Pitch, Scotland’s international conference of hip hop and underground culture, has announced the first tranche of artists and speakers taking part. This year the event will take place over two days, on Saturday 19th August and Sunday 20th August across three venues in Glasgow; live music venue, Saint Luke’s, creative hub, Many Studios and Drygate Brewery.
The Saturday will focus on Scotland. Lamaya and Oakzy B will perform at a showcase marking the end of the first day, which centres around musicians and other creatives working in Scotland. On Sunday Pitch360 will see performances from Ogun (Wales), Theolodge (USA) and Kxng Wooz (Canada) shifting the focus to the wider global stage.
Both Pitch showcases will also feature artists chosen in response to a call-out for four acts based in Scotland and three international acts which is open now until Friday 30th June at pitchscotland.com. Each of the successful Scottish acts will be supported by development grants of £500 from the PRS Foundation, co-founders of the conference with Creative Scotland, in addition to a performance fee, delegate pass and mentoring sessions.
Richy Muirhead, Co-founder of Pitch, explains: “We’ve grown into a two-day event and for the first time will be welcoming delegates and artists from the USA, Canada, Sweden and Portugal, as well as all four nations of the UK. Our big ambition is to create a unique platform for artists and industry professionals at all stages in their career to build relationships, learn, and embrace an array of talent from Scotland and beyond.”
Showcase tickets priced £10 and free day passes are available here. More information may be found at Pitch’s website here.