Launchpad Conference 2025 - Leeds
Mar
28

Launchpad Conference 2025 - Leeds

  • Leeds School of Arts | Leeds Beckett University (map)
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A free day of panels, workshops, presentations and networking for those working in, or aspiring to work in the music industry.

Taking place on 28th of March 2025 at Leeds School of Arts @ Leeds Beckett University City Campus.

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WYCREATE Launchpad Music Innovators
Nov
20

WYCREATE Launchpad Music Innovators

  • The Attic (at Neighbourhood / Aire Park) (map)
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This is a programme to support and empower music freelances who are original copyright creators and managers of music intellectual property, to maximise the potential income generated, and the ability to create and sustain new music revenue streams.

Kicking off with the first event on November 20th at The Attic (at Neighbourhood / Aire Park). Followed by two further online sessions in early 2025.

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Leeds Creative Skills Festival
Nov
18

Leeds Creative Skills Festival

Join Launchpad and friends at Leeds Creative Skills Festival on Monday 18 November 2024 at Royal Armouries in Leeds.

Organised by Leeds City Council’s Employment & Skills Service, Leeds Creative Skills Festival 2024 returns for its third year this November.

This year, the event will take place in a brand new location – the amazing and culturally rich Royal Armouries in Leeds.

Get ready for a fresh experience filled with inspiration and discovery. Explore exciting career paths, unleash your creativity, learn from industry experts.  

 
 
 
 
 

About the event.

Everyone is welcome, you can stay as long as you like and the event is free to attend.

Find out about careers and skills to work in: 

  • Advertising and marketing 

  • Architecture 

  • Crafts 

  • Design (including product, graphic and fashion) 

  • Film, TV, video, VFX and SFX, 

  • IT, video games, software and computer services (creative tech) 

  • Museums, libraries, galleries and heritage 

  • Music, performing and visual arts 

  • Publishing  

  • Plus many more!

 

Exhibitors

All creative industries are welcomed as an exhibitor at LCSF24. Find out more below:

  • A unique exhibition opportunity in a culturally rich and prestigious venue, The Royal Armouries Leeds, during Creative Careers Week 2024

  • Job and Training Promotion – We can promote your jobs, training opportunities and other initiatives through our extensive communication channels

  • Promote your organisation and the industry

  • Provision for each exhibitor to have a dedicated space for your exhibition stand and branded pop-up banner, exhibition table and tablecloth

  • Option to purchase additional advertising space in the Visitor Guide

  • Option to secure additional demonstration space

 What exhibitors said about #LCSF23:

 100% of exhibitors said they would recommend exhibiting at the Leeds Creative Skills Festival to other potential exhibitors. Here’s a little of what they had to say:

  • This is a really engaging event, showcasing the best of the creative industries

  • It’s a great way to meet local talent

  • Great attendance from schools in which students showed real interest and passion in courses

  • Great festival for anyone wanting to connect within this sector

  • Excellent way to connect directly with young people

  • Exciting and engaging way to showcase creative careers

  • It’s a great opportunity to showcase your organisation but also a great way of meeting other creative organisations

 

What visitors said about #LCSF23

  • A great range of creative industries to be able to explore

  • Positively Great!

  • There is a range of opportunities, and you can learn different things like jobs you never even considered doing

  • It’s amazing for creatives who want to develop their own business or get into their industry

  • An engaging and interactive event that celebrates all things creative in West Yorkshire. A place to find out more about how you can grow your career in a dynamic and inclusive industry.

  • Wide range of exhibitors, excellent pre-visit info, easy to book

  • The festival is really good and helped me to find volunteer work so I can do something else on my gap year

  • It's fantastic to have such a big event showcasing creative and cultural talent, organisations and opportunities focussed on Leeds / Yorkshire.

  • Excellent opportunities and good connections made

  • I'm a careers manager of a local sixth form and so great to be able to easily bring groups of students to these events

Book your ticket for 2024 today

This event is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. In West Yorkshire, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority leads the implementation of the Fund as part of the Mayor’s ambition to make West Yorkshire the best place to work, learn and live.

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Launchpad Presents 'The Sesh' Music Industry Panel + Gig at The Polar Bear Music Club, Hull
Aug
20

Launchpad Presents 'The Sesh' Music Industry Panel + Gig at The Polar Bear Music Club, Hull

 
 

Join Launchpad in collaboration with The Sesh, for an evening of presentation and panel discussion, for those aiming to build a career in music throughout Yorkshire. 

Taking place from 7 pm on Tuesday 20th of August at the Polar Bear Music Club, Hull, the evening will feature details of Launchpad programs that provide industry advice & mentoring, opportunities to perform live at festivals and events across the region and funding to support project and personal development, as well as opportunities by other organisations such as Youth Music, Help Musicians & PRS Foundation.

Discussing opportunities to develop music careers will be a panel discussion from those who have received support from Launchpad and other organisations and who have built their careers in the music industry, talking through their experience and passing on advice about working in the industry, Including:

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Claire Hamilton
Claire Hamilton

Launchpad+ Coordinator

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Chiko Chinyadza
Chiko Chinyadza

Downtown kayoto

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Joe Hubbard
Joe Hubbard

Future Sound Group

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Josh Daniel
Josh Daniel

Artist (Josh Daniel) / Artist Manager (JD Media Group) / Label Manager (Interval Records)

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Stick around after the panel for a Launchpad special of the classic Sesh night from 8:30 pm. Special Guests to be announced.

Launchpad is delivered by Music Local, and is supported by Youth Music, with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, PPL Giving, Bradford Council, Leeds City Council funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and PRS Foundation's Talent Development Partnership supported by PPL.

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Leeds Jazz Festival (Welcome to Leeds Stage - Launchpad)
May
26

Leeds Jazz Festival (Welcome to Leeds Stage - Launchpad)

 
 

On Sunday 28th of May Launchpad will be curating a full day of emerging talent, from all corners of the jazz+ world as part of Leeds Jazz Festival 2023. Located on Cookridge Street, Leeds we are taking over the 'Welcome to Leeds stage’. Entry to the stage is free, with food and drink available from various retailers.

The Welcome to Leeds Stage at Leeds Jazz Festival is the family friendly, open air, free stage Located on Cookridge Street, Between The Radisson hotel and Henry Moore Institute.

MEET THE LINE UP

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Jazz North x Launchpad: Emerging Artists Development Day
May
23

Jazz North x Launchpad: Emerging Artists Development Day

 
 

As part of Leeds Jazz Festival, we are teaming up with Jazz North to bring you a relaxed and informative event for artists on Thursday 23rd May at Hyde Park Book Club.

As part of Jazz North’s support for emerging artists, they will be releasing a comprehensive guide to kicking off your live career in jazz: our Emerging Artists’ Live Toolkit. 

The day is all about taking a deep dive into some of those topics, connecting with like-minded artists and sharing your own insights. 

With the help of some very brilliant guest speakers (to be announced), we will be exploring creative identity, establishing your values and goals, finding your place on the live music scene and growing your live and online audience. 

We’d love to see you there. Spaces are limited so sign up in advance to secure your space and complimentary drink. 

Sign up here to register your attendance! 

Why not stick around after the event at Hype Park Book Club for the rest of the evening where live music and the Hyde Park Jazz Club jam session will take place (bring your instruments!). Visit here for more information and to buy tickets. 

Event Schedule 

15:00        Arrive and registration 

15:15        Welcome and Intros (15 mins) 

15:30        Finding your niche - creative identity, values and goals 

16:20        Break (10 mins) - post it notes - share your values on the wall 

16.30        Getting gigs - different types of promoters, making your approach

17.20        Break (10 mins)

17.30        Building your audiences - live and online

18.20        Closing session (20 mins) 

18.30        Networking drinks 

19:00 End

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Northern Music Network Social in partnership with PPL
May
16

Northern Music Network Social in partnership with PPL

  • Kings Road Brighton, England, BN1 2GS United Kingdom (map)
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Please join us at the launch of The Northern Music Network, with an opportunity to meet the organisations, get involved in future partnerships, hear about Northern artists performing across the festival and the existing work ongoing to support music in the region. This network launch is proudly supported by the UK’s music licensing organisation for performers and recording rightsholders, PPL.

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Pre Conference Social
Feb
29

Pre Conference Social

Ahead of the Launchpad Conference on Friday 1st of March we are hosting a pre conference social to give attendees the opportunity to hangout and meet some of the Launchpad team and speakers who are attending the conference!

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Popular Music in Leeds: Histories, Heritage, People & Places - Book Launch
Dec
7

Popular Music in Leeds: Histories, Heritage, People & Places - Book Launch

Join us for the official launch of 'Popular Music in Leeds: Histories, Heritage, People and Places' with an introduction from the book's editors, readings from some of the book's authors and a celebration of Leeds Libraries latest project 'Leeds Gig Tickets' - please feel free to bring along your old gig tickets from any band or artist you've seen in Leeds.

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