New Music USA – Los Angeles awards $140,000 to a cohort of 10 small-budget, artist-led music organizations based in Los Angeles. Awardees receive an unrestricted grant of $10,000 and up to $4,000 for travel, plus 17 months of mentorship and cohort learning led by local Program Coordinator, Los Angeles Performance Practice.
New Music USA has proudly announced the cohort of 10 new music groups and organizations that have been selected as the awardees for New Music Inc – Los Angeles (NMI-LA), New Music USA’s incubator program that helps small-budget, artist-led new music groups and organizations generate new ideas, strategies and collaborations at pivotal stages in their development.
NMI-LA bolsters each selected organization with financial support, 17 months of mentorship, and hands-on skill-building in a cohort environment, led and facilitated by local Program Coordinator Los Angeles Performance Practice (LAPP). We at LAPP – a non-profit organization devoted to the production and presentation of contemporary performance by artists whose work advances and challenges multi-disciplinary artistic practices – are honored to be the local Program Coordinator for NMI-LA.
In the words of LAPP’s William Ruiz Morales, Director of Field Initiatives and Creative Producing:
Los Angeles Performance Practice is thrilled to support New Music USA with this program and to welcome the first iteration of New Music Inc here in Los Angeles. We’re confident this will be a groundbreaking moment not only for the participating organizations but for the field at large. As an administering partner, we’re supporting the program in collaboration with New Music USA and the awardees, creating a space to grow together and address the many challenges artist-led groups face today.
The fundamental goal of NMI-LA is to support and strengthen the new music ecosystem in Los Angeles by addressing its internal challenges and promoting the long-term sustainability of the new music sector and the local organizations that contribute to its vibrancy.
The NMI-LA grant cycle drew 95 applications from a diverse range of new music organizations across Los Angeles including performance groups, collectives, festivals, record labels, and venues. Applications were evaluated and awardees were selected based on the following criteria: artistry, impact, need, and capacity.
Scott Winship, Director of Grantmaking Programs at New Music USA, says:
“New Music Inc – Los Angeles exemplifies our organization’s continued efforts to deepen our regional impact in rich and vibrant new music communities across the US. The program’s unique blend of financial support coupled with professional development resources represents our commitment to broadening the scope of our investment in the new music community beyond purely financial means. We are grateful to our funders in Los Angeles – the Music Man Foundation and the Perenchio Foundation – for enabling us to provide these vital resources that small, artist-led organizations need to thrive.”
Brandon J. Rolle, Executive Director of New Music Inc – LA awardee Brightwork newmusic, adds:
“We are thrilled for this opportunity to build and strengthen our nonprofit alongside our neighboring arts organizations. As a composer and arts administrator, I know first-hand how our new music community thrives when we collaborate, pool resources and share knowledge. New Music Inc embodies that spirit and empowers us to be focused and intentional about how we grow our organization in the next decade.”
Visit the program page to learn more about New Music Inc.
And now, announcing the Awardees!
- Angel City Arts
- Bridge to Everywhere
- Brightwork newmusic
- DC6 Singers Collective
- Laós Chamber Music
- Monday Evening Concerts
- Oracle Egg
- Piano Spheres
- South Side Symphony
- The Resonance Collective
We at LAPP are so excited to build a relationship with these daring musical artists over the next 17 months.
Thank Yous
New Music USA sincerely thanks the panelists who reviewed the applications for New Music Inc – LA:
Elizabeth Cline, JB Dyas, Neel Kant Agrawal, Katy Dammers, and LAPP’s William Ruiz Morales
New Music Inc – Los Angeles is made possible thanks to the generosity of The Music Man Foundation and Perenchio Foundation.
About New Music USA
New Music USA is a national non-profit organization dedicated to advancing new music in all its forms. Our mission is to nurture a vibrant and inclusive community for artists and listeners by supporting the creation, performance, and appreciation of new music throughout the United States. Through responsive grant-making; skill-building; mentorship and convenings for creators from all backgrounds; and platforms designed to connect music-makers with organizations and their audiences, New Music USA works to ensure a thriving, connected, and equitable ecosystem for the music of our time. newmusicusa.org
