Capital idea designed to give London's musicians a boost.(Viewpoint)

London's creativity benefits from the city's multi-cultural diversity, but often creative talent deep in local neighbourhoods and communities does not get the support and access it needs. It will now.

Creative London--announced this week--will be a think tank for the creative industry to find what the industry really wants and to get behind it, unblocking any problems. It has the backing of the Mayor of London, the London Development Agency, the CBI, BPI and Aim and is intent on giving talented people the chance to develop careers in the fastest-growing sector of London's economy.

Last year, the Mayor's Commission on the Creative Industries looked at the barriers and obstacles facing musicians in London. Dej Mahoney, former VP of Sony Music, led a team specialising in education, law and politics, which undertook rigorous research and received presentations, case-studies and specialist input from a wide range of people.

The UK's music industry, is the third largest in the world, generating 10% of global sales and 2.3bn [pounds sterling], with more ...