News
Stay informed with the latest from the SMIA, including our own news, developments, and exclusive features, alongside key music industry updates from Scotland and beyond.
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Support from Visit Scotland’s Pivotal Event Businesses Fund
Financial support to event businesses critical to Scotland’s events sector is now available through the Pivotal Event Businesses Fund.
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‘Whole Lotta Roadies’ project fund now open for live crew in Scotland
The Fruit Tree Foundation ‘Whole Lotta Roadies’ project fund is now open to live touring crew who live in Scotland.
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MU members call on UK Government to #InvestInMusicians
Today, members of the Musicians’ Union (UN) are taking coordinated action, calling on the UK Government to #InvestInMusicians.
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Share your experience through Help Musicians’ wellbeing survey
Help Musicians wants to know what support musicians need to maintain or regain mental wellbeing and lead happier, healthier lives and careers.
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Applications for Sound and Music Summer School now open
The Sound and Music Summer School is open for applications from young composers and creative musicians aged 14-18.
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Fund for UK-based music creators to remain export ready throughout pandemic now open
The International Showcase Fund (ISF) which offers vital export support for UK-based artists, bands, songwriters and producers who have been invited to perform or create new music at international showcasing events is now open for applications.
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Register for education and training programmes with Music Managers Forum
The Music Managers Forum (MMF) are running a suite of education and training programmes, with a new series of two-day online seminars launching this month. The sessions will be led by a team of expert partners, with Nadia Khan delivering the Essentials of Music Management (January 26-27), the Playmaker Group’s Ray Paul delivering the Essentials of Live & Touring…
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Music industry outcry after report that the UK Government rejected visa-free EU travel
We’re deeply concerned regarding allegations that the UK Government rejected a deal with the EU that would have given musicians visa-free touring on the continent.
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Watch back: information session for Youth Music Incubator Fund
Youth Music are holding an online Q&A on Wednesday 13 January 2021 for individuals thinking of applying to Youth Music’s new Incubator Fund who are based in Scotland.
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Updated story: Committee urges Chancellor to extend safety net to save summer festivals
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) has written to the Chancellor asking him to extend Government-backed insurance schemes to festivals and live music events or face them disappearing from our fields and cities for good.
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Creative Scotland seek members for new Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Group
Creative Scotland seek members to join their new Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Advisory Group to inform, support and develop its delivery against its current and future Equalities Outcomes.
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Sound UK launch new R&D programme for early career music artists
Sound Generator is a new opportunity for UK artists to develop and test ambitious project ideas.
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Get Started in Sync with AIM Sync 2021
Registration is now live for AIM Sync 2021, the UK’s leading independent sync market and conference – returning as a virtual event on 11 February 2021.
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Free events to explore Women and People of Marginalised Genders in Music
Come Play With Me, PRS Foundation and Youth Music present a week of panels and discussion in celebration of Women and People of Marginalised Genders in Music.
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Free Intro to Music Production Class from Music Production For Women
Music Production for Women is hosting a free Intro to Music Production Class (1 hour) based on Ableton Live on 6 Jan (8pm GMT) open to anyone to join. The session is aimed at beginners and will walk you through the basic concepts of production. Sign up now.
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Petition for a Europe-wide Visa-free work permit for Touring professionals and Artists
A petition has been created to seek Europe-wide Visa-free work permit for Touring professionals and Artists.