Live Music Now Scotland

What Live Music Now Scotland does

Live Music Now Scotland (LMNS) is a registered Scottish charity (SC043868) and the Scottish branch of the Live Music Now network originally founded by Yehudi Menuhin. Headquartered at 14 Lennox Street, Edinburgh, the organization employs 18 staff and delivers live music performances and workshops in settings where people live, learn, and are cared for, including care homes, schools, hospitals, galleries, and public concert halls. Each year it supports over 100 emerging musicians and stages 500+ events across all 32 of Scotland's local authority areas, serving audiences aged 0 to 100+, with particular focus on older adults including people living with dementia, children and young people, and community audiences more broadly.

LMNS operates a portfolio of programs rather than a single product: the LMNS Scheme (training and paid performance placements for emerging musicians), the Pathways Programme (support for disabled musicians), PAC-T (Performer, Audience, Composer – Together) concert events, the Kimie Prize for emerging composers delivered with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Emerging Artists Series at venues such as Usher Hall, the Tea and Tunes relaxed performance series, and dementia-friendly concerts at venues including Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and Celtic Connections. Its underlying delivery model is logistical and relationship-driven rather than technology-driven, with no proprietary software platform.

The business model is grant- and donation-funded: LMNS does not sell a commercial product and provides performances free of charge with donations welcome, while public concerts carry nominal ticket prices (e.g., £3 at Usher Hall). Funding sources include Creative Scotland as primary public funder, the Kimie Trust, Cockaigne Fund/Foundation Scotland, the British Mexican Society, and individual donations and legacy gifts. The organization also runs international cultural exchanges with PRISMA (Mexico) and Live Music Now Vienna, and maintains strategic partnerships with the National Galleries of Scotland, V&A Dundee, Starcatchers, Drake Music Scotland, and The Royal Foundation.

Name

Live Music Now Scotland

Legal name

Live Music Now Scotland

Website

https://livemusicnow.scot

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Live Music Now Scotland is a registered Scottish charity that trains over 100 emerging musicians annually and delivers 500+ live music events across all 32 local authorities, serving care homes, schools, hospitals, and community venues for audiences aged 0 to 100+.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Music and Arts Outreach Services

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (711130), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (71119)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Live Event Marketing, Sponsorship & Brand Partnerships (MPAIAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Live Music Booking (Bands, Soloists, DJs) (HSACAHAA)

Keywords

• Live music charity
• Community music programmes
• Music outreach services
• Participatory music workshops
• Music and health programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Grants: As a registered Scottish charity (SC043868), Live Music Now Scotland primarily funds its operations through charitable donations, legacy gifts, and grant funding from organizations such as Creative Scotland and various trusts and foundations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Live Music Now Scotland is a national charity that delivers live music performances, interactive workshops, and music education programmes to communities across Scotland, with a particular focus on care home residents, hospital patients, school children, and other vulnerable or underserved groups. The charity supports more than 100 professional musicians annually and delivers over 500 events and workshops each year across all 32 of Scotland's local authority areas.

Product overview

Live Music Now Scotland operates as a national charity offering a portfolio of music access programmes rather than a traditional software product. The core offerings include the LMNS Scheme supporting emerging musicians, the Pathways Programme for disabled musicians, PAC-T (Performer Audience Composer – Together) concert events, the Kimie Prize for emerging composers, the Emerging Artists Series at venues like Usher Hall, Tea and Tunes relaxed performances, and dementia-friendly concerts. The organization coordinates over 100 musicians annually, delivering 500+ events across 32 regions in Scotland for audiences aged 0-100+.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pathways Programme
• Emerging Artists Series
• Tea and Tunes Series
• Dementia-Friendly Concerts
• Kimie Prize
• PAC-T
• LMNS Scheme
• Schools Programme
• Care Homes Programme

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Galleries of ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership celebrating 85 years of musical performances in galleries. Duo Winter-Djurdjevic performed at National Galleries of Scotland as part of Festival of Europe Scotland.
• Festival of Europe ScotlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational exchange bringing musicians and audiences together across borders through live performance. Includes support from NGS Foundation.
• Live Music Now ViennaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership through Festival of Europe for cross-border musical exchanges between Scotland and Vienna.
• PRISMA (Mexico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership continuing since 2024. LMNS musicians Isla Ratcliff and Roo Geddes participated in exchange residencies in Mexico, with Morgan Szymanski and Nabani Aguilar visiting Scotland in 2026. Sharing musical traditions across borders through Son Jarocho and traditional Scottish folk.
• Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for musician development and training. Many LMNS musicians are graduates or current students. Kimie Prize delivered in partnership gives emerging composers opportunity to create interactive outreach works.
• The Royal FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of 'Together at Christmas' annual carol service at Westminster Abbey, bringing together community contributors including LMNS team members.
• V&A DundeeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership hosting Dementia Cafe events with LMNS musicians performing jazz for dementia awareness.
• StarcatchersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Early Years CPD training for musicians in child-led practice and play-based approaches.
• Drake Music ScotlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration supporting disabled musicians including Magnus Turpie's composition project with more lounge jazz style.
• Skye Chamber MusicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership bringing classical guitar performances to Skye venues including St Columba's Church.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/LiveMusicNowScotland
• Facebookfacebook.com/livemusicnowscotland
• Instagraminstagram.com/livemusicnowscotland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/live-music-now-scotland

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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