Investigating the Live Music Industry in Wales: A Critical Analysis: A Report for Welsh Music Foundation

This report is the result of a grant application awarded by The Welsh Music Foundation, who were given the money by The Welsh Assembly Government. Its purpose was to investigate pertinent issues of the live music industry that resonate within Wales. Research methodology included the implementation of an online questionnaire targeted toward the Welsh music industry, closely followed by a range of face to face interviews with key industry personnel. The key findings were then taken to a number of forum meetings in the south, west and north of the country, where the industry at large were given the opportunity to discuss preliminary issues. Themes highlighted at the start of the research included: inward investment, training provision needs, examples of best practice, sales and marketing issues, Welsh language issues.