Hands Up for Musicians

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

Opportunities to work with Theatre Gu Leòr (Gaelic Theatre)

(They’re looking for a) COMPANY CO-ORDINATOR Theatre Gu Leòr is looking for a capable and enthusiastic new Company Co-ordinator to manage the administration of the company and support the Artistic Director. The ideal candidate will have a passion for Gaelic arts and theatre and strong administrative and project management skills. More information and a detailed […]

History of Scottish Music Funding by Tom Bancroft

This is a side-project where Tom interviewed the last 3 Heads of Music at SAC/Creative Scotland. See the three interviews with Matthew Rooke, Nod Knowles, and Ian Smith in separate blog posts below, along with a text synopsis of each interview: The last 30 years in the Scottish Music scene have been quite a rollercoaster. […]

Lecturer in Popular Music (UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH)

The Reid School of Music is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Popular Music from 1 September 2018 with research and teaching expertise in any area of popular music studies. The successful candidate will lead the teaching of popular music at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and will attract and supervise PhD students. They will have […]

Music Instructor – Strings – SKYE & LOCHALSH

SALARY:       £25,377 – £33,732 in accordance with the National Scheme of Salaries    and Conditions of Service for Teachers and Associated Professionals LOCATION: SKYE & LOCHALSH – PORTREE HIGH SCHOOL, PLOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL & ASSOCIATED PRIMARIES JOB PURPOSE: To deliver orchestral strings tuition in schools KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: General • […]

Director of Marketing and Communications (Aberdeen Performing Arts)

Aberdeen Performing Arts have an opening for a go-ahead Director of Marketing and Communications who will bring vision, creativity and expertise to this leadership role at Aberdeen Performing Arts. You will work across all three venues – His Majesty’s Theatre, The Music Hall and The Lemon Tree, responsible for marketing and sales, internal communications, external […]

Head of Orchestra Management – BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

The Head of Orchestral Management is a key member of the Senior Management Team of the BBC SSO, and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the BBC SSO players and orchestral support team. He or she will manage the personnel systems of the Orchestra and lead the orchestral support team in the running of […]

Distil Showcase 2018 – The music and videos!

What a great night we had in Stirling Tolbooth on Friday 6th April! Below is the music and concert video! If you can’t hear the music click here. Watch the concert below or click here.

Have you ever thought about making a podcast?

You should! Audio podcasts are the easiest to make. They can be like music radio programmes and feature tracks or can be purely chat like many business podcasts. All you need to make a simple podcast is a microphone (phone, handheld recorded, microphone on stand) to record your voice. You then need to get audio […]

The John Byrne Award – £100 monthly prize + £1000 annual prize.

The John Byrne Award is a monthly competition open to 16-25 year olds in Scotland. We accept creative works in any medium that express the artists’ values. £100 monthly prize + £1000 annual prize. The John Byrne Award is a competition open to 16-25 year olds living in Scotland that supports the creative expression of […]