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Creative Scotland Application:
March 2026 → June 2027
(15 months duration)
✅ DATES ARE CORRECT:
Start: 02/03/2026 ✓ (March 2026 - after 14 week approval)
End: 01/06/2027 ✓ (June 2027 - 15 months later)
Apply Nov 2025 → 14 weeks approval → March 2026 start
PROJECT TITLE:
UF51: Commissioning 30 Scottish Musicians for Ethical Streaming Infrastructure
AMOUNT:
£100,000
DURATION:
15 months
APPLICANT:
Universal Frequency51 CIC (SC870603)
DIRECTOR:
Brian Hughes
FULL NAME:
Universal Frequency51
LEGAL STATUS:
Community Interest Company (CIC)
COMPANY NUMBER:
SC870603
REGISTRATION STATUS:
APPROVED 19 Nov 2025
Universal Frequency51 is a Community Interest Company (SC870603) established to address three interconnected global challenges: environmental degradation, artist exploitation in streaming, and lack of access to medical-grade healing technologies.
Our primary activities are:
Planetary Healing Verification System:
We've developed technology that verifies environmental cleanup actions and rewards participants with our digital currency ($P51). Users photograph litter collection, AI verifies authenticity, and we track real-world environmental impact through our platform.
Lossless Audio Platform for Artists:
We provide musicians with zero-compression audio streaming, ensuring artists receive 100% of the audio quality they created. This directly challenges the 95% data loss standard in commercial streaming (Spotify, Apple Music) and gives artists a fair platform.
Medical-Grade Healing Frequencies:
We offer free access to scientifically-researched healing frequencies (432Hz, 528Hz, binaural beats) that support mental health, trauma recovery, and wellbeing - particularly for underserved communities.
Our core mission is creating a circular economy where environmental healing funds artistic freedom, and healing frequencies support human wellbeing. We've already registered cleanups across Scotland and are building our artist network.
We align with UN SDGs 3 (Health), 11 (Sustainable Communities), 13 (Climate Action), and 14 (Life Below Water). As a CIC, all surplus is reinvested into our community mission.
"We're artists supporting artists, communities healing communities - using creative approaches to build resilient, connected, healthier Scotland."
Artist Commissions
£45,000
Research & Impact
£20,000
Platform Delivery
£20,000
Marketing
£8,000
Professional Services
£5,000
Accessibility
£2,000
Musicians' Union Scotland
Artist recruitment & outreach
Scottish Music Centre
Artist recruitment & outreach
University of the West of Scotland
Psychology dept - research partnership
Friends of Loch Lomond
Community outreach
Primary: Loch Lomond & West Dunbartonshire
Stoneymollan, Balloch, Alexandria
Secondary: Scotland-wide
All 30 musicians must be Scottish-based