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BLOC Newsletter OCTOBER 2026

16 Oct

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*APPLICATIONS OPEN* BLOC’s Jump Start Fund is live!🚨Offering grants of up to £250 to help get your music business, project or event off the ground, over the line, or simply cover a cost that is stopping you doing something epic.📈

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Last week the BLOC team headed down to @theguitarstoreuk🎸to chat with the @southcoastmusicshow about an exciting upcoming project to which will be showcasing some of the incredible artists in the region!

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Great to host the @parallelmusicconference team this morning to discuss this year’s successes and how they are working to make the next year even better than ever!📈

We are proud to partner with them on their mo them networking series ‘T

🤩 Four BLOC members in one! @notcleancreative, @address_soton and @socomusic all trying to get into one selfie at @planetsounds - exciting chats about music in the region and the projects and programmes that will (and do) support artists and music b

Meet the Coalition. BLOC is built to support, connect, and advocate for the amazing independent venues, labels, promoters and everyone in between who makes the music happen.🤝

But we can’t do this alone. Every one of our members believes that

Looking back on Parallel Music Conference 2026!
First of all huge congratulations to our founding partner @parallelmusicconference on delivering an amazing event and once again bringing so many people together to celebrate the regions music sector👏

BLOC - A Grassroots Coalition of Independent Music Businesses, Freelancers, & Artists in Hampshire & The Isle of Wight. It’s time we got together to put the South Central Region on the map. Much more to come soon.
Made possible by @soco

*APPLICATIONS OPEN* BLOC’s Jump Start Fund is live!🚨Offering grants of up to £250 to help get your music business, project or event off the ground, over the line, or simply cover a cost that is stopping you doing something epic.📈

It&rs

🤩 Four BLOC members in one! @notcleancreative, @address_soton and @socomusic all trying to get into one selfie at @planetsounds - exciting chats about music in the region and the projects and programmes that will (and do) support artists and music b

Meet the Coalition. BLOC is built to support, connect, and advocate for the amazing independent venues, labels, promoters and everyone in between who makes the music happen.🤝

But we can’t do this alone. Every one of our members believes that

Looking back on Parallel Music Conference 2026!
First of all huge congratulations to our founding partner @parallelmusicconference on delivering an amazing event and once again bringing so many people together to celebrate the regions music sector👏

BLOC - A Grassroots Coalition of Independent Music Businesses, Freelancers, & Artists in Hampshire & The Isle of Wight. It’s time we got together to put the South Central Region on the map. Much more to come soon.
Made possible by @soco

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