As 2025 draws to a close, Chief Executive Will Dutta reflects on a pivotal year for Sound and Music. In this end-of-year review, he looks back at the organisation’s progress, the challenges facing creators, and the growing impact of our strategic direction.
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.
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.
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.
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 are now open for In Motion 2026, our transformative artist development programme for composers and music creators.
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.
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.
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.
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.
