Cardiff’s iconic Clwb Ifor Bach hosts first NYAW Music Futures gig
Music Futures has announced its first public outing since the project’s inception by National Youth Arts Wales in 2019. Arriving fresh from months of collaboration in the studio – with the likes of Mace the Great, Hemes, Skunkadelic, Lily Beau and Clwb Ifor Bach’s own DJ Dabes – this next generation of Wales’s up-and-coming artists will give their first public performance on Wednesday 24 August 2022. Womanby Street’s iconic live music venue, nightclub and promoter has hosted countless international, local, and emerging artists, providing an early platform for some of the biggest names in music today.
The evening offers a fusion of sounds with genres ranging from grime to indie, pop to EDM; truly showcasing the future of Wales's music scene and what the next generation of young Welsh musicians has to offer. On Clwb Ifor Bach’s main stage: Morakai, Shaun Tucker, Daffydd Rose, Megan McFadden, Sharmeela, Olivia Sinclair, ONE84k, Leasha Packham, Hannah Huish and 4SZN. Taking the DJ booth: Jack Reardon. Also taking the stage will be the young industry professionals who have supported the programme’s Future Mentors: Soul singer Aisha Kigs, genre-defying singer E11ICE, and rapper Kali.
Music Futures supports young music-makers, with the potential to grow as artists, by developing their songwriting, self-management, and musicianship skills in a safe and supportive environment. The project takes each participant on the full life cycle of writing songs – from writing and recording, to performing, touring, and promoting their music – and enables participants to experiment with a wide range of genres. Over the past few months, these young musicians have worked together with their mentors to perfect their craft as singers, songwriters and producers through National Youth Arts Wales’s artist development programme: Music Futures. With guidance along the way, they have been growing their artistry, creating exciting music projects and had the opportunity to network with music industry professionals, learning what it takes to succeed in the creative industries in Wales.
Music Futures Trainee Producer Elina Lee says:
“Talented young artists often remain unseen as many live-event venues require their artist to be over the age of 18 to perform, this is something National Youth Arts Wales aims to change. It’s important to us that these young talented artists get the opportunities to perform and be a part of the music scene at this early stage in their career, which happens so rarely”
“Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see these artists at the early stage of their careers and be part of the change that is happening right now in the Welsh music scene.”