Youth Music has announced its NextGen Community Series for 2024
The first event is in partnership with Young Guns Network and AWAL,
taking place on Tuesday 30 January at Sony Music Entertainment's AWAL
office
The NextGen Community Series offers 18-30 year old emerging creatives
access to some of the biggest music and culture brands, peer networking,
panel discussions and exciting performances
Youth Music, the UK’s leading young people’s music charity, has today
announced its NextGen Community Series for 2024, including new music
industry networking events in partnership with Young Guns Network.
Designed to support emerging creatives UK-wide, this year’s events will reach
Birmingham, Bristol and Glasgow. Attendees aged 18-30 will have the chance to
connect with other creatives, take part in panel discussions and watch
performances from peers.
And, new for 2024, a partnership with Young Guns Network will see four
additional networking events take place at offices of some of the biggest music
and culture brands in London. These will include a workshop on artist marketing
with AWAL, best Instagram practice for creatives with Meta and working with
brands, with Levi’s.
Cristina Barone, Youth Music Corporate and Events Manager says: “As we
celebrate Youth Music’s 25th anniversary year, we’re really excited to also grow our
NextGen Community Series, reaching new cities and launching a new
partnership with Young Guns Network. All of this means a more diverse range of
voices are entering and equipped for the music industries, benefitting both
businesses and individuals who might otherwise be excluded.”
Youth Music’s research recently found that 77% of emerging creatives said a lack
of industry connections is a barrier they are currently facing, while pursuing a
career in the music industries .
Young Guns Network was created in 2013 to offer a more diverse, accessible and
updated professional networking experience focused on the 18-30 age group that
would provide them with inspiration, insight and opportunities.
Remi Harris and Sam Potts, Co-Founders of Young Guns Network say:
"We're delighted to be collaborating with Youth Music to bring young professionals into the offices of some of the most exciting music and culture brands. Our partnership with Youth Music goes back several years and we're thrilled that they are helping us continue to bring these events to young people."
Youth Music NextGen is a community of young creatives who aspire to build and
work in the music industries of the future and consists of over 200 Youth Music
NextGen Fund recipients and alumni, people taking part in one of Youth Music’s
500 funded projects and other young creatives who want to be part of a wider
network. The community offers access to development opportunities and grant
funding for those who face barriers because of who they are, where they’re from
or what they’re going through.
Youth Music NextGen Community Series 2024:
Young Guns Network X Youth Music NextGen Events:
Tuesday 30th January – AWAL, London Office
Thursday 14th March – Meta, London Office
Wednesday 19th June – TBC, London Office
Wednesday 27th November – Levi’s, London Office
Youth Music NextGen Community Events:
w/c 15th April – Birmingham
w/c 20th May – Bristol
Wednesday 7th August – Glasgow
Tickets are £5 (but offered for free if finance is a barrier), and available via Youth
Music’s website here.