Breadcrumb Home Search Search Copy URL https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/search-results Search Copy URL https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/search-results Search news 6 Grassroots Organisations Supporting LGBTQIA+ Young People Through Music This LGBT+ History Month, get to know some of the organisations we invest in that support LGBTQIA+ young people all year round. Read more Case Study Sponsor spotlight: Steve Mayall, Music Ally Discover how Music Ally, in partnership with Youth Music, is breaking barriers in the music business. Founding Director Steve Mayall shares insights on empowering young creatives through the Creative Entrepreneurship Programme. Read more Case Study Kent Album Project: Amplifying Young Voices The Kent Album Project, led by Square Pegs Arts, set out to capture the spirit of Kent and Medway through the voices and talents of young autistic, learning-disabled, and neurodivergent individuals. Read more Case Study WILD Young Parents: Music Makes Us Happy WILD Young Parents is the UK’s biggest young parent organisation. Based in Cornwall, the organisation has been supported by Youth Music for several years now. Read more Case Study Lavz Hailing from Luton, Lavz is a standout creative force in a scene currently populated by a wave of similar artists. She carefully blends Hip-hop, R&B, soul and jazz, to create a unique and attention-grabbing sound. Her lyrics speak of truth in a relatable tone from a favoured & flawed person. Read more Case Study Marz Fay Martha Byrant, also known as Marz Fay is a spoken word artist, actor and musician from South London. During lockdown Martha has released three tracks via Sound Cloud. Truly DIY, which she created home in her make-shift studio and created DIY visuals to release on her YouTube channel. The The 18 Year old sound is reminiscent of Lo-Fi and melodic with lyrics heavily rooted in poetry. Read more Case Study Fred Fredas Fred Fredas is an Artist/Songwriter/Musician from South London. His masterful - poetic flow & hard-hitting lyrics, mixed with a clear love for soulful instrumentals; produces thought provoking, endlessly playable music. It is not hard to detect both American and British influence in Fredas’ work. An astute and observant storyteller, he harnesses the immediacy of grime with the undeniable sheen of modern Hip-Hop. Read more news The Great Escape 2023: NextGen Highlights Seven Youth Music NextGen artists headed down to Brighton for some memorable performances at The Great Escape Festival. Catch up on all the highlights. Read more Case Study TEE Listening and storytelling forms the core of TEE’s music. Not solely in a musical sense, his work is centred on communication and dialogue, the process of problem solving and striving to understand the thoughts, feelings and perspectives of those around him. Tee explains of his music. “As a society we’re better at it. But there’s not enough conversations about real shit.” Read more Case Study Becca James Becca is a singer-songwriter and community musician based in Newcastle. In 2019, Becca released her debut single, Control, a pop and neo-soul track through, Crumpet Records, an independent and intern-run label. Becca hopes to release more music this year with Tipping Point Records. Becca is also a creative freelancer with various roles such as a choir leader and arts assistant. Becca has also performed at the Women Are Mint Festival at Cobalt Studios and The Late Shows at Gateshead Library. Read more Case Study Sam Akpro Bringing his own inimitable style to his music, Peckham born and raised Sam Akpro melds fuzzed out guitars and digi-drums. He's built a cult fan base, culminating in 4 sold-out headline shows at the infamous music venue The Windmill (Brixton), where Sam was given a 5-Star Review by The Times. In May 2023, Sam played The Great Escape Festival in Brighton to a packed-out crowd. Read more Case Study MACY Welsh artist MACY describes her sound as Dreamy, Nu-Disco, Dark Pop or even Funky Pop on occasion. Read more Case Study NextGen Spotlight: Noah Bouchard NextGen Fund artist Noah Bouchard discusses his debut album, 'Love of My Life', the benefits of collaboration, and his advice for emerging artists. Read more Tim test media embed Read more news 6 Organisations Tackling Underrepresentation in the Music Industry In 2020 we launched the Youth Music Incubator Fund to enable organisations to create sustainable, meaningful career opportunities for young people aged 18-25, especially those who are currently underrepresented in the sector. We wanted to help creative employers support emerging talent and benefit from a more diverse workforce. Since then, we've given out more than £2.3 million to businesses, collectives and not-for-profits working in the music industries to make that happen, that have created over 800 paid work opportunities created at the Real Living Wage, for young people across England, Scotland and Wales.Check out some of the ways organisations have used the funding to tackle underrepresentation in the industry below. Read more news Risky Roadz - Making a Music Video on a Low Budget A video is a key part of a music release now, and a lot of our applications to the Youth Music NextGen Fund spend a lot of their budgets on music videos, so we invited special guest director Roony Keefe, aka ‘Risky Roadz’ to hold an online workshop to share tips on how to make a great music video at a low cost. Read more news BICEP On How to Start and Sustain a Career in Music Production Electronic duo Bicep share their tips on how to start and sustain a long career in music production. Read more news Why are there so few Black music supervisors? Jumi Akinfenwa, Senior Music Supervisor & Cultural Curator at Pitch & Sync, discusses with her peers the lack of diversity in music supervision. Read more Contact us Do you need to get in touch with the Youth Music Team? Here's how. Read more news Photo Diary: ALT BLK ERA Take Glastonbury Youth Music NextGen Fund artists, ALT BLK ERA, brought their empowering nu-metal sounds to Glastonbury with Earache Records. Read more Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 9 Next page ››
