Partners
In order to facilitate our various projects, we rely on the continued support of a variety of partner organisations and funders, who recognise the commitment and value in our work. Each plays a vital role and with their generous support, we can make the magic happen.
Arts Council
Arts Council England is a government-funded body dedicated to championing, developing and investing in artistic and cultural experiences. They distribute lottery funding and support activities across the arts, museums and libraries – from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections.
PRS
PRS for Music represents the rights of over 125,000 musicians and creators, ensuring they’re paid royalties when their work is performed, broadcast, streamed, downloaded, reproduced, played in public or used in film and TV. The organisation also helps its members by influencing policy, supporting and hosting awards and events, and investing in new technology.
Vivendi
A digital entertainment powerhouse, Vivendi operates in everything from talent discovery to the creation, production and distribution of content. It also the parent company of Universal Music Group, Daily Motion and Havas group to name but a few.
Esme Fairbairn Foundation
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent grant-makers in the UK, and aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities across the country by supporting organisations that are building an inclusive, creative and sustainable society.
City and Westminster College
Central London’s Top Vocational College, City of Westminster College provides hundreds of courses to over 7,000 young people and adults each year.
Natwest Bank PLC
As one of the UK’s biggest banks Natwest is a household name. Through its Skills & Opportunities Fund it supports not-for-profit organisations across England and Wales. In June 2017, Urban Development was awarded a Skills & Opportunities grant for its Industry Takeover initiative.
MTV
An icon when it comes to music and entertainment broadcasting, MTV first gained popularity in the 1980s for airing music videos and targeting the underrrepresented teen demographic. Fast-forward to today and MTV is still going strong with numerous sister channels and online platforms.
CODA Agency
Coda Agency is one of the world’s premiere live booking agencies and home to some of entertainment’s most recognisable names, including Kelis, FKA Twigs, Rita Ora, Charlie XCX, Lethal Bizzle and Sean Paul.
Warner Music / Black Diamond Records
Founded by David Olusegun and Derek Edmund Ojofeitimi, Black Diamond Records - an imprint of Warner Music UK – is dedicated to discovering and developing “the most forward-thinking artists in our generation and give them the platform and infrastructure to reach a global audience”. Working alongside Atlantic Records, East West, Parlaphone and Warner Bros. Records they look to find and nurture such artists.
Music Glue
A specialist e-commerce platform for the music business, Music Glue is designed to help both DIY musicians and stadium-ready artists reach their fans. The platform enables artists, managers, merchandisers and promoters to sell their music, merchandise, tickets and experiences directly to fans, in one simple transaction.
Boiler Room
Known for televising underground music sessions live across the internet, Boiler Room has hosted shows in cities all around the world. With regular operations in London, New York, Berlin, Mexico City, Sydney, São Paulo, Tokyo, Krakow, and Los Angeles, by 2016 Boiler Room had streamed an estimated 3.5 billion+ minutes of music since its inception in 2010.
DITTO Music
Ditto Music is an online digital music distributor to over 160 platforms worldwide, including iiTunes, VEVO, Spotify and Google Play. Since it’s establishment in 2005, it’s helped the world’s biggest artists get into digital stores across the globe and supported numerous unsigned artists to achieve UK Top 40 status.
Youth Music Makers
Established in 1967, Youth Music Makers is a Saturday music centre in north London providing music lessons and performance for the whole family.
The Brit Trust
Entirely funded by the music industry, the BRIT Trust aims to support young people through music and education with funds raised by the BRIT Awards and BPI Music.