📣 Just launched: Next Stage Snapshot
Last year, we asked 71 Deaf, disabled & neurodivergent music creators about their experiences in applying for #funding, promoting their music & performing live.
Read the findings here > bit.ly/3YXNiqp
ALT Yellow-toned graphic which reads, 'Next Stage Snapshot: Insights from music creators with access needs'.
ALT Yellow-toned graphic with illustrated coins and text in speech bubble reads, '48% do not feel confident in applying for funding'.
ALT Yellow-toned graphic with illustrated black hand holding a megaphone and text in speech bubble reads, 'Only 10% feel confident in self-promoting their work'.
ALT Yellow-toned graphic with an illustrated saxophone and guitar with text in boxes that read, '94% have performed live, 60% have shared their access requirements with a promoter, only 20% felt confident in doing so'.
Want a distraction from the US election? Our synth monkey @SonicAbuser arrives Reykjavik @icelandairwaves later today, so he’ll be posting loadsa typical tourist bullshit photos on our instagram.
If you’re not in Nottingham or Reykjavik over the next few weeks, you can still get a copy of our MANIPULATOR LP on Ltd edition white 12” from Bandcamp. revengeofcalculon.bandcamp.c…
🗣️The Musicians' Union & Featured Artists Coalition have published an open letter, calling on the government & music industry to ensure grassroots artists are directly supported.
With touring costs soaring, artists - the sector's largest employers - face significant challenges.