The music industry throughout its history has gone through a variety of changes that have shaped how music can be performed, recorded and distributed. It has taken on many different forms throughout history. A large part of this is due to the digitalisation of key components such as musical formats and digital equipment.

It’s expensive to be in a band.

Rehearsal rooms. Studio time. Fuel. Food. Accommodation. Venue hire. Merch printing. Replacing strings every other gig. The capo you forget and have to panic-buy. The cable you double checked before the show - that dies mid-song. It all adds up.

Disabled people have and always will contribute so much to society, including the music industry. There's a million and one ways to be an artist, and also even more to being disabled.

Nestled along Glasgow’s riverfront, the UP2STNDRD Studio, founded by Sami Omar, has become a vital driving force within Scotland’s hip hop scene.