The Oh Yeah Music Centre is delighted to reveal that the five fresh new acts that have been selected for Scratch My Progress 2024 are; Ethan Hollan, Aqua Tofana, Madam’s Last Discovery, Moon Landing and Sophie French. 

Scratch My Progress is a mentoring, showcase and practical support programme for new music. The dedicated talent development programme, now in its 13th year, is powered by the on-going support of PRS Foundation PPL UK  Belfast City Council and Arts Council of Northern Ireland. 

Over the next 9-months the 5-acts will work with our dedicated Talent Development Specialist, Charlene Hegarty, to uncover opportunities for their music and take part in workshops, studio time, professional photo shoots, showcases, industry mentoring and one to one development.

Over the years our talent development artists have had one to one sessions with PRS, PPL, PRSF, Musicians Union, Atlantic Records (Ed Sheeran, Charli XCX), Parlophone Records (Gorillaz), Domino Records (Anna Calvi, Arctic Monkeys), ATC Live (Yard Act, Billy Nomates), Runway Artists (Emmy The Great, Meryl Streek), Jeff Robinson PR (The 1975, Belsonic) to name a few.  

The Scratch My Progress scheme is open to artists representing the rock, alternative, acoustic, rap, pop, folk, punk and electronic genres and Scratch has mentored a diverse range of talent over the years including NI Music Prize Winners Kitt Philippa, Sasha Samara and Sister Ghost, music and media personalities Gemma Bradley & Emer Maguire and recent graduates Lemonade Shoelace and Problem Patterns have since inked management, label, agency and global publishing deals since graduating from our incubation programme.

Check out the video above to see our new artists in action and watch this space for more Scratch news soon!