Who We Support
We support people who work in the music industry, with eligibility only for a few specialised services
Music Minds Matter is here for everybody behind the music we love.
However long you have worked in music and whatever your work in music you can use of our support easily and for free. This includes our helpline, online workshops, website and many other free events and resources.
Services with eligibility requirements
A small number of services require you to prove your eligibility for our support so that we can make sure we are using our charitable funds to help those who need us most. Our rules are set to enable us to benefit as many people as we can, and we are continually seeking financial support that would enable us to support more people.
Eligible music income
For our services with eligibility rules you will need to have earnt 40% of your income from eligible sources of income for at least two years to be able to access the support.
We have spoken to people across music to develop our list of eligible roles to ensure we can support as many people as possible and we update it regularly.
Our eligible work falls into six categories and you can include as many of them as are relevant on your application.
Making and playing music
Any income from these sources is eligible:
Publishing and/or recording royalties
Streaming and/or digital downloads
Sync licensing/deals of your music/music you worked on
Sales of hard copies (vinyl, CDs etc.) of your music or music you worked on
Commissions for music libraries
Publishing/recording/distribution deals
Producing someone else’s music
Session gigs — live or studio
Live performances and rehearsals– solo or part of a group
Conducting, arranging or directing music
DJing live or on the radio
Sponsorship deals on basis of your music/artist brand
Social media on basis of your music/artist brand
Teaching music – at any level
Delivering music therapy
Other income from making or playing music
Other: please describe
Working in live music
Freelance or employed income from any of these is eligible:
Booking agent and agent teams
Working in a live music venue or music rehearsal space
Managing or working on tours including crew and roadies
Music festival organising and delivery
Lighting and AV for live music
Music merch production and selling
Live music promotion
Live sound engineering
Distributing and publishing music
Freelance or employed income from any of these is eligible:
Record labels and label services
Music publishing
Collective Management (e.g. PRS, PPL etc)
Sync commissioning and licensing
Music supervision
Digital Music Aggregation and/or Distribution
Physical Music Distribution
Digital Streaming
Music copyist
Music radio production
Production Music (all roles including Media writers / composers / Freelance producers)
Music teams within UGC (User Generate Content) platforms e.g. YouTube, Tik Tok, Meta etc.
Studio production
Freelance or employed income from any of these is eligible:
Producers and recording engineers
Studio Assistants
Mixing / Mastering engineers
Recording studio management and delivery staff
Professional services
Freelance or employed income from any of these is eligible:
Artist liaising
Artist management
Artist PA
Music accounting
Music legal services
Music tech
Music PR and journalism
Other music work
Freelance or employed income from any of these is eligible:
Teaching music at any level
Music therapy
Work with a music industry trade body or music charity
Instrument and gear technician/Piano tuning/instrument making