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Funding & Support 1-1's

Speakers: David Culbert [Help Musicians], Lynne Maltman [Music Support] , Aja Garrod [Youth Music], [PRS Foundation]

Dive into the world of possibilities with our Funding & Support 1-1 session at the. Connect directly with experts who specialise in securing funding and providing crucial support for music projects. Gain insights on crafting compelling proposals, navigating funding avenues, and leveraging resources to fuel your musical ventures. Whether you're an emerging artist or an established musician seeking financial backing, this exclusive session offers personalised guidance to help you navigate the landscape of music funding and support. Seize this opportunity to turn your musical aspirations into reality.

David Culbert [Help Musicians]

David was the first employee at Help Musicians in Scotland. His role as Development Officer helped establish the charity across Scotland. He had successfully delivered outreach strategy and collaborative activities engaging the needs of Scottish musicians and music creators.

In 2021 David moved into the new established Engagement team, that supports musicians with their applications and respresents the charity are various events across the UK.

David's career started as a sound engineer, studio owner, and musician. Over the years he has worked in the business start-up and support sector. He currently owns and operates the record label In Black Records & artist management company Black Group Entertainment.

Lynne Maltman [Music Support]

Lynne spent 20 years working in Marketing and Events within the music industry from travelling the world as part of the Comms team at MTV to working with festivals across the UK to create award-winning experiences for brands including Persil and Nando’s and even organising her own music festival in Belfast in 2010. In 2018, she followed a long-held dream of moving into the charity sector by working for Children with Cancer UK, raising funds and the charity’s profile through unique events and celebrity partnerships with the likes of Boy George, Snow Patrol and Liam Payne.

In July of that same year, she embarked upon a 90-day alcohol free challenge with the aim of improving her mental and physical health. It had such a positive impact on her life that she is yet to start drinking again and has become passionate about raising awareness of the benefits of taking a break from alcohol, acting as a mentor to many peers along the way through their own alcohol-free challenges. Lynne has been working for Music Support since December 2020 and is proud to bring her experience of the many challenges of working within music and events to this essential charity.

Aja Garrod [Youth Music]

Aja Garrod is Youth Music's NextGen Associate, and a freelancer based in Glasgow. Her role with Youth Music focusses on the NextGen fund which is for individuals aged 18-25 (or 18-30 if you identify as d/Deaf or Disabled). The fund is targeted at early-stage musicians and wider music adjacent creatives to invest up to £2,500 in their own projects and make their ideas happen. Formerly at the PRS Foundation as Grants Coordinator across PPL Momentum, Hitmaker and International Showcase Fund, Aja has spoken at conferences such as FOCUS Wales, Sound of Belfast, and given funding talks at BIMM, BBC Introducing Live. Before working in funding, Aja was a festival producer and event programmer in roles at the Albany, Deptford and a small philosophy and music festival run by TVF Media.  She was co-ordinator on the Age Against the Machine: A Festival of Creative Ageing lasting 3.5 weeks across the borough of Lewisham with a programme of around 100 events, and booked the live music programme for HTLGI 2018 Hay & London Festival.

[PRS Foundation]

Earlier Event: November 23
Scottish Organisations 1-1's
Later Event: November 28
Meet the Support Organisations