Liverpool, Music City? - Report

4.1
Music in
the City
Strategy and Support
It is clear from the data that the Liverpool music
community needs assistance and support to be able
to survive and flourish. The current situation
is far from healthy and is unsustainable. But,
reassuringly, there is an appetite within the
sector to work collectively; both in terms of
collaboration between music organisations and
businesses, and collaboration between the sector,
the city, universities and other key players.
Future strategies around developing music in the
city need to have the sector – at all levels, from
the grassroots upwards – at the table.
“How do we redefine ourselves as a city? Find a
balance, harness what we have and can have, as
well as what is inevitable. Evolving more. Ensuring
we can adapt to change. Unify – use the collective
voice. Make our ideas transferrable – clear
messages that convey and support the importance
we place on arts, music and culture.”
Daniel Martindale, Venue Manager and Musician