A FUND to help young musicians has been set up in memory of the former manager of the Proclaimers who took his own life earlier this year.

Kai Davidson - who discovered the band when they were playing in a city club - fell to his death from a tower block in Restalrig in June. He was 44.

Now his brother, a former bandmate and a manager are forming the Kai Davidson Trust to distribute around £150,000 a year in grants, as well as provide groups with studio space and instruments. They hope to set up a permanent centre and recording studio in the city,and are looking for a building to lease.

Craig and Charlie Reid are among the trust's supporters, and are planning to help raisefunds. The trust is currently applying for charitable status.

Charlie said: "Kai was so helpful to us in so many ways. Professionally, he introduced usto a whole lot of people we would never otherwise have met.

"Personally, he was civil and a gentleman in the truest sense of the word."

As a member of The Cataran, Kai played with rock legends Nirvana on their first UK tour in1989. They remained friends and in 1991, Kai joined Nirvana for a one-off gig in Edinburgh in aid of the Sick Kids' Hospital.

As well as making music, Kai was passionate about helping young people to develop their talents. He worked with the homeless and was taking a teaching course at the time of his death in June.

Brian Guthrie, a charity co-ordinator and a close friend of Kai - who remembered him from
his days with The Cateran and another band called Joy Riders - said:

His close pals called him the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

"He was always helping young bands start out. I'll always remember when Kai came to me and said 'I've got this band. They're like two Buddy Hollys but with Scottish accents'.