A new record label has been launched to support young Cornish musicians during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Kevrenna Records (Kevrenna means to share in Cornish) is based totally online and is part of the response by the Cornwall Music Education Hub, a service offered by Cornwall Council, to support young people who wish to continue to make music during the coronavirus crisis.

The platform provides a variety of song writing projects for young musicians to work through. Students work together on different elements such as the original story idea, writing the lyrics and creating a demo recording.

The Hub is then able to link the songwriters with young musicians and producers around the county to add vocals and instrumental parts, and young artists can also contribute their work. The finished song will then be released to all major streaming platforms through Truro-based partner RouteNote music distributions.

Profits from the streams of the songs go back to the students involved; the students can choose to have either a cash transfer or vouchers for musical instruments/ equipment or software from the partner organisations.

The platform offers masterclasses, a bank of resources to support song writing and music production, access to discounts through project partners and playlists of releases.

Writers and music professionals are invited to add content to the master tapes archives, and

teachers are able to use the platform for homework assignments.

Visit www.kevrennarecords.com to find out more.