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AIMer to help UK Music investigate funding
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 26 February 2010
The Association of Independent Music has announced one of its team, Remi Harris, will be joining UK Music on a three month secondment to help the cross-industry trade body investigate ways it can raise public body funding for business support and skills development initiatives within the music community.
UK Music top dog Feargal Sharkey told CMU: “In comparison to other creative industries, companies and individuals within the commercial music sector have always struggled when it comes to accessing support and funds from public bodies. Given her fantastic track record at AIM and as a valued member of the UK Music Enterprise Committee, Remi was the obvious choice to address this issue. Myself and the UK Music team look forward to working with her over the next three months”.
Remi added: “Organisations including AIM, the Music Publishers Association and others at all levels around the UK have established a strong track record in delivering development initiatives for the music industry in partnership with the public sector. The strategic and collective approach being taken by the UK Music Enterprise Committee should now allow us, as an industry, to present our priorities and development opportunities clearly to funders and investors. In turn, this will help us to work more effectively and efficiently with them. I am excited to be joining the UK Music team for this secondment to drive this agenda forward”.
AIM, of course, is one of the eight music organisations affiliated with UK Music.
