….New Deal for Musicians

In 1999 we became the largest provider of a new initiative called ‘New Deal for Musicians.’ This government scheme was the first of its kind in Wales and enabled us to pioneer mentoring support for musicians who had been unemployed for longer than 6 months and sought to improve their skills, while increasing their employability. We devised individual work plans, provided one on one mentoring / advice and support in job searches, whilst simultaneously working closely in a new partnership with the Employment Services. Over 2,000 people benefited greatly from the scheme, with a high proportion going on to find work within the creative sector. During this period the organisation aided with the development of various bands that signed high profile record / management deals: such as the Kennedy Soundtrack, Nadia and various others that went on to international acclaim, such as Bullet for my Valentine. We also launched the careers of many local bands and solo artists who even today, still work in the creative & cultural sector in Wales.

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Cynnig Newydd i Gerddorion

Yn 1999, ni oedd darparwr mwyaf menter newydd o'r enw 'Cynnig Newydd i Gerddorion/New Deal for Musicians.' Dyma’r cynllun cyntaf o'i fath gan y llywodraeth yng Nghymru a chaniataodd ni i arloesi ym maes cymorth mentora i gerddorion oedd wedi bod yn ddi-waith am fwy na 6 mis ac a oedd yn awyddus i wella eu sgiliau, ac ar yr un pryd gynyddu eu cyflogadwyedd. Aethom ati i lunio cynlluniau gwaith unigol, darparu mentora a chyngor un-i-un a chymorth ar gyfer chwilio am swyddi, tra'n gweithio'n agos ar yr un pryd mewn partneriaeth newydd gyda'r Gwasanaethau Cyflogaeth. Cafodd mwy na 2,000 o bobl fudd mawr o'r cynllun, gyda chyfran uchel ohonynt yn mynd ymlaen i ganfod gwaith yn y sector creadigol. Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, bu'r sefydliad yn cynorthwyo’r gwaith o ddatblygu gwahanol fandiau oedd wedi arwyddo cytundebau recordio / rheoli proffil uchel: e.e. Kennedy Soundtrack, Nadia ac amryw o rai eraill a aeth ymlaen i ennill cydnabyddiaeth ryngwladol, e.e. Bullet for my Valentine. Gwnaethom hefyd lansio gyrfaoedd llawer o fandiau lleol ac artistiaid unigol sydd, hyd heddiw, yn dal i weithio yn y sector creadigol a diwylliannol yng Nghymru. 

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