Affiliations and External Resources
Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA)
The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) exists to strengthen, empower and unite Scotland’s music industry.
Their mission is to…
- Create and nurture a diverse, accessible and inclusive membership community that reflects the full spectrum of Scotland’s music industry
- Ensure that Scotland’s music industry has an effective voice within government, parliament and development organisations that facilitates understanding and awareness of key opportunities and challenges
- Produce and support projects and programmes to stimulate sustainability, domestic and international growth, development and innovation
Creative Scotland
https://www.creativescotland.com/
Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here.
We enable people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life.
We distribute funding from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery.
Disclosure Scotland
https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland
Disclosure Scotland helps employers make safer decisions when they’re recruiting people. It also makes sure unsuitable people do not work with vulnerable groups, including children.
Gig Buddies
Gig Buddies is all about enabling people with learning disabilities to lead the life they want. We match people up with a volunteer who shares the same cultural …
Music For All
https://www.musicforall.org.uk/
Music for All is dedicated to changing lives across the UK by improving access to music making. We are a passionate, focused and ambitious UK charity helping disadvantaged music makers experience the joys and far-reaching benefits of making music.
Musicians Union
https://musiciansunion.org.uk/
The Musicians’ Union is an organisation which represents over 30,000 musicians working in all sectors of the British music business.
Good Fundraising
Established for the purposes of overseeing enhanced self-regulation of fundraising in Scotland, to be responsible for fundraising standards in Scotland and to handle fundraising complaints related to Scottish registered charities.
Penumbra Mental Health
Penumbra Mental Health, a pioneering charity providing dedicated services for people with mild to serious and enduring mental ill health.
They support people on their journey to better mental health, by working with each person to find their own way forward. The power of people’s lived experience enables us to provide pioneering services which transform lives.
Charity Excellence Framework
https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/
Charity Excellence is a free one-stop-shop for anything a charity needs – 46% of its tens of thousands of users rate its 8 online health checks, huge information hub and interactive dashboard, and Funding Finder, Help Finder and Data Finder directories 10/10. It enables you to assess any area of activity quickly and easily and be connected to a huge network of grant funding, pro bono support, and free resources, products and services, with charity input aggregated anonymously to create Big Data for the charity sector.
Foxspring Music
Fox Spring Music
Edinburgh Jam Group is proud to announce our affiliation with Alasdair Easton of Foxspring Music as our recommended go-to for audio mixing projects.
Let the world hear your music at its best. Get it mixed by Alasdair at Fox Spring Music. Professional, creative mixing from an Edinburgh-based mix engineer. A great mix can bring out the vibe, emotion and depth in your music, and give it greater emotional impact. Get in touch to discuss your project today. You can send Ali a message on Facebook or through the contact form on www.foxspringmusic.co.uk, where you’ll also find examples of his mixes and a video that shows some of the power of mixing or ask any of the EJG Team when you are chatting with us.
JA Guitar Repairs
https://www.edinburghguitarrepairs.co.uk/
JA Guitar Repairs is Edinburgh’s most friendly and reasonably priced guitar luthier. Set-ups, repair, electrics, frets. Specialist in fixing broken necks, dents & chips. Custom guitar repairs.
Run solely by John , JA is a completely independent Edinburgh guitar repair shop:
“I have been playing and fixing guitars/bass for several decades. I have a passion for bringing guitars back to life and I am not here to make a massive profit”
Whether you are looking to give your instrument a perfect set-up, have damaged electronics fixed or even a complete fret replacement JA Guitar Repairs is here to help.
Independent Society of Musicians (ISM)
The Independent Society of Musicians (ISM) is the UK’s largest representative non-union body for musicians and a nationally recognised subject association for music. We are financially independent with no political affiliation. Since 1882, we have been dedicated to promoting the importance of music and supporting those working in the music profession.
Carter Skillicorn Drums
The Independent Society of Musicians (ISM) is the UK’s largest representative non-union body for musicians and a nationally recognised subject association for music. We are financially independent with no political affiliation. Since 1882, we have been dedicated to promoting the importance of music and supporting those working in the music profession.
GR Guitar
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556957158460
Greg Russell is a trained and degree qualified musician with years of experience in both performance and training.
Greg has built up his reputation and experience as a solid tutor through experience in the US at summer camps, and also at home here in the UK as a music teaching assistant and has a proven track record of helping guitarists get to the next level regardless of their starting point or musical interests!
Viasylenko Recordings
Edinburgh Jam Group is proud to announce that we have partnered with Viasylenko Recordings to provide audio and video recording services to our users.
Viasylenko Recordings is lead by Slavik, a trained and professional recording engineer with a wealth of experience delivering high quality and great value recording projects for bands and artists over many years!
For more information and enquiries, contact Slavik directly using the following:
viasylenko@gmail.com
07388 085 725
