Small Green Shoots is a youth-led organisation that provides access to opportunities in music and the music industry for young people from diverse and low-income backgrounds. Small Green Shoots provide artistic development support and resources (such as fundraising consultancy and industry connections) to aspiring artists from a range of regions including London.

Small Green Shoots use excellent industry connections and have a proven track record in supporting emerging musicians who have gone on to become commercially successful and long-term artists in their own right. They also provide bespoke training, guidance and an excellent network for deprived young people in communities, enabling them to have long-term fulfilling careers in the industry.

The funding from Sony Music supported apprenticeships for young people not in education or work to access training and career development in the music industry, in partnership with Sony Music’s 4th Floor Creative division, to increase diversity in creative and digital roles. To date, the Social Justice Fund has committed to funding three cohorts of the programme, directly impacting 15 young people.

Find out more about Small Green Shoots here.

Completed Autumn 2024.