The Burrell Collection is commissioning new ambient audio works that seek to respond to the building, its collection and its surroundings. Final pieces will be able to be experienced by visitors onsite on their mobile devices through the Bloomberg Connects app, or enjoyed off-site. Each piece should draw inspiration from The Burrell Collection museum itself […]
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Showcase Scotland 2024
From Showcase Scotland Expo Hi all, We hope you are well and that everyone is making it through this busy year of catching up with lots of live shows. We are now planning the 24th edition of Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections which will take place between the 24th and 28th of January 2024. It was amazing […]
Nordic Music Days Open Call
Nordic Music Days is a festival presenting Nordic contemporary music and sound. The next edition of Nordic Music Days takes place in Glasgow from 30 October to 3 November 2024. The festival is a collaboration between Scotland and the Nordics, with the ambition to build long-lasting, sustainable partnerships between musical organisations, communities and creative individuals. […]
Development opportunity for composers
This development opportunity for emerging Scottish-based composers is a collaboration between sound and Con Anima. sound is a new music incubator based in North East Scotland, initially set up to give local audiences access to new music. It is now renowned in and beyond Scotland for producing and promoting high-quality work, for its support to […]
Thirteen North Mentorship Scheme: Womxn in Live Acoustic Sound
Work alongside an experienced live sound engineer for Thirteen North’s first live performance June 20232 days including Thurs 29th June Glasgow [Open to applicants in Scotland] The Thirteen North Womxn in Live Acoustic Sound mentorship scheme aims to challenge the vast gender imbalance among sound engineers in our industry. Recent stats indicate that women or non-binary people make up […]
NYPBS – Emerging Composers 2023 – APPLY NOW!
Emerging Composers is a fantastic professional development opportunity offering paid commissions for emerging composers creating exciting repertoire from new perspectives for Pipe Band. Now in our third year of the programme, Emerging Composers offers paid commissions to write for Scotland’s only concert Pipe Band. We are calling for emerging composers aged 18-25 (or up to […]
Kickstarter Forward Funds
Creative Scotland has set up a £50,000 fund with backing from The National Lottery, as part of the Forward Funds program to support Scotland-based creators running Kickstarter projects. Apply now… Creative Scotland has set up a £50,000 fund with backing from The National Lottery to support Scotland-based creators running Kickstarter projects. The Forward Fund will […]
Edinburgh TradFest Workshops 5 – 7th May
Storytelling Science & Nature: Workshop with Susan Strauss Friday, May 5, 2023 1:30 PM 4:30 PM Scottish Storytelling Centre (map) How to draw from the power of myth and nature to enhance your telling VIEW EVENT → CAJUN AND APPALACHIAN MUSIC WORKSHOP WITH DIRK AND AMELIA POWELL Saturday, May 6, 2023 1:00 PM 2:30 PM Traverse Theatre (map) Unique […]
#WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay 2023
#WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay is back in 2023 on 6th May! It’s a day when people round the world – record, video and upload themselves playing a strathspey to social media with the hashtag #WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay! This year there is a theme! We are asking people to record strathspeys written for Lords / Ladies / Queens AND Kings. There are […]
Mindfulness for people who create stuff
A weekly (pay-as-you-feel) mindfulness practise/workshop for creatives in Glasgow EVERY MONDAY MORNING 10-11am Mindfulness for people who create stuff is a WEEKLY workshop for creatives to practise and learn mindfulness with guidance from a teacher. Sessions will explore different ways of practising mindfulness and ways of integrating mindfulness into our work. Using mindfulness as our […]