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Music Graduate Named Best Acoustic at the SAMAs
UWS music graduate Linzi Clark has been named amongst seven of the most talented acts in Scotland at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards.
Alumnus And DJ Wins At The Scottish Music Awards
Congratulations to DJ and UWS graduate Ewan McVicar, famed for his hit ‘Tell Me Something Good’ who was awarded the Electronic Music Award at the Scottish Music Awards.
Paolo Nutini Scholarship Expanded
Four promising young musicians have been awarded the UWS Paolo Nutini Songwriting Scholarship for the first time ever.
Super-gig Featuring Scottish Music Stars Lined up by UWS Alumnus
UWS graduate and former Love & Money keyboard player Paul McGeechan is lining up a super-gig with stars of the Scottish music scene to take place in Glasgow.
UWS graduate’s delight at taking over as Franz Ferdinand’s drummer
Commercial music graduate Audrey Tait will be replacing Paul Thomson as the drummer of Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand.
Biweekly music magazine getting ready to launch
UWS Journalism graduate Robert Blair is preparing to launch a new biweekly music magazine Frequency.
Commercial music graduate Babylung launches new album
Joash Almeda, who performs under the name Babylung, studied on the Commercial Music programme at UWS Ayr Campus and composed Betrayal for a class project in his final year.
Lewis Capaldi ‘discoverer’ and alumnus supports future music stars at UWS
Commercial Music graduate Scott Kirkwood, who discovered Scotland’s Lewis Capaldi has teamed up with University of the West of Scotland (UWS) to support promising new music projects.
UWS MA music graduate launches recording business venture
Music graduate Ross Sloan, tells us about his new business venture, Songplistic, with the aim of making the music industry more accessible to everyone.
UWS songwriting graduate releases her new album Growing Wild
University of the West of Scotland Songwriting graduate Yvonne Lyon talks about her latest album Growing Wild, a stunning collection of timeless songs, arguably her finest to date.
Black History Month at UWS
Commercial music graduate Matt Hickman talks about growing up as person of colour in Ayrshire and why he feels Black History Month is important to celebrate.
Singer-songwriter David Husz awarded the UWS Paolo Nutini Songwriting Scholarship for 2020/21
UWS Paulo Nutini Songwriting Scholarship, which was established by Honorary Graduate Paolo, to give the next generation of songwriting talent the opportunity to take their work to the next level, has been awarded to Singer-songwriter David Husz.
Music graduate set to release debut EP
Singer-songwriter and MA Music graduate Rachel Jack, who was winner of the inaugural Paolo Nutini Songwriting Scholarship, will release her debut EP in July 2020. Rachel’s debut EP ‘The Calgary Tapes’ details her tumultuous...
Paolo Nutini Honoured by University of the West of Scotland
Paisley-born musician Paolo Nutini has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by UWS at its graduation ceremony on 12 November 2012.