Help Musicians Northern Ireland

Music is a wonderful gift, but a musician's life can be tough and many need help at times to get out of difficulty. Your support means we can help emerging, professional and retired musicians all over Northern Ireland.
To donate to us this #LocalCharitiesDay please visit https://bit.ly/1QUslm4 💛

The Musicians' Union will be hosting a free Tax & Accounting seminar presented by Tim Alter (Alterledger Ltd) tomorrow, Wed 12TH December at the Help Musicians Northern Ireland office. The session will cover a range of topics, including how to organise large items of expenditure, how to deal with tax investigations and how the MU can help with this, and employment status issues.
To book a place, email >>> glasgow@theMU.org
WHERE: HMNI Office, Oh Yeah Music Centre, 2nd Floor,... 15-21 Gordon Street, Belfast, BT1 2LG WHEN: 12 Dec 2018, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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The Featured Artists Coalition (Official) Artist: Entrepreneur Day, supported by Help Musicians NI is coming to Sunflower Public House & Live Music on Saturday January 26 2019 at 10.30AM. This will be a fantastic opportunity for anyone who wants to make a career out of music, share artist-to-artist knowledge and learn from fellow artist entrepreneurs. Featuring Jack Gourlay, Lisbee Stainton & Cormac Neeson!
Get your tickets here>>>> https://bit.ly/2QrpPw6
Space is limited, s...o get in quick.
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This Road Session in partnership with Ruach Music is with Susie blue with her single, "People Like Us."
Susie Blue is an indie pop act hailing from Derry and now based in Belfast, Northern Ireland who has been described by Pure M and Outcast Magazine as "Irresistibly arresting pop/rock piece that packs an extremely powerful punch" and "destined for great things."
Enjoy and let us know what you think below, thanks to the Sunflower Public House & Live Music for having us on the day! :)

We are hosting a little end of year celebration for our Women in Music NI members at the Black Box on Thursday 20 December! Members are welcome to bring along a friend to the event ✨
To register your attendance, please RSVP to >>> niinfo@helpmusicians.org.uk
If you would like to become a member of WIM NI - we are offering six months free membership to anyone in Northern Ireland wanting to be part of the organisation. All you have to do is sign up online at www.womeninmusic.org. Click on JOIN and use the code "WIMNI" to join for free.

The Musicians' Union will be hosting a free Tax & Accounting seminar with Alterledger Ltd at the Help Musicians Northern Ireland office on Wednesday 12 December. The session will cover topics such as:
▪️Setting yourself up as a business ▪️Money in and money out, and getting paid ▪️Keeping up-to-date records... ▪️Allowable expenses ▪️How to deal with large items of expenditure ▪️VAT ▪️How to deal with tax investigations and how the MU can help with this ▪️Employment status issues
To book a place, email : glasgow@theMU.org ✨
WHERE: HMNI Office, Oh Yeah Music Centre, 2nd Floor, 15-21 Gordon Street, Belfast, BT1 2LG WHEN: 12 Dec 2018, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Today marks the end of #MoltoMovember! Thank you so much to the most amazing beardy lady Sofley Rae for wearing such fabulous beards this month while looking very cool in the process, and thank you so much to everyone who donated! Your donations ensure we can provide practical and positive support to emerging, professional and retired musicians all over Northern Ireland.
If you are interested in fundraising for Help Musicians Northern Ireland and want to have a chat about fundraising ideas, please email meghan.gilleece@helpmusicians.org.uk 💛

Live Music Now is currently on the look out for professional musicians who combine exceptional performing skills with special qualities of insight, generosity of spirit and flexibility to join their roster.
LMN works to enhance skills through their distinctive approach to training and performance, and send them out into the community to perform for older people and children with special educational needs across the UK.
If you are interested in auditioning for LMN in January,... please check out the link below! The deadline for submissions is 14 December.
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The Musicians' Union are hosting a free seminar on Tax and Accounting, which will be presented by Tim Alter (Alterledger Ltd), covering a range of topics including keeping up to date records, setting yourself up as a business, and how to deal with large items of expenditure.
The event takes place at the Help Musicians NI Office in the Oh Yeah Music Centre Dec 12TH 6PM-8PM. To reserve your place please email glasgow@theMU.org.
More info here >>> https://bit.ly/2SjaCtd

There are still five days left to support the fabulous Sofley Rae fundraise for Help Musicians NI during #MoltoMovember! Rae has worn a different beard every day this month and has looked like a total boss in the process ⚡
Donate here >>> https://bit.ly/2zrrZkF

This Road Session in partnership with Ruach Music is with Kitt Philippa with their single, "Human." :)
Kitt Philippa (Northern Ireland Music Prize Winner for "Best Single") although raised on classical, the songs you will find are strangely urban and often conveyed with digital sleight. An organ scholar and an experimentalist, KP plays piano, guitar, clarinet, prayer bowl and bicycle wheel. The songs may often reflect perilous times yet in so doing, KP takes us out of ourselves and into the most rarefied state. On this song ‘Human’ the listener is being willed to be close, to rediscover that most beautiful denominator. “Times are troubling,” and while “…there’s an acknowledgement of that pain, somehow hope tries to rouse you.”
Enjoy and let us know what you think below :)

Unfortunately, due to events beyond our control the Featured Artists Coalition (Official) Artist: Entrepreneur Day due to take place this Sunday has been postponed. Information on a replacement date will be updated soon. Thank you!

Congratulations to all involved in the Northern Ireland Music Prize - from the hardworking individuals managing this event to all the artists who were nominated for each of this year's categories! It was a brilliant night that Help Musicians Northern Ireland were proud to support.
NI Music Prize 2018 – Best Live Act: The Wood Burning Savages
NI Music Prize 2018 – Oh Yeah Contender: ROE
... NI Music Prize 2018 – Best Single: Kitt Philippa – Human
NI Music Prize 2018 – Best Album: The Wood Burning Savages – Stability
NI Music Prize 2018 – Outstanding Contribution to Music: Gary Lightbody
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Such a beautiful set from ROE at tonight’s NI Music Prize! Good luck to all the acts nominated and well done to The Wood Burning Savages for winning Best Live Act! 💛

As part of Sound Of Belfast, the Musicians' Union are hosting a panel discussion in collaboration with HMNI on 'How to win Friends and Influence Promoters' today at 2PM at Oh Yeah Music Centre featuring Matt Bartlett (Midnight Mango Ltd), Jenny Wren (Body&Soul Festival) , Keren McKean (Electric Fields) and Jay Taylor (Night and Day)
More info here >>> https://bit.ly/2zST4N1

The wonderful Sofley Rae of MoltoVivoOfficial fame is wearing a beard every day throughout November to raise funds for Help Musicians NI! We are very jealous of how good she looks with a goatee.
If you'd like to support Rae, you can donate here >>> https://bit.ly/2qLktfR

The Featured Artists Coalition (Official) are hosting the Artist: Entrepreneur Day at Black Box this Sunday 18TH Nov from 10.30AM-5PM. It is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who wants to make a career from music to collaborate with and learn from fellow artists, and there are still tickets available here >>> https://bit.ly/2Pv8JMm

The Featured Artists Coalition (Official) Artist: Entrepreneur Day is coming to Black Box on Nov 18 at 10AM. It is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who wants to make a career out of music, share artist-to-artist knowledge and learn from fellow artist entrepreneurs.
Tickets here >>> https://bit.ly/2Pv8JMm