Birmingham Music Archive

The Birmingham Music Archive was built out of one man’s continued passion for music in his beloved city of Birmingham.
Jez Collins is a music fanatic, a city lover and owner of the Birmingham Music Archive, a website that documents Birmingham’s musical heritage and future growth.

The archive has also gone on to inspire music bloggers and bands within the city. We also find how a young blogger (Jack Parker) and local band (Arcadian Kicks) are taking pride in their city’s music heritage, discussing what they feel is important to the city’s continued musical legacy.

Audio Produced by Katherine Hogarth.
Photography by Jez Collins, Dan Johnson, Jessica Goodman, Ron Brinsdon, Kevin Duffy, Birmingham Libraries, New Styles New Sounds Magazine, Elliot Brown, Andrew Dubber, Andy Hughes, Ian Dunn, Jack Parker, Magnus D, FourthFloor Photography, AK Photography, Ian Burt, Harriet Holloway, Tom Holloway, Ellie Gibbons.