PRS for Music Foundation’s Momentum Music Fund is to receive an additional year of funding from Arts Council England (ACE).
The initiative was originally set up in 2013 to help emerging artists and bands advance their music industry careers.
To date more than 70 acts have received backing from the fund, including the likes of Floating Points, Public Service Broadcasting and East India Youth.
Alan Davey, ACE chief executive, said: ‘By focussing on the artist and their needs, the Momentum pilot has shown how we can do more to support talent, and give that a helping hand at the right moment.
‘This is where the fund can, and has, played an important role: backing talent where the industry can’t, bridging gaps in investment, mobilising better management and planning, and helping to build a pipeline from local music development programmes to national exposure. This additional investment will result in further evidence to help us do more for music talent, and will show how we can continue to make a real difference to artists - that, after all, is what we should be about.’
Momentum offers grants of between £5k and £15k for artists and bands to break through to the next level of their career.
Visit the PRS for Music Foundation website for more information on when and how to apply for the fund.
The initiative was originally set up in 2013 to help emerging artists and bands advance their music industry careers.
To date more than 70 acts have received backing from the fund, including the likes of Floating Points, Public Service Broadcasting and East India Youth.
Alan Davey, ACE chief executive, said: ‘By focussing on the artist and their needs, the Momentum pilot has shown how we can do more to support talent, and give that a helping hand at the right moment.
‘This is where the fund can, and has, played an important role: backing talent where the industry can’t, bridging gaps in investment, mobilising better management and planning, and helping to build a pipeline from local music development programmes to national exposure. This additional investment will result in further evidence to help us do more for music talent, and will show how we can continue to make a real difference to artists - that, after all, is what we should be about.’
Momentum offers grants of between £5k and £15k for artists and bands to break through to the next level of their career.
Visit the PRS for Music Foundation website for more information on when and how to apply for the fund.
