Imogen Heap and Katie Melua have been added to the board of directors at the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC).
The songwriters join the likes of Annie Lennox, Ed O’Brien, Nick Mason and Fran Healy already sitting on the board.
Commenting, Imogen said: ‘It’s fantastic to be invited in to help shape the bright future of our music industry with the FAC gang and hopefully add to their great work! It’s the first time in a long time I’ve been positive about the future of our industry and I completely and whole heartedly believe a revolution is upon us.’
Katie added: ‘It's great to be joining the FAC board, the music industry has long been needing an organisation like this. In my introduction to the FAC I can see that there is so much experienced knowledge and care in this community, which is there to be shared. If a young artist doesn't know where to find an impartial support system, the FAC can provide the advice and education that can greatly benefit them and the long term creative work also.’
The FAC also unveiled a new board for Breakthrough and Emerging Artists Together (BEAT), which consists of a number of featured artists from around the UK. The board will represent the voices of working musicians, from those recording their first EP to those performing their first arena tour and will influence the FAC’s 2016 education programme and policies.
The founding members of the BEAT board include Jeremy Pritchard (Everything Everything), Justin Gartry (Bella Figura), Rotimo Soul, Tomer Danan (Treetop Flyers) Roxanne de Bastion, Niall James Holohan (aka Nibbinz) and Jack Gourlay (The Night VI) among others.
Jeremy Pritchard said: ‘In such a transitional and fast-moving period for music, every sector of the industry wants to voice their concerns. Despite being the lifeblood and raisin d'être of the business, the artist's interests are too often lost in the noise, and the voice of emerging artists specifically is the most overlooked.’
Visit the FAC website to find out more.
The songwriters join the likes of Annie Lennox, Ed O’Brien, Nick Mason and Fran Healy already sitting on the board.
Commenting, Imogen said: ‘It’s fantastic to be invited in to help shape the bright future of our music industry with the FAC gang and hopefully add to their great work! It’s the first time in a long time I’ve been positive about the future of our industry and I completely and whole heartedly believe a revolution is upon us.’
Katie added: ‘It's great to be joining the FAC board, the music industry has long been needing an organisation like this. In my introduction to the FAC I can see that there is so much experienced knowledge and care in this community, which is there to be shared. If a young artist doesn't know where to find an impartial support system, the FAC can provide the advice and education that can greatly benefit them and the long term creative work also.’
The FAC also unveiled a new board for Breakthrough and Emerging Artists Together (BEAT), which consists of a number of featured artists from around the UK. The board will represent the voices of working musicians, from those recording their first EP to those performing their first arena tour and will influence the FAC’s 2016 education programme and policies.
The founding members of the BEAT board include Jeremy Pritchard (Everything Everything), Justin Gartry (Bella Figura), Rotimo Soul, Tomer Danan (Treetop Flyers) Roxanne de Bastion, Niall James Holohan (aka Nibbinz) and Jack Gourlay (The Night VI) among others.
Jeremy Pritchard said: ‘In such a transitional and fast-moving period for music, every sector of the industry wants to voice their concerns. Despite being the lifeblood and raisin d'être of the business, the artist's interests are too often lost in the noise, and the voice of emerging artists specifically is the most overlooked.’
Visit the FAC website to find out more.
