Scratch My Progress is the Oh Yeah Music Centre’s annual talent development scheme. Since 2010, 53 acts have benefited from the scheme, which has Oh Yeah mentors dedicated to developing, supporting, signposting, nurturing, and promoting local musical talent to international changemakers.
Applications are now open for the class of 2024/25 and we are expecting a busy and competitive year given the sustained success of our alumnus including;
– Problem Patterns who will play Glastonbury 2024
– Charlie Hanlon who had his first UK performance at The Great Escape 2024
– Susi Pagel who performed at Electric Picnic 2023
– HY:LY who has been featured on BBC Radio 1 and Spotify editorial playlists
– Beat Up Car who scored a sync on the hugely successful ‘Blue Lights’ BBC TV Series
– Balcony Sunrise whose single released via the programme has had 250k streams on Spotify alone
– Kitt Philippa who won ‘Album of the Year’ at the Northern Ireland Music Prize
– Sasha Samara who won the ‘Contender’ award at the Northern Ireland Music Prize 2020
– Gemma Bradley who is now the UK National Radio broadcaster for BBC Introducing…
We are looking for the most dedicated emerging talents to harness the scheme’s full potential. Full details, guidelines, and an application form are available here. Deadline for submissions is 30th June 2024 @ 6pm
Scratch My Progress is made possible by the kind support of PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partnership supported by PPL, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Belfast City Council.
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