Music Venue Trust

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Music Venue Trust
AbbreviationMVT
FormationJanuary 2014;10 years ago (2014-01)
Type Charitable organisation
Registration no.1159846 [1]
Location
  • c/o Strongroom, 120–124 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3SQ, England, United Kingdom
Region served
United Kingdom, United States
CEO
Mark Davyd [1]
COO
Beverley Whitrick [1]
Staff
16
Website https://www.musicvenuetrust.com/

The Music Venue Trust is a UK registered charitable organisation which aims to protect, secure and improve grassroots music venues in the United Kingdom [2] .

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Paul McCartney has spoken out in support of the MVT, saying that "If we don’t support live music at this level then the future of music in general is in danger". [3]

History

Concerned by a growing number of closures across the United Kingdom and therefore the decline in the number of spaces available for artists to perform and connect with audiences, a group of passionate individuals came together in 2014 to form the organisation. Recognising the vital role that music venues play in not only nurturing talent, fostering creativity, and providing memorable experiences but also bringing communities together, MVT adopted a proactive approach to protect and champion these essential cultural spaces.

Issues

One of the key reasons for the foundation of the MVT was the closure of many music venues, such as Brighton's Blind Tiger Club, due to noise complaints; [4] this is especially important as noise complaints are becoming more frequent, as new laws have been introduced that make it easier to convert offices into housing. [5] Another key concern that the MVT claims is facing venues is Arts Council England's lack of funding for venues; Beverley Whitrick, Strategic Director of the MVT, said in 2017 she could not estimate how many clubs would close in the next five years. [6]

Initiatives

The MVA founded an international affiliate organisation in Austin, Texas in 2016, targeting state taxes that are seen as punitive towards local venues [7] as well as the MVA New Zealand where they are fighting to have Agent of Change [8] recognised and adopted. To clarify its political aims ahead of the 2017 general election, the MVT launched a "Manifesto for Music 2017" in May of that year. [9] Two months after the launch of the manifesto, in order to help fight the issues and closures that music venues in the UK were facing, the MVT announced that they would cooperate with Ticketweb, part of Live Nation Entertainment, to sell "Grassroots Venues Tickets", which help fund the MVT's efforts, as part of the service charge is donated to the MVT. [10]

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