Breadcrumb Home Meet Our NextGen Copy URL https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/community/nextgen-community/meet-our-nextgen Meet Our NextGen From MOBO Award winners to Glastonbury performers, discover the creatives who started their journeys with Youth Music-funded projects.Our NextGen alumni prove that the right support can turn dreams into reality. This is what can happen when we remove barriers to music. Explore their stories. Copy URL https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/community/nextgen-community/meet-our-nextgen Meet Our NextGen From MOBO Award winners to Glastonbury performers, discover the creatives who started their journeys with Youth Music-funded projects.Our NextGen alumni prove that the right support can turn dreams into reality. This is what can happen when we remove barriers to music. Explore their stories. Discipline - Any -ArtistDJEventsJournalistLabel OwnerOtherPhoto and VideographyProducerRadio and Podcast Region - Any -East MidlandsEast of EnglandLondonNorth East EnglandNorth West EnglandNorthern IrelandScotlandSouth East EnglandSouth West EnglandWalesWest MidlandsYorkshire and the Humber Search Keywords Isaac Neilson East Midlands Isaac Neilson delivers gritty storytelling through the lens of a working class artist from The Midlands. His project will be the creation of an EP, channelling the momentum he is generating now into a substantial release. Instagram Heroic Dragon East of England Heroic Dragon is an 18-year-old Asian-British independent rapper, with authentic lyrics about motivation and being young on grime/uk rap instrumentals. This project will involve the creation of a 3-track EP, with music content shared across all platforms. Never Broke Again is a project about the conflicting struggle to make your passion into profit and the overwhelming loneliness of the journey. Instagram Grace Bower Yorkshire and The Humber Grace Bower is a presenter from Rotherham, Yorkshire. She’s spent the past 3 years reimagining her hometown as the world’s first Children’s Capital of Culture. NOWT FANCY is an innovative YouTube interview series that platforms musicians from South Yorkshire, being interviewed by Grace. Instagram Gage Arneaud South East Gage is an aspiring music event organiser passionate about youth culture and community building. Their goal is to create inclusive spaces that empower the next generation of producers. They will create a youth-led music networking project hosting outdoor, nature-based events that combine open DJ sets and open mic nights. Instagram Freddy Forbidden London FREDDY FORBIDDEN is an alternative solo artist from East London. FREDDY’s journey in music began after a life-changing incident in 2018 when he was robbed, run over, and left for dead. A second chance at life. The aim of BREACH is to introduce the world to Freddy Forbidden and 'Afrocore'. It's a surge of ancestral African energy, offering listeners the opportunity to restore their power. Instagram Eve Buckley Yorkshire and The Humber Leeds-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Eve Buckley combines a rich hybrid of Alternative Soul, Jazz, and Pop. Her debut EP ‘Some Kind of Solace was released last February. Her project involves creating her sophomore EP, a 5-track exploration that maintains her jazz, soul, and pop foundations but expands to more alternative and experimental territory. Instagram Emski London Emmanuella, aka EMSKI: is a DJ and producer from SE London. Their beats blend underground club culture with global electronic sounds. She will produce 2–3 singles, develop a live Ableton Push performance, deliver 2 workshops for care leavers, and host an EP launch, turning music into a platform for creativity, skills, and confidence. Instagram Elina Lee Wales Elina Lee is an Indie-pop Alt-R&B artist based in the Cardiff. Born in Thailand and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, her music is shaped by her multicultural upbringing and the pulse of big-city soundscapes. The NextGen funding will support the recording, production, and release of her debut EP. She will also use the funding to buy a synthesiser, allowing her to recreate the atmosphere of the recorded songs into an authentic, cityscape-inspired live set. Instagram Eddie Doyle North East Drawing from her hymn-heavy childhood and classical roots, Eddie Doyle is an exciting new voice in experimental rock. Blending electronica, ambient and her self described 'post-Catholic post-rock'. 'Don't Look' is a confrontationally vulnerable anthem of self-revolution, rooted in post-rock and art-pop. It's accompanying music video, strange and unnatural, yet deeply human, brings the creative vision of 'Eddie Doyle' to life. This funding seeks to record, film and promote the single and its genre-defiant music video. Instagram Ding Frisby Yorkshire and The Humber Ding Frisby is an intergalactic, guitar-wielding drag-thing writing songs for queer aliens everywhere. Ding Frisby on Disc will enable the recording and special edition release of intergalactic drag thing Ding Frisby’s debut EP, ‘Ding Frisby’. This cosmic, cabaret-inspired concept collection tells an origin story of growing up alien on Earth, or more precisely, growing up queer in Huddersfield. Instagram Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Isaac Neilson East Midlands Isaac Neilson delivers gritty storytelling through the lens of a working class artist from The Midlands. His project will be the creation of an EP, channelling the momentum he is generating now into a substantial release. Instagram Heroic Dragon East of England Heroic Dragon is an 18-year-old Asian-British independent rapper, with authentic lyrics about motivation and being young on grime/uk rap instrumentals. This project will involve the creation of a 3-track EP, with music content shared across all platforms. Never Broke Again is a project about the conflicting struggle to make your passion into profit and the overwhelming loneliness of the journey. Instagram Grace Bower Yorkshire and The Humber Grace Bower is a presenter from Rotherham, Yorkshire. She’s spent the past 3 years reimagining her hometown as the world’s first Children’s Capital of Culture. NOWT FANCY is an innovative YouTube interview series that platforms musicians from South Yorkshire, being interviewed by Grace. Instagram Gage Arneaud South East Gage is an aspiring music event organiser passionate about youth culture and community building. Their goal is to create inclusive spaces that empower the next generation of producers. They will create a youth-led music networking project hosting outdoor, nature-based events that combine open DJ sets and open mic nights. Instagram Freddy Forbidden London FREDDY FORBIDDEN is an alternative solo artist from East London. FREDDY’s journey in music began after a life-changing incident in 2018 when he was robbed, run over, and left for dead. A second chance at life. The aim of BREACH is to introduce the world to Freddy Forbidden and 'Afrocore'. It's a surge of ancestral African energy, offering listeners the opportunity to restore their power. Instagram Eve Buckley Yorkshire and The Humber Leeds-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Eve Buckley combines a rich hybrid of Alternative Soul, Jazz, and Pop. Her debut EP ‘Some Kind of Solace was released last February. Her project involves creating her sophomore EP, a 5-track exploration that maintains her jazz, soul, and pop foundations but expands to more alternative and experimental territory. Instagram Emski London Emmanuella, aka EMSKI: is a DJ and producer from SE London. Their beats blend underground club culture with global electronic sounds. She will produce 2–3 singles, develop a live Ableton Push performance, deliver 2 workshops for care leavers, and host an EP launch, turning music into a platform for creativity, skills, and confidence. Instagram Elina Lee Wales Elina Lee is an Indie-pop Alt-R&B artist based in the Cardiff. Born in Thailand and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, her music is shaped by her multicultural upbringing and the pulse of big-city soundscapes. The NextGen funding will support the recording, production, and release of her debut EP. She will also use the funding to buy a synthesiser, allowing her to recreate the atmosphere of the recorded songs into an authentic, cityscape-inspired live set. Instagram Eddie Doyle North East Drawing from her hymn-heavy childhood and classical roots, Eddie Doyle is an exciting new voice in experimental rock. Blending electronica, ambient and her self described 'post-Catholic post-rock'. 'Don't Look' is a confrontationally vulnerable anthem of self-revolution, rooted in post-rock and art-pop. It's accompanying music video, strange and unnatural, yet deeply human, brings the creative vision of 'Eddie Doyle' to life. This funding seeks to record, film and promote the single and its genre-defiant music video. Instagram Ding Frisby Yorkshire and The Humber Ding Frisby is an intergalactic, guitar-wielding drag-thing writing songs for queer aliens everywhere. Ding Frisby on Disc will enable the recording and special edition release of intergalactic drag thing Ding Frisby’s debut EP, ‘Ding Frisby’. This cosmic, cabaret-inspired concept collection tells an origin story of growing up alien on Earth, or more precisely, growing up queer in Huddersfield. Instagram Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Heroic Dragon East of England Heroic Dragon is an 18-year-old Asian-British independent rapper, with authentic lyrics about motivation and being young on grime/uk rap instrumentals. This project will involve the creation of a 3-track EP, with music content shared across all platforms. Never Broke Again is a project about the conflicting struggle to make your passion into profit and the overwhelming loneliness of the journey. Instagram Grace Bower Yorkshire and The Humber Grace Bower is a presenter from Rotherham, Yorkshire. She’s spent the past 3 years reimagining her hometown as the world’s first Children’s Capital of Culture. NOWT FANCY is an innovative YouTube interview series that platforms musicians from South Yorkshire, being interviewed by Grace. Instagram Gage Arneaud South East Gage is an aspiring music event organiser passionate about youth culture and community building. Their goal is to create inclusive spaces that empower the next generation of producers. They will create a youth-led music networking project hosting outdoor, nature-based events that combine open DJ sets and open mic nights. Instagram Freddy Forbidden London FREDDY FORBIDDEN is an alternative solo artist from East London. FREDDY’s journey in music began after a life-changing incident in 2018 when he was robbed, run over, and left for dead. A second chance at life. The aim of BREACH is to introduce the world to Freddy Forbidden and 'Afrocore'. It's a surge of ancestral African energy, offering listeners the opportunity to restore their power. Instagram Eve Buckley Yorkshire and The Humber Leeds-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Eve Buckley combines a rich hybrid of Alternative Soul, Jazz, and Pop. Her debut EP ‘Some Kind of Solace was released last February. Her project involves creating her sophomore EP, a 5-track exploration that maintains her jazz, soul, and pop foundations but expands to more alternative and experimental territory. Instagram Emski London Emmanuella, aka EMSKI: is a DJ and producer from SE London. Their beats blend underground club culture with global electronic sounds. She will produce 2–3 singles, develop a live Ableton Push performance, deliver 2 workshops for care leavers, and host an EP launch, turning music into a platform for creativity, skills, and confidence. Instagram Elina Lee Wales Elina Lee is an Indie-pop Alt-R&B artist based in the Cardiff. Born in Thailand and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, her music is shaped by her multicultural upbringing and the pulse of big-city soundscapes. The NextGen funding will support the recording, production, and release of her debut EP. She will also use the funding to buy a synthesiser, allowing her to recreate the atmosphere of the recorded songs into an authentic, cityscape-inspired live set. Instagram Eddie Doyle North East Drawing from her hymn-heavy childhood and classical roots, Eddie Doyle is an exciting new voice in experimental rock. Blending electronica, ambient and her self described 'post-Catholic post-rock'. 'Don't Look' is a confrontationally vulnerable anthem of self-revolution, rooted in post-rock and art-pop. It's accompanying music video, strange and unnatural, yet deeply human, brings the creative vision of 'Eddie Doyle' to life. This funding seeks to record, film and promote the single and its genre-defiant music video. Instagram Ding Frisby Yorkshire and The Humber Ding Frisby is an intergalactic, guitar-wielding drag-thing writing songs for queer aliens everywhere. Ding Frisby on Disc will enable the recording and special edition release of intergalactic drag thing Ding Frisby’s debut EP, ‘Ding Frisby’. This cosmic, cabaret-inspired concept collection tells an origin story of growing up alien on Earth, or more precisely, growing up queer in Huddersfield. Instagram Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Grace Bower Yorkshire and The Humber Grace Bower is a presenter from Rotherham, Yorkshire. She’s spent the past 3 years reimagining her hometown as the world’s first Children’s Capital of Culture. NOWT FANCY is an innovative YouTube interview series that platforms musicians from South Yorkshire, being interviewed by Grace. Instagram Gage Arneaud South East Gage is an aspiring music event organiser passionate about youth culture and community building. Their goal is to create inclusive spaces that empower the next generation of producers. They will create a youth-led music networking project hosting outdoor, nature-based events that combine open DJ sets and open mic nights. Instagram Freddy Forbidden London FREDDY FORBIDDEN is an alternative solo artist from East London. FREDDY’s journey in music began after a life-changing incident in 2018 when he was robbed, run over, and left for dead. A second chance at life. The aim of BREACH is to introduce the world to Freddy Forbidden and 'Afrocore'. It's a surge of ancestral African energy, offering listeners the opportunity to restore their power. Instagram Eve Buckley Yorkshire and The Humber Leeds-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Eve Buckley combines a rich hybrid of Alternative Soul, Jazz, and Pop. Her debut EP ‘Some Kind of Solace was released last February. Her project involves creating her sophomore EP, a 5-track exploration that maintains her jazz, soul, and pop foundations but expands to more alternative and experimental territory. Instagram Emski London Emmanuella, aka EMSKI: is a DJ and producer from SE London. Their beats blend underground club culture with global electronic sounds. She will produce 2–3 singles, develop a live Ableton Push performance, deliver 2 workshops for care leavers, and host an EP launch, turning music into a platform for creativity, skills, and confidence. Instagram Elina Lee Wales Elina Lee is an Indie-pop Alt-R&B artist based in the Cardiff. Born in Thailand and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, her music is shaped by her multicultural upbringing and the pulse of big-city soundscapes. The NextGen funding will support the recording, production, and release of her debut EP. She will also use the funding to buy a synthesiser, allowing her to recreate the atmosphere of the recorded songs into an authentic, cityscape-inspired live set. Instagram Eddie Doyle North East Drawing from her hymn-heavy childhood and classical roots, Eddie Doyle is an exciting new voice in experimental rock. Blending electronica, ambient and her self described 'post-Catholic post-rock'. 'Don't Look' is a confrontationally vulnerable anthem of self-revolution, rooted in post-rock and art-pop. It's accompanying music video, strange and unnatural, yet deeply human, brings the creative vision of 'Eddie Doyle' to life. This funding seeks to record, film and promote the single and its genre-defiant music video. Instagram Ding Frisby Yorkshire and The Humber Ding Frisby is an intergalactic, guitar-wielding drag-thing writing songs for queer aliens everywhere. Ding Frisby on Disc will enable the recording and special edition release of intergalactic drag thing Ding Frisby’s debut EP, ‘Ding Frisby’. This cosmic, cabaret-inspired concept collection tells an origin story of growing up alien on Earth, or more precisely, growing up queer in Huddersfield. Instagram Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Gage Arneaud South East Gage is an aspiring music event organiser passionate about youth culture and community building. Their goal is to create inclusive spaces that empower the next generation of producers. They will create a youth-led music networking project hosting outdoor, nature-based events that combine open DJ sets and open mic nights. Instagram Freddy Forbidden London FREDDY FORBIDDEN is an alternative solo artist from East London. FREDDY’s journey in music began after a life-changing incident in 2018 when he was robbed, run over, and left for dead. A second chance at life. The aim of BREACH is to introduce the world to Freddy Forbidden and 'Afrocore'. It's a surge of ancestral African energy, offering listeners the opportunity to restore their power. Instagram Eve Buckley Yorkshire and The Humber Leeds-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Eve Buckley combines a rich hybrid of Alternative Soul, Jazz, and Pop. Her debut EP ‘Some Kind of Solace was released last February. Her project involves creating her sophomore EP, a 5-track exploration that maintains her jazz, soul, and pop foundations but expands to more alternative and experimental territory. Instagram Emski London Emmanuella, aka EMSKI: is a DJ and producer from SE London. Their beats blend underground club culture with global electronic sounds. She will produce 2–3 singles, develop a live Ableton Push performance, deliver 2 workshops for care leavers, and host an EP launch, turning music into a platform for creativity, skills, and confidence. Instagram Elina Lee Wales Elina Lee is an Indie-pop Alt-R&B artist based in the Cardiff. Born in Thailand and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, her music is shaped by her multicultural upbringing and the pulse of big-city soundscapes. The NextGen funding will support the recording, production, and release of her debut EP. She will also use the funding to buy a synthesiser, allowing her to recreate the atmosphere of the recorded songs into an authentic, cityscape-inspired live set. Instagram Eddie Doyle North East Drawing from her hymn-heavy childhood and classical roots, Eddie Doyle is an exciting new voice in experimental rock. Blending electronica, ambient and her self described 'post-Catholic post-rock'. 'Don't Look' is a confrontationally vulnerable anthem of self-revolution, rooted in post-rock and art-pop. It's accompanying music video, strange and unnatural, yet deeply human, brings the creative vision of 'Eddie Doyle' to life. This funding seeks to record, film and promote the single and its genre-defiant music video. Instagram Ding Frisby Yorkshire and The Humber Ding Frisby is an intergalactic, guitar-wielding drag-thing writing songs for queer aliens everywhere. Ding Frisby on Disc will enable the recording and special edition release of intergalactic drag thing Ding Frisby’s debut EP, ‘Ding Frisby’. This cosmic, cabaret-inspired concept collection tells an origin story of growing up alien on Earth, or more precisely, growing up queer in Huddersfield. Instagram Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Freddy Forbidden London FREDDY FORBIDDEN is an alternative solo artist from East London. FREDDY’s journey in music began after a life-changing incident in 2018 when he was robbed, run over, and left for dead. A second chance at life. The aim of BREACH is to introduce the world to Freddy Forbidden and 'Afrocore'. It's a surge of ancestral African energy, offering listeners the opportunity to restore their power. Instagram Eve Buckley Yorkshire and The Humber Leeds-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Eve Buckley combines a rich hybrid of Alternative Soul, Jazz, and Pop. Her debut EP ‘Some Kind of Solace was released last February. Her project involves creating her sophomore EP, a 5-track exploration that maintains her jazz, soul, and pop foundations but expands to more alternative and experimental territory. Instagram Emski London Emmanuella, aka EMSKI: is a DJ and producer from SE London. Their beats blend underground club culture with global electronic sounds. She will produce 2–3 singles, develop a live Ableton Push performance, deliver 2 workshops for care leavers, and host an EP launch, turning music into a platform for creativity, skills, and confidence. Instagram Elina Lee Wales Elina Lee is an Indie-pop Alt-R&B artist based in the Cardiff. Born in Thailand and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, her music is shaped by her multicultural upbringing and the pulse of big-city soundscapes. The NextGen funding will support the recording, production, and release of her debut EP. She will also use the funding to buy a synthesiser, allowing her to recreate the atmosphere of the recorded songs into an authentic, cityscape-inspired live set. Instagram Eddie Doyle North East Drawing from her hymn-heavy childhood and classical roots, Eddie Doyle is an exciting new voice in experimental rock. Blending electronica, ambient and her self described 'post-Catholic post-rock'. 'Don't Look' is a confrontationally vulnerable anthem of self-revolution, rooted in post-rock and art-pop. It's accompanying music video, strange and unnatural, yet deeply human, brings the creative vision of 'Eddie Doyle' to life. This funding seeks to record, film and promote the single and its genre-defiant music video. Instagram Ding Frisby Yorkshire and The Humber Ding Frisby is an intergalactic, guitar-wielding drag-thing writing songs for queer aliens everywhere. Ding Frisby on Disc will enable the recording and special edition release of intergalactic drag thing Ding Frisby’s debut EP, ‘Ding Frisby’. This cosmic, cabaret-inspired concept collection tells an origin story of growing up alien on Earth, or more precisely, growing up queer in Huddersfield. Instagram Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Eve Buckley Yorkshire and The Humber Leeds-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Eve Buckley combines a rich hybrid of Alternative Soul, Jazz, and Pop. Her debut EP ‘Some Kind of Solace was released last February. Her project involves creating her sophomore EP, a 5-track exploration that maintains her jazz, soul, and pop foundations but expands to more alternative and experimental territory. Instagram Emski London Emmanuella, aka EMSKI: is a DJ and producer from SE London. Their beats blend underground club culture with global electronic sounds. She will produce 2–3 singles, develop a live Ableton Push performance, deliver 2 workshops for care leavers, and host an EP launch, turning music into a platform for creativity, skills, and confidence. Instagram Elina Lee Wales Elina Lee is an Indie-pop Alt-R&B artist based in the Cardiff. Born in Thailand and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, her music is shaped by her multicultural upbringing and the pulse of big-city soundscapes. The NextGen funding will support the recording, production, and release of her debut EP. She will also use the funding to buy a synthesiser, allowing her to recreate the atmosphere of the recorded songs into an authentic, cityscape-inspired live set. Instagram Eddie Doyle North East Drawing from her hymn-heavy childhood and classical roots, Eddie Doyle is an exciting new voice in experimental rock. Blending electronica, ambient and her self described 'post-Catholic post-rock'. 'Don't Look' is a confrontationally vulnerable anthem of self-revolution, rooted in post-rock and art-pop. It's accompanying music video, strange and unnatural, yet deeply human, brings the creative vision of 'Eddie Doyle' to life. This funding seeks to record, film and promote the single and its genre-defiant music video. Instagram Ding Frisby Yorkshire and The Humber Ding Frisby is an intergalactic, guitar-wielding drag-thing writing songs for queer aliens everywhere. Ding Frisby on Disc will enable the recording and special edition release of intergalactic drag thing Ding Frisby’s debut EP, ‘Ding Frisby’. This cosmic, cabaret-inspired concept collection tells an origin story of growing up alien on Earth, or more precisely, growing up queer in Huddersfield. Instagram Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Emski London Emmanuella, aka EMSKI: is a DJ and producer from SE London. Their beats blend underground club culture with global electronic sounds. She will produce 2–3 singles, develop a live Ableton Push performance, deliver 2 workshops for care leavers, and host an EP launch, turning music into a platform for creativity, skills, and confidence. Instagram Elina Lee Wales Elina Lee is an Indie-pop Alt-R&B artist based in the Cardiff. Born in Thailand and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, her music is shaped by her multicultural upbringing and the pulse of big-city soundscapes. The NextGen funding will support the recording, production, and release of her debut EP. She will also use the funding to buy a synthesiser, allowing her to recreate the atmosphere of the recorded songs into an authentic, cityscape-inspired live set. Instagram Eddie Doyle North East Drawing from her hymn-heavy childhood and classical roots, Eddie Doyle is an exciting new voice in experimental rock. Blending electronica, ambient and her self described 'post-Catholic post-rock'. 'Don't Look' is a confrontationally vulnerable anthem of self-revolution, rooted in post-rock and art-pop. It's accompanying music video, strange and unnatural, yet deeply human, brings the creative vision of 'Eddie Doyle' to life. This funding seeks to record, film and promote the single and its genre-defiant music video. Instagram Ding Frisby Yorkshire and The Humber Ding Frisby is an intergalactic, guitar-wielding drag-thing writing songs for queer aliens everywhere. Ding Frisby on Disc will enable the recording and special edition release of intergalactic drag thing Ding Frisby’s debut EP, ‘Ding Frisby’. This cosmic, cabaret-inspired concept collection tells an origin story of growing up alien on Earth, or more precisely, growing up queer in Huddersfield. Instagram Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Elina Lee Wales Elina Lee is an Indie-pop Alt-R&B artist based in the Cardiff. Born in Thailand and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, her music is shaped by her multicultural upbringing and the pulse of big-city soundscapes. The NextGen funding will support the recording, production, and release of her debut EP. She will also use the funding to buy a synthesiser, allowing her to recreate the atmosphere of the recorded songs into an authentic, cityscape-inspired live set. Instagram Eddie Doyle North East Drawing from her hymn-heavy childhood and classical roots, Eddie Doyle is an exciting new voice in experimental rock. Blending electronica, ambient and her self described 'post-Catholic post-rock'. 'Don't Look' is a confrontationally vulnerable anthem of self-revolution, rooted in post-rock and art-pop. It's accompanying music video, strange and unnatural, yet deeply human, brings the creative vision of 'Eddie Doyle' to life. This funding seeks to record, film and promote the single and its genre-defiant music video. Instagram Ding Frisby Yorkshire and The Humber Ding Frisby is an intergalactic, guitar-wielding drag-thing writing songs for queer aliens everywhere. Ding Frisby on Disc will enable the recording and special edition release of intergalactic drag thing Ding Frisby’s debut EP, ‘Ding Frisby’. This cosmic, cabaret-inspired concept collection tells an origin story of growing up alien on Earth, or more precisely, growing up queer in Huddersfield. Instagram Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Eddie Doyle North East Drawing from her hymn-heavy childhood and classical roots, Eddie Doyle is an exciting new voice in experimental rock. Blending electronica, ambient and her self described 'post-Catholic post-rock'. 'Don't Look' is a confrontationally vulnerable anthem of self-revolution, rooted in post-rock and art-pop. It's accompanying music video, strange and unnatural, yet deeply human, brings the creative vision of 'Eddie Doyle' to life. This funding seeks to record, film and promote the single and its genre-defiant music video. Instagram Ding Frisby Yorkshire and The Humber Ding Frisby is an intergalactic, guitar-wielding drag-thing writing songs for queer aliens everywhere. Ding Frisby on Disc will enable the recording and special edition release of intergalactic drag thing Ding Frisby’s debut EP, ‘Ding Frisby’. This cosmic, cabaret-inspired concept collection tells an origin story of growing up alien on Earth, or more precisely, growing up queer in Huddersfield. Instagram Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Ding Frisby Yorkshire and The Humber Ding Frisby is an intergalactic, guitar-wielding drag-thing writing songs for queer aliens everywhere. Ding Frisby on Disc will enable the recording and special edition release of intergalactic drag thing Ding Frisby’s debut EP, ‘Ding Frisby’. This cosmic, cabaret-inspired concept collection tells an origin story of growing up alien on Earth, or more precisely, growing up queer in Huddersfield. Instagram Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Dia Day London Hailing from Croydon, Dia Day fuses South London’s rap & hip-hop influences with neo-soul & jazz elements. This, with flavours from her Polish heritage makes for a gritty and raw cross-genre sound. Dia's debut album “Letters to L” is set to drop later this year. She will create a 12-track album exploring loneliness across her life, told through vivid storytelling. It fuses UK rap, neo-soul and jazz, with live instrumentation and stacked choir vocals from the FLAMES collective. Instagram CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
CLAMP Wales Dion is a Llanrug-based musician and promoter, creating community-focused live music events and mentoring emerging artists. Passionate about grassroots scenes, songwriting, and inclusive gigs. CLAMP is a new Caernarfon-based gig promotion project curating 3–4 small, high-quality shows a year. It will platform emerging Welsh bands who are too niche for bigger stages but can fill 100-cap rooms, rebuilding a local live scene and giving younger audiences and artists a vital space to connect. Instagram CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
CHY North West CHY is a 25 year old, music fanatic and diverse DJ, whilst pursuing a career in mental health. Music has been a tool of self expression and helped them find community. CHY hopes by achieving their goals, they will be able to give back to this community. They will be working on A 4-track EP named MADEINTHERAVE in the next year. Not just about the music but a place of freedom and expression and community. Being unapologetically authentic and thriving in an environment that’s liberating. Pushing diversity and staying true to our roots. Instagram Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Chea Mc Ardle Northern Ireland Chea is a Music Photographer, based in Belfast. They use their creative drive to explore the vibrant music scene within Belfast, and to shine a spotlight towards local artists. Their project will spotlight Belfast's overlooked local Musicians, exploring their outward personas versus the inner workings of their artistry. An exploration into their ability to express their creative selves facilitated via, high quality studio photoshoots, bts shoots and interviews; culminating in a zine with aim to exhibit within Belfast. Instagram Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Catherine Bullock North West Catherine Bullock writes physics inspired folk-rock, reflecting on queer identity, relationships, and self doubt. Catherine blends astrophysical imagery, choral inspired harmony, and dissonant open tuning, into something both celestial and grounded. Their project will be a debut 4-track Folk-Rock EP, exploring the beauties and struggles of being queer and gender diverse, moving across the world, and the journey of self confidence told through the lens of physics concepts. Instagram Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Brook Fox Wales Brook Fox is a singer-songwriter and BBC Radio Wales A-Lister, hailing from the small town of Burry Port in Wales. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences, his music combines down to earth lyrics with indie pop/rock influences, offering a fresh and authentic soundscape. Their project will consist of recording, mixing and mastering my second EP at Sonic One Studios. Instagram arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
arwen. Scotland Arwen Scott is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire in Scotland who, through folk melodies and the Scots language, takes you on a journey through the lands of their home and explore some of the contemporary issues facing young people today. Their project will be the recording and production of an album of Scots language songs and folk music written over the course of the last two years. Instagram AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
AISHA South West AISHA is 19-year-old singer-songwriter from North Devon, blending soul, R&B and pop through powerful, emotive vocals. She will develop and release a five-track EP showcasing a clear artistic identity, supported by strong social media content for promotion to grow audiences, build momentum, and establish a compelling brand. Instagram Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Tekhole Scotland Tekhole is a Southern African DJ and sound artist based in Glasgow. Rooted in Gqom and tribal percussion, their genre-fluid sets weave between breaks, techno, and electro with field recordings and deconstructed drums. Their work explores heritage, queerness, and futurism, treating sound as a space for connection and transformation. 'SIN', Tekhole's debut EP, fuses Gqom, electro, and field recordings into dark, percussion-driven soundscapes. Exploring heritage, queerness, and Afro-Futurism, it confronts neo-colonial dystopia and systemic oppression through decaying rhythms and ethereal textures ~ transforming fractured histories into speculative futures, and turning protest into a sonic testament of survival and resistance. Pronouns: they/them Instagram TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
TARIRO North East TARIRO is a soul-stirring singer-songwriter whose music blends emotion and storytelling with graceful ease. Hailing from the North East and raised in the rich harmonies of gospel choir, she now moves fluidly through R&B, neo-soul, and beyond a reflection of her journey, heritage and artistry. This project will be an EP that details her journey through late teens to adolescence, with songs written from 2019 up to present day, and more to be written. "This highlights the perspective of a Black girl in the North East, navigating relationships, hardships, success and failures, tracking mental health and beyond." Pronouns: she/her Instagram Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
Tara Angharad Wales A singer with a pure, healing voice, Tara creates hypnotic music that invokes deep listening and connection to the soul. Singing in Welsh and other languages, her delicate, medicinal melodies honour her Celtic roots, carrying a timeless beauty. Her project will be an intimate debut EP of two original medicine songs, sung in Portuguese and Welsh as mantra and incantation. Translating as “deepest essence,”the work moves through hypnotic melodies and imaginal realms, leading the listener into rhythmic elemental frequencies. Pronouns: she/her Instagram TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
TAHZAN East of England "The jungle is a place of extreme versatility and I represent this in my music approach, hence the creation of my one-liner "Tahzan is a Jongu". I wear the Black OX hat representing strength, resilience and hard work and is linked to deities like Ogun." The electronic artist's project will be a journey through the phase of life that he is in. The album will span across 12 tracks, "each representing my different sides, while compartmentalising different areas of the jungle for example, deep and driven songs representing a grassland savannah, while songs glorifying women lean towards that of a rainforest." Pronouns: he/him Instagram slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last » Inspired? Join our NextGen Community We offer funding, networking events, and paid roles and training opportunities for those who face barriers. Our goal is to make the future of the music industries more accessible, more diverse, and more creative. Join the NextGen Community On Next Gen NextGen Community Events Our NextGen Community events give attendees aged 18-30 the chance to connect with other creatives in their local city, listen to panel discussions from industry experts and watch performances from emerging artists. Read more funding NextGen Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for 18 to 25 year olds creatives (aged up to 30 for those who identify as d/Deaf, Disabled or neurodivergent) in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. NextGen Round 14: 28 August 2026 - 25 September 2026 Read more Next Gen Next Gen Spotlight: Qazi & Qazi Sisters Naadirah and Rukaiyah, Qazi & Qazi, craft ethereal harmonies and cinematic folk tales of surrender, strength, and spirit. Read more
slyn Scotland slyn (Ashlynn White) is a sound artist and marine biologist whose practice draws on hydrofeminism to explore the textures and rhythms of underwater life. Working with hydrophones, layered field recordings, and processed voice, she creates immersive environments that reveal the entanglement of bodies and waters. Her project will involve making an EP continuing my practice weaving hydrophone and field recordings from around Scotland to imagine water and ecology as an instrument, incorporating these sounds into more clubby, experimental songs. Drawing on theories of hydrofeminism, slyn's project would bridge her scientific research and love for music. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last »
Sharmaine Webster East Midlands Sharmaine Webster, 22, is quickly becoming one of the UK’s promising new voices. With unfiltered storytelling, captivating melodies, and fresh collaborations with producer MITCHWHITE, she’s shaping a bold new sound. Selected for the prestigious Skarbek Academy, Sharmaine is poised to make her mark on the pop landscape. 'Lover Girl' is the title of her debut EP which will consist of 5-7 original tracks. Pronouns: she/her Instagram
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