We are delighted to confirm that goNORTH 2012 will take place on the 6th and 7th of June next year. The twelfth edition of Scotland’s premier Creative Industries festival will again be held across several venues in Inverness City Centre.

goNORTH 2011 proved our most successful edition to date, and boasted the broadest range of creative industry activity in the event’s eleven year history. For 2011, we also introduced the goNORTH Festival Tour, an exciting development which saw us deliver some fantastic showcasing opportunities for emerging bands and film makers at five of the finest independent festivals in the country.

“We are delighted with the success of goNORTH 2011 and our inaugural Festival Tour, said goNORTH Director for Screen and Broadcast, Amanda Millen.”The response to last year’s event was fantastic, with a significant increase in attendance across all elements. We are really looking forward to delivering another great programme in 2012, and are working hard to ensure goNORTH remains one of the top creative industry events on the calendar.”

“Last year’s event was outstanding, and generated some excellent opportunities for emerging artists and music businesses”, added Director for Music Shaun Arnold. “We are looking forward to bringing another top class programme of industry panels, workshops and live showcases to the north of Scotland, and are really excited about starting our 2012 campaign.”

As always, all panels, worshops and live showcases will be free and open to the public, with industry and media requested to register.

FREE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN AT: http://www.gonorth.biz/

Watch exclusive sessions from goNORTH 2011 featuring a wide selection of top emerging talent

The submission window to showcase at goNORTH 2012 will open early next year at: http://www.gonorth.biz/

goNORTH Support Launch Of New Award

The annual Scottish Music Awards will take place this year on Saturday 19th November at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket.  What started as a fund-raising lunch for the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland charity, has seen artists from Biffy Clyro, Franz Ferdinand, Paulo Nutini and Wet Wet Wet to Nicola Benedetti and Annie Lennox all winning coveted ‘Tartan Clefs’.

In a series of new moves to celebrate 15 years of the charity operating in Scotland, we are thrilled to have worked with organisers to introduce a new Emerging Business Award to this year’s event.

‘We are thrilled to be supporting the Emerging Business Award at this year’s Scottish Music Awards – the Tartan Clefs’, said goNORTH Director Shaun Arnold. ‘I have always been a huge admirer ofNordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland and we are really excited to be part of this year’s event.”

Source: goNORTH