What is PPL Momentum Accelerator?

 

PPL Momentum Accelerator offers grants of up to £5,000.

  • Recording and release

  • Live Performance / Touring^

  • High quality and innovative broadcast or pre-recorded online content^^

  • Promotion and marketing

  • Creation of new music / Time to create

  • Fees to creative collaborators

  • Education / Training

  • Commissioning

  • Equipment (max 20% budget)^^^A combination of the above

Please note - it does not fund marketing/promotion of new music without also funding an element of creation or performance.

Additional Support

As a regional PPL Momentum Accelerator partner, Launchpad offers the following additional support to grantees, on top of grants support:

  • Grantees receive bespoke advice and mentoring, and the programme develops team members (existing team, plus pairing with regional industry professionals)

  • Showcase Support: artists will play key regional and national showcase events (e.g. The Great Escape, Sound City, Tramlines, Live At Leeds)

^ Adheres to social distancing rules and is within Government guidance at the time.

^^ Adheres to social distancing rules and is within Government guidance at the time and please ensure that you comply with licensing regulations relating to live streams and pre-recorded content. Signed music creators should consult contracts and liaise with record companies and music publishers if needed to ensure that content is cleared for use and for exploitation.

^^^ applicants can apply for equipment or software costs which enable creation or new types of performances where those costs represent up to 20% of the total project budget.

 
 
 

Who should apply?

 

Artists/Bands applying for PPL Momentum Accelerator must show strong musical potential but face barriers to reach or get beyond crucial early career tipping points, with signs of interest and/or working informally with other music professionals or organisations. Applicants should show regional progression and growth as an artist with the potential to fast-track to reach a national tipping point in the next 6 months – and a plan to back that up. The activity that funding would support must take place in the UK.

 
 
 

Am I eligible?

 

If you can answer YES to the below questions you may qualify for PPL Momentum Accelerator support and should consider applying.

    • Are you an artist/band based in an Accelerator region (Yorkshire or Liverpool City Region)?

    • Do you write or perform your own music?

    • Have you been profiled/featured in regional or national press, media and received coverage in blogs as an artist/band?

    • Have you played shows or been asked to play multiple shows across your region?

    • Do you have evidence of a strong fan base regionally?

    • Are you making your first steps in getting national interest or already gaining some national attention?

    • Do you have early signs of interest and/or working informally with other music professionals or organisations? (e.g. management, record label, booking agent, press)

 
 
 

When are the deadlines?

 

When applying, keep in mind that we can only support activity happening after the decision date for your deadline – this will mean your activity must be at least 8 weeks after the deadline.

Open for applications

Next deadline: 6th February 2023