Black lives matter — launching a new commission for BAME musicians, producers and performers

Over the past few days the team have spent time reflecting on how we can better support BAME musicians in our city. We continue to listen and learn. We also want to act now.

So, today, we launch a new, paid commission for BAME musicians in Southampton.

Southampton Music Hub is looking for BAME musicians, performers and producers who:

• Live or study in Southampton

• Are 18+

• Perform or record their own original material

We’re looking to commission them to:

• Record a performance (audio or video, 3–4 minutes) of a self-composed piece of music

• Participate in a recorded, one-hour zoom conversation about their music

Genre and style are open, and musical and lyrical content should be appropriate for audiences of all ages.

The recordings will form a digital resource pack for schools and the wider community that will be made freely available on the Southampton Music Hub website.

Fee: £200 for individuals, £300 for duo or group performers

We are looking to commission 3-5 musicians in this first round, and hope to be able to expand the scheme in future.

Expressions of interest for this round close at 12noon on Tuesday 30 June 2020.

The brief is also available to download from the Synthesis Page