Useful sites for young musicians 

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LOCAL/REGIONAL

Wired Records - not-for-profit music development company, helping young bands in Gloucestershire.

Gloucester Music Forum - the network for people interested in developing music in Gloucestershire.

Exposure Music Awards - new music awards for signed and unsigned bands and musicians, South Central Britain awards takes place in Cheltenham.

Music Leader - support and help for those wanting to help others to make music - and there's now a South West group.

Music Industry Services - not-for-profit music development company, helping young bands in the Forest of Dean

Gloucester Academy of Music is a unique community of musicians and performers of all ages and abilities from Gloucestershire and beyond

NATIONAL

The Sound Station - info and advice for young people up to the age of 18 to help them learn more about music, share musical experiences, get career advice and hear the latest about Youth Music projects and initiatives in their area.Covers all genres of music from Indie to Grime and Pop to Classical.

Bandcamp - a place where you can put your music, interact with your fans and get new ones.

Numu - a safe community for young people to showcase their music; collaborate, compete and develop their talent. Website run by Musical Futures, the organisation pioneering new approaches to teaching and learning music.

One Music - almost all you could need to know about how to develop your career in the commercial music industry - from Radio 1.

SoundSense - advice and information for people working in, or wanting to work in, community music.

Creative Choices - info, networks, tools, guides - the newest advice website to help people to get into the creative industries - including music.

Make Your Mark in Music - advice about the music industry, particularly for young promoters.

Sold on Song Guide - tips and resources for songwriters from Radio 2.

Generator - popular music development agency for the north east - but with lots of useful information wherever you're based.