The Richard Antwi Fellowship has named Janelle Mitchell as its fifth fellow.
Mitchell will obtain a full scholarship for a spot this yr on the Masters in Music Enterprise Administration course on the College of Westminster in London, which begins later this month.
Janelle Mitchell is a London-based artistic and rising music government who began as a DJ in 2017, and now finds herself backing artists from Kojey Radical to Little Simz, whereas additionally mixing for BBC 1Xtra, KISS FM and Capital XTRA and DJ at festivals, from the Merky de Stormzy competition in Ibiza to the Strawberries & Creem competition.
Mitchell additionally works as an Artist Relations Supervisor at To imagine.
The celebrated Richard Antwi Scholarship contains full course charges; a scholarship of £10,400 {and professional} help.
The Richard Antwi Fellowship was based in 2016 in response to the passing of Richard Antwi, a extremely revered trade lawyer, supervisor and entrepreneur who had contributed many occasions to the Masters in Music Enterprise Administration course as a visitor lecturer .
The RAS is an annual award that seeks to champion expertise from various ethnic backgrounds, with the goal of continuous Antwi’s legacy of supporting and enabling younger folks to reach the music trade.
The scholarship has been funded by the three main UK document firms, music publishers and several other of the most important impartial music firms and music legislation corporations, in addition to particular person donors: Sony Music United Kingdom, Common Music United Kingdom, Warner Music United Kingdom, Sony Music VersionXL Information, group of beggarsYounger, Clinton, Hoare Associates and Modest! Administration.
The scholarship is awarded along with the College of Westminster, to candidates who maintain a proposal of a spot on the college’s Masters in Music Enterprise Administration course.
Earlier scholarship recipients embrace the primary recipient Jojo Mukeza (2018), adopted by Esther Bokuma (2019). There was a hiatus in 2020, adopted by two fellows in 2021; Shanice Edwards and Idris Inexperienced-Holder (in partnership with Common Music UK). There have additionally been affiliate researchers, Daniel Beckley and Isatta Sheriff.
“Congratulations to Janelle Mitchell on turning into the fifth Richard Antwi Fellow. It has been over six years since Richard’s passing, and whereas he’s nonetheless significantly missed, it’s actually humbling to see his legacy and imaginative and prescient nonetheless on the market on the earth.
Philippe Antwi
Phillip Antwi, stated, “Congratulations to Janelle Mitchell on turning into the fifth Richard Antwi Fellow. It has been over six years since Richard’s passing, and whereas he’s nonetheless significantly missed, it’s actually humbling to see his legacy and imaginative and prescient nonetheless on the market on the earth, embodied by Richard Antwi Students, the fellowship crew and all its champions. , companions, supporters and funders from throughout the trade. He can be proud.
“My household and I are so completely happy to honor and pay tribute to my brother Richard on this approach, but additionally to assist create a path of belief within the music trade and due to this fact create entry and alternative for our varied future leaders.”
“My ambitions are to make use of mastery to tackle a management function in music and shake up the trade from the within out, specializing in illustration and variety in any respect ranges.”
Janelle Mitchell
Janelle Mitchell added, “Receiving the Richard Antwi Scholarship is such an honor and I am so excited for what’s to come back! As a black girl in music, the glass ceiling appears much more impenetrable, so being geared up with the MA in Music Enterprise Administration, coupled with steerage from the RAS crew, might be a game-changer for me.
“My ambitions are to make use of mastery to tackle a management function in music and shake up the trade from the within out, specializing in illustration and variety in any respect ranges.”The music trade around the globe