This Remember A Charity Week (6 – 12 September 2021), AYM is shining light on our Named Awards, which support hundreds of young musicians across the UK every year.
Today, we’re spotlighting The Mike Beament Award for Music Technology, which was created in memory of Mike Beament, a fun person with an eclectic musical taste and a love of anything new and out of the ordinary.
Mike’s contemporary musical heroes were creative, experimental, and rather anarchic. Mike also happened to be a great opera fan, so it’s perhaps no surprise that Malcolm McClaren’s 1984 album ‘Fans’ (which fuses opera with 1980s R&B) was a particular favourite!
Lynda Beament, who created The Mike Beament Award for Music Techonology in her late husband’s honour, says about Mike and the impact of his Award:
“Mike was a great mentor and friend to people from all walks of life and I know that he would love the idea of being able to help talented young musicians to explore all that music making has to offer. He was excited by musicians who pushed boundaries and were really committed to achieving their own version of perfection. I hope that musicians who receive Mike’s Award will understand and share this passion and really take advantage of all that AYM has to offer.”
You can find out how this award has impacted one of our young award winners by visiting Chloe’s story here
You can be remembered, or remember a loved one, by creating a Named Award to support young musicians on our Awards programme.
AYM is here to give talent a chance and supports talented young musicians from low income families through their individual musical journey. Now you have the opportunity to gift chances so these young people can reach their musical potential so that the music never stops.
After you have looked after your friends, family and those closest to you, a gift in your will could do amazing things.
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When you attach your name, the name of a loved one or the name of your company to an AYM Award, you’re associated with giving wonderful music to the world.
If you would like to set up an annual Award to support a genre, instrument, region, organisation or in honour of an individual, we can help you find the way that works best for you. Here are some of the Awards that have been established by individuals or by their families.
