The London Musicians' Collective (LMC) is a cultural charity

Charitable organization

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 based in London

London

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, England

England

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 devoted to the promotion of contemporary, experimental

Experimental music

Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...

 and improvised music. Since its foundation in the 1975, the LMC has organised concerts, festivals, tours, workshops and publications in support of experimental music.

In 2002 the LMC were awarded a community radio licence to broadcast Resonance FM

Resonance FM

Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective .The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and over 300 volunteer technical and production staff.Until September 2007, ResonanceFM...

 in central London. They also produce a magazine, which is also called Resonance, and a range of CDs.

The LMC is funded by donations, membership fees and grants. It is supported by Arts Council England

Arts Council England

Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...

 and the The PRS Foundation for New Music.
The LMC ceased non-radio operations in 2009, with the organisation reorganising to become solely the operator of Resonance FM.

External links

• A history of the LMC
• Charity commission register. Entries for LMC charity number 290236