Electronic Music Award in association with DJ Mag
12-month career accelerator designed for electronic music creators
If you are a producer, DJ or musician creating or performing in electronic music without the financial backing or resources to pursue a career-changing opportunity, then this award might be for you.
It’s a 12-month career accelerator programme which will see you connect with other musicians creating electronic music, gain business advice, build out your industry networks and insights and receive funding towards your own music project.
To be eligible, you must:
- Be a working musician who has made at least 40% of your income from music over the past two years. Musicians with a long-term health condition and/or disability that impacts their ability to work as a musician will just need to show some income from music within the past 2 years
- Be aged 18 or over, live in the UK, with the right to live and work in the UK and with a UK bank account
- Not have more than £10,000 savings or access to other capital that could fund your planned activity
Full eligibility criteria can be found here. We strongly recommend you read these before making an application. This support is categorised as Band 4.
Beyond this, to receive this award you must :
- Be making music in an electronic music genre (see below)
- Be willing to commit to the activities and key dates within the programme
- Be able to deliver your supported activity within 12 months
- Have control over one or more aspects of your career, i.e., self-managing, self-releasing or self-producing
Who is this Award for?
This award is for electronic musicians who want to take the next step in growing their music career.
This support is open to all music in an electronic genre. This could include house, techno, drum and bass, UK garage, bass, amapiano, trance, grime, drill and ambient, as well as new and emerging sub genres in dance and electronic music.
You might be a producer with the right momentum to release a debut EP, or an established DJ wanting to build out your career by moving into production.
What does this award include?
- Up to £3,000 towards your own music project
- 1−2−1 Business Advice from industry experts
- Online meet ups with other awardees and industry guests
- An invitation to a one-day peer and industry mixer event in London
Partners
With an iconic red logo and a heritage that stretches back over 30 years, DJ Mag is one of electronic music’s best-loved brands.
What began in 1991 as a print magazine to reflect the emerging UK electronic music scene is now a global multimedia brand, with assets spanning print, web, video, and events with a global monthly reach of 96 million.
DJ Mag is translated into ten languages every month and has been awarded ‘Best Music Magazine’ at the International Dance Music Awards a record 17 times.
A limited number of supported artists will have the opportunity to have their projects platformed by DJ Mag.
As part of our partnership, the team at DJ Mag are able to provide a cohort of awardees with editorial coverage.
Supported artists are invited to opt-in to the opportunity, and the final selection is at DJ Mag’s discretion.
When can I apply?
Monday 4 August — Friday 29 August 2025