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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.
Totally Sound and Reel Youth Media are both Edinburgh-based youth projects that work in tandem, offering a wide variety of music-related opportunities to teenagers across the city.
When you think of Scottish music what do you think of? Bagpipes, an accordion or perhaps a fiddle? Personally, I associate it with my younger years, having grown up in the Outer Hebrides where it is a key component of the community. Traditional Scottish music, or folk music, has long been an integral part of Scotland’s culture which needs to be both protected and promoted.
Bernera, an island in the Outer Hebrides, is home to a residential recording studio by the name of Black Bay Studio. It is one of few residential studios in Scotland, boasting an impressive roster of equipment and well-known clients.
From Fontaines D.C.'s very band name—where "D.C." stands for Dublin City—to their Ireland-themed stage logos featured at live gigs and the raw, unflinching poetry of their lyrics, it is impossible to miss how a city, a culture, and a country leave an indelible mark on a band and its sound. Every creative choice the group makes is rooted in the identity of their homeland, turning personal art into a love letter to the place that forged them.