Blue Raincoat Music has announced a wide-ranging partnership with Attitude Is Everything, the charity which campaigns for and helps facilitate better accessibility at live events, and more generally within the music industry, seeking to ensure that the music business values disabled people as audience members, performers, professionals and volunteers.
Confirming the new partnership, Blue Raincoat co-founder and CEO Jeremy Lascelles says: “Robin Millar, the co-founder of Blue Raincoat Music, has dealt with disability through most of his working life, so we think it is particularly apt that we are able to lend our support to Attitude Is Everything".
"Robin’s own experience of attending gigs has been transformed by this charity’s work", he continues, "from a miserable one to where he can now enjoy the performance to the full. We are very thankful they do such important work in improving access for disabled people in every area of the industry. We will be providing Attitude Is Everything with access to training, networking and mentoring, and an A&R feedback programme alongside a fundraising commitment".
Millar, who recently moved to a Creative Consultant role at the music firm, adds: “Having seen AIE’s transformative impact on my own experiences at concerts, I’m very excited Blue Raincoat is now partnering with AIE as they evolve their reach to improve access to employment and musical careers".
Attitude Is Everything founder Suzanne Bull says of the new alliance with Blue Raincoat: “The Attitude Is Everything board and staff team are grateful to Blue Raincoat Music for choosing us as their charity partner".
"We’re honoured that Blue Raincoat are fully behind our vision", she adds, "and that they want to dedicate themselves to making sure that access to music and live events improves for disabled people. We’re looking forward to supporting their fundraising activities throughout the year and we’re excited for what’s to come!”
