Venue MOT

We worked with Venue MOT to create a project that received £31k from Arts Council England to acoustically treat and equip their second club room, relaunching it as ‘Unit 20 Live’, a space capable of delivering high quality live shows and residencies that expand the music they can present - creating new opportunities for grassroots promoters and musicians in South East London. The project also supported a series of live events and an open call to launch the new space.  

Life Is Beautiful (youarethestream)

Life is Beautiful had a vision for a new London festival. We worked with them to sculpt that vision, develop a clear mission for new commissions and artistic development and get the project funded through ACE. In parallel we also worked with collective member Amber Joy Greenidge-Sabral ‘THE NARRATOR’ on a successful DYCP application to help her develop as a dramaturg working in music.  
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Fish Factory

This fully funded project helped Fish Factory to 1) run an open call with local partners and Falmouth University to support new promoters to run their first show series at the venue 2) launch and run a new residency programme for Cornish collaborations 3) book a series of international artists to test higher profile shows locally 4) run a workshop series and electronic symposium.     

Scoundrel 

We reviewed Manchester promoter Scoundrel’s early career PRS application, helping them to secure funding to book bigger international acts like Azu Tiwaline (Tunisia) and Livwutang (New York).   

Space Between

The Space Between is a new multi-city partnership delivering low-impact art and music walks in the Peak District. The Space Between references the Peak District as an area of natural beauty connecting major cities such as Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, and Nottingham. Through this project, it is envisaged as a meeting point where young creatives and communities can connect across citites and disconenct from city pressures.

The project raised £15k to launch pilot events at natural sites across the Peak District and to support community outreach, brand and website creation, the development of social prescribing networks, environmental consultancy, and other start-up tasks needed to establish the project.

Alphabet

Colour-Of-Sound is a residency programme and touring network to help grassroots bands connect with local curators and develop AV commissions that tour nationally. We worked with Alphabet (hifi pub and venue) to develop the grant strategy and concept for Colour of Sound, leading to a successful £24k bid, which helped them pilot the scheme with x8 AV shows spotlighting breakthrough acts through collaborative residencies with leading visual artists. The project also included artist development programmes, partnerships with local colleges and a development budget so that Alphabet’s team could grow the touring network in year 2, seek sponsorship and expand their plans. 

Hare & Hound, Birmingham

Turns Agency worked with Hare & Hound and This Is TMRW to develop a two-year open call artist development programme supporting Birmingham and West Midlands grassroots bands through local venue and festival performance opportunities, mentoring with industry professionals, filming and recording slots + link ups with A&R reps. The project was successfully funded for 2 years, receiving £29k from ACE.  

Outerwaves

Outerwaves is a new Liverpool festival created to showcase the city’s experimental electronic, alternative-club, post-punk/darkwave and wider live underground scenes. The second edition (23–25 May 2026, Liverpool North Docks) expands with an international and local line-up, new commissions and collaborations, an open call, and a parallel talks/education strand alongside a dedicated networking day.

Turns Agency worked with the Outer Waves team to shape the project vision, programme and partnerships

Quarry

After being suddenly evicted to make way for a luxury complex, we supported Quarry in Liverpool on a project that helped them successfully relocate to a new venue. The project helped them purchase new equipment, fund dedicated business development time to expand promoter and touring relationships, and re-launch the larger new venue through a series of supported shows and initiatives.

Footprints

The project draws attention to the DIY scene in Sheffield through high-profile ‘hosted’ jam sessions and the creation of a new website platform for Footprints. The project received £24k in funding.