The Link Up Euro Connection (LEC) is a brand new seven-month program with European co-creation and co-production between artists and producers from Groningen, Manchester, Aarhus and Berlin.
During LEC, young music creatives work together during four co-creation weeks in the cities mentioned above.
During the co-creation camps artists from at least four different countries will meet, make music and perform during four different co-creation camps.
Together they will work on songs in the studios facilitated by LEC, after which they’ll work on a live show and perform these songs at a relevant festival or venue at the end of the week.
LEC’s co-creation and co-production weeks are organised by the transnationally acting Music Cities Network in collaboration with the following partners:
- Noordstaat in Groningen during ESNS, The Netherlands (January 2022).
- Manchester Music City in collaboration with Brighter Sound, England (March 2022).
- Promus and Institute for X in Aarhus during the SPOT Festival, Denmark (April/ May 2022).
- Musicboard Berlin and Alvozay Collective during Fête de La Musique in Berlin, Germany (June 2022).
Eligibility:
- You are an emerging artist, living in the greater regions of Groningen, Manchester, Aarhus or Berlin.
- You are a passionate songwriter/artist or music producer and you make relevant Hip Hop and/or R&B music in the broadest sense.
- You are a self-taught, socially minded, progressive, and motivated person.
- You have experience with releasing and performing music and are connected with your audience/ fanbase, regardless the size of your following.
- You know your way around the local music community in your city and love to talk passionately about your own scene. You are interested in learning about different environments and exchange of knowledge.
- You intend to make a living off your music in the near future.
- You value artistic growth.
- You are available to attend a minimum of two and a maximum of four co-creation weeks, of which one event is the Link Up in your own city.
The programme covers travel, accommodation and lunches during the week, and provides a fee of €250.
