Our mission is to be the base camp for anyone in the UK who wants to make, experience or support new music and sound to shape the modern world.
For 18 years we have invested in creators to imagine, realise and excel with creative freedom. We have moved audiences to feel, discover and connect with the world around them. We have shaped the conditions for independent creators, curators and cultures to thrive.
We deliver artist-centred development programmes and essential funding to young, emerging and established artists breaking new ground across music-making in the UK. We lead research, campaigns, networks, archives and collections to further originality, discovery and equity within music.
Reducing barriers and championing inclusion underpins everything we do driven by our sector leading Fair Access Principles.
Sound and Music is supported by Arts Council England and proud to be a National Youth Music Organisation.
In Motion is our transformational 18-month artist development programme for original creators who are committed to challenging and evolving their practice and are ready to invest time, attention and energy in where it could go next.
Apply to In Motion 2027
In the Making is the UK's only year-long artist development programme for passionate and ambitious young music creators aged 14–18 who are looking to push their creativity and musical horizons even further.
Our Essentials Fund provides small grants to enable creators to access otherwise unaffordable tools, resources and support they have identified as being key to developing their practice and career.
(opens in a new tab)The new music platform for UK-based music creators to represent themselves and their works for potential commissioners, partners, researchers and anyone with an interest in the ever evolving new music ecology in the UK.
(opens in a new tab)Our unique education platform with collections of 60 second pieces of music and sound designed to activate young people’s creative listening and musical discovery skills, while providing a creative means of making sense of the world around them.
Over 18 years we have developed and championed the creatives and careers of 100s of creators on our programmes who have gone on to make significant contributions across the musical ecology.
Partnerships
We bring extraordinary creative talent together with ambitious organisations to create commissions that move audiences, develop artists and generate lasting cultural impact.
We undertake original research to identify key issues and opportunities for creators and curators to thrive and convene partners across the ecosystem to take collective action.
Our Fair Access Principles are a sector leading code of best practice for inclusive and equitable artist development, endorsed by our Fair Access Network of partners.
The Sampler Mixtape is our weekly radio show showcasing exciting and eclectic new music from across the whole spectrum, hosted by a different creator or collaborator from across our community each week.
Tune in on Resonance FM (104.4FM) every Friday at 12pm and Wednesday at 3am, or on demand via Mixcloud.
If you are interested in hosting your own mixtape, get in touch.
