{"id":23081,"date":"2026-10-22T10:50:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/?p=23081"},"modified":"2026-10-22T12:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T12:56:04","slug":"forte-project-x-ppl-supports-paid-session-work-for-welsh-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/forte-project-x-ppl-supports-paid-session-work-for-welsh-musicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort\u00e9 Project x PPL supports paid session work for Welsh musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beacons.cymru\/forteproject\">Fort\u00e9 Project<\/a> x PPL<\/strong> has returned for its third year in 2026, giving emerging musicians in Wales access to recording sessions, professional experience and career support.<\/p>\n<p>Delivered by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beacons.cymru\/\">Beacons Cymru<\/a><\/strong> with support through <strong>PPL Giving<\/strong>, the programme combines recording and performance opportunities with mentoring, industry guidance and wellbeing support.<\/p>\n<h2>Access to studio experience<\/h2>\n<p>For aspiring session players, securing studio work can depend on experience and professional contacts. The programme aims to help participants develop those connections and pursue careers within Wales.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anastassia Svets<\/strong>, Project Officer at Beacons Cymru, identified a shortage of accessible routes into these roles:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Session work, production, studio engineering, collaborative songwriting: these are extremely important areas of the music industry, and unfortunately currently there\u2019s a lack of beginner-friendly spaces to learn and gain expertise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Paid recording work in 2025<\/h2>\n<p>The 2025 programme ran from April to October, bringing together the following participants to write and record original music:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>20 aspiring session musicians<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Three producers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Three artists<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Workshops, development sessions, rehearsals and studio recordings gave participants experience across the recording process alongside established professionals. Musicians received professional session fees for their recording work.<\/p>\n<p>One participant highlighted the value of meeting other musicians and learning in the studio:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think meeting people was one of the most valuable parts of this project as so much about being a musician is about networking. It was also brilliant to get studio experience and to get to learn on the job. It was great that [the engineer] was so happy to talk about things and answer questions while in the studio too.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>The 2026 recording schedule<\/h2>\n<p>The programme returned in 2026 with its largest cohort to date. 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