{"id":4306,"date":"2014-05-05T04:49:18","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T04:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2014\/05\/05\/the-biritish-government-funds-a-thrash-metal-ban-as-trade-minister-picks-new-music-stars-for-grants\/"},"modified":"2014-05-05T04:49:18","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T04:49:18","slug":"the-biritish-government-funds-a-thrash-metal-ban-as-trade-minister-picks-new-music-stars-for-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2014\/05\/05\/the-biritish-government-funds-a-thrash-metal-ban-as-trade-minister-picks-new-music-stars-for-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"The British Government funds a thrash metal band as trade minister picks new music stars for grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"storyTop \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-frc1\/t1.0-9\/10151306_10152351043222276_7073442376480773899_n.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"218\" height=\"145\" \/><br \/>It\u2019s a \u201cYes\u201d from the Trade Minister. Fourteen  \u201cindie\u201d music acts, ranging from Japanese acid punk to thrash metal,  have been selected to receive Government funding in a bid to find a new  wave of artists who can follow Mumford &amp; Sons\u2019 path to international  success. <\/span>Inspired by the international success of Bastille, London Grammar and  Alt-J, the Government has invested \u00a3550,000 of public money in the  &#8220;Music Export Growth Scheme&#8221;, administered by UK Trade &amp; Investment  (UKTI) and the BPI.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The successful applicants include Bo Ningen, a  Japanese-born, London-based acid punk group who are using their grant  to fund a trip to play at the Austin Psych Festival in Texas this  weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Livingston, a former BT chief executive given a  ministerial role by David Cameron, gave a thumbs up to London thrash  metal act Savage Messiah, whose latest album <em>The Fateful Dark<\/em> includes the tracks &#8220;Scavengers of Mercy&#8221; and &#8220;The Cursed Earth&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The  minister was guided by a panel of music industry experts representing  independent labels. The grants are not loans and the government is  trusting the artists to use the windfall, designed to support  international tours and promotional campaigns, wisely.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Livingston, who will make \u00a32.5 million available for British  rockers over two years under the scheme, said the grants would help a  British music industry which is already a \u201cglobal success story\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He  said: \u201cFrom The Beatles to Adele to Mumford &amp; Sons, Britannia rules  the airwaves and sells more records around the world than almost any  other country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis exporting strength brings jobs and economic  growth to the UK and the Music Export Growth Scheme lets up-and-coming  British artists up the tempo on the international stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John  Kennedy, Chair of the Board for the Music Export Growth Scheme, which  helped choose the successful acts, said: \u201cAs we go through these  applications it is refreshing and invigorating to see the breadth of  talent enthusiasm passion and determination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemand for funds far  exceeded our ability to fund which shows how important the monies are  but also means that the chosen projects have a responsibility to deliver  on their promise as that will help the industry as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: The Inependent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a \u201cYes\u201d from the Trade Minister. 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