Promoting Swansea's Live Music & Arts Scene

Swansea Music Art Dance (MAD) is a Community Interest Company (CIC) which supports the arts and live music scene in Swansea by furthering the professionalism of local bands, musicians and artists. Our facilities include rehearsal rooms for band practice and music tuition, PA Hire and access to a professional 24 track sound recording studio. We also publish The Swansea Gig Guide and promote a creative forum to help like minded people meet.

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Something's happening and it's happening right now
You're too blind to see it
Something's happening and it's happening right now
Ain't got time to wait I said something better change
I said something better change
I said something better change
 I said something better change"

                                                                              Stranglers Something Better Change 1977

 

M.A.D was started about 2 years ago in response to the needs of all musicians artists and performers/dancers in Swansea and its surrounding region. I'd only been back in Wales about 12 months and was really disappointed to find in same problems existed for creative artists as they did when I left 15 years ago: no dedicated city centre venue for artists musicians and performers to produce and show work; no one single night/event where they could meet, discuss and share ideas; a lack of affordable facilities - especially in the area of audio visual recording. Most of all a lack of interest in Swansea by the movers and shakers of the creative art and music world.

I was stood in my mates front room when the thought hit us that no one else was going to sort out the problems musicians artists and performers face. Even though the creative industries sector is now comparable in size to that of the financial services sector making up 7.3 of the UK economy and is growing at 5% per year.

I had been living away from Swansea for some time and had become used to the wealthy Midlands cities where creative artists have at least make shift or even purpose built facilities to work from and where artists get paid for their songs, performances or art work!

I remember during the 70s a the height of the punk rock revolution - and it was just that – there was one night in Swansea that every band , DJ, music jurno and artist would turn up to. It was mid week didn't go on that late but was always packed.

I'm desperately trying not trying to preach but if you live in the region and work in the arts or music and even If you don't read this any further then just hold this thought it: THINGS NEED TO CHANGE and the only people who can make this happen is US!