Complex sentence: The SAMAs were founded in 2009 by Richy Muirhead, initially as a university project, and grew to become the awards that exist today in 2010 with the first SAMAs, and every one after, being held at The Garage, Glasgow.
Split into simpler sentences: The SAMAs were founded in 2009 by Richy Muirhead, initially as a university project. The project grew to become the awards that exist today, with the first SAMAs being held in 2010 at The Garage, Glasgow.