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Apply for Rising Sounds 2020

The Roundhouse are looking for unsigned aged 18 to 25 to take part in Rising Sounds 2020.

Bekki Bemrose
  • By Bekki Bemrose
  • 14 Jan 2020
  • min read
The Roundhouse are looking for unsigned acts aged 18 to 25 to take part in Rising Sounds 2020.

Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to shape and record one of their tracks at the EMI recording studio with top producers.

Each song takes two and a half days to record, with one half day pre-production meeting, one full day to record your track and another full day to mix it.

Artists will be taught by professional music producers and engineers.

The completed track will be included on the Rising Sounds album alongside fellow emerging artists.

The album will subsequently be launched in October as part of Roundhouse Rising Festival 2020.

Participating artists will also be given the chance to perform at the album launch.

To be eligible to take part in Rising Sounds 2020, you must:

-  To be an unsigned individual artist or group (max. 8 members) with a unique sound and an original track that’s ready to record

-  To be 18 – 25 years old for the duration of the project

-  To be able to attend the introduction session

Sessions take place on various dates throughout the year: Thu 12 Mar: intro session, 18:00 – 19:30, April – Aug: Recording sessions and Wed 28 Oct: Album launch.

The deadline for applications is Monday 10 February at 10am.

For more information and to apply, please visit roundhouse.org.uk.