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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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Off The Record: Edinburgh and Dundee Events
We’re very excited to be heading to both Edinburgh and Dundee in November for the next Off The Record events – a platform for 16-25s pursuing a career in the music industry with a host of speakers including SMIA’s Robert Kilpatrick. Edinburgh Sat Nov 17th: https://bit.ly/2Pqe6fM Dundee Sat Nov 24th: https://bit.ly/2Oa3Rro Off The Record started life as part of…
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An Interview with 57 Degrees North
The SMIA has been a proud partner Independent Record Label market: Aberdeen since 2014. Ahead of 2018’s event, taking place on 3 November at The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen, we spoke to founder/organiser John Anderson from 57 Degrees North about why it was set-up, what it’s achieved over the years and what to expect from…
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Resonate: Growing Scotland’s Music Industry Event at Glasgow’s BAad
This year’s Resonate event will take place on Thursday 15th November at Glasgow’s BAad where our very own Robert Kilpatrick will be taking part in the Scotland and Emerging Markets panel amongst some great company. Resonate Music Industry Conference was birthed in 2017 when 23rd Precinct Music decided the time had come to bring a top…
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True North Festival to shine spotlight on mental health in music business
The topic of mental health and wellbeing in the music industry will be brought to the fore this weekend during Aberdeen’s True North Festival, as industry experts and health professionals come together to discuss the issue. Sound Minds – one of two panel discussions to take place over the weekend, is a free but ticketed…
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SMIA Workshops at Aberdeen’s True North Festival
True North is Aberdeen’s city music festival – an exciting, cutting-edge festival featuring a line-up of extraordinary contemporary talent from across Scotland and beyond. SMIA will be hosting two of the following workshops on Friday 21st September at The Lemon Tree Studio and we hope to see you there! And if you know anyone that would…
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The SAY Award 2018: Young Fathers First Band to Win Prestigious Prize Twice
The 2018 winner of Scotland’s national music prize, the Scottish Album of The Year (SAY) Award, was tonight (Thursday 6 September) announced as Young Fathers for their album Cocoa Sugar. At a ceremony presented by co-hosts Vic Galloway and Nicola Meighan at Paisley Town Hall, the audience of music industry professionals from across the…
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The Scottish Album of the Year Shortlist Revealed
Scotland’s national music prize, The Scottish Album of The Year (SAY) Award, has just announced which ten enthralling albums have made 2018’s Shortlist. The Shortlist represents an incredibly strong, diverse and important selection of albums created by artists living and working in Scotland. The Shortlist for The SAY Award 2018 is as follows: …
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Music Fans First to Know this Year’s SAY Award Longlist at Special Glasgow Gig
On Wednesday 1st August, the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award Longlist will be exclusively revealed in front of a live audience at Glasgow’s renowned King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. ‘Live at the Longlist’ will see performances from previously Longlisted and Shortlisted artists, including a special collaborative set from Stina Tweeddale of Honeyblood and…
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The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award launches for 2018
The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award 2018 is now open for entries, with artists, labels and music fans now able to submit eligible albums to The SAY Award website to be considered for this year’s award. The SAY Award has no categories, and is open to all genres of music. Eligible albums must…