The Wytches, Imogen Heap and Dry the River are among the acts to benefit from the latest round of Music Export Growth Scheme funding.
Established by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and the BPI, the initiative has been set up to help small-to-medium independent music companies increase their international presence.
Indie rockers the Wytches are signed Raygun Music while Imogen Heap is signed to Megaphonic - these are just two of 15 companies receiving backing in the third round of funding from the scheme. £250,000 will be shared among the businesses.
Chris Tams, BPI director of Independent Member Services, said: ‘Landmark albums and popular records from the canon of British music continue to form a strong core of UK music sales around the world.
‘And in recent years we have started to witness more artists from the independent community top the charts and perform sell-out shows on the international circuit. The Music Export Growth Scheme has a role to play in this success and we are already seeing an encouraging return on the investment made by the government, as bands embark on tours with iconic bands like the Rolling Stones and the Manic Street Preachers.’
Earlier rounds of funding from February and May 2014 have seen more than £500,000 distributed to support the likes of Metronomy, Young Fathers, Slow Club and Public Service Broadcasting.
The latest list of recipients is below;
Antlered Man (from London), and Black Moth (Leeds) (touring jointly), signed to London-based New Heavy Sounds.
Dry The River (London), signed to Stephen Budd Management (London).
Fearless Vampire Killers (London) signed to Wiseblood Management (London).
Fenech-Soler (from Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire), signed to Fwinki Music (London).
Fink(Brighton), signed to ATC Management (London).
GHETTS (London), signed to Disrupt LTD (London).
Hadouken (Leeds), signed to ATC Management (London).
Imogen Heap (Essex), signed to Megaphonic Ltd (Essex).
Max Cooper (originally from Belfast), signed to Agency X Artist Management (London).
Smoove & Turrell (Newcastle), signed to Jalapeno Ltd (Brighton).
The Answer (Belfast), signed to TAP Music Ltd (London).
The Heavy (Bath), signed to Redlight Management (Bristol).
The Wombats (Liverpool), signed to SB Management (London).
The Wytches (Peterborough), signed to Raygun Music (Brighton).
Waylayers (London), signed to Merrington Music Management (London).
The scheme will re-open for applications on Tuesday 12 August 2014.
Established by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and the BPI, the initiative has been set up to help small-to-medium independent music companies increase their international presence.
Indie rockers the Wytches are signed Raygun Music while Imogen Heap is signed to Megaphonic - these are just two of 15 companies receiving backing in the third round of funding from the scheme. £250,000 will be shared among the businesses.
Chris Tams, BPI director of Independent Member Services, said: ‘Landmark albums and popular records from the canon of British music continue to form a strong core of UK music sales around the world.
‘And in recent years we have started to witness more artists from the independent community top the charts and perform sell-out shows on the international circuit. The Music Export Growth Scheme has a role to play in this success and we are already seeing an encouraging return on the investment made by the government, as bands embark on tours with iconic bands like the Rolling Stones and the Manic Street Preachers.’
Earlier rounds of funding from February and May 2014 have seen more than £500,000 distributed to support the likes of Metronomy, Young Fathers, Slow Club and Public Service Broadcasting.
The latest list of recipients is below;
Antlered Man (from London), and Black Moth (Leeds) (touring jointly), signed to London-based New Heavy Sounds.
Dry The River (London), signed to Stephen Budd Management (London).
Fearless Vampire Killers (London) signed to Wiseblood Management (London).
Fenech-Soler (from Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire), signed to Fwinki Music (London).
Fink(Brighton), signed to ATC Management (London).
GHETTS (London), signed to Disrupt LTD (London).
Hadouken (Leeds), signed to ATC Management (London).
Imogen Heap (Essex), signed to Megaphonic Ltd (Essex).
Max Cooper (originally from Belfast), signed to Agency X Artist Management (London).
Smoove & Turrell (Newcastle), signed to Jalapeno Ltd (Brighton).
The Answer (Belfast), signed to TAP Music Ltd (London).
The Heavy (Bath), signed to Redlight Management (Bristol).
The Wombats (Liverpool), signed to SB Management (London).
The Wytches (Peterborough), signed to Raygun Music (Brighton).
Waylayers (London), signed to Merrington Music Management (London).
The scheme will re-open for applications on Tuesday 12 August 2014.
