What if funding wasn’t a barrier to your creativity?
It can be challenging to raise money for projects whilst balancing your access needs and creativity. Crowdfunding, grants, tour revenues, and royalties can pay for your creative projects, but this fundraising shouldn’t come at the expense of your wellbeing. You shouldn’t have to compromise your welfare to build a financially sustainable career.
“Only 48% of disabled artists felt confident in applying for financial funding.” – Next Stage Artist Snapshot 2024
Join us as we sit down with four disabled music makers to discuss their experiences with funding.
Attitude is Everything’s Accessible Funding Guide is a podcast series designed to demystify the funding process for artists and music professionals, without compromising their wellbeing as a Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent person. Hosted by Digital Content Coordinator Joy Addo, each episode features key insights, advice and experiences from artists and music industry professionals.
- In episode 1, we meet Geo Aghinea, vocalist and electronic music producer. In this episode, Geo shares how they used Arts Council and Help Musicians funding to make music and buy hearing aids.
- In episode 2, we speak to Alex Etchart, social artist, bid writer and Creative Director of Sibling Arts CIC. In this episode, Alex shares valuable advice on the funding application process.
- In episode 3, we chat with Laura Jones, DJ and advocate for the rights of disabled artists. In this episode, Laura talks about her experience with Access to Work, and how she used funding to make her practice accessible.
- In episode 4, we’re joined by Lamyaa Elgen (ELATRASI), award-winning songwriter, self-taught pianist, vocalist, and composer. In this episode, Lamyaa discusses how she navigates the funding landscape with changing access needs.
We hope that this series makes you feel more confident in applying for funding. We’d like to give special thanks to the Next Stage artists who took part in our roundtable sessions, and to our Talent Development Group, who informed the series.
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About Next Stage
The Next Stage initiative is a programme for Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists and music makers. We work to ensure that artists who have access requirements can thrive within the music industry.
