

Andrew’s school catered specifically to people with ASD and opportunities to socialise in a mainstream environment were quite limited. The school workshops culminated in a concert that happened at our large open access music club at North Edinburgh Arts. He first became involved in Tinderbox through workshops at his school 5 years ago. “Andrew (pseudonym) is a 19 year old multi-instrumentalist who has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Tinderbox shared a case study to give just one example of the difference taking part in their programmes can make. One of our most prized achievements is seeing young people continue their musical activities independently from the Rock Trust several people have taken up and continued to learn instruments, attend Tinderbox rehearsals and performances independently of the Rock Trust, and help with assisting newer members who join the groups.” “The feedback from our young people has been overwhelmingly positive, and more music group sessions are requested whenever the group takes a break. A Project Worker at the Rock Trust was thrilled by the response they saw: Hospitals: Working with Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity to deliver workshops & musical ward rounds with children at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Child and Adult Mental Health Services (CAMHS).Schools: Song-writing, composition & digital music-making workshops & creative projects with primary & secondary schools.Youth Clubs: Workshops and weekly music hubs with young people of different ages, often working in partnership with youth clubs, community centres and other third sector organisations.Digital Arts: Workshops, courses, residencies & a shared studio space exploring electronics and digital technologies in music and the arts.Alternative Orchestras: Large bands & music projects that bring together a wide array of young singers & rappers with strings, brass, woodwind, drums, backline and other instruments.We have a limit to our roster size on a monthly basis but if you submit your music for review, you can generally expect a reply. Prices for servicing music at Tinderbox vary but typically it’s based upon the volume and length of term of a given promotional campaign. Services vary and fees can be based on availability. Last year at radio, it achieved 14 Top Ten CMJ chartings. In 2011, Tinderbox started a dedicated hip hop department. Most of our licensing opportunities are non-exclusive and quite often we do not re-title the works. The Discovery Network and NASCAR Productions are two current examples. Tinderbox also has several unique network relationships that they do whole album content music clearance for. Notable artists have included Ingrid Michelson, Imagine Dragons, Margot & The Nuclear So and So's, and many more.Īdditionally, Tinderbox Music has placed nearly 1,000 songs in the past seven years to these shows: Grey’s Anatomy, Chuck, The O.C., Men in Trees, Six Feet Under, The L Word, The Real World, The Hills, Bad Girls Club, BUCKWILD, and many others. Since opening for business in 2000, Tinderbox has charted 300+ bands in the highly coveted CMJ Top 200, with a majority of these bands being self-released. Fundamentally though, Tinderbox is hired as a promoter on behalf of bands to represent them to both college and community radio (The CMJ Format) on a national basis. Tinderbox pursues press, tour support, music licensing and distribution for a limited roster of acts each year. The seven members of Tinderbox’s staff collectively have over 70 years of music industry experience across almost every area of the music industry. Tinderbox Music is a Minneapolis based boutique promotions firm that has been representing bands for over a decade.
