Recording Opportunity: National Music Centre (NMC) Artist in Residence Program 2024
Deadline: March 10, 2024
National Music Centre’s self-directed Artist in Residence program is designed to nurture artistry and innovation by providing musicians with the tools, time and space, and the use of our one-of-a-kind collection and expertise to create new works in a world-class facility.
The National Music Centre (NMC) has welcomed many exceptional artists to play, experiment, and record with its collection. Past alums of NMC’s artist residency program include singer-songwriter Shawnee Kish, indie alt-pop musician Rich Aucoin, R&B/hip-hop artist Jhyve, lo-fi soul duo Sargeant X Comrade, flutist and composer Jiajia Li, pop-rockers MAJOR LOVE, R&B/soul singer Tanika Charles, psych-rock trio nêhiyawak, classically-trained vocalist and composer Jeremy Dutcher, DJ-producer duo A Tribe Called Red, neo-classical pianist Jean-Michel Blais, guitar slinger Luke Doucet, singer-songwriter Basia Bulat, virtuosic scratch DJ and music producer Kid Koala, and many others.
This year's Artist in Residence program will feed and nurture artistic creativity and technical innovation by providing Canadian artists with uninterrupted time and space, and the use our unique collection and expertise, to create new and innovative works in a supportive, world-class facility. Two winners, selected by a jury of NMC staff and industry professionals, will receive a five-day recording residency at Studio Bell. One act will be chosen over the spring from the call for applications open now until March 10, 2024, and the winner of CBC Music's Searchlight 2024 contest will receive the second residency. The NMC Artist in Residence presented by Partake Brewing will culminate with live performances by each selected act at Studio Bell.
Applications for 2024 residencies are now open! The deadline to apply is midnight (MST) on March 10, 2024.
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