About Us

The Northern Ireland Music Industry Commission was established in 2001 with a remit to provide strategy and services towards accelerating the development of a sustainable music industry in Northern Ireland.

NIMIC’s key current strategic areas of delivery are:

Business Skills Development

NIMIC’s Business Skills Development Programme – ‘Music – It’s The Business’ is designed to substantially increase the capability of Northern Ireland musicians and music business practitioners to develop and maintain sustainable careers.

The programme provides expert advice and guidance on a wide variety of business and sector specific skills and is designed to benefit those at all levels of career development and from all regionally represented musical genres.

The programme is delivered in partnership with a range of industry professionals and key organisations including PRS, MCPS, AIM, BPI, MMF, UKTI, PPL, MPA and Music Tank.

Creative Skills Development

NIMIC’s Creative Skills Development Programme is designed to increase the creative competitiveness of Northern Ireland artists and musicians.

The programme provides expert advice and guidance on a wide variety of sector specific creative skills and is designed to benefit those at all levels of career development and from all regionally represented musical genres.

The programme is delivered in partnership with a range of industry professionals and key industry organisations including the Music Producer’s Guild and the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.

Regional and International Showcasing

The organisation works towards developing audiences and markets for Northern Ireland music and contemporary musical artists and towards maximising media and music industry exposure for Northern Ireland musicians and their work and products, at a local, national and international level. This marketing and showcasing strategy is characterised by:

• The production and promotion of high quality digitally enhanced compilation CDs representing the best of new music from Northern Ireland.
• The development of nimusic.com as the key music information and promotion portal for Northern Ireland music.
• The live showcasing of Northern Ireland musicians and artists at a wide range of events both at a regional and international level.

The current NIMIC Board of Directors is: John Edmund (Chairman), Pete O’Neill, Jackie Rainey, Damien Murray, Ashley Mason, Lyndon Stephens, Lisa Flavelle-Cobain.

The Northern Ireland Music Industry Commission is supported by the Department of Culture Arts and Leisure, The Arts Council for Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council, Invest Northern Ireland, the British Council and the PRS Foundation.