{"id":2771,"date":"2018-11-01T10:30:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T10:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/?p=2771"},"modified":"2018-11-02T10:30:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T10:30:47","slug":"help-musicians-uk-at-bbc-introducing-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/help-musicians-uk-at-bbc-introducing-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Musicians UK at BBC Introducing LIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Help Musicians UK<\/strong> have partnered with BBC Music Introducing LIVE<\/strong>\u00a0this year and it\u2019s unmissable!<\/p>\n

If you are an emerging artist, looking to break into the industry, or even an established industry professional \u2013 there will be practical advice, workshops and sessions with experts in meditation, sleep, breath science, vocal coaching and more to support your health and wellbeing. There will also be sessions to help develop your creative career and discussions with the best in the biz on some of the biggest issues affecting the music industry today such as mental health, creating an inclusive industry, being a DIY artist, and more.<\/p>\n

Here are just some of the big names joining us \u2013 Melody Kane<\/strong> (BBC 1Xtra), Ben Pearce<\/strong> (DJ), Tom Middleton<\/strong> (DJ), Dave Rowntree<\/strong> (Blur), Carly Wilford<\/strong> (DJ), artists Eckoes<\/strong>, Cat Delphi<\/strong>, Estee Blu<\/strong>, Grace Savage<\/strong>, Signkid <\/strong>and\u00a0Roses Gabor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is something for everyone at Help Musician\u2019s exclusive 3 days of in-depth and informative programming at the epic BBC Music Introducing Live festival at London\u2019s Tobacco Dock.<\/p>\n

We have curated three panels to lead our programming each day from 10:15am<\/strong> in The Cockpit Room:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\tPanel 1 on Thursday 8 November is\u00a0Doing it Differently: Sustaining Art, Business and Health<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\tPanel 2 on Friday 9 November is\u00a0Creating an Inclusive Industry: Taking Action on Equality and Accessibility<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\tPanel 3 on Saturday 10 November is\u00a0The Art of Self-Care: Practical Ways to Maintain Your Health and Welfare<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

These panels will bring together some of the best in the biz to push the conversation forward, including:\u00a0Paulette Long OBE<\/strong>\u00a0(UK Music Diversity Taskforce),\u00a0Samantha Parker<\/strong>\u00a0(co-founder Music Support),\u00a0Melody Kane\u00a0<\/strong>(1Xtra),\u00a0Amanda Maxwell<\/strong>\u00a0(Boiler Room, SheSaid.So),\u00a0John Shortell<\/strong>\u00a0(Musicians’ Union) and\u00a0Andy Inglis <\/strong>(5000, manager) as well as HMUK supported artist\u00a0Signkid.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to these panels, we will also host our own HMUK dedicated, intimate space in the North Vaults<\/strong> at Tobacco Dock for the entirety of the festival. This space will offer festival-goers a taste of what we can potentially do for them through a range of practical wellbeing workshops, thought provoking discussions, industry presentations, live performances and funding advice sessions.<\/p>\n

Practical self-care will be available in the form of sleep advice from\u00a0Tom Middleton<\/strong>, meditation from Happy Heads, \u2018breath science\u2019 from Stuart Sandeman<\/strong>, examining crisis prevention tools with vocal coach\u00a0Lucy Heyman<\/strong>\u00a0and addressing \u2018how to keep it together in the music industry\u2019 with\u00a0Carly Wilford<\/strong>,\u00a0Ben Pearce<\/strong>. Mental health researchers\u00a0Sally Ann Gross<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Dr<\/strong>\u00a0George Musgrave<\/strong>\u00a0(Context<\/strong>) will get together to review the next steps for music and mental health, as well as feature an update from our around the clock support service\u00a0Music Minds Matter<\/u><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Room takeovers will come from\u00a0Association of Independent Music (AIM)<\/strong>, where CEO Paul Pacifico will offer a practical, interactive, step-by-step guide to getting started as a creative entrepreneur in the 21st Century;\u00a0The Musicians’ Union<\/strong>\u00a0(MU)<\/strong>\u00a0will introduce the actions it has taken under its Safespace and Fair Pay campaigns;\u00a0MOBO<\/strong>\u00a0will spotlight what it means to be DIY in 2018;\u00a0Music Managers Forum (MMF)\u00a0<\/strong>will be in conversation with artist ECKOES<\/strong> to examine the art of self-managing; the\u00a0Featured Artist Coalition (FAC)<\/strong>\u00a0will discuss its work and direction with\u00a0Blur<\/strong>\u00a0drummer and Board member\u00a0David\u00a0Rowntree<\/strong>,\u00a0and\u00a0the Music Venue Trust (MVT)\u00a0<\/strong>will highlight its\u00a0Agent of Change campaign and ongoing Fightback Grassroots Promoter programme.<\/p>\n

We will also play host to a swathe of top-level performances from artists who have benefited from some of the charity\u2019s many funding initiatives. Expect sets from the likes of award-winning beatboxer and recipient of our Emerging Artists funding\u00a0Grace Savage<\/strong>, singer songwriter\u00a0Cat Delphi<\/strong>\u00a0who last year became one of the first ever recipients of the MOBO Help Musicians Fund, songwriter and\u00a0MC Shunaji <\/strong>who received a HMUK Future Bubblers bursary this May, plus many more. Each artist will also discuss how they used their funding and the ongoing effect it has had on their career.<\/p>\n

HMUK\u2019s full BBC Music Introducing Live 2018 Schedule is available\u00a0here<\/a><\/u>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets are available from \u00a310 via the\u00a0BBC Introducing website<\/u><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n

Help Musicians UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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