Jenna Donnelly, Reiss Nichols and Tannergard among the latest songwriters and producers to receive Hitmaker fund support

Next deadline for applications will be 4^th September 2023

PRS Foundation, the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development announces today the latest producers and songwriters to receive support from the ground-breaking Hitmaker fund are:

Jenna Donnelly – Childcare
Mike Brainchild – Studio hire, equipment and training
Mont Jake – Studio equipment
Reiss Nicholas – Time to create
Rory James – Studio equipment
Tannergard – Studio hire

Hitmaker supported producer and songwriter Rory James said,

“I am so incredibly grateful to PRS Foundation for awarding me the Hitmaker funding. I feel like I’m at a pivotal point in my career at the moment and this funding will give me the support I need to take a big forward step with my songwriting and production. Being able to have the freedom to accept the exciting sessions that are being offered to me right now and upgrading my studio to do the best work I possibly can is such an amazing privilege.”

Becci Scotcher, Senior Grants & Programmes Manager at PRS Foundation said,

“Congratulations to everyone receiving our Hitmaker Fund support in this latest round. We’re delighted to be able to support those talented professional songwriters, no matter what their background, at crucial moments in their careers to ensure they can continue to develop and get to that next step.”

The next round of Hitmaker will be open for applications on 7^th August 2023 with a deadline to submit applications by 4^th September 2023.

Find out more about Hitmaker

Hitmaker support offers songwriters, producers and music creators working behind the scenes in popular music genres to further develop their careers and writing/production credits with grants of up to £10,000. Under the previous guise of the pilot Writer Producer Fund, Hitmaker has supported talent that has worked with the likes of Nicki Minaj, Paramore, Stormzy, Kylie and many more.

Additionally, supported songwriters and producers have developed into a community of behind-the-scenes music creators, through Hitmaker events and a unique online network designed to connect talent and encourage collaboration.

PRS Foundation’s Hitmaker fund is open to UK based behind-the-scenes songwriters, producers and music creators that have had at least three commercially exploited works, whether performed live, received media coverage, radio play, streams or released via commercial channels.

Hitmaker applicants can apply for support for:

Time to create
Training / Skills courses at places such as Point Blank / SSE
Creative / Professional development
Studio hire
Purchase of equipment / software / hardware (covers up to 25% of costs)
Tracking
UK writing space rental / lease
Maternity leave and childcare

Applicants will need to submit at least two tracks with registered cuts.