Live Music Now is delighted to congratulate Ian Stoutzker, Founder Chairman, on the award of a CBE in the New Year's Honours list.
For over 35 years, Ian Stoutzker's leadership of LMN has been a moving force behind the growing recognition of music's positive impact on people's lives, particularly those in need, whilst supporting the burgeoning careers of the best of this country's young musicians. Since 1977, LMN has given over 40,000 workshops and interactive performances to more than 3,000,000 disadvantaged members of society who would have been excluded from the joy and inspiration of participating in live performance.
Ian's... [read more]

The season continues in the groundbreaking Emerging Artists: Sound Check series featuring the best of Scotland's young graduates and new professional talent performing live at the Usher Hall.
In partnership with Live Music Now, a charity set up by Yehudi Menuhin in 1977, this makes high quality live music accessible whilst supporting young musicians at the outset of their careers.
It is also unique for audiences giving them a chance to experience tomorrow's talent today for a fraction of the price it would normally cost to hear first class musicians at the Usher Hall.
General Manager, Karl Chapman said; "It... [read more]

Congratulations to LMN's Will Pound for his nomination as Musician of the Year in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Will and his duo partner Dan Walsh (banjo) are hugely popular in LMN's venues, playing for children with special needs, older people and for patients in hospitals.
LMN supports the development of emerging musicians like Will and Dan by providing them not only with paid work but with the... opportunity to 'touch lives' in our communities, and to grow as musicians. A teacher in a London SEN school recently wrote of Will and Dan's performance for her pupils:
'A wonderful... [read more]

The Arts Council of Wales interviewed Carlos Chirinos, non-classical music recruitment consultant for Live Music Now, about LMN Cymru/Wales' upcoming World Musician recruitment. Click here for the full article.

Japanese flute player and LMN musician Tomoko Kinuta performed at the National Museum of Scotland last month as part of the Free Fringe Music event held in conjunction with Live Music Now Scotland. The Sounds Global Project spoke with Miss Kinuta after her performance to discuss her introduction to music, her favourite instruments, and just how much music means to her.
Click here to view the short film and interview with Tomoko Kinuta at the National Museum of Scotland

Live Music Now is delighted to be part of the fourth Kings Place Festival taking place between the 8th and 11th of September in London. The festival's unique formula of 100 concerts in four days has proved a hit, with audience numbers growing annually.
This year, Live Music Now has curated two of the family and children's concerts on Saturday the 10th September: the Lunar Saxophone Quartet take us aboard their magic carpet for a special 45 minute trip around the world of music, and the award-winning quartet YouTuba weave well-known pieces of music and stories into a magical programme... [read more]

The International Music Council (IMC), the European Music Council and the Estonian Music Council are pleased to announce the 4th IMC World Forum on Music to take place in Tallinn, September 26 - October 2, 2011, under the title 'Music and social change'.
Visit www.worldforumonmusic.org and check out the Youth Section for more information on the competition and youth participation fees. Click here to read the complete press release.

Between September 2009 and December 2010 a total of 22 Runwood Residential and Day Care establishments for Older People in Essex provided the venues for a series of 'Live Music Concerts' funded by a grant from Essex County Council.
An evaluation was commissioned to evidence the difference that this programme of concerts made to the quality of life of the Runwood residents, and whether the concerts also provided opportunities for Staff to view the residents differently. This report shares the outcomes and information about the use of live music which can be used by other practitioners dedicated to improving the... [read more]

LMN Wales is looking for world musicians! To find out more come to our open day on Wednesday 12 October 2011 at 2PM at the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff. The open day is a drop-by session for musicians to find out more about Live Music Now, how it provides work for musicians and how to apply.
Click here for full details and the event flyer.
To Log your interest in auditioning, click here or email wales@livemusicnow.org

LMN Scotland is recruiting rock, pop, indie and jazz musicians and bands! Auditions will be held at legendary Glasgow venue The Arches on Thu 26 May 2011 - spread the word to all those rockers and jazzers not yet on the scheme!
For the full flyer giving all the information you need to know, click here.
To Log Your Interest in auditioning, click here.