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The Pirate Prodigy Programme

20 February 2018

Pirate Studios has partnered with music industry professionals including David Bianchi, Mike Walsh and Simon Pursehouse on a new talent programme to help launch the careers of three new UK acts.

The panel of experts will provide one-to-one mentoring and masterclasses that cover management, publishing and A&R as well as radio airplay, songwriting and PR. Pirate Studios will also provide unlimited free use of their rehearsal facilities, studio time with professional engineers, free video production, branding and marketing advice as well as promotion across social media channels.

The three artists will also be able to secure festival slots as well as a guaranteed audience via three invite-only shows taking place with industry A&R in the summer.

You can enter at the link below with one of your band’s best tracks. Entries will be transferred to SoundCloud for a public vote. The final deadline for entries is Monday 19th March.

Enter here.

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