystem. Data is aggregated and anonymised.
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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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Details Of Events Industry Support Fund Announced
The Events Industry Support Fund will comprise of a one-off grant of £10,000 to support businesses in the events industry, particularly those in the supply chain that are facing hardship and will be awarded as they are received.
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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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Scottish Music Industry Coronavirus Crisis Impact Overview for the First Minister
On Monday 6 July SMIA Executive Chair Dougal Perman was invited, as part of the Scottish Government’s Creative Industries Advisory Group, to join a special meeting of selected members of that group with the First Minister to give her an account of how the pandemic was affecting the music industry in Scotland. As part of…
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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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UK Venues Signal ‘Red Alert’ For Live Events
Music venues, theatres and their workforces have taken part in a day of action around the UK to highlight the crisis facing the live events scene.
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Live events industry body moves #WeMakeEvents campaign into ‘Red Alert’ to save UK events
The live events industry has issued a Red Alert call to action to locations throughout the UK as part of the #WeMakeEvents campaign.
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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.…