The UK music intelligence and impact platform

Find the right people. Prove your impact.

Search 200,000+ UK artists, venues and industry contacts in one place. POWK combines a powerful Directory, Place Intelligence and practical tools to help you secure funding, grow audiences and evidence your social value.

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POWK at the centre of the UK music ecosystem, connecting artists, venues and industry with councils, platforms and enterprise.

Built for how you use it

One platform, four ways in. See exactly what a subscription unlocks for your side of the industry.

Artists
Get discovered, and show your value.
Appear in the venue and industry searches that matter to you
Show your Social Value and career growth to venues and promoters
Keep your profile and contact details accurate and up to date
Search venues and industry contacts to plan your next move
Venues
Find the right artists, build your case.
Get found by artists and their teams looking to book UK venues
Build a Social Value story to support funding and grant applications
Search and filter artists by genre, location and audience size
Keep your capacity, contact and booking details current
Industry Professionals
Build your network across the sector.
Search verified artists, venues and industry contacts UK-wide
Build outreach lists across the whole UK music industry
Get real contact details, not guesswork or out-of-date info
Keep your own listing accurate so people can find you too
Councils & Funders
See what creates value for your place.
Identify high-value venues and local music assets
Evidence impact for funding, planning and regeneration decisions
Demonstrate outcomes to boards, councillors and communities
Compare locations and changes over time, not one-off snapshots
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See the people and places behind UK music

Music depends on more than performances alone. It relies on artists, venues, promoters, suppliers, studios, managers, educators, charities and specialist organisations working across the UK.

POWK brings this infrastructure together, making it easier to:

  • Find & review artists, venues and contacts
  • Understand local music ecosystems
  • See indicative and confirmed impact values
  • Identify gaps and areas of opportunity
  • Support funding, policy and investment decisions
  • Demonstrate the contribution made by individual organisations
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Why social value

Music has never had an impact problem.
It has had an evidence problem.

Grassroots music supports local economies, creates opportunities and strengthens places. But believing music matters and being able to evidence exactly how it matters are two very different things.

POWK applies methodology proven across £5bn+ of evidenced social value in the UK built environment — built specifically for music.

Why we built this →

“For years we’ve said that grassroots music is important. And all of that is true. But ‘music is important’ isn’t evidence. When you are asking for investment or applying for funding, you need something more objective.”

Gerard Toplass
Founder, POWK · founder of Pagabo and Loop

See the social value behind the numbers

Every venue on POWK starts with an automatic Impact Snapshot - an indicative estimate of the economic, social and cultural contribution it makes. Venues can then confirm their contribution and build towards a fully validated impact report, backed by evidence.

Automatic for every profile
Every eligible artist and venue already has an Indicative Impact Snapshot. No setup required.
Three clear evidence levels
Indicative, Confirmed and Validated. Always visible, so you know exactly how solid a figure is.
Evidence-led, never overstated
Venue figures follow HM Treasury Green Book principles; artist estimates use POWK's own evidence-led methodology.
Built for funding and policy
Clear, evidenced figures organisations can use in funding bids, policy conversations and reporting.
Explore Social Value →See the methodology

How will you use POWK?

Whether you are building an artist career, programming a venue, growing a music business or shaping industry strategy, POWK gives you the data, contacts and insight to move forward.

Choose the route that fits you.

Also included with every subscription
Fundraising, audience capture, sustainability tools and more - the Directory is why you sign up; these practical tools help you make the most of it once you're in.
See the Sustainability Hub →
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