Wide Days

We're looking forward to the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) Summit a free, two-day online conference this Thursday 5 and Friday 6 September. Wide Days founder Olaf Furniss will be taking part in a panel on Friday titled "An International Music Strategy – Building a Sustainable Global Presence." For full details of this and a great programme of topical discussion, visit 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/dN7p8uBq

This is a great opportunity to get a snapshot of amazing Scottish talent making international inroads and experience Edinburgh during the world's largest enjoy arts festival. If you are are a promoting/programming outside the UK and like the sound of any of the artists, just send a quick email.

🎈 󠁳Bookers working outside the UK! We have a small allocation of rooms from 13-16 Aug + up to £200 travel allowance, for festival and/or tour bookers interested in working with one or more of the acts showcasing at the Made In Scotland Gigs initiatve. Taking place at the Edinburgh Fringe on 14 & 15 Aug, it also includes a reception, a discussion forum, a whisky tasting and two parties to connect with local professionals and artists. The line up comprises: punk/hip-hop siblings Comfort, indie-rockers Gallus, trad four-piece Gnoss, grunge-inspired Indoor Foxes, Scots language folk champion Iona Fyfe, jazzers Nimbus Sextet and the respective takes on alternative pop of The Big Day and Zoe Graham (info here: https://lnkd.in/eMT82qxP). Just send us an email to hello@widedays.com, telling us: which act(s) you are interested in, the name of your company and what potential opportunities you might be able to offer (eg Festival and/or tour dates).

We’re pleased to announce the eight acts who will feature in the first Made In Scotland Gigs showcase, which takes place on 14 and 15 August at Edinburgh’s La Belle Angèle venue. ℹ️ ➡️ https://wide.ink/mis Selected from almost 200 applications, in consultation with a music industry panel, the diverse line-up features jazz, alt. pop, indie rock, trad and punk hip-hop. The line up comprises: punk/hip-hop siblings Comfort, indie-rockers Gallus, trad four-piece Gnoss, grunge-inspired Indoor Foxes, Scots language folk champion Iona Fyfe, jazzers Nimbus Sextet (with additional guests), and the respective takes on alternative pop of The Big Day and Zoe Graham. Made In Scotland Gigs, was born out of a discussion panel hosted in 2018 which explored how to create a platform for domestic musicians to connect with local and international audiences during the Edinburgh festivals in August. It is the latest addition to the Made in Scotland initiative founded in 2009 by Creative Scotland and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society to raise the profile of Scottish dance, theatre and music companies/artists by providing unique networking opportunities with promoters. Ahead of the second night, there will be a special panel and forum to mark 20 years of Born To Be Wide which was founded as a social night to bring together Scotland’s musicians and music industry and led to the Wide Days convention. Founder Olaf Furniss will host a discussion reflecting on the past two decades and how Edinburgh’s diverse music community and audiences, can ensure that the sector thrives. Taking part will be SNEAKYPETES owner, Nick Stewart and The Skinny’s music editor, Tallah Brash with audience members encouraged to contribute perspectives. Delivered in partnership with Made In Scotland, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and Creative Scotland

Check out Dr Adam Behr's fascinating talk on the changing use of music in election campaigns 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXB9vu9x 👈 as the UK and France go to the polls. It was delivered at Wide Days 2024 as part of our 15 Minutes Of Knowledge strand, with support from Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA). NB, it was before the dates for each countries elections had been announced! I

We're bringing a new showcase opportunity to Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society (details 👉 https://wide.ink/mis) as part of Made In Scotland on 14 and 15 August! Selected artists will receive grants of £1,000 to cover the costs relating to their performance, plus a pre-event mentoring briefing. Applications are open now to acts of all genres based in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 For full info visit 👉 https://wide.ink/mis 🎥 On Red Productions

We’re in Brighton this week with Creative Scotland, presenting some great music from Scotland The Scotland at The Great Escape Festival showcases take place from 12.30-16.00 on Thursday (Horatios) and Friday (Brighthelm). You can also connect with the artists and industry from Scotland at our networking reception from 17.30-19.30 at The Old Ship Hotel (rsvp 👉 https://wide.ink/tge) SHOWCASE SCHEDULE Thu | Horatios 12:30 - Zoe Graham 13:30 - Conscious Pilot 14:30 - SLIX 15:30 - The Big Day Fri | Brighthelm 12:30 - Quiet Houses 13:30 - Jacob Alon 14:30 - NatiDreddd 15:30 - Brògeal There are also loads of great artists from Scotland playing across the festival programme, don’t miss… Elisabeth Elektra Gallus Kaeto Lauren Mayberry Lizzie Reid No Windows Parliamo Redolent Shambolics Artist and reception info 👉 https://wide.ink/tge

It's great to be back!

👉 https://lnkd.in/eiB8mgMh We’ve teamed-up with Amplead to offer a limited number of Platinum bursary accreditations for emerging booking agents + a contribution towards travel (up to £150). Deadline 0900hrs Monday 8 April. The platinum accreditation includes the conference, guided tours, showcases, evening meals, as well as the whisky and exotic soft drink tastings. Deadline to Find out more and apply 👉 https://lnkd.in/eiB8mgMh

This week we’re in Norrköping, Sweden for the third edition of Future Echoes ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e6Wqjgzu We are delighted that Scotland is the spotlight country this year, and over the next few days six acts will play multiple showcases across the festival programme, presented by Wide Days & Pitch Scotland supported by Creative Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 On Thursday, delegates can join the Scottish delegation for a special market presentation highlighting Scotland’s key festivals, labels, venues, media and record shops, as well as useful practical tips. This will be combined with a malt whisky and exotic soft-drink tastings 🥃 🧃