New Music USA

We’re excited to introduce our new Grantee of the Month series, where we spotlight our talented grantees, their work, and the music that inspires them.✨ Our first Grantee of the Month is Vicki Leona Nguyen (Creator Fund 2024)! Based in NYC, Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American composer, performer, and multi-media artist. Her work explores the psycho-social - or rather the intangible relationships - between all of us, both within and outside of the bounds of music.  Watch this video to learn more about Vicki and her New Music USA-funded project, “Ginger Flavored Bubblegum”, which explores the multiplicity and transcendence of grief through poet, filmmaker, and artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's seminal and last published work, "Dictee." 🎧 Vicki also curated a wonderful playlist for us that includes some of her favorite music right now. Check it out on Spotify or YouTube!  • Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gwEJ8aVg • YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gEwYFMQf 🔊: Vicki Leona Nguyen’s “M O V E”

Have an upcoming music event? Submit it to our Community Calendar! 📆 It’s free, simple, quick, and helps give your event the boost it deserves. 🤝 We rely on your help to keep our calendar current, showcasing a diverse range of music events from every genre and every corner of the US and beyond. Bonus: We check the calendar for events to promote on our social media and in our monthly newsletter! ➡️ Submit your event here: https://lnkd.in/g2dnzYHQ Our Community Calendar features upcoming music events with: • Action Bronson • (le) poisson rouge • Wildflower Composers • Newport Classical • So Percussion • Caroline Shaw • Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and more!

Opportunity alerts! 🚨 Applications are now open for The Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society's Amp Music Composer Filmmaker Accelerator (CFA) program, a hands-on learning program for emerging composers of music for media, and their 2024 Music in Media Summit, which explores every aspect of music in visual media, from composition to song placement for film, television, advertising and video games. The Composer Filmmaker Accelerator was created to advance the dialogue and collaboration between composers and filmmakers, giving 12 talented, emerging film composers and 4 filmmakers an opportunity to take their careers to the next level by recording and performing their original score with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, with world-class mentorship from Emmy-award-winning composer, Miriam Cutler. The Amp Music in Media Summit will take place in Vancouver from Sept 30th - Oct 5th, 2024, where 60 selected applicants will be given free entry. The program is designed to develop skills and create connections that can excel a career in film and television, with a focus on providing access to artists from traditionally marginalized communities. • Applications for both programs close July 19th • Eligibility & applications: https://viff.org/amp/

One week from today, the Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform Amplifying Voices grantee & New Music USA Board Member Juan Pablo Contreras’ “Mariachtitlán” at the Hollywood Bowl! This is the first time the LA Phil will perform a piece of Juan Pablo’s, and we couldn’t be more excited for him! 🤩 The program is a veritable celebration of Mexican music and folklore: it includes works by Gabriela Ortiz and Chávez, as well as a performance by the Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández, Mexico’s most revered traditional dance company. Learn more and get tickets: https://lnkd.in/epkcUw8s 📸: Los Angeles Philharmonic

Grantee event! 📅 New Music Inc New York grantee LayeRhythm and Ladies of Hip-Hop are joining forces at 275 Park Performance Venue for a new collaboration set to take place this weekend in NYC! LayeRhythm Productions, Inc. (LPI) highlights freestyle dance and music voices under-recognized in the traditional performing arts landscape. New Music USA funding will be used for musical capacity building geared toward street and club dance styles. • Friday, July 12th, 10pm to Saturday, July 13th, 2:00am Book your ticket: https://lnkd.in/em8ZeWiG

Grantee spotlight! ✨ 2024 Creator Fund awardees James Budinich and Waeli Wang 📍 Binghamton, NY James Budinich and Waeli Wang’s, funded project, Sound through Movement, will use motion sensing technology to create a generative electronic score for Wang, a movement artist. The interactive nature of the score will provide new paths of exploration in their practices, allowing the movement to create sound in real time. Their collaboration will include both a workshop and performance, giving the duo time to fine tune the movement and score ahead of the premiere. Learn more Budinich, Wang, and all our other 2024 Creator Fund grantees: https://lnkd.in/gMXpMTfU

👀 Did you know that we create playlists featuring the work of our grantees to accompany our grantee announcements? 🎶 Exploring these playlists is a fantastic way to get to know our grantees and their work! We make the playlists available on Spotify and YouTube for the following programs: New Music Creator Fund, New Music Organization Fund, and New Music Inc. Check out this selection from our 2024 Creator Fund grantee playlist on Youtube: “Vasvaseh” by Dearborn, MI-based grantee Salar Ansari, ft. Lila, created in celebration of Nowruz, the Persian new year, in 2021. Like what you hear? Find the full 2024 Creator Fund playlists here: • Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eERd7aHd • Listen on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/erm_NxhV #WeAreNewMusic 🎥: Courtesy of Salar Ansari

Our New Music Inc cohort in Baltimore recently gathered virtually for a learning session led by Lisa Bleich about leadership and organization tactics! 🤝 These monthly cohort learning sessions are a key facet of New Music Inc, our Baltimore, Chicago, and New York-based incubator program that emphasizes hands-on skill-building for small, artist-led organizations in addition to offering financial support. During the session, the group engaged in an interactive conversation identifying common leadership challenges and strategies toward institutional sustainability. Lisa Bleich has built her 25-year career on two core beliefs: authentic, empathetic communication creates strong communities, and with the right support, people can solve their own challenges. A native Baltimorean, Lisa's work spans mediation, community organizing, and leadership across education, community health, and public sectors. Thank you, Lisa, for sharing your expertise with our grantees! #WeAreNewMusic

Thank you, Jessica Duchen, for this important article, reminding us that a woman is still more likely to lead a G7 country than a major American orchestra. This is why New Music USA is honored to work with Marin Alsop and her Breaking Barriers Festival later this month to connect women composers with Taki-Alsop conductors. I agree that there's still a long way to go and that now more than ever, we need to keep pushing for a world in which half the population is not "a minority concern." #genderequity #womeninmusic #inclusion #leadership

We are thrilled to celebrate a major milestone for Reel Change awardee Nikhil Koparkar’s funded film project, Dead Whisper! Last month, Variety published an exclusive article on Vertical Entertainment's acquisition of their film, marking a significant step forward for their creative team. The film will debut in select theaters on July 5th, and on Apple TV and Prime Video beginning July 9th. Congrats to Nikhil Koparkar on scoring the film, Conor Soucy on directing it, and all other folks involved in its success! 👏 Read the Variety article: https://lnkd.in/eiEWAjBa #WeAreNewMusic 🎥: Courtesy of Conor Soucy