22nd March 2007

PRS Foundation for New Music funding opportunity for UK emerging acts

The PRS Foundation for New Music will award up to £120k between 2006 - 2007 to support emerging UK acts at showcasing events under the British Music Abroad scheme.

A large part of the costs of showcasing are travel and accommodation costs which, for an emerging act, can be prohibitive. British Music Abroad provides financial support towards these costs for acts that have been specifically selected by the overseas showcases.

Supported by Arts Council England and UK Trade & Investment, British Music Abroad is aimed at those who are making waves in the UK and who are ready to make a broader international impact. Showcasing events raise the profile of new British music on an international stage. It increases the potential for international live bookings and increased record sales for the acts involved.

Recent acts which have been supported to go to international showcases include: The Pipettes, Bone-Box, Pete & the Pirate, iLikeTrains, Soweto Kinch Band, Lou Rhodes, KavaKava, The Killerheels and Karima Francis.

The next application deadline for British Music Abroad for acts is 7 May 2007.  This is the final deadline to acts primarly selected to attend Montreal Jazz Festival and popkomm.

Full details about this financial support (British Music Abroad) can be found on www.prsfoundation.co.uk

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PRESS CONTACT:

Catherine George, 020 7306 4777, press@mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk

• Photographs of previous successful applicants are available on request.
• Interviews with the PRSF Director and previous successful applicants for the British Music Abroad scheme can be arranged on request.

FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO PRSF GRANTS CONTACT:

Charlotte Ray,020 7306 4044, charlotte.ray@prsfoundation.co.uk

NOTES TO EDITORS:

ABOUT THE PRS FOUNDATION FOR NEW MUSIC:
The PRS Foundation for New Music (PRSF) is the UK's largest independent funder purely for new music of any genre. Over the past 7 years PRSF has proved itself a significant force in supporting pioneering musical activity. The PRSF provides essential core support for creators, performers and producers of new music of all genres in the UK, while also underpinning individual new music projects. Since March 2000 it has supported over 2500 new music initiatives with a total of £9.5 million. - www.prsfoundation.co.uk