Essentials Fund: Round Three — Applications now open

November 2025
Rebecca Burden (Essentials Fund: Round One) © Matt Favero

We’re delighted to announce that applications for Round Three of the Essentials Fund are now open, with grants of £300–£600 available to support composers and music creators across the UK. The Essentials Fund provides small grants to help you develop your practice through purchasing equipment, accessing training or mentoring, recording your work, or covering other essential costs related to your composing practice.

ISCM World New Music Days 2026 — British Section Shortlist Announced

October 2025
Clockwise: Zhao Jiajing, Elif Nur Karlıdağ, Michael Taplin, Jonathan Pitkin, Patrick John Jones and Tonia Ko

Following a competitive application process, the ISCM British Section Board have selected the 6 composers who will be submitted to the ISCM International Jury for consideration.

Medulasa: In Motion (Cathedrals of Sound Q&A)

October 2025
© Medulasa

We’re excited to share Cathedrals of Sound: Remaking the Gothic — the official In Motion 2024 outcome by electronic music artist Medulasa. This public video series reimagines the Gothic in music from a contemporary electronic perspective, while documenting the creation of a new album (and, ambitiously, a new sub-genre) with live audience feedback.

Alumni Spotlight: Lunatraktors

October 2025
© Hybrid Eyes Photography / Lunatraktors

In our Alumni Spotlight series, we highlight the bold and diverse practices of artists who have taken part in our programmes. This month, we’re shining a light on Lunatraktors, the award-winning duo of Carli Jefferson (she/her) and Clair Le Couteur (they/them), known for their genre-defying “broken folk” style.

Applications now open for In Motion 2026

October 2025
© Vicky Clarke, In Motion 2024

Applications are now open for In Motion 2026, our transformative artist development programme for composers and music creators.

Join our Board as a Trustee

September 2025

We are looking to recruit two new Trustees with expertise in finance or accountancy to bring strategic leadership, integrity and skills to our engaged and committed Board.

Announcing the 2025 Seed Award recipients

September 2025
Right to left: Angelica Allen, Ailie Ormston, Yasmin Rai, Amble Skuse, Lisa Meech, Delyth Field, Eliete Mejorado and Michiel Turner

The Seed Award is a targeted package of support, including coaching sessions and a small bursary to enable artists to research and develop a particular project or take the next step in their creative journey. The selected artists exemplify the innovative spirit and artistic excellence that we strive to support. They are: Ailie Ormston, Amble Skuse, Angelica Allen, Delyth Field, Eliete Mejorado, Lisa Meech, Michiel Turner and Yasmin Rai.

Seed Award 2025 Q&A: Eliete Mejorado

September 2025
ⓒ Tetine

The Seed Award is a targeted package of support, including coaching sessions and a small bursary to enable artists to research and develop a particular project or take the next step in their creative journey. In this Q&A, we speak to Seed Award 2025 winner Eliete Mejorado, a musician and performance artist who co-founded the duo Tetine with Bruno Verner in 1995.

Seed Award 2025 Q&A: Michiel

September 2025
ⓒ Jean Yuzheng

The Seed Award is a targeted package of support, including coaching sessions and a small bursary to enable artists to research and develop a particular project or take the next step in their creative journey. In this Q&A, we speak to Seed Award 2025 winner Michiel Turner, a multidisciplinary artist whose music blends folk-rooted songwriting with raw, organic production and elements of experimental pop.

Seed Award 2025 Q&A: Yasmin Rai

September 2025
ⓒ Alex Clapworthy, 2025

The Seed Award is a targeted package of support, including coaching sessions and a small bursary to enable artists to research and develop a particular project or take the next step in their creative journey. In this Q&A, we speak to Seed Award 2025 winner Yasmin Rai, an interdisciplinary artist, musician, and writer. She is currently completing her debut avant-pop album, incorporating experimental sound design with classical and electronic influences.