paris 2015

Red Bull Music Academy
Application Info
PARIS 2015
TERM 1
October 25 — November 6
TERM 2
November 15 — November 27
APPLY
January 21 — March 4
Go to redbullmusicacademy.com to find everything you need
to apply for the Red Bull Music Academy in Paris.
WHAT IS THE ACADEMY?
Since 1998, the Red Bull Music Academy has
exercise in pulling people from every corner
devoted itself to bringing talent and ideas together
of the globe together under one roof — and then
in inspiring places. Each and every year, this
creating a dialogue that continues long after
meeting of minds sees 60 selected participants
the Academy ends.
collaborate and share with one another, as well
as listen to the stories and sounds of pioneering
What participants learn at the Academy is that,
musical figures — special guest speakers whose
while our languages and experiences may
footsteps we continue to walk in.
vary, what everyone has in common is a desire
to explore music’s weird and wonderful ability
At each Academy, the past and the present
to communicate. You don’t need to be able to play
meet to identify and explore future possibilities
a dozen instruments, build a synth from scratch,
in sound — in the custom-built studios working
or know every lyric Björk has ever written.
on new music, on the RBMA Radio airwaves,
You don’t need to have released music on a label,
and on the dancefloors of our month-long run
or headlined a stage. But if the idea of being
of club and live events in the city’s finest venues.
thrust from your comfort zone and into our
In an age where our online lives have made
studios with other, bubbling minds has got you
communication and collaboration easy in theory
sitting up straight, then the Academy might
but often distant in practice, the Red Bull
just be the place for you.
Music Academy is a unique brick-and-mortar
“MUSICAL STYLES CHANGE, BUT THE
NOTES ARE THE SAME.”
— BENJAMIN WRIGHT JR.
“UNLIKE A VIOLIN, MY LAPTOP HEARS ME.
IT TALKS TO ME. I THINK IT’S A HYPERPERSONAL INSTRUMENT.”
— HOLLY HERNDON
“I’M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE SOUND
ITSELF WANTS TO TRAVEL TO.” — KEIJI HAINO
LECTURERS
A
?UESTLOVE
A GUY CALLED GERALD
A-TRAK
ABA SHANTI-I
ADAM FREELAND
ADDISON GROOVE
ADRIAN SHERWOOD
AKIM WALTA
ALEX BARCK
ALEX DRÖNER
ALEX ROSNER
ALEX SMOKE
ALEXANDER BRETZ
ALEXANDER ROBOTNICK
ALICE RUSSELL
ALVA NOTO
AMP FIDDLER
ANALOGUE FREESTYLE
ANDREW JERVIS
ANDREW WEATHERALL
APPLEBLIM
ARABIAN PRINCE
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI
ARTHUR BAKER
B
ARTHUR VEROCAI
ARTO LINDSAY
ARTURO LANZ
ARTWORK
ASSAULT
ATILANO GONZALEZ-PEREZ
BABU
BAMBOOS
BASS DEE
BASS ODYSSEY
BASSFACE SASCHA
BEN LONG
BENGA
BENI G
BENJAMIN WRIGHT JR.
BENNY SINGS
BEN UFO
BERNARD PURDIE
BERNIE WORRELL
BETTINA COSTANZO
BEZ ROBERTS
BIZ MARKIE
BLACK MILK
BLU
C
BOB HUMID
BOB MOOG
BOB POWER
BOI-1DA
BOK BOK
BOOTSY COLLINS
BRANKO
BRENDAN M GILLEN
BRENT FISCHER
BRIAN CROSS AKA B+
BRIAN ENO
BUGGE WESSELTOFT
BUN B
BURAKA SOM SISTEMA
BURLE AVANT
BUSY P
C-ROCK
CARIBOU
CARL CRAIG
CARL MCINTOSH
CARLY STARR
CAROLA STOIBER
CATHY SMITH
CHARLIE DARK
D
CHARLIE HALL
CHEZ DAMIER
CHLOÉ
CHRIS BAIO
CHRIS PALMER
CHRIS STEIN
CHUCK D
CIARAN CAHILL
CLAIRE MALONEY
CLAMS CASINO
CLARE FISCHER
CLAUDE YOUNG
CLAUDIO COCCOLUTO
CLAUDIO RISPOLI
CLAUDIO SIMONETTI
CLÉ
CLIVE CHIN
CLUSTER
CONRAD VON LOEHNEYSEN
COSEY FANNI TUTTI
COSMO
CRAZE
CRISTIAN VOGEL
CUT CHEMIST
D-BRIDGE
DABRYE
DAITO MANABE
DÂM-FUNK
DAMIAN HARRIS
DAN DALTON
DANDY JACK
DAN STEVENS
DANIEL WANG
DANIELE BALDELLI
DANNY BREAKS
DANNY KRIVIT
DARSHAN JESRANI
DAVE HASLAM
DAVE RALPH
DAVE SMITH
DAVID HOLMES
DAVID MATTHEWS
DAVID NERATTINI
DAVID RODIGAN
DAVID STEELE
DAVID SWINDELLS
DAZ-I-KUE
DEADBEAT
DEBBIE HARRY
DEEP
DEGO
DENGUE DENGUE DENGUE!
DENNIS BOVELL
DENNIS COFFEY
DENNIS WHITE
DERF REKLAW
DERRICK CARTER
DERRICK MAY
DIGITAL
DIRK LINNEWEBER
DITTMAR FROHMANN
DIXON
DJ DOPE
DJ ESP
DJ FOOD
DJ HARVEY
DJ MAGIC MIKE
DJ MEHDI
DJ PREMIER
E
F
DJ RADAR
DJ RASHAD
DJ RED ALERT
DJ SPINN
DJ TOOMP
DOMU
DON BUCHLA
DON LETTS
DOOM
DORIAN MOORE
DR BOB JONES
DR PETER ZINOVIEFF
DRE SKULL
DUDLEY PERKINS
EARL GATESHEAD
ED HANDLEY
EDUARDO MAROTE
EFDEMIN
EGYPTIAN LOVER
ELECTRIC INDIGO
EL GUINCHO
ELMAR KRICK
EL-P
EMMANUEL JAGARI CHANDA
EOIN BRIANS
ERLEND ØYE
ERYKAH BADU
EUMIR DEODATO
EWAN PEARSON
EXILE
FABIO
FABIO DE LUCA
FALTY DL
G
FATIMA AL QADIRI
FENNESZ
FION HIGGINS
FLETCH
FLOATING POINTS
FLYING LOTUS
FONZE MIZELL
FOUR TET
FRANCESCO TRISTANO
FRANCISCO LÓPEZ
FRANÇOIS K
FRANK TOPE
FRANKIE KNUCKLES
FRONT 242
GABRIEL ROTH
GARETH JONES
GARY BARTZ
GEORGE STAVROPOULOS
GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW
GERALD JAZZMAN
GERALD MITCHELL
GERD GUMMERSBACH
GERRIET SCHULZ
GILB’R
GILBERTO GIL
GILLES PETERSON
GIORGIO MORODER
GLEN BRADY
GO
GODFATHER
GOLDIE
GOTAN PROJECT
GRANDWIZARD THEODORE
GREG WILSON
H
I
J
GYEDU BLAY-AMBOLLEY
HANK SHOCKLEE
HANS NIESWANDT
HAROLD FALTERMEYER
HARRY RUSSELL
HARUOMI HOSONO
HEIKO SCHÄFER
HENRIK SCHWARZ
HERB POWERS JR.
HIP TANAKA
HOLLY HERNDON
HOWIE WEINBERG
HUGH MASEKELA
HYMNAL
I-F
I.G. CULTURE
IAN DEWHIRST
INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ
ISAO TOMITA
J DA FLEX
J MAJIK
J-ROCC
JAH SHAKA
JAMES BARTON
JAMES GADSON
JAMES HOLDEN
JAMES MURPHY
JAMES PANTS
JAMMIN’ UNIT
JASON BENTLEY
JAY AHERN
JAY ELECTRONICA
K
JAZZIE B
JEF K
JEFF MILLS
JEREMY GREENSPAN
JEREMY HARDING
JESSE SAUNDERS
JIMMY DOUGLASS
JOE BATAAN
JOE BOYD
JOE GODDARD
JOE ZAVAGLIA
JOEL MARTIN
JOHN ACQUAVIVA
JOHN DENT
JOHN REYNOLDS
JOHN STAPLETON
JOHN TALABOT
JOHN TEJADA
JONATHAN RUDNICK
JONO PODMORE
JORDI LLOVERAS
JUAN ATKINS
JULIA HOLTER
JULIAN RINGEL
JUST BLAZE
KABUKI
KARDINAL OFFISHALL
KEIJI HAINO
KEITH TUCKER
KEMISTRY
KEN SCOTT
KERRI CHANDLER
KILLA KELA
KIM GORDON
L
KING BRITT
KIRK DEGIORGIO
KLAUS GOLDHAMMER
KODE9
KORG
KRUST
KUTCHA EDWARDS
L’ORCHESTRA DI PIAZZA
VITTORIO
LANCE FERGUSON
LARRY HEARD
LARRY MIZELL
LARS BARTKUHN
LARS VEGAS
LEE HIRSCH
LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY
LEGOWELT
LEON WARE
LEROY BURGESS
M
M.I.A.
MAD MATS
MAD MIKE BANKS
MAD PROFESSOR
MADLIB
MAKOTO
MALA
MALCOLM CATTO
MALCOLM CECIL
MANNIE FRESH
MARC HYPE
MARCO PASSARANI
MARCUS INTALEX
MARIO CALDATO JR.
MARK ARM
MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE
MARK JONES
MARK PRITCHARD
MARK RAE
MARK RONSON
MARKY
MARLEY MARL
MARTIN MORALES
MARTIN SCHÖPF
MARTYN
MARTYN WARE
MASTERS AT WORK
MATHEW JONSON
MATIAS AGUAYO
MATMOS
MATTHEW HERBERT
MAURICE FULTON
MAURICIO BUSSAB
MEGAN JASPER
MEL CHEREN
MELVIN VAN PEEBLES
MICHAEL KUMMERMEHR
MICHAEL MAYER
MICHAEL REINBOTH
MICHAEL ROTHER
MICHAEL THORPE
MICHAELA MELIAN
MIDFIELD GENERAL
MIKE G.
MIKE PARADINAS
MIRA CALIX
MISS DJAX
MIXMASTER MORRIS
MJ COLE
N
O
P
MO
MODESELEKTOR
MOODYMANN
MORGAN GEIST
MORITZ VON OSWALD
MORTON SUBOTNICK
MOVE D
M/S/O
MTUME
MU
MULATU ASTATKE
NEIL ALINE
NEIL MACEY
NICK COPLOWE
NICK HARRIS
NICOLAY
NIGEL GODRICH
NILE RODGERS
NORMAN JAY
NOTTZ
NUTS
OH NO
OISIN LUNNY
OM’MAS KEITH
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER
ORLANDO VOORN
OSUNLADE
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE
OWUSU & HANNIBAL
PATIFE
PATRICE
PATRICK ADAMS
Q
R
PATRICK CARPENTER
PATRICK FORGE
PATRICK PULSINGER
PAUL BRADSHAW
PAUL DE BARROS
PAUL HUMPHREY
PAUL KELLY
PAUL MURPHY
PAUL RISER
PAUL WOOLFORD
PEACHES
PEANUT BUTTER WOLF
PEARSON SOUND
PÉPÉ BRADOCK
PESHAY
PETE RILEY
PETER DECUYPERE
PETER GRANDL
PETER HOOK
PHADERHEADZ
PHIL ASHER
PHILIP GLASS
PHILIPPE ZDAR
PHONTE
PLASTICIAN
PRIMO
PRINCE PAUL
PRINS THOMAS
PRZTZ
QUA
Q-TIP
RADIO SLAVE
RAKIM
RANDY MULLER
RASHAD BECKER
READY D
RECLOOSE
RICHIE HAWTIN
RICK ESSIG
RITU
ROACH
ROB BOWMAN
ROBBIE SHAKESPEARE
ROBERT FEUCHTL
ROBERT HOOD
ROBERT NESBITT
ROBERT OWENS
ROBERT RICH
ROBERTO MAXWELL
ROD MIZELL
ROGER LINN
ROMAN FLÜGEL
RON TRENT
ROOTS MANUVA
ROSKA
ROSS ALLEN
RUDE BOY PAUL
RUSSELL ELEVADO
RYOJI IKEDA
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
RZA
S
SAL PRINCIPATO
SANTA CECILIA ORCHESTRA
SANTIAGO SALAZAR
SARAH STENNETT
SASCHA LAZIMBAT
SASCHA VOIGT
SAXON
SOUNDSYSTEM
SCUBA
SEBASTIAN NIESSEN
SEIJI
SERGI JORDÀ
SETH TROXLER
SHAHEEN ARIEFDIEN
SHANE & GREG
SHUT UP & DANCE
SINDEN
SIR MIX-A-LOT
SKEPTA
SKREAM
SLY DUNBAR
SNOWBOY
SOULJA
SPENCER WEEKES
SPOONY
STATIC REVENGER
STEELY & CLEVIE
STEINSKI
STEPHEN MALLINDER
STEPHEN O’MALLEY
STEVE ARRINGTON
STEVE BECKETT
STEVE BUNION
STEVE REICH
STEVE SPACEK
STORM
STUART HAWKES
SUSANNE KIRCHMAYR
STROBOCOP
SUPA DJ DMITRY
SUPERPITCHER
SINCE 1998
T
SVEN MIRACOLO
SWAY
TAZ ARNOLD
TERRE THAEMLITZ
TERRY FARLEY
THE ORIGINAL JAZZY JAY
THEO PARRISH
TIGA
TIM ‘LOVE’ LEE
TIM WESTWOOD
TINA FUNK
TODD EDWARDS
TODD OSBORN
TODD ROBERTS
TODD RUNDGREN
TODD SIMON
TOKIMONSTA
TOM MIDDLETON
TOM MOULTON
TOM OBERHEIM
TOM TOM CLUB
TOM ZÉ
TONY ALLEN
TONY ANDREWS
U
V
TONY COLMAN
TONY DAWSEY
TONY GABLE
TONY HUMPHRIES
TONY NWACHUKWU
TONY VISCONTI
TOSHIO MATSUURA
TOY SELECTAH
TREVOR HORN
TREVOR JACKSON
TUTTO MATTO
TY
UNTOLD
USCHI CLASSEN
UTHER MAHMUD
UWE SCHMIDT
VAN DYKE PARKS
VINCE DEGIORGIO
VOLCOV
W
WAAJEED
WALLY BADAROU
WESTBAM
X
Y
Z
WHEEDLE’S GROOVE
WINSTON HAZEL
WOLFGANG VOIGT
WOODY MCBRIDE
X-ECUTIONERS
XRS
YOUNG GURU
ZEGON
ZÉ GONZALES
ZED BIAS
ZINC
“ART
“ARTIS
ISLIKE
LIKEWATER.
WATER.IT
ITTAKES
TAKESTHE
THESHAPE
SHAPEOF
OF
WHATEVER
WHATEVERYOU
YOUPOUR
POURIT
ITINTO.”
INTO.”
MTUME
MTUME
WATCH HUNDREDS OF
LECTURE VIDEOS ON
REDBULLMUSICACADEMY.COM/
LECTURES
A DAY AT THE ACADEMY
THE RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY IS
A UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM: A TWO-WEEK
­MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR WHERE
YOU’RE ALLOWED TO DO NOTHING BUT
EAT, SLEEP, BREATHE, AND MAKE MUSIC. EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT, BUT THIS
SHOULD GIVE YOU A GENERAL IDEA
WHAT TO EXPECT.
11 AM – FIX UP, LOOK SHARP
2:00 PM – LUNCH
7 PM – DINNER
Wakey, wakey. A good night’s sleep can
Participants and RBMA staff meet up
Refuel for the long night ahead.
wait. There are sounds to soak in and beats to
in a custom cafeteria to chop it up over locally-
flip (out over).
sourced cuisine. Yum.
10 PM – PARTY ON
Nearly every night, there is a Red Bull
11:30 AM – BREAKFAST
Relive last night’s golden memories, take
3:00 PM – SECOND LECTURE
OF THE DAY
happening somewhere in the city, and you’re
invited to all of them. If you’re not playing your-
a deep breath, and prepare to make some more.
12 PM – FIRST LECTURE OF THE DAY
Music Academy concert, club night or special event
4:30 PM – STUDIO SESSION
self, then you’ll be out screaming for your new
Ten fully-stocked bedroom studios and
friends as you perform alongside top-tier head-
a state-of-the-art main recording room are at
liners and local heroes. And we won’t blame you
up inspiration (and information) you can’t get
your disposal 24/7, complete with an equipment
if you need to head back to the studio after.
­anywhere else in an intimate setting. Get up
room full of drum machines and instruments,
Innovators from various eras serve
close and personal with a surprise selection
plus a small army of top-notch studio tutors to
of the world’s most interesting musicians, who
help you out. Whether you want to tweak a 303
share anecdotes, life lessons, and lost stories,
or EQ your vocals to perfection, we’ve got you
plus more than a few studio tips. Expect to laugh,
covered, but we’ll also leave you alone to create
cry, and be reminded of why you do all this in
sonic magic with your fellow participants.
the first place.
HOW TO APPLY
favourite tracks first and include just enough material to get the point across.
Sometimes less is more.The songs can be sketches or demos — they don’t need to
be finished mixes. We want to get a feel for where you are at creatively, and an
1.DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM
Find it at redbullmusicacademy.com.
original vision is more important than a polished sound. All application CDs will
be listened to by at least two people from our team of music lovers. Their tastes
span the full spectrum of schools and styles, so everyone stands an equal chance.
2.PRINT OUT THE APPLICATION FORM AND FILL IT IN
This part will take a bit more time, but don’t sweat it. There are no right
4.MAIL THE WHOLE PACKAGE TO US
or wrong answers, and no marks deducted for poor spelling or funny
You can use DHL, FedEx, UPS, homing pigeon, whatever. There’s no need
handwriting. We are looking for a diverse group of inspiring musicians,
to use an expensive priority mail service, unless you feel better with a track-
and whether you’re a vocalist, producer, instrumentalist, beatmaker,
ing number – national mail is completely fine. You also don’t need to send
songwriter, arranger, sound designer or engineer, we want to make sure
the package express. Just get it postmarked by MARCH 4, 2015 and send it to:
the Academy experience would be right for you. Do answer every
question on the form if you are serious about getting selected. Incomplete
applications will only end up in the trash, which is nothing but a waste
of paper. Let us know what drives you to make music. And of course,
be yourself: there’s really no need to boast or second-guess an answer.
3.INCLUDE A CD OF YOUR MUSIC
Red Bull Music Academy
Applications Paris 2015
Boisseréestr. 9—11
50674 Cologne Germany
For some countries where shipping to Germany is particularly pricey,
If you’re a DJ, send us a bedroom mix that paints a picture of your style.
we offer shipping services at local outlets. These countries include Argentina,
If you make music, send us some of the stuff you produced, wrote, played
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala,
or sang on.” To “If you make music, send us some of the stuff you have
Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Peru and South Africa. Please reach out
produced, written, played or sang on. It might be a good idea to put your
to [email protected] for details.
5.SIT BACK AND (TRY TO) RELAX
We’ll get back to you in June 2015, regardless of whether you are
invited along or not. Please understand that we have to turn down some
incredibly talented and interesting musicians every year. There are
only 60 spots, and the final selection aims to represent a mix of different
musical styles, personality types, experience levels, players and backgrounds. That diversity is what makes the Academy experience so unique.
You can always apply again.
If you have any questions that are not covered in the FAQ section on
www.redbullmusicacademy.com please reach out to us at
[email protected] or hit us up on Twitter: @RBMA
IM
TO POR
KE TAN
EP T T
IN
M I H IN G
ND S
YO
U
NO R AP
P
LA
T E R LI C A
T H TI O N
YO
AN
UR
MA IS CO
18T
M
RC
H
H 4 PLE
BIR
YO
T
,
2
UR
TH
015 E AN
– IN
DA
AP
DP
.
Y
P
EN
OS
IS N
GLI LICAT
TM
OL
S
I
AR
O
H
AT
YO
N
A
KE
IS
ER
ND
U
D
TH
WI HAV
BY WRI
AN
TH
TT
E IN
YO
OC
YO
U O EN
TO
U R CLU D
NLY WIT
BE
YO
NA
ED
H
.
R2
A
UR
ME
TW
PE
4, 2
CD
CD
W
O
NO
015
P
PL
R
I
AS
IT T
R
AY S AN
.
AP
SP
EN
ER
A
O
EN
UD
ON
RT
.
C
IO
I
P
TH
L
CD
E B HOT
PL
OS
AC
AY
KO
AB
FT
LE
HE
IN
M.
AS
TA
ND
AR
D
“CATEGORIES ARE MADE TO
CONTROL PEOPLE. THEY’RE ALL FALSE.”
— FATIMA AL QADIRI
RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY
HEADS TO PARIS THIS AUTUMN
The Red Bull Music Academy has taken its series
We’re excited to touch down in a country where
of music festivals and workshops to cities around
creativity is not just prized — it’s expected.
the world over the last 16 years, with previous
This history is, importantly, a developing one.
stops including Tokyo, NYC, São Paulo, Toronto,
While it exudes a sense of tradition like few
London, Melbourne, and Cape Town. In October
others, Paris also thrives on the shock of the new.
2015, we’ll finally land in the French capital.
The city’s music scene is currently riding a wave
of positive attention, and we’re looking forward
Paris has served as an inspiration for many
to experiencing and hopefully contributing to it.
artistic souls — from La Nouvelle Vague to Coco
Drawing inspiration from France past and present,
Chanel, Sartre to the Sorbonne — and music is no
please join us as we bring together visionary
exception. Not only is Paris the home of the Ondes
artists from around the world with their local
Martenot and groundbreaking composers of
counterparts to explore this wonderful city.
musique concrète, but there’s also artists such
as Daft Punk, Justice, Mr. Oizo and Laurent Garnier
to consider as well. And that’s just electronic
music. In France, you can find unique artists everywhere. Whether it’s IAM’s cross-cultural hip hop,
Serge Gainsbourg’s reimagining of pop music,
or Magma’s experimental progressive rock.
“IT IS IMPORTANT NOT JUST TO DANCE,
BUT TO LISTEN.”
— JAH SHAKA
WELCOME
TO ACADEMY
LAND
A CORUÑA / AARHUS / ADELAIDE / AMSTERDAM / ASTANA ATLANTA / AUSTIN / BAKU / BARCELONA / BEIRUT / BELFAST BELGRADE / BERGEN / BERLIN / BLOEMFONTEIN / BOGOTÀ / BOSTON BRATISLAVA / BRNO / BRUSSELS / BUCHAREST / BUDAPEST
BUENOS AIRES / BUSAN / CAIRO / CALGARY / CAPE TOWN / CHICAGO
CÓRDOBA / DALLAS / DENVER / DETROIT / DOHA / DUBLIN / DURBAN
GDANSK / GLASGOW / GOTHENBURG / GRAZ / GUADALAJARA
HAMBURG / HAVANA / HOUSTON / INDIANAPOLIS / INNSBRUCK
ISLAND OF PAG / JOHANNESBURG / KIEV / KUALA LUMPUR LAUSANNE / LIMA / LISBON / LONDON / LYON / MADRID / MALMÖ
MANAMA / MANCHESTER / MARSEILLES / MEDELLÍN / MELBOURNE
MENDOZA / MEXICO CITY / MIAMI / MILAN / MINNEAPOLIS
MONTERREY / MONTREAL / MONTREUX / MUMBAI / NASHVILLE
NEW DELHI / NEW JERSEY / NEW ORLEANS / NEW YORK / OMAHA
OSLO / OTTAWA / PERTH / PHILADELPHIA / PHOENIX / PITTSBURGH
PORT ELIZABETH / PORTLAND / PORTO ALEGRE / PRAGUE QUÉBEC / RECIFE / RICHMOND / RIO DE JANEIRO / ROME / SALZBURG
SAN FRANCISCO / SANTIAGO DE CHILE / SANTO DOMINGO / SÃO PAULO
SAPPORO / SASKATOON / SEATTLE / SEOUL / SINGAPORE / SOCHI
ST LOUIS / STOCKHOLM / SYDNEY / SZCZECIN / TBILISI / TEHRAN
TOKYO / TORONTO / TRONDHEIM / TURKU / UMEÅ / VALENCIA VALPARAÍSO / VANCOUVER / VICTORIA / WARSAW / WASHINGTON
WELLINGTON / WINNIPEG / ZAGREB / ZURICH
THE ACADEMY ISN’T JUST A MAGICAL
EVENT THAT HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR
— IT’S HAPPENING ALL THE TIME,
ALL OVER THE WORLD. FROM CAPE
TOWN TO COPENHAGEN, MELBOURNE
TO MUMBAI, WE’RE CONTINUOUSLY
CELEBRATING THE CUTTING-EDGE AND
THE STONE-COLD CLASSICS VIA OUR
RBMA-CURATED FESTIVAL STAGES
AND SPONSORED EVENTS. FROM OUR
LONG-RUNNING COLLABORATION WITH
SÓNAR TO OUR POP-UP RBMA RADIO
BOOTHS, FROM THE FOUR-DAY MINIACADEMY KNOWN AS BASS CAMP
AND THE WEEKENDERS TO OUR MONTHLONG FESTIVAL IN NYC, THERE ARE
PLENTY OF WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH
THAT UNIQUE RBMA VIBE IN YOUR
TOWN AND ABROAD. AFTER DOING THIS
ACADEMY THING FOR NEARLY TWO
DECADES, WE’VE DEVELOPED A HUGE
FAMILY OF ALUMNI AND SPECIAL
FRIENDS, AMAZING TALENTS YOU’LL
FIND HEADLINING OUR SHOWS, FROM
THE SWEATIEST BASEMENT JAMS
TO MASSIVE OPEN-AIR STAGES.
REDBULLMUSICACADEMY.COM
/EVENTS
IT’S REALLY HARD TO BE EVERYWHERE AT ONCE (TRUST US, WE TRY).
THE VAST LIBRARY THAT IS RBMA
RADIO IS AS CLOSE AS WE GET THOUGH.
WE HAVE OUR WORLDWIDE EVENTS
RECORDED LIVE, PLUS MANY EXCLUSIVE DJ SETS AND INTERVIEWS
WITH INNOVATORS OF ALL STRIPES.
IN SEARCH OF SOME INSPIRATION?
CHECK OUR INTIMATE FIRESIDE
CHATS OR HEADPHONE HIGHLIGHTS,
WHICH GET DEEP WITH THE LIKES
OF STEVE REICH, THURSTON MOORE,
ERYKAH BADU, AND HUNDREDS MORE.
WANT TO TRAVEL THE WORLD FROM
YOUR ARMCHAIR? LOCAL SPOTLIGHTS
IS A SERIES OF SHOWS WHERE THE
FINEST SELECTORS INTRODUCE YOU
TO VIBRANT UNDERGROUND SCENES
FROM AROUND THE WORLD — OR JUST
AROUND THE CORNER. AND WHILE
WE CAN’T BE EVERYWHERE AT ONCE,
THERE ARE LOTS OF PLACES WHERE
WE’RE SETTING UP SHOP AT GREAT
STUDIOS AND FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR SPECIAL LIVE
BROADCASTS.
RBMARADIO.COM
THE ACADEMY’S CRACK EDITORIAL
TEAM CREATES MILES OF EXCLUSIVE,
IN-DEPTH FEATURES ON EVERYTHING
FROM LOST JAPANESE NOISE BANDS
TO MARY J. BLIGE, FROM LEGENDARY
DJS REMEMBERING LEGENDARY NIGHTCLUBS TO TRIPS INTO THE VISUAL
SIDE OF DETROIT TECHNO. AND WHEN
THE ACADEMY’S WEB MAGAZINE IS NOT
BUSY DISHING OUT ARTICLES, THE TEAM
IS PUTTING TOGETHER SOME VERY
TASTY ONE-OF-A-KIND VIDEOS. SOME
EXAMPLES? DIGGIN’ IN THE CARTS,
A SERIES PROFILING THE COMPOSERS
BEHIND YOUR FAVOURITE VIDEO GAME
MUSIC; BEAT:REPEAT NYC, WHICH
TELLS THE STORY OF EIGHT ANTHEMS
AND THE DRUM MACHINES BEHIND
THEM; AND THE #HASHTAGS SERIES
CHRONICLING THE PLACE WHERE MUSIC
AND THE INTERNET MEET.
MOVING TYPE, MOVING IMAGES,
MOVING CULTURE… FORWARD.
REDBULLMUSICACADEMY.COM
@RBMA
instagram.com/redbullmusicacademy
facebook.com/redbullmusicacademy
#RBMAPARIS
Boisseréestr. 9—11
50674 Cologne
Germany
Concept and realisation by Yadastar
Art direction by Johannes Ammler
Photography by Dan Wilton, Yasuharu Sasaki
and Yusaku Aoki
©2014 Red Bull GmbH
Download a selection of tunes recorded at the 2014
Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo at soundcloud.com/redbullmusicacademy