About us.
Involving Music helps connect South West artists, venues, studios and promoters around real music activity.
We’re building a clearer picture of what’s happening across the region, from releases and live activity to venue visibility, partnerships, opportunities and local music support.
Our focus is simple: make it easier for people across the South West music scene to find each other, understand what is happening, and start useful conversations.
OUR STORY
Involving Music began with a simple question from founder Darren Branch: how visible is the real music activity happening across the South West?
What he found was a scene full of artists, venues, promoters, studios, and supporters doing important work, but not always connected in one clear place.
What started as a personal effort to document local music has gradually evolved into a broader platform for artist discovery, venue visibility, release activity, editorial field notes, and regional music insight.
Today, Involving Music is being reshaped to meet the needs of the wider ecosystem, with a stronger focus on useful connections, local intelligence, and practical participation.
WHAT WE FOCUS ON
Artists and artist profiles — helping active artists become easier to discover and understand.
Venues, studios and music spaces — improving visibility around the places where music happens.
Opportunities and open calls — surfacing useful leads, submissions and next steps.
Releases and music activity — tracking momentum across the South West scene.
Scene Notes and regional insight — adding context, field notes and local perspective
Supporters, partners and collaboration — helping build stronger connections across the ecosystem.
Founder
Darren Branch founded Involving Music after years of following grassroots music across the South West and seeing how much valuable activity can go unnoticed when it is scattered across different platforms.
His aim is to help build a clearer picture of the region’s music ecosystem, one that supports stronger connections among artists, venues, studios, promoters, supporters, and local audiences.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
If you’re part of the South West music scene, here are the best ways to get involved right now.