Bursary Programme 2026–27
We are excited to announce the fourth iteration of the Music Space bursary programme with new recipients: Molly Smith and Rabbitsoup (Jocelyn Dinsmor).
Molly and Jocelyn were selected via nomination – many thanks to the nominators including Girls Rock, Mobo/Up2stndrd, 16 Collective, Mele Broomes, Sunny Govan Radio, Radio Buena Vida, Alliyah Enyo, anam creative, Communal Leisure, Ailie Ormston, Laurie Pitt, and Ana Alonso Curbelo. Thanks to Eyve and Susan Bear who joined us for the selection process and big thanks also to those who applied for the bursary, it was great to learn about new work and we hope to collaborate with the nominees in some capacity in the future.
Over the next nine months Molly and Jocelyn will receive financial support, monthly mentoring sessions with chosen artists and musicians focusing on creative and professional development, access to equipment as well as a years membership with Music Broth and Glasgow Library of Synthesized Sound (GLOSS), a residency at Cove Park, and regular catch ups with the Music Space team to help shape the programme and reflect on progress.
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Rabbitsoup (she/they) is a Glasgow-based DJ and music producer who creates playful music journeys exploring identity and belonging. Drawing from her mixed heritage, she combines genres from East and West, creating music inspired by nature and aliens.
During the bursary, Jocelyn is interested in developing a sound practice that actively explores her mixed cultural identity of hakka and Scottish, involving the genres, instruments and textures from her mixed cultural heritage. She is keen on exploring field recording, and folding natural and urban sounds into original ‘sound journey’ productions. Drawing on her sculptural practice, Jocelyn would also like to utilise the mentoring opportunities and equipment to build sound and field recording into new installation work.
Molly Smith (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist working with photography and sound to create immersive installations, exploring themes of the working class identity and the impact of trauma on memory. Sonically she works intuitively with field recordings, found ephemera and synthesisers to create intense soundscapes which guide listeners on a journey. Molly is currently working on a sound project exploring the energetic relationship between humans and their external environment, through the discovery of a bog body in her hometown.
As part of her bursary plans Molly plans to make sounds consistently! Including building on her experience of playing physical instruments, and is looking forward to the membership with GLOSS including access to their synth library. She would like to gain an understanding of tech set-up, experiment with performing live, and share her sounds with an audience. Molly also plans to work on a project exploring the post-industrial sonic landscape of her hometown in North Lanarkshire, and involving the discovery of the Cambusnethan Bog Body in 1932.
Funded by the Scottish Government’s Youth Music Initiative through Creative Scotland.
