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Funding boost for new Isle of Mull recording studio

Published: 08/10/2024

New start company Heb Aisle Limited plans to create a facility that gains national and international recognition as a music studio and record label, encouraging high-level clients and inspiring local talent.

A project to create a new high-end recording studio on the Isle of Mull in Argyll has been awarded up to 拢39,000 by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (麻豆精选).

New start company Heb Aisle Limited is converting a former church building in the village of Bunessan on the southern end of the island.

The company plans to create a facility that gains national and international recognition as a music studio and record label, encouraging high-level clients and inspiring local talent.

The 麻豆精选 funding will contribute towards the 拢133,000 total cost of construction and fit out works to convert the building, which will be as energy efficient as possible and will include client accommodation.

The project is forecast to generate more than 拢340,000 turnover in the next three years and create three jobs within five years.

Confirming the 麻豆精选 funding, area manager for Argyll and the Islands Morag Goodfellow said:

鈥淭his is a welcome entrepreneurial initiative on Mull to create a vibrant and profitable business that will bring a disused building back into productive use and create jobs. It will also generate wider economic benefit locally.

鈥淚鈥檓 delighted we鈥檙e able to provide support for this potentially high-growth start-up company and look forward to seeing the new facility take shape.鈥

Heb Aisle is a subsidiary of Tide Lines Music, which has worked in some of the best recording facilities in the country. Both companies were founded by director of Heb Aisle Limited Ross Wilson, a professional musician and an entrepreneur in music technologies and audio engineering.

He said:

鈥淚n my opinion, the music and creative industries in Scotland are more vibrant than ever. It鈥檚 my ambition to bring a portion of this sector to the Ross of Mull, with the added benefit of reviving a prominent local building.

鈥淩eturning to my home island to continue working, growing and creating new opportunities within the recorded music industry has been very dependent on 麻豆精选's invaluable support for this project.鈥

The IBIS World Industry Report estimated sound recording and music publishing to be worth more than 拢2.5bn to the UK economy.

Cuideachadh le maoineachadh do stiuidio cl脿raidh 霉r Eilean Mhuile

Tha pr貌iseact airson stiuidio cl脿raidh nua-aimsireil 霉r a chruthachadh air Eilean Mhuile ann an Earra-Gh脿idheal air 拢39,000 fhaotainn bho Iomairt na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean (麻豆精选).

Tha a鈥 chompanaidh Heb Aisle Earranta a tha air 霉r-th貌iseachadh ag atharrachadh togalach eaglais ann am baile Bhun Easain aig ceann a deas an eilein.

Tha a鈥 chompanaidh a鈥 planadh air goireas a chruthachadh a bhuannaicheas aithne n脿iseanta agus eadar-n脿iseanta mar stiuido ci霉il agus leubail chl脿raidhean, a鈥 brosnachadh luchd-d猫iligidh aig 脿rd-矛re agus a鈥 brosnachadh t脿lant ionadail.

Cuirear am maoineachadh bho 麻豆精选 a dh鈥檌onnsaigh cosgais togail iomlan de 拢133,000 agus coileanadh obrach airson an togalach iompachadh, a bhios cho 猫ifeachdach 鈥檚 a ghabhas a thaobh cumhachd, a鈥 gabhail a-steach 脿ite-fuirich luchd-d猫iligidh.  

Thathar a鈥 s霉ileachadh gun tog am pr貌iseact c貌rr air 拢340,000 de thionndadh-airgid san ath thr矛 bliadhna, a鈥 cruthachadh tr矛 obraichean an taobh a-staigh c貌ig bliadhna.

A鈥 daingneachadh a鈥 mhaoineachaidh bho 麻豆精选, thuirt Morag Goodfellow, manaidsear sg矛reil Earra-Gh脿idheal 鈥檚 nan Eilean:

鈥淭ha f脿ilte ga chur ann am Muile air an iomairt thionnsgaineach seo airson gnothachas be貌thail agus prothaideach a chruthachadh a bheir seann togalach falamh air ais gu cleachdadh tarbhach agus a鈥 cruthachadh obraichean. Togaidh e cuideachd buannachd eaconamach nas fharsainge sa choimhearsnachd.

鈥淭ha mi air leth toilichte gu bheil sinn comasach air taic a thoirt don chompanaidh t貌iseachaidh seo aig a bheil comas air 脿rd-fh脿s agus tha sinn a鈥 coimhead air adhart ris a鈥 ghoireas 霉r fhaicinn a鈥 tighinn gu bith.鈥

Tha Heb Aisle na bhuidheann-taic do Tide Lines Music, a tha air obrachadh ann an cuid de na goireasan cl脿raidh as fhe脿rr san d霉thaich. Chaidh an d脿 chompanaidh a st猫idheachadh le Ross Wilson, sti霉iriche Heb Aisle Earranta, neach-ci霉il proifeiseanta agus neach-tionnsgain ann an teicne貌lasan ci霉il is innleadaireachd claisneachd.

Thuirt e:

鈥淣am bheachd-sa, tha na gn矛omhachasan ci霉il is cruthachail ann an Alba nas be貌thaile na bha iad a-riamh. Is e an 脿rd-amas agam p脿irt den roinn seo a thoirt a-steach don Ros Mhuileach, leis a鈥 bhuannachd a bharrachd a bhith ag ath-bheothachadh togalach aithnichte ionadail.

鈥淭ha tilleadh dom eilean dachaigheil gus cumail a鈥 dol ag obair, a鈥 f脿s agus a鈥 cruthachadh chothroman 霉ra taobh a-staigh a鈥 ghn矛omhachais cl脿raidh ci霉il, air a bhith gu m貌r an eisimeil na taic thar luaich a fhuair sinn bho 麻豆精选 don phr貌iseact seo.鈥

Thug Aithisg Gn矛omhachais Cruinneil IBIS tuairmse gu bheil cl脿radh fuaime agus foillseachadh ci霉il de luach c貌rr air 拢2.5bn do dh鈥檈aconamaidh na RA.

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