About

The Lancashire Music Association (LMA) belongs to, and is guided by the voices of its membership, which is comprised of Lancashire's music stakeholders

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The overarching aims are to facilitate the development of the music industry within the county, to support Lancashire's music people, and to develop Lancashire's reputation as a place known for its music

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The association was founded in October 2024 by Lancashire based music industry advisor/ business consultant/ practitioner/ researcher Tony Rigg in response to findings and feedback gathered through working and collaborating with Lancashire's music communities, and has quickly gained momentum and support

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The LMA has affiliations with a number of organisations who are also invested in developing music and culture across Lancashire. These include Lancashire Music Service, Lancashire Music Hub, the University of Central Lancashire, and Arts Lancashire. Other organisations we are collaborating with locally include More Music, Skiddle, Actual Music, many of Lancashire's music venues, retailers, creatives, music industry practitioners, and various culture leaders from civic institutions. Collaborators from nationwide organisations include the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), Music Venue Trust (MVT), Musicians Union (MU), et al. 

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Lancashire is a great place for music, its time to celebrate and share our successes, and support the next waves of Lancashire's music people.

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Our Structure

​​The LMA team is comprised first and foremost of its membership who are all ambassadors for music and the association in Lancashire.

 

Operational Team  

​Activities are coordinated by;

Tony Rigg - Chair/ Founder LMA

Harry Westall - Community Engagement Manager/ Researcher 

​Advisory Board

An advisory board is currently being put together, comprised of music stakeholders from different aspects of the music industry, representing Lancashire's diverse communities throughout the county

 

​Special Advisors

​In addition to the Advisory Board we have sourced a group of specialist advisors with specific expertise in areas relating to diversity, inclusivity, accessibility, mental health, and environmental advocacy, underpinning our equitable approach in everything we do