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City Music Foundation provides career development, agency and management for solo musicians and small ensembles early in their professional careers. Young performers need mentoring, coaching, tailored workshops and guidance more than ever before to navigate the post-pandemic music industry.

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  • Arts/Culture/Heritage Arts/​Culture/​Heritage
  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Beneficiaries

    • General Public/Humankind General Public/​Humankind
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)

    Situation

    Artists have emerged into a new musical landscape bustling with activity, filled with innovation and opportunity, yet more difficult to navigate and succeed in than ever before. Many outstanding performers have not ever been told how the music industry works, how to be noticed, nor how to deal with the financial side of being a one person business, nor contracts, PR, social media. There is a long list of non-musical skills they need to master to be able to earn a living from performing.

    Solution

    We take selected exceptional musicians on our 2 year Artist Programme and provide tailored support in the business of music. We offer each musicians or ensemble a business mentor, coaching, and a workshop series including accounting, legal issues, working with agents, and critics, and more. We also fund the building of new websites, photographs and videos, and help with biography writing, event organising etc. This runs alongside our agency and management side which secures professional work.

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    Categories

  • Arts/Culture/Heritage Arts/​Culture/​Heritage
  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Beneficiaries

    • General Public/Humankind General Public/​Humankind
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)