PPL MOMENTUM + ACCELERATOR SHOWCASE

The PPL Momentum Music Fund offers grants of £5k-£15k for UK based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers. Activities eligible for support include recording, touring and marketing.

PPL Momentum Accelerator supports talented music creators with strong musical potential but are often unable to capitalise upon this due to financial barriers, gaps in regional infrastructure, knowledge, advice, and access to industry platforms.

In this special edition Soho Music Month showcase, PPL and PRS Foundation present a unique line up of amazing PPL Momentum and Momentum Accelerator supported artists, all hailing from outside London!

PERFORMING LIVE

Lady Ice

Lady Ice is a female rapper from the North West of Manchester. She made her first TV appearance on a show entitled 'Must Be The Music'(Sky1 HD) at 16yrs old and then went on to do Xfactor in 2012. With comments from Tulisa such as "Rapping At It's Best" she is known for her delivery, word play and double time flow.

English Teacher

English Teacher’s surreal lyricism forms the backbone of their strain of alternative, which sees post-punk, psychedelic and art-rock influences collide. Having spent 2018-2019 supporting artists such as Boogarins, No Vacation and Yellow Days at some of the UK’s stalwart independent venues, and having recently worked in Normandy with James Sanger (Manic Street Preachers, The Cure, Brian Eno) and Ken Scott (The Beatles, David Bowie, Pink Floyd) the band’s releases have already seen praise from BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio and The Line of Best Fit.

Downtown Kayoto

Born in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, but proudly “Hull-bred”, Downtown Kayoto is unhindered by genre lines or geographical boundaries. Since releasing his first official track ‘Colours’ in 2019, he has found himself being championed by Nick grimshaw, Jessie Ware, Zane Lowe and more. Moving forward his priorities are growth and execution , finding a way to inject new sonics and visuals into the zeitgeist of the U.K. , blurring genres and keeping listeners on their toes.