From today (Monday 26th May), classical or contemporary young performers aged between 14 and 24 will have the chance to get their music heard by industry insiders by entering The Big Music Project Competition, part of the Big Lottery-funded The Big Music Project.
The Big Music Project Competition is supported by The BRIT Awards and Next BRIT Thing and is just one part of an ambitious project by the leading music organisation BPI, Global’s Capital and Classic FM brands, and the youth work charity UK Youth.
The competition will offer young performers the ultimate opportunity to get up close and personal with the music business and benefit from advice and mentoring from industry executives. It will provide aspiring musicians with what they need to take a step towards a career as a professional musician.
Winners will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to record at the famous Abbey Road Studios and perform live on stage at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the Classic FM Live series.
The competition, which is split into 14 – 18 and 19 – 24 age groups, will see youngsters sharing their music online at http://www.thebigmusicproject.co.uk/. The entries attracting enough public votes will have their music heard by top industry executives and could go on to perform at a series of regional heats.
The project will tour 13 locations including Belfast, Glasgow, Gateshead, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Leicester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, St Austell, Portsmouth and London in November 2014. The competition will culminate in a grand finale during BRITs Week in February 2015 as part of the celebrations surrounding the music industry’s most exciting annual showcase of talent, The BRIT Awards.
The competition is just one part of The Big Music Project, which is supported by a Big Lottery Fund grant of £4 million. The project will use the power of music to engage young people from every corner of the UK to build confidence and get the transferable skills they need through training and career opportunities to improve their future prospects.
