Mentoring Programme

Apply to our 2023 Mentoring Programme and get tailored support from established artists and music professionals.

Open to emerging artists and groups of all genres and styles, as well as up-and-coming industry professionals.

This programme hands the mic to you. Tell us what support you're after. We'll meet you where you are and focus on what you need. 

Maybe you need help to:

• Build up your audiences
• Find your way around the industry and make connections
• Shape your artistic identity, on and off stage

Or something else entirely, just let us know.

We have connections with people all across the industry who could offer guidance and support. However you’re welcome to apply with an idea of who you’d like to work with. We’ll do our best to match you!

Previous mentees/mentors include:

• NIIX and Låpsley
• Lara Jones and Anna Meredith
• Caveman and Bellatrix
• Ioana Selaru and Max Richter

This is for you if you’re…

• An emerging artist/band/industry professional in the early-mid stages of your career. We recognise there are diverse routes into the industry and ‘emerging’ looks different to different people
• At a bit of a crossroads in your career and looking for some guidance
• Aged 16+ (there is no upper age limit)

To support the Northern music scene, we'll prioritise applications from people in the North of England (such as the North East, North West and Yorkshire regions). However we’re open to hearing from people across the UK.

What's involved

Over six months you’ll receive:

• Up to four meetings with a mentor, online or in-person
• Presentations from industry and artistic leaders
• Group discussions with other mentees, creating a network of peers to share skills and reflect collectively on experiences and learning