Future Disrupters initiative for Welsh music

Given the prompts ‘music’ and ‘Wales’, what springs to mind? Perhaps strong singers, Welsh sweetheart Tom Jones, or maybe traditional folk music from the ‘land of song’, as it has come to be known. What probably doesn’t bubble to the surface is the group of young people in the underbelly of its live music scene, up-and-coming record companies, or rap and R’n’B troupes.

These are all elements of a new scheme from Beacons Cymru offering support for those aged 18-25 (living in Wales) who have innovative music industry ideas and plans to start new businesses. Over the space of six months, the Future Disrupter scheme supports three varied projects, offering a series of meetings, workshops, mentoring sessions and financial support. At the end of the six months, the scheme will have created three new powerful organisations or groups that will put time, energy and inspiration back into the pool for the next generation of Welsh musicians, thus starting an exciting new cycle.