During the financial year ending 31 July 2025, MusicSeen CIC carried out a range of activities to support musicians, venues, and audiences in the Liverpool City Region. The company hosted a pop up live music event in collaboration with Kindred in the Baltic Triangle. This event featured three local artists and resulted in six live performance recordings, providing artists with professional quality content to support their development and promotion. Artists were paid at Musicians’ Union rates, contributing to fair pay practices within the local scene. The event also included two consultation sessions with artists, promoters, and venue operators, which contributed to discussions that informed the allocation of MusicFutures funding in Liverpool. MusicSeen also received Strategic Investment Funding from Culture Liverpool to redevelop its website. This funding enabled a full rebuild of the platform, improving access to data, usability, and long term sustainability of the project. Across the year, MusicSeen continued to maintain and expand a searchable database of over 2,000 local musicians and music professionals. This work improved visibility for artists, including those from underrepresented groups, and made it easier for promoters, venues, and audiences to discover local talent. The company tracked and aggregated event data across more than 500 monthly events and over 600 venues, creating a centralised and accessible source of information for the local music community. MusicSeen produced 38 live sessions, 52 artist shoutouts, and 16 artist interviews. These outputs provided artists with visibility, documentation of their work, and opportunities to share their stories and reach new audiences. The company also engaged with over 100 young people through content creation, events, and research activity, and supported a group of student volunteers who contributed to playlists, social media, and research. This provided educational and career development opportunities within the local creative sector. In collaboration with the University of Liverpool’s Virtual Engineering Centre, MusicSeen continued development of an AI chatbot trained on local music data. The company also contributed to the Live Music Mapping Project and wider data infrastructure work with the Liverpool Music Board. Overall, these activities increased visibility for local artists, improved access to information, supported fair pay and professional development, and strengthened connections across the Liverpool music ecosystem.

Consultation with stakeholders: The company’s stakeholders include musicians, venue operators, promoters, students, and audiences within the Liverpool City Region. During the reporting period, MusicSeen CIC carried out consultation through both structured and informal methods. As part of a pop up event delivered in collaboration with Kindred in the Baltic Triangle, the company hosted two in person consultation sessions. These sessions brought together artists, promoters, and venue operators to discuss challenges within the local music ecosystem, including access to opportunities, fair pay, and sustainability. Insights gathered through these sessions contributed to wider sector discussions and helped inform the allocation of MusicFutures funding in Liverpool. The company also continued to gather feedback through artist interviews, which provided direct insight into the experiences and needs of musicians working in the region. Ongoing engagement took place through conversations with venue owners and promoters, as well as through collaboration with partners including Culture Liverpool and the University of Liverpool’s Virtual Engineering Centre. This combination of structured consultation and ongoing dialogue ensured that MusicSeen’s activities remained responsive to the needs of the community it serves.

The total amount paid to directors in respect of qualifying services during the period was £820. There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for loss of office, which require disclosure.

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration