PITCH SCOTLAND 2025 - OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
Wednesday 27 August - McChuills Music Bar & Venue
19:30 - 23:00 PITCH Opening Showcases
20:00 Kenny Mgee
20:30 Theolodge
21:00 Kawak
21:30 Conscious Route
22:00 JayaHadADream
Thursday 28 August - MOXY Merchant City Hotel Breakfast Bar
11:30 - 13:00 1-1 Speed Meetings
Your chance to connect with some of this year’s delegates working across funding, music licensing, music publishing, festival bookings, artist management, media and more.
Andy Jones – FOCUS Wales (Festival) - UK
Bekah Molony – D07 ARTISTS (Artist Management) - Ireland
Deji Ekundayo – Raven AfriKulture (Festival) - UK
Denise Amore – AmoryR Management (Artist Management) - UK
Jamie Houston – Creative Scotland (Funding) - UK
Jo Ricketts – Nxgen Mgmt (Artist Management) - Northern Ireland
Kenny Lavelle – SNACK (Media) - UK
Miguel Angel – Pro Weekend Fest (Festival) - Spain
Patch Twaddle – Antidote Artists (Management) - Canada
Patrick McCormick – Cranium Arts (Festival) - Canada
Rob Schwartz – Who?Mag | DISTRO FEST (Distribution / Festival / Studio) - USA
Vanessa Sinclair – VNS Management (Artist Management) - UK
*PITCH Pro Ticket holders only - register here.
Thursday 28 August - Drygate Brewery
11:15 - 11:25 Welcome to PITCH
11:30 - 12:30 Money Moves: How To Make Royalties Work for You, presented by PRS For Music.
Streams going up but your bank balance isn’t? Let’s fix that.
In this session, three producers share how their music practice—what started as a hobby or hustle—has opened up unexpected paths to income: from beat sales to songwriting credits, licensing to live shows. Alongside them, experts from PRS for Music and Rightsbridge will break down how money actually moves through those creative lanes and what you need to do to make sure your rights (and your royalties) are working for you.
Moderated by Kenny Barber - PRS For Music.
13:00 - 13:15 Get To Know: Musicians’ Union presented by Louise Stanners Pow.
A quickfire spotlight on how the Musicians’ Union supports working artists in Scotland.
13:30 - 14:30 Live & Direct. Tired of begging for slots? Cool. Let’s fix that.
This session gets into the real of how artists can get booked.
From local nights to festival line-ups! Learn how to pitch yourself, build trust with promoters and create a live strategy that builds buzz and pays off. Getting booked isn’t just about talent - it’s about timing and knowing how to show up. This session brings together bookers and curators to break down what makes an artist stand out, how to approach promoters and how to build a live strategy that creates momentum – whether you're starting out locally or aiming for bigger stages.
Siobhan Brown - Soultrane Festival (UK)
Ante Zvonimir Stamać - SHIP (Croatia)
Bekah Molony - D07 ARTISTS | Mo Cultivation (Dublin, Ireland)
Moderated by Denise Amory-Reid (AmoryR Management).
14:30 - 1500 Light lunch provided by Drygate Glasgow.
1500 - 1530 Longevity & Artistry: A Conversation with Pan Amsterdam
How do you protect your artistry in an industry that rewards virality? Pan Am breaks it down.
Host: Rob Schwartz (WHO?MAG)
Guest: Leron Thomas (Musician, Iggy Pop Music Director)
15:30 - 16:30 PITCH Scotland Open Mic 2025
16:30 - 17:00 Hip Hop Scotland x PITCH Scotland Cypher
Cypher curated by producer - Superman on da Beat.
Thursday 28 August
McChuills Music Bar & Venue - PITCH SHOWCASES
18:30 AD3
19:00 Bruna Garcia
19:30 ROUZI
20:00 Leo Miyagee
20:30 Wends
Thursday 28 August
Drygate Brewery - PITCH SHOWCASES
19:15 Kai Reesu
20:00 intibint
20:30 Harvey Whyte
21:00 EastSide
21:30 Dynesti
22:00 Pan Amsterdam
22:45 Phat Phillie (DJ SET)
Friday 29 August - MOXY Merchant City Hotel Breakfast Bar
11:30 - 13:00 1-1 Speed Meetings
Your chance to connect with some of this year’s delegates working across funding, music licensing, music publishing, festival bookings, artist management, media and more.
Ante Zvonimir Stamać – SHIP, We Move Music Croatia (Festival) - Croatia
Eugene Bradley – Boxpark London (Festival / Venue) - UK
Everton Lewis JR – Wracket Music Supervision (Music Sync) - Canada
Jamie Houston – Creative Scotland (Funding) - UK
Kingsley Swim – The Framework (Funding) - Canada
Lloyd Francis – PRS Foundation (Funding) - UK
Maciej Madejski - Sideways Booking (Booking Agent / Management) - Poland
Melissa MacMaster – 902 Hip Hop (Artist Management) - Canada
Micah Smith – Crescendo Fest (Festival) - Canada
Miguel Angel – Pro Weekend Fest (Festivals) - Spain
Phat Phillie – Blackout Hip Hop / DJ (Media / Promoter) - Croatia
Rob Schwartz – Who?Mag | DISTRO FEST (Distribution / Festival / Studio) - USA
Siobhan Brown – Soultrane (Festival) - Northern Ireland
Stuart Fleming – PRS For Music (Music Licensing / Rights) - UK
*PITCH Pro Ticket holders only - register here.
Friday 29 August - Drygate Brewery
11:00 - 12:00 A&R Music Feedback And Listening Session
Real-time feedback from A&Rs working across UK and international markets. Artists will be pre-selected to play music and get industry input.
Goldstripes - Producer / Artist
Everton Lewis, Jr - Wracket Music Supervision
Moderator: Pay Kolmüs.
12:00 - 12:45 From the Ground Up: Building Grassroots Music Communities
What does a self-sustaining scene look like? Local leaders share how they’re building from the ground up.
Moderated by Nikole Ndlovu.
12:50 - 13:30 Scheme Politiks - Short Film Screening Written by Oakzy B
Scheme Politiks is a gripping short film set in Glasgow’s Calton, where teenager JoJo is drawn into a world of survival, betrayal, and tough choices. Blending raw storytelling with an original five-track rap soundtrack, the film spotlights Scotland’s emerging creative talent in a powerful fusion of music and cinema.
13:30 - 14:30 Same Stage - Different Wires - Navigating The Creative Industries While Neurodivergent.
This panel explores how neurodivergent artists and professionals, particularly from racialised backgrounds, navigate the music industry, an environment full of unique challenges and opportunities. We’ll hear from lived experiences and mental health experts about coping strategies, systemic barriers, and the power of community and decolonised healing.
Nina Abeysuriya - Tiny Changes
Moderated by Karin Bezchlebova (PITCH Scotland).
15:00 - 15:45 UNMASTAD in conversation with JORDS
Guests
Moderators: Pele & Deborah (UNMASTAD)
16:00 Local Stories - Global Echoes
A microtalk on cultural ripple effects. What starts in a community, a verse, or a room, can echo across continents. This session explores how small, intentional acts of cultural work - especially in hip-hop - build bridges that go far beyond their starting point.
Guests:
Patrick McCormack - Cranium Festival
16:30 - 17:30 Drinks reception hosted by Music Nova Scotia.
An informal networking and connection-building space, with live performances from Canadian artists Haliey Smith and Emma Gabriel.
Friday 29 August
McChuills Music Bar & Venue - PITCH SHOWCASES
18:00 DJ Matty Galaxy
18:30 Viv Latifa
19:00 Ay Bangz
19:30 Haliey Smith
20:00 Emma Gabriel
Friday 29 August
DRYGATE BREWERY - PITCH SHOWCASES
19:15 CopDat
20:00 Sika Deva
20:30 Kpence
21:00 Sherlock
21:30 LolaBunz
22:00 JORDS
22:30 Zino Vinci
23:00 alaDJi DJ Set