"Tim & Barry – Digitising the Hidden Archive of UK Underground Culture" (360G-NLHF-HA-26-00038)

"Tim & Barry have been at the heart of the UK’s underground music scene since 2000. In 2007, we became the first UK creators to produce content directly for YouTube, pioneering a new way of sharing music culture online. Through video, photography and interviews, they documented the birth and evolution of grime, dubstep, UK funky and other scenes - long before these movements were embraced by mainstream media. Our archive is a unique record of 25 years of grassroots creativity, capturing the voices and stories of underrepresented communities whose work has shaped British culture. Without urgent action, this irreplaceable record of both music history and the early internet era risks being lost to deterioration and obsolete formats. In collaboration with leading cultural institutions, including the BFI, V&A and LCF, we will digitise and preserve this archive, making parts of it publicly accessible for the first time."