Border Movement Residency |
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Location |
Berlin, Germany
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Duration |
6 June – 6 August 2016
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Background
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Border Movement is a platform that aims to encourage interaction between the electronic music scenes of South Asia and Germany. Based in Berlin, they hope to raise awareness by providing content and discourse on artists, labels, trends, developments, clubs, festivals, house parties, free parties, jam sessions, happenings, exhibitions, installations, screenings,concerts, demonstrations/protests, releases, projects, players, promotors, creators, movers, shakers and innovators in both regions.
They are a common initiative of the Goethe-Institutes in South Asia and a project realised in an alliance with partners. Their aim is to initiate and support a dialogue between the scenes and thus bringing South Asian artists closer to German audiences and vice versa. They generate content by engaging both established and grassroots writers, bloggers, artists and players from both regions. |
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Residency
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BMR is a residency program in partnership with Goethe-Institut, Wild City, Ableton and Musicboard Berlin. Over the next three years, BMR will bring together artists from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal, the Maldives and Germany in a series of unique tailor-made residencies. Each year, three South Asian artists will be selected to spend two months each in Berlin.
Border Movement will cover all travel, accommodation, food and production costs for this project. Successful South Asian participants will be invited to spend two months in Berlin to take part in an all-expenses paid tailored residency program that will see the artist meet and collaborate with local artists, undertake music production master classes, interact with local labels and music businesses and get the opportunity to play gigs in Berlin. Each residency will be shaped around the individual needs of each successful applicant creating a unique residency opportunity. |
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Prerequisites
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Applicants must be between 18 – 40 years old during the residency dates. Applicants are required to be residents of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal or the Maldives for BMR: Berlin.
BMR encourages musicians from all backgrounds and genres to apply. Applicants are not required to have had any formal training and we are especially interested in musicians who double up as promoters, bookers, label owners, bloggers, journalists, writers, instrument builders, videographers, musicologists and educators. |
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Compensation & Benefits
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Border Movement will cover all travel, accommodation, food and production costs for this project.
The residency will be supervised by Border Movement. Participants will be housed in a flat share with a simple bedroom audio studio. Together with the partners, Border Movement will organise a tailor made schedule for each artist giving options for studio and jam sessions, meetings, gigs etc. based on the individual requirements of the successful applicant. |
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Application Deadline
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April 22, 2016
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