UNIFIED Music Group reveals winners of the 2017 UNIFIED grant

The winners of UNIFIED Music Group’s 2017 UNIFIED Grant have been announced, with five very deserving young people taking home $5,000 towards their music industry goals.

The 2017 winners are Jessica Hope, Brenton Tuohey, James Morris, Pixie Weyland and Andrew Brassington.

The grant was established by UNIFIED Music Group founder and CEO Jake Comerford, and sees a total of $25,000 spilt evenly between its winners.

It’s with much excitement that we announce the winners of the The UNIFIED Grant 2017," says Comerford.

"The calibre of applications this year was very high and with over 200 applications it was difficult to pick only five which is a huge credit to the future of our industry.

"As a company, we are very proud to be in a position to be able to support the future leaders of our business. Thank you to everyone who applied and congratulations to the winners of The UNIFIED Grant 2017."

Jessica Hope runs a podcast and positive mental health initiative called Don’t Fret Club, with each episode of the posdcast featuring interviews with artists and others in the music industry, addressing issues of anxiety, depression and addiction.

Brenton Tuohey works with The Media Accreditation; an automated list management system for publicists, publications, managers and contributors that allows artist tour dates to be directly uploaded along with publication and social stats, with the end goal of finding the best media outlets to cover any given event.

James Morris’s Baked Goods media company that aims to bring the best of Austrlaian music to audiences, to provide quality content and also allow Australian artists to promote their work.

FEEDS MUSIC is Pixie Weyland’s non-for-profit project enabling touring artists and bands to find locations to eat and drink for free based on their current location.

Finally, 17-year old Andrew Brassington works with an all ages music collective called Boys Don’t Cry, which regularly puts on alcohol-free all ages events for young people, and also has a management arm and record label.

Applications for the next UNIFIED Grant will open in September 2018.