Written Question · S5W-35880 · Session 5
What the (a) economic and (b) cultural impact is of the music sector, and what action it takes to promote (i) the sector and (ii) Scotland-…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) economic and (b) cultural impact is of the music sector, and what action it takes to promote (i) the sector and (ii) Scotland-based recording artists.
The answer
(a) The latest Scottish Government Growth Sectors Statistics for the Creative Industries, published in December 2020, show that the music sector contributed £19.8 million to the Scottish economy in 2019 (Source: Growth sector statistics
- gov.scot ( www.gov.scot ).
UK Music estimates that the number of full-time equivalent jobs sustained by music tourism in Scotland was 2019 was 4,757. It estimates that in 2019 1.3 million tourists attended live events across Scotland (up from 1.1 million in 2017) and the total amount of spend generated by music tourists in Scotland in 2019 was £453 million (Source: Music by Numbers 2020
- UK Music ).
(b) Scotland’s music sector has a significant cultural impact domestically and internationally. Scottish musicians excel in every genre, including classical, contemporary classical (new), folk, trad, rock, pop, indie, electronic, hip hop, and jazz, which all combine to create a vibrant music scene that is recognised across the globe. Our music sector supports our vibrant oral and music cultures and traditions, including those relating to Gaelic and Scots, as well as traditional arts, and contributes to Scotland as a creative and cultural nation through festivals, live music and performances as well as providing music networks across communities.
(i) and (ii) The Scottish Government supports the music sector and Scotland-based recording artists primarily through Creative Scotland, which awards funding through its Regularly Funded Organisations (RFO) programme and its Open Project Funding (OPF). In 2018-21 it awarded £11.45m of RFO funding to music organisations, including the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA). In 2019-21 it awarded £2,408,805 of OPF to 121 projects, ranging from funding for touring, for individual artists and support for sector organisations.
Creative Scotland also provides a range of other support to the music sector and recording artists through initiatives which can support artists throughout their careers such as the development of new work by composers, through initiatives such as Create: Inclusion, its international showcasing at Womex, the world music expo; the annual Classical: NEXT event in Rotterdam,Showcase Scotland; and the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Awards, funded through the SMIA.
Creative Scotland’s support for the music sector and recording artists is set out in its annual report. (Source: Creative Scotland annual report 2019-20 ).
The Scottish Government directly funds and promotes the National performing companies the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
- gov.scot ( www.gov.scot ).
UK Music estimates that the number of full-time equivalent jobs sustained by music tourism in Scotland was 2019 was 4,757. It estimates that in 2019 1.3 million tourists attended live events across Scotland (up from 1.1 million in 2017) and the total amount of spend generated by music tourists in Scotland in 2019 was £453 million (Source: Music by Numbers 2020
- UK Music ).
(b) Scotland’s music sector has a significant cultural impact domestically and internationally. Scottish musicians excel in every genre, including classical, contemporary classical (new), folk, trad, rock, pop, indie, electronic, hip hop, and jazz, which all combine to create a vibrant music scene that is recognised across the globe. Our music sector supports our vibrant oral and music cultures and traditions, including those relating to Gaelic and Scots, as well as traditional arts, and contributes to Scotland as a creative and cultural nation through festivals, live music and performances as well as providing music networks across communities.
(i) and (ii) The Scottish Government supports the music sector and Scotland-based recording artists primarily through Creative Scotland, which awards funding through its Regularly Funded Organisations (RFO) programme and its Open Project Funding (OPF). In 2018-21 it awarded £11.45m of RFO funding to music organisations, including the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA). In 2019-21 it awarded £2,408,805 of OPF to 121 projects, ranging from funding for touring, for individual artists and support for sector organisations.
Creative Scotland also provides a range of other support to the music sector and recording artists through initiatives which can support artists throughout their careers such as the development of new work by composers, through initiatives such as Create: Inclusion, its international showcasing at Womex, the world music expo; the annual Classical: NEXT event in Rotterdam,Showcase Scotland; and the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Awards, funded through the SMIA.
Creative Scotland’s support for the music sector and recording artists is set out in its annual report. (Source: Creative Scotland annual report 2019-20 ).
The Scottish Government directly funds and promotes the National performing companies the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-35880 by reference.