Future Sounds: Workshops for Emerging Musicians
Fostering Collaboration and Creativity in BC’s Music Scene
In partnership with Helm Studios, CACV is excited to present professional development workshops tailored for emerging and marginalized musicians. We will offer free training in songwriting, recording, production, and post-production, with a focus on breaking down barriers and creating opportunities in BC’s music scene.
Participants will gain hands-on experience in songwriting, mixing, mastering, marketing and more. This program is part of our shared mission to support systemically marginalized artists, including those with disabilities, low-income artists, and under-represented voices. We are seeking 15 participants and each participant will receive a $300 paid honorarium.
All workshops will take place in person, in the same building as Helm Studios (2075 Yukon St, Vancouver, BC V5Y 3W3). Sessions are scheduled to run once a week on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8pm between February 5th and March 12th, with an additional follow-up session to be scheduled at a later date. The building is not wheelchair accessible, as there are 2 flights of stairs leading up to the space.
This project is in partnership with Helm Studios and part of their mandate is to remove barriers and create opportunities for systemically marginalized artists. Our organization (CACV) also serves artists who self-identify as “outsider artists”, these artists include marginalized artists, artists with disabilities, low income and under-represented artists.
Supported by Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia.
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm (PST) on January 19, 2025.
APPLY HERE: https://form.jotform.com/243506555097058
All applicants will be notified of their application outcome by January 22, 2025.
Workshop Sessions
Session 1 Forrest Mortifee (Songwriting) – Feb 5, 2025
Session 2 Nathan Chiu (Production) – Feb 12, 2025
Session 3 Alex Penney (Mixing) – Feb 19, 2025
Session 4 Elisa Pangsaeng (Mastering) – Feb 26, 2025
Session 5 Tiffany Williams (Marketing/Media) – March 5, 2025
Session 6 Douma Diarra (Copyrighting/Marketing) – March 12, 2025
Session 7 Mixer/networking session – TBD, 2025