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BPI grants available to UK artists going global
Other | Monday 4th January 2016 | Cristina
- bristol
- london
- bpi
- MEGS
- Catfish and the Bottlemen
- Crystal Fighters
- Denai Moore
- Spanish Town
- North Wales
- Ephemerals
- Greig Watts
- Georgie Dennis
- Christopher Wortley
- Southampton
- Kero Kero Bonito
- Lower than Atlantis
- Watford
- Martin Harley
- Hertfordshire
- Max McElligot
- Moulettes
- Glastonbury
- Brighton
- Petite Noir
- Cape Town
- The Bohicas
- Essex
- The Twilight Sad
- Glasgow
- Turbowolf
In September 2013, BPI launched the Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS), funded by UKTI. The BPI says it is ‘designed to make available grants ranging from £5,000–£50,000 to UK-registered independent music companies to assist them with marketing campaigns when looking to introduce successful UK music projects overseas’.
Recently a further £200,000 has been made available to the scheme’s selected UK-based music companies, largely directed towards the thirteen music companies selected by MEGS in round 7 of the scheme.
The thirteen music companies selected take care of the following acts and writers:
- Catfish and the Bottlemen (British band originally from North Wales)
- Crystal Fighters (formed in London)
- Denai Moore (from Spanish Town, Jamaica)
- Ephemerals (from London)
- Songwriters Greig Watts (Elstead), Georgie Dennis (Norwich) and Christopher Wortley (Southampton)
- Kero Kero Bonito (from London)
- Lower Than Atlantis (from Watford)
- Martin Harley (from Hertfordshire)
- Max McElligot (from London)
- Moulettes (originally from Glastonbury, relocated to Brighton)
- Petite Noir (from London and Cape Town)
- The Bohicas (Essex)
- The Twilight Sad (Glasgow)
- Turbowolf (from Bristol)
Information regarding MEGS round 8 will be available soon.
