Help Musicians Launches ‘Fast Track Live’ Support Program

UK music charity Help Musicians has launched the Fast Track Live program, which offers financial support and specialist career advice to help musicians build a sustainable career through live opportunities.

Why it matters:

• Fast Track Live is designed to help musicians pursue opportunities such as touring, showcasing, festival appearances, venue opportunities, audience development, and other significant live activity.

• It also aims to help them use these opportunities to advance their careers.

Available grants:

• Fast Track Live provides grants of £500-£1,000, alongside a two-hour career clinic with a live music specialist.

• The grants will be delivered through two funding rounds in September and October, with applications open here.

How it’s funded:

• The program was made possible through LIVE Trust Phase 2 funding, sourced from the £1 ticket levy on arena and stadium shows.

What they said:

• Sarah Woods, CEO of Help Musicians: “By pairing financial investment with specialist career development advice and support, we're hoping to enable musicians to leverage the live performance opportunity available by reducing some element of financial risk and creating new insight and connections. We’re grateful to LIVE Trust and to every artist who has helped to provide funds to the Trust for making this support possible – helping us invest directly in the musicians of future years.”