Tareic Alphonse has been named because the seventh and last recipient of The Richard Antwi Scholarship.
Alphonse will probably be awarded a full scholarship for a spot on the College of Westminster’s Music Enterprise Administration MA course in London, commencing later this month.
The Richard Antwi Scholarship was created in 2016, following the sudden passing of vastly revered trade lawyer, supervisor and entrepreneur Richard Antwi, who had contributed to the Music Enterprise Administration MA course on quite a few events as visitor lecturer.
The scholarship has seen six students and two affiliate students come by means of the College of Westminster Music Enterprise Administration MA course, which acts as a bridge between tutorial research, analysis, and the skilled world of music enterprise.
The primary scholar was awarded in 2018.
As well as receiving the complete scholarship, Tareic will even obtain an extra ‘London Residing Wage Stipend’, by means of funding from Common Music UK, Common Publishing UK, Sony Music UK and Sony Music Publishing UK, to cowl the upper present price of dwelling and learning in London.
The bursary and stipend totals £22,000, plus mentorship and help with work placement that will probably be aligned with the scholar’s skilled focus and aspirations.
Tareic Alphonse is at present the Membership Supervisor at The Ivors Academy, the UK’s not-for-profit skilled affiliation for songwriters and composers.
He’s additionally Faculty Governor for Mossbourne Neighborhood Academy.
Tareic is described as “passionate concerning the artistic arts, creators rights and serving to to create alternatives inside the neighborhood for individuals who in any other case wouldn’t get an opportunity”.
In 2023, the scholarship was awarded to Jewel John, the co-founder of stay music occasions firm Soul & the Metropolis and Music Enterprise & Arts Administration BA graduate.
The 2022 scholar was Janelle Mitchell, a London-based DJ and rising music govt at Consider.
In 2021, to counter the hiatus brought on by the pandemic, a scholarship was awarded to 2 students Shanice Edwards and Idris Inexperienced Holder, the previous now works at Sony Music and the latter obtained a scholarship supported by Common Music UK and labored at 0207 Def Jam and Modest! Administration.
Earlier students embrace inaugural recipient Jojo Mukeza (2018), Esther Bokuma (2019) who went on to affix the Scholarship workforce, in addition to affiliate students, Daniel Beckley and Isatta Sheriff, who work at Common Music Publishing and Promised Land Recordings, respectively.
“Thanks additionally to our beneficiant funders. Seven years on since my expensive brother Richard’s passing, we’re humbly grateful and joyful to see and be a part of his legacy.”
Phillip Antwi
Phillip Antwi mentioned: “I want to give my heartfelt congratulations to Tareic Alphonse as the ultimate Richard Antwi Scholar. Along with my household, we welcome him into our neighborhood of students.
“We couldn’t be happier for Tareic, a vastly deserving particular person who strives for and embodies Richard’s imaginative and prescient and values of contributing to a extra equitable trade for these from underrepresented backgrounds. I need to give enormous thanks additionally to the scholarship workforce previous and current, who’ve labored tirelessly over the 6 years the scholarship has existed to achieve assist and funding throughout the trade for the scholarship, to boost consciousness and inform the story of our expensive Richard.”
Added Antwi: “Thanks additionally to our beneficiant funders. Seven years on since my expensive brother Richard’s passing, we’re humbly grateful and joyful to see and be a part of his legacy. Richard made a distinction to aspiring younger music enterprise leaders by means of the Scholarship and his influence will probably be felt lengthy after his passing. Richard would have been so very proud.”
“Receiving the Richard Antwi Scholarship is a tremendous honour, particularly as it’s the very last award of the scholarship.”
Tareic Alphonse
Tareic Alphonse added: “Receiving the Richard Antwi Scholarship is a tremendous honour, particularly as it’s the very last award of the scholarship.
“I’m extremely excited by the Music Enterprise Administration MA course, in addition to the entry to mentorship and alternatives to develop new relationships supplied by means of the scholarship.”
Added Alphonse: “Being born in Saint Lucia, rising up in Hackney and being a part of The Ivors Academy for the final 5 years has proven me the worth of a supportive neighborhood and gaining access to alternative.
“I plan to make use of the abilities and community I achieve to assist create a fairer, extra inclusive music trade with extra alternatives for all. One thing I consider Richard Antwi himself would give his blessing to. Receiving this scholarship would be the subsequent large step in direction of that.”
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