Our impact
Meet some of the musicians whose lives have been impacted by our support
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Constant Follower — “It’s a feeling of support unlike anything I’ve had from any other organisation”
Stephen McAll’s album was nominated for the 2021 Scottish Album of the Year
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Matthew Whiteside — “The support is there to assist your work, creativity and development”
Our support enabled Matthew to attend the LA Sync Mission last year
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Sultan Stevenson — “There is so much support in place to make it accessible for anyone to apply”
We supported Sultan to release his debut album, which won a 2023 Parliamentary Jazz Award
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Still Shadey — “It was amazing to stand in front of my childhood heroes and say ‘I won a MOBO’”
Shadey was unsuccessful with his first application but it didn’t stop him trying again
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Providing a lifetime of support to musicians
Help Musicians celebrates the life and musical career of our oldest beneficiary, Lauretta Boston
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John Pope — “This album was a big step up and it’s been a real learning experience”
John was a Peter Whittingham Development Award Winner in 2022
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Kerrie — “The support gave me confidence that the financial side of my work was sorted”
We supported techno artist Kerrie to release music on her record label Dark Machine Funk
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“There is support out there for people who work in the industry and not just musicians — sometimes the people behind the scenes can be forgotten about”
When things started to get tough we were able to offer mental health support
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Susan Bear — “I have a fanbase and if I keep doing shows like this I can continue to build it”
We supported Susan Bear to play an album launch concert in Glasgow