THE LIMF ACADEMY IS AN AWARD-WINNING INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS OF YOUNG, ASPIRING MUSIC CREATORS AGED 16-25 BASED IN MERSEYSIDE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013, THE ACADEMY HAS BECOME A CORNERSTONE OF THE REGION’S MUSIC SCENE, PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR OVER 5,000 YOUNG ARTISTS TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS AND GAIN A FOOTHOLD IN THE COMPETITIVE MUSIC INDUSTRY.

THE LIMF ACADEMY HAS NURTURED A HOST OF SUCCESSFUL ARTISTS, INCLUDING R&B/SOUL BAND MIC LOWRY, WHO SIGNED WITH UNIVERSAL RECORDS, WON A MOBO AWARD, AND TOURED EUROPE WITH JUSTIN BIEBER. RETRO-SOUL ARTIST JALEN NGONDA SIGNED WITH THE LEGENDARY DAPTONE LABEL, PERFORMED AT FESTIVALS SUCH AS GLASTONBURY, SOLD OUT HIS TOUR DATES ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE AND HAD BEEN CO-SIGNED BY EVERYONE FROM SNOOP DOGG TO ELTON JOHN. MICHAEL ALDAG, KNOWN FOR HIS ELECTRO-POP SOUND, RAPIDLY GAINED A LARGE FOLLOWING, SIGNED WITH 3 BEAT MUSIC/UNIVERSAL, AND SOLD OUT MULTIPLE NATIONAL TOURS. TONIA, ANOTHER RISING STAR, CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES WITH HER DEBUT SINGLE FLUX AND HAS SINCE SIGNED TO 3BEAT/UNIVERSAL RECORDS.