Oh Yeah Music Centre: TDN 2026
Short Project Title: Talent Development at Oh Yeah Music Centre
Bio: The award winning Oh Yeah in Belfast is a dedicated hub for music. The team are passionate about music and are committed to providing a supportive platform for local musicians, both emerging and established, to showcase their talents and take their music to the next level. We offer a variety of services and resources, including affordable rehearsal and recording spaces, youth and older people projects, mentoring and talent development for aspiring musicians, music curation, festival programming, live gigs and more. Our goal is to create a vibrant and inclusive community where local musicians and music-lovers can connect, collaborate, and grow.
Programme Description: Since 2007, Oh Yeah Music Centre has provided an ‘open doors to music’ to creators taking their first steps in music to those at tipping point and beyond. We are proud members of the Talent Development Network and offer sessions for musicians at various stages via one to ones, workshops and talks through to structured longer term development programmes via Scratch My Progress, Women’s Work and Sound of Belfast festival. Each programme is designed to educate, promote, inspire and motivate longer term output from talented creators in Northern Ireland. Oh Yeah is a fully accessible and welcoming space. We are proactive in our diversity work which includes programming to harness the full benefits of diversity.