Are you a female-identifying audio professional? Spotify is now accepting applications for their EQL Residency, a paid six-month residency program for female-identifying producers and engineers. From today until June 7 at 5pm PST, you can submit your application for positions in their Secret Genius studios in London, Los Angeles and Nashville. Last November Spotify announced […]
MusicOpps.com is now a premium provider for heavy-rotation retail playlists across North America and Canada. Staff will be uploading 2018 Seasonal, Christmas and Holiday-appropriate tracks for inclusion in public performance playlists across high-profile retail outlets in the U.S. and Canada (English and French versions welcome). Music selected for rotation will be put in rotation across […]
The one-day music, sports, and tech conference PowerMoves is happening on Feb. 17, during the NBA All-Star weekend. The conference will feature speakers and panels of music industry execs, pro athletes, managers and tech innovators. In addition, PowerMoves will be hosting a VIP NBA All-star after party showcase and is currently seeking artists. IES-Indie Entertainment […]
Urban Network Digital Conference will be from June 8 – 10 at The Hilton Hotel Woodland Hills in Los Angeles, CA. This two and a half-day conference features: • artist showcases • seminar panel sessions • artist development sessions • private A&R sessions • meetings with top A&R and music executives, film music supervisors, social […]
BET Awards weekend is a big week for urban music, from hip-hop to R&B to pop. VIP Award Showcases is producing “Countdown to BET,” an industry pre-party Saturday, June 24, leading up to the award day in Los Angeles, CA, with an industry party featuring “next to blow” artist showcases with industry, media and special […]
The BMI Foundation has announced the opening of this year’s Pete Carpenter Fellowship, a competitive residency for aspiring film, television and video game composers. The program will award a $2,000 stipend for four to five weeks of intensive mentorship with award-winning BMI composers Christopher Lennertz and Timothy Wynn at their Sonic Fuel Studios in Los […]
Roland and RYSE UP have teamed up, starting with hit-makers Marley Waters and Wyclef Jean, to find the next top music producer through the new ROLAND + RYSE Discovery Series. RYSE is an interactive media platform for artist discovery, engagement, collaboration, and activation while creating music and short-form video content. In the first search of the […]
The Famous Company has recently commissioned a celebratory image of Skepta, who last year received the mercury prize for album of the year. In addition to this, the Famous Company is also celebrating with a special commission from Pop Culture artist Nathan Wyburn. Skepta’s image will be a mosaic created from small images of unsigned […]
At this year’s ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo, Defend Music Publishing‘s Russell Nygaard let it be known that his company is on the lookout for writers who have the unique ability to create songs from across all genres. Defend Music is a regular presence on the Billboard 200 album sales charts, and they have had […]
An expert panelist on this year’s “Power Networking” panel at the SXSW Music Conference, Allison Shaw has had years of hands-on experiences dealing with major music-industry events. Meanwhile, indie rapper Kosha Dillz is a busy performer who knows how artists can get the most mileage out of a festival or conference. Both are generous with […]
