Showcase for Leicestershire music artists

Leicestershire musical artists will perform vibrant new works across Black music genres in front of an audience made up of music industry professionals and members of the public at a major showcasing event happening on the 17^th August.

The showcase, part of Project LIVE, a free 4 month artist development programme hosted at 2Funky Music Café, will take place on the 17th August at the 2Funky Music Cafe, is the culmination of an exciting development programme, led by industry professionals including Musical Director Lisa Millett who has featured as a vocalist on Ministry of Sound and trained at Royal Academy of Music.

The project, supported using public funding by Arts Council England, gave singers & rappers, aged 18+ from Leicester & Leicestershire, creating music across Black music genres such as hip-hop, soul, grime, jazz, funk, reggae and afrobeats the opportunity to take part in free workshops, industry masterclasses, professional recording sessions and live performances.

2Funky Arts Director Vijay Mistry commented: “We’re really excited to see the fruit of everyone’s labour at this showcase event. Project LIVE is the first step to a more professional music career. We have uncovered so many talented artists locally and it is always exciting to see their rapid progression. Artists become more confident and polished by the end showcase.”

The event is open to music industry professionals as well as members of the public with tickets costing just £5.

 www.2funkyarts.co.uk