Music Space is an initiative which launched in 2022 and is produced by AC Projects alongside Counterflows festival. It has been set up for young people (16–25) who are based in Glasgow, and who are interested in exploring sound and music.
Each year we offer two bursaries which include financial support, a year membership with Music Broth including access to their instrument library, a residency opportunity supported by the CCA’s Creative Lab programme, and mentoring sessions with artists and musicians.
We also programme an annual series of practice-based workshops devised for young people. See ‘Creative Sessions’ for further details.
Funded by the Scottish Government’s Youth Music Initiative through Creative Scotland.
Creative Sessions 2023-24 round up
As part of the annual Music Space programme we delivered a series of six practice-based creative sessions from January to April 2024. The sessions were for young people who are based in Glasgow, and who are interested in exploring sound, music and creativity. Specifically the sessions were also for those who face barriers to creative opportunities. The […]
Read more →ACE VIS!ON
ACE VIS!ON (he/they) is a spoken word poet, actor, and active rapper/musician who creates and releases their own music and pieces independently, as well as part of several local bands and collectives in and around Glasgow. As a queer identifying POC, they frequently collaborate with groups and organisations involved in social justice and activism, leading and participating […]
XZO
The Rapper, Producer and DJ based between Edinburgh & Glasgow, has been shaking up the growing Scottish Rap & HipHop scene from the underground arena. Since the release of their first mixtape in 2021, XZO (they/them) has risen fast on the Scottish scene playing iconic venues and events including King Tuts, St Lukes, Celtic Connections […]
Mawaddah
Mawaddah is an Afro-Arab singer-songwriter based in Glasgow. Her practice explores ways to merge Eastern and Western music to create a familiar new sound that connects with people from different cultures around the world. During the bursary Mawaddah is keen to learn more about music arrangement and develop her skills in recording music with an […]
Eyve
Eyve is a singer, rapper and a songwriter. She understands music to be a universal language and loves to mix different genres together to come up with unique sounds. Eyve has mostly created music by herself but has also been involved in bands and choirs and finds the feeling of coming together to make music and […]
on location and at The Dream Machine
Field Recording with Inge Thomson
In this practical 2-part workshop with Inge Thomson, you will explore approaches to field recording and editing. In the first session we will be on location recording pond life as it wakes up at the end of Winter, using hydrophones you will hear what’s under the surface of the water. In the second session Inge […]
The Dream Machine
Decolonising the Guitar with Ray Aggs
In this workshop Ray Aggs will read from their zine ‘DIY GUITAR FOR BEGINNERS’ and talk about the roots of the guitar from a black feminist perspective. They aim at demystifying the instrument by deconstructing the white male rock’n roll cannon and exposing the whitewashing of punk, folk and rock history. We will talk traditional […]
