For music organisations
Fundraising support for music organisations with a live programme.
Research and write across artist development, live activity, participation, infrastructure, access, audiences and organisational resilience.
£1,195 per month · no VAT · rolling monthly
Unlimited suitable requests in one queue. One active request at a time. Personally delivered by Matt Simmonds.
The funding work is rarely one neat bid
Music funding routes can differ sharply by applicant, genre, geography, professional track record and the balance between artistic and public benefit.
One person, one queue and one monthly price
Matt checks the route before the writing, identifies the evidence gap and helps turn the programme into a clear case with realistic activity, outcomes and costs.
Requests you can put in the queue
- Research music and cross-sector funders
- Shape artist or audience development outcomes
- Draft project and infrastructure bids
- Review support material and budgets
You explain what you need in ordinary language. Matt reviews it, sends only the relevant questions and confirms when the request is ready. Your chosen ready priority becomes active; after review and up to two reasonable revision rounds, the next ready request begins.
Who this is for
Music organisations, venues, festivals, promoters and development programmes with recurring funding needs.
All applications, budgets, strategy, documents and conversations are confidential. Funding outcomes are never guaranteed and there is no success fee.
£1,195 rolling monthly
- Pay one month upfront
- Continue automatically month to month
- Cancel before the next payment
- Required onboarding included with no setup fee
- One 30-minute planning call each month
Questions about this monthly service
Can the service support specialist music funders?
Yes, where Matt can verify the current route and work responsibly within the criteria. Specialist eligibility and deadlines are checked rather than assumed.
What does unlimited mean?
You can add as many suitable fundraising requests as you need to one queue. Matt works on one ready priority at a time. It does not mean unlimited simultaneous work, unlimited hours or a guaranteed number of completed applications.
Who does the work?
Matt Simmonds personally reviews, researches, writes and delivers the work. The founding service is not handed to an anonymous pool of writers.
How does the monthly agreement work?
The service costs £1,195, paid upfront for one month at a time. It renews monthly and you can cancel before the next payment. There is no setup fee and no refund once a paid month has started.