Ivan Proctor, a contemporary songwriting student, has been announced as the recipient of the first Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) BASCA Scholarship.
He was received the inaugural award at the European Composer & Songwriter Alliance General Assembly Opening Concert at BASCA.
The award will fully fund Ivan’s place on ACM’s two-year songwriting degree course in its Music Industry Practice BA Hons programme.
ACM’s innovative incubator programme places talented students within a real world music industry ecosystem. All of its songwriting students now receive a yearly digital BASCA membership.
Kainne Clements, ACM’s executive chairman, said: ‘We are delighted to announce the winner of the inaugural BASCA ACM Scholarship, and to be able to offer a very talented and promising student the prestigious award.
‘There is such an obvious synergy between BASCA’s work supporting songwriters and composers and our talented songwriting students. The scholarship scheme also fits perfectly with our belief that finance and circumstances should not be a barrier to any student fulfilling their potential.’
Ivan was one of eight finalists selected to perform at the iconic Metropolis Studios before a panel of BASCA judges including Caron Wheeler and Gary Osborne.
He was received the inaugural award at the European Composer & Songwriter Alliance General Assembly Opening Concert at BASCA.
The award will fully fund Ivan’s place on ACM’s two-year songwriting degree course in its Music Industry Practice BA Hons programme.
ACM’s innovative incubator programme places talented students within a real world music industry ecosystem. All of its songwriting students now receive a yearly digital BASCA membership.
Kainne Clements, ACM’s executive chairman, said: ‘We are delighted to announce the winner of the inaugural BASCA ACM Scholarship, and to be able to offer a very talented and promising student the prestigious award.
‘There is such an obvious synergy between BASCA’s work supporting songwriters and composers and our talented songwriting students. The scholarship scheme also fits perfectly with our belief that finance and circumstances should not be a barrier to any student fulfilling their potential.’
Ivan was one of eight finalists selected to perform at the iconic Metropolis Studios before a panel of BASCA judges including Caron Wheeler and Gary Osborne.
