:Forté Project
{{Short description|Welsh artist development scheme}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Forté Project
| full name = Forte Project
| founder = Beacons Cymru
| founded = 2015
| type = Music industry development
| region_served = Wales
| website = {{url|https://www.forteproject.co.uk}}
}}
Forté Project is an artist development scheme in Wales launched in 2015 by Beacons Cymru and Creative Wales.{{cite web |title=The Forté Project and USW: Creating marketing and content strategies for artists |url=https://www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/ba-hons-music-business/3312/the-forte-project-and-usw-creating-marketing-and-content-strategies-for-artists/ |website=University of South Wales |access-date=29 December 2022}}
Every year Forté Project supports several Welsh musicians at early stages in their career. The project is offered to those aged 16–25 for 6-months providing support, opportunities and industry development.{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.forteproject.co.uk/forte7 |website=FORTÉ |access-date=29 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=FORTÉ Project |url=https://sonigyoutharts.co.uk/project/forte-project/ |website=SONIG & Youth Arts |access-date=29 December 2022}} Artists have received radio airplay and performances across the world.{{cite news |last1=Review |first1=Wales Arts |title=Forté Project Announces Ten New Acts |url=https://www.walesartsreview.org/forte-project-announces-ten-new-acts/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |work=Wales Arts Review |date=10 January 2022}}
History
The Forté Project started in 2015. In 2021 parent company Beacons Cymru was formed with support from Creative Wales.{{Cite web |last=Holl |first=Cath |last2=·News· |date=2020-11-09 |title=Forté Project Launches New Music Scheme Across Wales - God Is In The TV |url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2020/11/09/forte-project-launches-new-music-scheme-across-wales/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |language=en-US}}
Until 2021, the Forté Project was only for artists based in South Wales.{{cite web |title=Forté Project: Talent Development Fund 2020 |url=https://prsfoundation.com/grantees/talent-development-partner-2020-forte-project/ |website=PRS for Music Foundation |access-date=29 December 2022}} However, for their 2021 cohort of artists, the Forté Project became a Wales-wide scheme.{{Cite web |last=Llewellyn |first=Rebecca |date=2020-11-09 |title=Forté Project Announce Application Launch and Expansion Across Wales |url=https://beckyandthebands.com/2020/11/09/forte-project-announce-application-launch-and-expansion-across-wales/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=Becky and the Bands |language=en-GB}}
Forté Project's director is Spike Griffiths.{{cite web |title=FOCUS Wales 2023 » Spike Griffiths (Forte Project) |url=https://www.focuswales.com/spike-griffiths-forte-project/ |website=FOCUS Wales |access-date=29 December 2022}}
Editions
=2023=
=2022=
In January 2022, Forté Project announced their seventh cohort of the scheme, Forté 7.
The 10 successful artists include:
| class="wikitable" | |
| Name | Hometown |
|---|---|
| Artyshawty | Cardiff |
| Elin Grace | Llandrindod Wells |
| Elis Derby | Y Felinheli |
| Fig | Caerphilly |
| Kitty | Cardiff |
| Mali Hâf | Cardiff |
| Ogun | Newport |
| Only Rainyday Rainbow | Swansea |
| skylark | Caernarfon |
| sorry stacy | Cardiff |
Beacons Cymru
Forté Project is one of the many projects created by parent company, Beacons Cymru during its formation in 2021.{{cite web |title=Beacons Home |url=https://www.beacons.cymru/about |website=Beacons Cymru |access-date=29 December 2022 |language=en}} Several other projects include the Honey Sessions, Crwth and Summit.
Podcast
In September 2023, the Forté Project Podcast released featuring interviews with four artists from the 2023 cohort including ADJUA, Half Happy, Ivor Woods & NOOKEE. The podcast series is hosted by Connor Morgans.{{cite web |title=We made a podcast! |url=https://twitter.com/ForteProject10/status/1706265876331217205 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |access-date=25 September 2023 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.forteproject.co.uk Official website]
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