The £500,000 investment scheme was set up by PRS for Music Foundation and Arts Council England to develop the careers of talented artists and bands by providing them with financial support.

Speaking at the launch at The Great Escape festival, Vanessa Reed, Executive Director of PRS for Music Foundation said: “It’s entirely fitting that today’s announcement is being made at The Great Escape where we’re surrounded by exactly the kind of artists and bands that this fund is designed for. I hope that many of them will enter the application process and use this opportunity to drive their career to the next level.”

For information on how to apply for the scheme visit the website HERE.

Photos from the launch are available to view via the PRS for Music Facebook page HERE.

Once again, The Great Escape Convention 2013 provided festival delegates with unique insight into the past, present and future of the music industry. TGE13 delegates were on site to witness seminal events for the industry: From the launch of the game-changing Momentum Music Fund by PRS for Music foundation and Arts Council England to bright ideas first-hand from the likes of VEVO’s SVP International Nic Jones and Rough Trade mastermind Stephen Godfrey, to the YMCAs hosted by TGE Co-Founder Martin Elbourne, as well as the involvement of musical maestros Everything Everything and Billy Bragg who participated in panels at the convention and performed on TGE’s stages.

If you missed those stand-out performances and panels, or if you’re just thirsty for more you’re in luck! TGE will be returning from May 8th-10th 2014 – save the date now.

And then, there was the music: From that secret Palma Violets gig, to the utterly mesmerising performances by Polish pop royalty BRODKA, to Deap Vally bringing down houses all over town, to the now legendary sets from the new paradigms of rap Iggy Azalea & Brooke Candy, to Billy Bragg leading a sing-a-long of ‘A New England’ in the back of a tiny pub, TGE13 was filled with those ‘were you there?’ moments it is famed for. But, if you missed those stand-out performances, or if you’re just thirsty for more you’re in luck! TGE will be returning from May 8th-10th 2014 – save the date now.

Kat Morris, festival director commented “A huge thank you to everyone who made TGE 2013 so brilliant, to all the incredible artists that played, to every person that attended, our wonderful partners and our amazing production team. We are so excited to announce the dates for 2014 right off the back of this year’s festival and hope to see you there. ”

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Infamous for her knack of telling it like it is and making no qualms about her strengths, challenges and personal tastes as an artist, Pictorial Candi brings to the stage a rustic integrity through occasional guitar playing which she may inform you leaves much to be desired yet with material that will assuredly satiate the longings of any musical taste yearning for the reminiscence of styles implemented by artists such as R. Stevie Moore, Skip James and Son House.

Second in the line-up comes the name that rose to fame from the lashings of success brought about by the conquering of 2004’s Polish Pop Idol, which saw Brodka eventually culminating in 2010 with her eventual double-platinum album Granda which was critically acclaimed in Poland as well as abroad for its boastings of the eclectic weavings of Electro, Rock and Roots music within the tapestry of the Pop genre. This year the festival is excited to welcome a star whom has been described as delivering a musical vitality that sets many Alt-Rock contemporaries in her shade.

Beginning their collaborations under the name Hojskole, the three members of the act now titled Très.b have proudly accrued critique which has assured fans and audiences of their latest album to be worthy of ‘must have’ sticker status and which is believed to be of the finest releases in recent alternative record annuls. Their work, having been described most potently as being coherent and a great pleasure to the listener, assures the audiences of this year’s festival a proud and well-received offering.

Last, and yet certainly not least, KAMP! Are a band whom have gained domestic popularity in Poland and what they have described as a ‘niche global fan base’. With their new-wave retro-chic disco styles fashioned by smooth synth-pop, the audience will enjoy music that is richly atmospheric and brings to mind the dustings of hot summer beaches and the last breaths of the daylight at dusk whilst not excluding the hauntingly evoked and nostalgic memories of the disco clubs of a bygone era.

Head along to The Dome Studio from 12:30 to catch this great line up.

We also welcome BeastCast & Dirty Bingo Records to our core programme taking place at 10 Below, which features local band FEAR OF MEN with their classic indie pop, get down to hear their layers of ‘fuzzy beauty’ fill the room, think of a sound somewhere between, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and Echobelly. Shinies, Findlay and Crushed Beak join the bill.

To finish off a brilliant line up are the equally brilliant DROP OUT VENUS with their self described ‘junk jazz’ sound, they are absolutely captivating whilst performing and certainly not to be missed.



We are also welcome Inspired Artists to The Latest Music Bar featuring Irish rockers, THE PLEA begin the night with their anthemic, instantly addictive tunes that you could imagine echoing over the crowds at Glastonbury as well as in the Brighton bars at this years Great Escape. Polish band, THE FUSE take the stage next with their Funk/Soul/Chillout tunes and then are followed by FRANCLASSIC who are closing the night with their ”Hip-Pop” beatboxing, creating a audio/visual spectacle to entertain everyone.



We will see you down the front!