Launchpad Connect – Apply Now for Support
Launchpad Connect supports Yorkshire-based artists, bands, labels and early-career music professionals through one-to-one sessions with experienced industry professionals, a peer support network, social events and regular Music Industry Insights sessions.
Since 2019, over 160 people from across Yorkshire have been supported through Launchpad Connect, including Leeds-based Mercury Prize winners English Teacher, Hull-based rapper Chiedu Oraka and Leeds-based record label Gimme A Break Records, representing UKG, breaks, electro and jungle, amongst many others.
Launchpad Connect aims to empower artists and existing or aspiring music professionals with the skills and knowledge to navigate a career in music whilst also building an important peer support network. Interested?
Apply now at www.launchpad-music.com/connect
The deadline for applications is Monday 7th December 2026.
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Launchpad Connect is supported with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, PPL Giving, Leeds City Council through the Leeds Cultural Investment Programme and PRS Foundation’s Talent Development Partnership supported by PPL.