Amplify

We are hosting an online info session where you find out more about the programme and ask any questions you have. We will be recording the session, but we encourage everyone to attend the live event if possible to gain the most from the session. 

Scroll up this page to book a place at this session or to receive a recording only if you can’t attend at the scheduled time. 

If you have any questions outside of this session, you can email us at hello@bdproducinghub.co.uk

Basically, as long as you meet the criteria listed in the ‘Who is Amplify For?‘ section, and you have a clear idea of how you want to develop your creative career – we want to hear from you!

Yes! As long as you have 12+ months of experience in one of the fields in the ‘Who Amplify is for’ section and you meet the criteria, you are eligible. We understand that many creatives get stuck in one area of their practice – and this programme is here to help you develop your music career in the ways you want to. 

Yes, but one application will need to be made from a lead band member. The support will be shared across the band and not duplicated individually.

If it’s more accessible for you to make your application by submitting a video or audio file, then you are welcome to do so. Please email your application to hello@bdproducinghub.co.uk by the deadline.

Here are some guidance notes for submitting your application via email:

• Please use the subject line ‘Amplify application submission‘.
• Please attach, or link to, an audio/video application of no more than around 5 minutes in length. This should answer all the questions detailed in the ‘What are the application questions?’ FAQ below.
• In the email, please include the following information:
  • Your full name
  • Your email address
  • Your telephone number
  • Your full postcode
  • Your connection to Bradford
  • Whether you have any access requirements we need to consider when communicating with you, or when handling your application (you’re welcome to upload an access rider too)

You will also need to evidence your experience to ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria. Please include links in your email to any required evidence detailed in the ‘What are the application questions?’ FAQ section below.

To help you to prepare your application in advance, here are the main questions ask in the application form:

• How would you describe your role in the music sector?
• Do you have any access requirements we need to consider when handling your application, communicating with you, or to enable you to participate in this programme?
  N.B. If you have an access rider, you will be able to upload this to the application form
• What are your career aspirations for the next 6-12 months?
• What are your career aspirations for the next 2-5 years?
• What specific goals would you like to achieve through the Amplify programme?
  N.B. We’d like to know your creative and professional goals no matter what they are, we’d also like to know about any goals related to our organisational aims for the Amplify programme. These include:
  • Increase quality and ambition within the Bradford music sector and connect people more nationally
  • Increase the number of promoters putting on great music events and create more opportunities for artists in Bradford
  • Support more people to develop their experience in music management and A&R to support the sector to grow

If applying as a musician

• Please tell us a bit about your experience as a musician
• If you have them, please provide links to:
  • Your music hosted online either through a streaming service or elsewhere
  • Videos of you performing your music live
  • Your artist social media pages
  • Your website
  • Anything else you’d like to share with us that represents your work

If applying as a music producer, composer and/or songwriter

• Please provide credits and/or examples of projects you have collaborated on.
• If you have them, please also provide links to:
  • Any associated music or videos hosted online
  • Any of your relevant social media pages
  • Your website
  • Anything else you’d like to share with us that represents your work

If applying as a music manager, promoter, publishing, A&R, and/or other music management and business professions

• Please provide examples of events you have put on or projects you have created. Please include ticketing, booking and attendee data where possible to help us understand the scale of your work.
• If you have them, please also provide links to:
  • Events you have put on
  • Social media content documenting events and projects you have created
  • Footage of events and projects you have created
  • Anything else you’d like to share with us that represents your work

If applying as a music journalist, media producer and/or content creator

• Please provide examples of your work and include links to articles, content, podcasts etc.
• If you have them, please also provide links to:

• • Any relevant social media pages
  • Your website
  • Anything else you’d like to share with us that represents your work

We will assess applications against our eligibility criteria. We’re looking to select applicants who will gain the most from the programme and have representation within the cohort from a range of fields within Bradford’s music scene, to help us strengthen the sector in multiple areas. 

Here’s a reminder of our organisational aims for the Amplify programme:

• Increase quality and ambition within the Bradford music sector and connect people more nationally
• Increase the number of promoters putting on great music events and create more opportunities for artists in Bradford
• Support more people to develop their experience in music management and A&R to support the sector to grow

This interview is really just an informal chat to help us and you work out if this opportunity is a good fit for you, and that this is the right time. There are no set formal questions, we just want to get to know you and your work a little bit more.

This meeting will happen once you have been offered a place. Through this meeting, we’ll work out how best to support you through the programme including which mentoring partners will be a good match, and what additional resources might be most beneficial. This is a bespoke talent development programme, so this will be the moment we tailor our support around you!