{"id":4847,"date":"2019-04-05T15:06:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T15:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=4847"},"modified":"2019-04-05T15:06:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T15:06:33","slug":"bbc-wales-the-horizons-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=4847","title":{"rendered":"BBC Wales – The Horizons project"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>BBC Wales and the Arts Council of Wales have today announced that applications are open for 12 new artists\/bands for the 2019 Horizons\/Gorwelion project.<\/p>\n

The Horizons project aims to showcase promising talent in Wales & has given a platform to over 48 emerging artists in the past, providing them with opportunities to reach new audiences in Wales, the UK and beyond.<\/p>\n

The 12 successful new acts will be supported in various ways over the next 12 months, with opportunities to appear at festivals and events, on the radio, including BBC Wales\u2019 national services (BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio Wales) and on social media.<\/p>\n

Celebrating its fifth year this year, Horizons has given a platform to over 48 emerging artists from Wales, providing them with opportunities to reach new audiences in Wales, the UK and beyond. And now they\u2019re looking for 12 new artists.<\/p>\n

The application process is now open. The 12 successful acts will be supported in various ways over the next 12 months, with opportunities to appear at festivals and events, on the radio, including BBC Wales\u2019 national services (BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio Wales) and on social media.<\/p>\n

The Horizons project aims to showcase promising talent in Wales. Highlights over the past five years include recording at the world-renowned Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire, Maida Vale Studios in London, and an exclusive collaboration with partners like the Football Association of Wales who are currently showcasing Horizons\u2019 artist\u2019s music as the soundtrack of Welsh football.<\/p>\n

As the Horizons project celebrates its fifth year, there are plans to work with new partners as well as bring a host of new and former Horizons artists together to create some extra special moments across 2019.<\/p>\n

Bethan Elfyn, Project Manager of Horizons at BBC Wales, says: \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to welcoming 12 new musical talents to the project. In this fifth year we\u2019ll be on a mission to celebrate the role the project plays. We\u2019re proud of everything from the grassroots work we do to the larger-scale collaborations, representing a wide range of diverse musical styles, talents, locations and backgrounds. Horizons is a crucial injection into an already energised and prolific Welsh music scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy supporting a group of artists, not only do we help nurture new talent but create a window on Welsh music at home as well as further afield. Our vision continues to be to bring a new, fresh sound to represent a modern Wales – and some of the stories from the Welsh music world are having a huge cultural impact at a crucial time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lisa Matthews, Portfolio Manager at Arts Council of Wales, says: “We\u2019re proud to support Horizons for a further year and see another 12 artists have a creative and potentially career-changing year. There\u2019s been some incredible opportunities created so far and we\u2019re looking forward with excitement to enabling more developmental music experiences.”<\/p>\n

Applications are open from April 4 to Midnight, May 1, and announcements will follow in June. Acts who want to be considered fill in a form online via\u00a0bbc.co.uk\/horizons<\/a>. Horizons acts will be selected by a panel of experts from within the partnership and the wider music sector.<\/p>\n

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Horizons website<\/a><\/p>\n

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