In a society filled with instant pop stars and global tycoons, a young Glasgow musician is on a mission to change the face of our music scene.

After working as a singer/songwriter for almost eight years, 20-year-old Charly Houston has had enough of the way artists are treated in the industry.

The singer, from Merrylee, is taking a break from her busy performing schedule to set up her own company to protect up and coming artists from the pay to play scheme which requires musicians to pay in order to play in certain venues.

The new House Cat Promotions will allow artists the opportunity to earn cash for their performances without such fees.

"I put on gigs where people are getting a fair shot at it and getting money for it as opposed to me walking away with hundreds of pounds," Charly says.

"And that's not all she is doing in her fight to make Glasgow's music scene a fairer place for young artists."

Charly also plans to venture into the world of artist management.

"It's a not-for-profit role and it's giving up and coming artists a chance to be booked for shows with me, helping them with press packs and things like that," she explains.

"Basically everything that I've done myself growing up musically.

"I want to be able to say to other people here's what you can do, this is how to get yourself out there, promote yourself and get yourself known."

The idea for the business came around because of Charly's own experiences of the pay to play scheme.

A scheme which often saw her having to fork up to around £100 in advance if she wanted to play at a certain venue without any guarantee she would make the money back.

"I was fed up selling tickets to gigs. I don't like it, if people want to come see me, they can come see me," she says. And so Charly, who has played in venues such as King Tuts, O2 Academy and the City Halls, began her new venture by hosting gig nights twice a week in the Shawlands hotspot, Jayz Bar and Restaurant.

"These nights give artists a chance to show off what they can do and practice," she says.

An opportunity which she believes is increasingly important to new musicians.

And if that's not enough she is also helping musicians in the industry by teaching song writing and ukulele lessons in her spare time which she describes as her way of "just helping people out."

Perhaps, what is most surprising about Charly, who recently performed on The Riverside Show, is that she would prefer to be recognised as a songwriter than a singer as she believes the song is the most important aspect of any music.

"Writing songs is how I deal with anything that's going on but also I think it's nice that other people can relate to it," she explains.

And this is certainly a tactic that is working for her, as Charly's song writing career continues to grow having written several songs for other artists.

A process which she admits she can find difficult.

"I find it hard. If I write something that's personal, that's emotional to me I can find it hard to let go," Charly says.

However, she says one of her biggest achievements in her career is hearing others play her songs as well as having the opportunity to travel around the UK, which she would love to continue.

"I'm happy to continue as I am, playing in the sort of venues I play in now," she says.

"I would maybe venture a bit further and would definitely go across to Europe and America.

"If it so happens that I end up in the charts that's cool but either way what I want to get out of this is that hopefully people will follow the music that I make throughout my life."

And it is difficult to imagine Charly not achieving her goals given her go-getter attitude towards the music industry which she puts down to the lessons she has learned throughout her career.

As she explains: "I've learned now in music, you've got to be assertive or you're not going to get anywhere."

However, for Charly it is not about what she gets out of her career but what others get out of her music.

And it is for this reason that Charly connects so well with her audiences and fellow musicians.

As she explains: "I teach people to go with whatever your heart says, whatever your mind says and just write it down. I do it because I love doing it. It's good fun and if people like it, that's great."