Turbowolf and Catfish join the MEGs

Record industry trade group the BPI  has announced a new list of artists who will benefit from the latest round of grants from the Music Export Growth Scheme, which is backed by UK Trade & Investment and which aims to help UK-based independent labels, publishers and management firms to expand the international reach of their acts: and these are: Catfish And The Bottlemen, Crystal Fighters, Denai Moore, Ephemerals, Kero Kero Bonito, Lower Than Atlantis, Martin Harley, Max McElligot, Moulettes, Petite Noir, The Bohicas, The Twilight Sad and Turbowolf, plus songwriters Greig Watts, Georgie Dennis and Christopher Wortley.

19 UK artistes get government money

SOAK

Another 19 artistes and performers have received funding from UK Trade & Investment under the scheme aimed to boost Britsh Music Exports including 65daysofstatic and metal band While She Sleeps. the BPI says that 89 acts have now benefitted from the scheme which includes funding for touring, and for promoting radio and TV exposure. 

Up-and-coming bands dominate the list, including two nominated for the BBC Sound of 2015 prize – Lapsley from Merseyside and SOAK, aka 18-year-old Northern Irelander Bridie Monds-Watson. MEGS is an inexpensive schemes that was launched last year by the coalition Government, which slashed grants to arts organisations between 2010-15

Full list of bands awarded grants

65daysofstatic (Sheffield)

Ciaran Lavery (Belfast)

Dr Meaker (Bristol)

Eska (London)

Fearless Vampire Killers (Suffolk)

Låpsley (Merseyside)

Lonelady (Manchester)

Maribou State (Hertfordshire / Leeds)

Marika Hackman (London)

MONEY (Manchester)

Oh Wonder (London)

Songwriters Paul Drew (Croydon), Pete Barringer (Isleworth), and Pete Boyes (Essex)

Sam Lee (London)

SOAK (Derry, Northern Ireland)

The Temperance Movement (London)

Until The Ribbon Breaks (Cardiff)


While She Sleeps (Sheffield)

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/19-british-bands-signed-to-indie-labels-are-getting-government-grants-to-help-them-make-it-big-abroad-10366111.html