Brighter Sound

At a glance

Causes

Arts
Black, asian and minority ethnic groups
Education
Local / community
Mental health
Women
Young people

Other details

Geographical remit:

International

Objectives

Brighter Sound is a pioneering creative music charity based in Manchester. We nurture the music creators, leaders and industry professionals of the future, with a strong focus on supporting people who are underrepresented, or face barriers.

Rooted in the North of England and open to the world, our bold and responsive programme includes creative projects, commissions, residencies, workshops, training and events to help people with everything from artistic and career development to building communities, personal confidence and wellbeing.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to connect with music to support their life journey, and that the music landscape should be equal, diverse and inclusive.

Founded over 20 years ago we work across the music landscape, from education to industry, to achieve our mission:

To connect people
To support journeys
To empower artists
To encourage creativity
To effect change

Activities

Our main areas of work include:

Supporting children and young people from all backgrounds to take part in high-quality and inclusive music making opportunities.
Supporting and developing emerging artists, music facilitators and industry professionals, encouraging them to be innovators in their own careers, and active contributors to a fairer and more sustainable music industry.
Connecting our participants to inspirational role models - in the past we’ve worked with artists like Kendrick Lamar, Nadine Shah, Max Richter, Ray BLK, Everything Everything, Stealing Sheep, Shiva Feshareki, Anna Meredith, Imogen Heap, Bugzy Malone and Snarky Puppy.
Gender equality - since 2013 we’ve been working at the forefront of gender equality to create change for women and gender minorities in music. Our Both Sides Now initiative includes artistic development, training and apprenticeships, resources for music education and a new programme of leadership development, which includes the setting up of a brand new record label.
Strategic development - we work strategically across music education and talent development as a founding member of Youth Music’s Alliance for a Musically Inclusive England, and as a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner. We are also sector lead for Manchester’s membership to the international Music Cities Network.
Producing one-off music events and commissions, working with organisations like Reebok, the Great Exhibition of the North and Manchester City Council.

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