Help Musicians Scotland will provide support and guidance to aspiring musicians
Events are set to take place throughout the country to mark the arrival of a charity to support musicians.
Help Musicians Scotland will be launched at the end of this month, with the charity branching out having operated at a UK-level for almost a century.
The organisation aims to support those who work in the music industry when crisis or illness strikes, but also at times of opportunity, giving people the extra help they need at a crucial stage that could make or break their career.
To mark the opening of a Scottish branch, Help Musicians has planned a series of events which will take place in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Dumfries and Perth between 31 January and 2 February.
Fundraising gigs, talks and advice sessions covering subjects such as mental health and how to break into the industry will be held as part of the Rooted in Scotland programme.
The series gets underway with the launch of the Music Business School in Glasgow on 31 January offering attendees the chance to hear from industry specialists including the BBC, Nude Records and Music Glue.
Set to highlight a hot topic in music right now, the Scottish Music Industry Association and Citizen M will run a Glasgow Music Tourism event with aims to offer valuable insights for music professionals to maximise opportunities to connect with the industry. The event will also feature an acoustic set from TeenCanteen’s Carla Easton.
Scott Hutchinson of Frightened Rabbit will feature at the Highway to Health event in Edinburgh in conversation with Olaf Furniss.
Claire Gevaux, director of Help Musicians Scotland, said: “I’m delighted that we’ve made such great partnerships already in Scotland as is demonstrated by all the events taking place as part of our Rooted in Scotlamd series. These events from Dundee to Perth and Edinburgh to Dumfries will raise awareness of HMScotland so that we can reach more musicians and those working in the industry.”
A full programme of events and further details are available online.
