North Yorkshire‘s independent Deer Shed Festival has announced the return of their ‘Apply to Play’ artist development programme with new collaborators, EMI North.
EMI North is the UK’s first major label office to be based outside of London and is solely dedicated to supporting and investing in artists and creatives across the North of the UK, helping them find new audiences and build their careers.
Open now, the ‘Apply to Play’ is an opportunity for emerging northern talent to share their music with the Deer Shed community.
Deer Shed and EMI North are now accepting applications from artists exclusively based in the North and welcome applications from artists from under-represented backgrounds.
The winners of the programme will receive a series of invaluable mentorship and advice sessions from the EMI North Team and a paid performance slot alongside the likes of Wunderhorse, Kae Tempest, The Big Moon, and plenty more.
Megan Evans (Festival Director) commented: “I’m thrilled to announce our collaboration between EMI North and Deer Shed. This partnership represents a unique opportunity to discover and nurture the next wave of talent. Through this artist development callout, we’re offering emerging artists the chance to grow their craft, expand their audience, and create something truly special.”
Scott Lewis (Label Manager, EMI North) adds: “It’s fantastic to be partnering with Deer Shed on this call out to discover and platform emerging Northern talent. At EMI North, we know there is so much creative potential in the North and we’re committed to providing opportunities to help it flourish in the coming years, partnerships like this are part of how we’re going to do that.”
Deer Shed celebrates its 15th anniversary this summer across three days at Baldersby Park for another family-friendly weekend of music and festivities.
Applications for the Apply to Play programme close on 14th April before the winner is picked by a panel of industry professionals.
The process is now open and the application form can be found here.
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