Apply now for a whole weekend of immersive studio learning for female and gender expansive musicians, provided by The F-List for Music, Help Musicians and Miloco Studios.
If you’re a female or gender expansive music creator, these limited-capacity two-day courses will give you the chance to work with experienced producers to gain a greater knowledge of a professional studio set up and confidence in articulating ideas and opinions on production within a studio setting, helping you retain creative control over your music.
The training will be delivered by an all-female team, in order to facilitate a comfortable and safe space.
Location: Battery Studio 2, London, NW10 2NB*
Dates: 8 and 9 October 2022 or 14 and 15 January 2023
*In the case of an unforeseen circumstance, Miloco Studios reserve the right to move the weekend to another of their London studios with a similar specification.
Eligibility
To apply you must be:
- A female or gender expansive creator.
- A professional musician with an active career creating and/or performing, or in an occupation highly technically skilled in music.
- Available to be in London on either 8 and 9 October 2022 or 14 and 15 January 2023 (from 10am-6pm each day).
- Aged over 18.
- In financial need and without significant backing.
- A UK resident (a UK National, or non-UK National with a legal right to live and work in the UK).
- We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic musicians, as they are underrepresented within this programme.
- Ideally you should have had some experience in a professional studio setting and/or home recording but are looking to further build confidence and skills in this context.
If you are not sure if you are eligible or if you would like to discuss your application prior to submission, contact [email protected] or book in a one-to-one call with one of our team.
Applications Close: 18 July at 9am
To apply, you must first create a listing for yourself on The F-List website, if you do not have one already.
Then, begin your application:
Completing the application
To ensure your application is eligible, please follow these steps when applying:
- Select ‘skills and professional development’ as the type of activity you are applying for.
- Your biography/musical submissions – explain in as much detail as possible your career highlights, notable performances, or collaborations to date. You will also be invited to provide two musical examples. Biography help available here.
- Your activity dates should be either: 8 and 9 October 2022 or 14 and 15 January 2023.
- Your activity timeline/milestones – reference your chosen dates.
- Your activity description/summary – outline the course itself (including the information outlined above) and what you hope to learn from participating. Summary help available here.
- Your activity impact – explain in as much detail as possible how this course will further your career. How will your learnings help you achieve your short and long-term career goals? Impact help available here.
- In the 'online presence' section, submit your F-List listing URL in the ‘other’ box.
- Your budget/costs should be £570 for the course itself + costs to cover your travel and accommodation. The maximum you can apply for is £1,500 in total. Budget help available here.
- You cannot apply as a group, this particular offer is only open to individuals.
Who is leading these sessions?
The limited capacity two-day courses are led by performer and producer Isobel Anderson and Catherine Anne Davies (AKA The Anchoress) as the lead producers.
Isobel Anderson
Between her 20+ years making, performing and producing music, a PhD in Sonic Arts and a passion for creating supportive music tech education spaces for women, Isobel's career embraces a sense of independence and experimentation.
Her four solo albums have amassed over 25 million Spotify streams, her sound works have been performed on international stages and she has published in journals, such as Organised Sound and The Journal of Sonic Studies. Threaded throughout her work is a fascination with how we make sense of ourselves, the world around us and the process of creative exploration itself.
Isobel is proud to produce and host the critically acclaimed feminist music tech podcast, Girls Twiddling Knobs.
Catherine Anne Davies
From her early roots as a classically-trained flautist, to her current obsession with vintage synthesizers, multi-instrumentalist Catherine Anne Davies has spent the last six years developing her skills to become one of the most interesting up-and-coming songwriters and producers in the UK.
She was nominated for the Music Producers Guild Awards in 2022.
Her Welsh Music Prize nominated self-produced second album as The Anchoress, The Art of Losing (2021) was both critically-lauded and achieved a Top 10 position in the UK physical album charts, as well as the #1 spot on iTunes. Album of the Year plaudits came from the Sunday Times, Record Collector, Line of Best Fit, Mail on Sunday, The Sun, and Prog Magazine.