Talent Development
Serious is committed to providing talent development opportunities that enable young and emerging artists to reach their full potential. We have devised and developed a suite of initiatives for emerging creative composer-performers, which enable selected artists to take time out to develop their music, build their careers and get their music out into the world.
For over two decades, Serious have supported a wide range of artists working in jazz, improvised and related music's with our most prominent being Take Five, our nationwide programme for emerging jazz musicians and Milestones our professional development programme for 18-25 year-olds who want to build a career in the live music industry.
Serious is grateful to the organisations and individuals who support Seriously Talented, without whom these programmes would not be possible. To find out more about supporting Seriously Talented artists and our charity Serious Trust, click here.
Take Five
Take Five is an annual talent development programme for emerging jazz and improvising musicians/composers produced by Serious, and funded by the PRS Foundation, Help Musicians, Arts Council England, and Serious Trust.
Equaliser Mentorship Programme
Serious and Black Lives in Music are proud to announce the second year of the Equaliser Mentorship Programme, supporting emerging live sound engineers from Black and global majority backgrounds. Following a successful first year, the programme returns with expanded opportunities across the Barbican, the Royal Albert Hall, and Britten Pears Arts, all offering paid, hands-on experience within their live sound teams.
Serious Alumni
Over the year's we've had a suite of talent development programmes, taking artists from a crucial place in their early careers, offering practical advice and guidance on how to develop their craft, build their careers and get their music out into the world.
