Ed Renshaw Award 2021, Applications now open
The bi-annual Ed Renshaw Award returns to provide funding and support to young musicians in South East London. Established in the memory of gifted musician Ed Renshaw, the award helps young musicians in South East London to achieve their potential.
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Applications are now open for the Ed Renshaw Music Award 2021. Run in partnership with Peter Conway Management and the Albany, musicians aged 16-25 and resident in South East London can apply to receive mentoring, industry support and cash awards of between £1,000 – £3,000.
Individuals, bands, groups and collectives of any genre are invited to apply and awards will be decided on the basis of originality, commitment and talent. Successful acts will receive advice and mentoring from leading music management and promotion company, Peter Conway Management. The Albany, which has a long history of helping young people to develop their creative talent and ambitions, will also provide advice, space and artistic development support.
Ed Renshaw Award Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must be aged 16-25 and be resident in South East London. They will ask applicants to talk about themselves, their music, and how they would use the cash and development support available to further their career in music. To apply, applicants are required to complete an application form which can be found on the Albany’s website.
Applications open on Friday 13 November and will close Wednesday 13 January 2021.
Following the application close there will be a shortlisting process. Applicants who have been shortlisted will be invited to interviews that will take place in early February.
Testimonials
Peter Conway of Peter Conway Management and co-organiser of the Ed Renshaw Award said, “We are delighted to announce the return of the bi-annual Ed Renshaw Awards for 2021. These are the fourth series of awards since its inception and over the years we have been hugely impressed with the overall quality of applicants. Thus, our continuing partnership with the Albany, the major venue in the borough, is key to the success of the awards. Ed’s enduring legacy is that young people in South East London can benefit and develop career-wise with the help of these awards.”
Kristy Collander-Brown, Senior Producer and Head of Youth Programmes at the Albany said, “This is an amazing project which the Albany are hugely proud to support. These awards help us connect with the immense and extraordinary musical talent of young people in South East London and create a poignant legacy to a wonderful local young musician, Ed Renshaw. It’s also a pleasure for me to be part of the team that shortlist – so I get to listen to the mighty young music scene locally!”
Jack Patchett, Musician and previous award winner said, “The award was a brilliant step for me. It gave me not just the money to contribute to my project but more importantly, the time to sit with Peter and discuss my plans with someone who had the industry knowledge to guide me a little. The award also brings with it some valuable performance opportunities and a great connection, with not just the other participants, but the Albany and all of its wonderful staff and patrons as well.”,
Previous award winner and musician Sacha Thomas said, “as someone who had suffered with mental health and depression in the past, Ed’s story really resonated with me, and I was so inspired by the legacy he created… by giving young people like me the opportunity to grow within music. What I appreciate about this award, is the fact that it’s more than a monetary grant. Since winning the award, I’ve felt myself grow massively as a musician, an artist, and more importantly as a person. It’s been an honour to be a part of the Ed Renshaw legacy and I’ve met some great, like-minded, talented young musicians along the way.”
About the Albany
Based in the heart of Deptford, the Albany is a performing arts centre that exists to inspire, develop and support creativity in South East London. With a year-round programme of events including music, theatre, spoken word and family performance, the Albany directly shapes activity to the needs of the local community and invites new ways to get involved with arts and culture.
With four performance spaces and a range of rehearsal space, meeting rooms and offices for community and creative businesses the arts centre also delivers award-winning programmes for young creative and adults over 60 at risk of isolation. Working closely with a number of partners, the Albany is driven by a commitment to collaboration with the community and artistic excellence in order to expand the ways in which local people engage with creativity as part of their daily lives.
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