A partnership between two organisations based in Manchester is offering hundreds of paid gigs to young emerging artists.
Live music marketplace GigPig and arts organisation Reform Radio are collaborating to help artists launch their professional careers.
Reform Radio says it will use its platform to engage young adults looking for new opportunities, working creatively with them over a sustained period to develop new skills for employment.
The station supported 316 young people last year and has a community of more than 500 artists working with the organisation at any one time.
Meanwhile GigPig, which already offers artists a free platform to find, play and get paid for gigs, will match artists up with Manchester venues each month.
Reform Radio’s Station Manager Robin Guérard said: “The ultimate goal is to enable the city’s venues to discover new artists, in turn giving young artists a platform to establish themselves as professional artists; from where they can build their profile and connections to secure repeat work.”
“I truly believe that with more partnerships like this, we will improve the industry for all new and existing professional artists.”