Hands Up for Musicians

Scottish musicians expanding their creative horizons into other other areas of musical practice.

The Hands Up for Musicians website offers opportunities for musicians, providing resources and news to help musicians get the best out of their careers. The opportunities are mainly Scottish based but if you have any suggestions for anything else we are here to listen.

Latest Opportunity

In Tune With Nature – Inviting musicians of all genres to compose new music as part of a high-profile national composition and songwriting project called ‘In Tune with Nature’.

What is the competition? To celebrate Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters, artists aged 16+ are invited to write new music inspired by one of ten National Nature … [Read More...]

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Distil Showcase 2019

Distil Showcase 2019: Skipper by Owen Sinclair

The Distil Showcase will return again to the Tolbooth in Stirling on Friday 29th March 2019 at 8pm. The concert showcases the new and exciting music of traditional … [Read More...]

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More Opportunities for musicians

Make Music Day UK: Digital Producer

Make Music Day 2020 is going digital! To help with this unexpected change we’re looking for an exceptional Digital Producer to join our team from mid-April. MAKE MUSIC DAY 2020 – DIGITAL CELEBRATION Make Music Day is a grassroots festival where … [Read More...]

New support for creative sector during COVID-19 outbreak from Creative Scotland

Creative Scotland has launched three funding programmes designed to provide further support to sustain the country’s creative community during the COVID-19 outbreak: A Creative Scotland Bridging … [Read More...]

HELP MUSICIANS LAUNCHES £5M CORONAVIRUS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FUND

Today Help Musicians has launched the Coronavirus Financial Hardship Fund, a new offering specifically created to alleviate some of the immediate financial pressures that many professional musicians may currently be facing. The impact of the Coronavirus … [Read More...]

PRS Emergency Relief Fund launched, we’re here to help

As your Chief Executive – and with our wider PRS Team – we wanted to make sure we are supporting you through these difficult and unusual times. Over the last month we’ve heard from a number of you struggling to make ends meet and we want to help. We’ve come … [Read More...]

Creative Scotland Coronavirus Advice

This information is changing all the time so keep up with the latest info here. A message from our Chief Executive I can fully appreciate the increasing anxiety and uncertainty the spread of Covid-19 creates for all of us, as individuals, for our families … [Read More...]

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