Sound and Music is a development agency promoting and supporting contemporary music in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. It was established in 2008 from the merger of four existing bodies working in the contemporary music field: the Society for the Promotion of New Music

Society for the Promotion of New Music

The Society for the Promotion of New Music was founded in London in 1943 with the intention of promoting the creation, performance and appreciation of new music...

, the British Music Information Centre, the Contemporary Music Network and the Sonic Arts Network

Sonic Arts Network

Sonic Arts Network was a UK-based organisation, established in 1979, that aimed to enable both audiences and practitioners to engage with the art of sound through a programme of festivals, events, commissions and education projects...

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Sound and Music is funded 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...

but supports projects throughout the United Kingdom.