The Bob Dylan Middle has launched a brand new yearly songwriter fellowship in partnership with Common Music Publishing Group.
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Introduced Wednesday (August 23), the fellowship will see two recipients awarded yearly with a $40,000 (£31,784) undertaking stipend, together with public engagement and presentation alternatives, time within the Bob Dylan Archive, mentorship, studio time at Leon Russell’s historic Church Studio in Tulsa, a roundtrip airfare and extra.
The overview panel contains American rapper Nas together with musicians and songwriters together with Juliette Armanet, Patty Griffin, John Mellencamp and Carla Morrison, together with a BDC and UMPG executives.
“The Bob Dylan Middle Songwriter Fellowship is core to our mission of training, motivating and galvanizing guests to have interaction their very own capability as creators, and we can’t wait to listen to the entries from undiscovered expertise around the globe,” mentioned Bob Dylan Middle Director Steven Jenkins in an announcement.
“We’re grateful to proceed our partnership with UMPG—the world’s main music writer is already such a terrific supporter of the BDC—and we all know that this panel of extraordinary songwriters will choose deserving Fellows for our inaugural yr.”
Functions are actually open for the 2024 fellowship till October 18, 2023. The fellowship will run from Might 2024 by means of April 2025, and you may apply right here.
Earlier this week, Dylan introduced a run of North American reside dates for 2023.
Kicking off with two reveals in Kansas Metropolis (October 1, 2), the upcoming leg additionally contains stop-offs in Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Toronto and Montreal, amongst different cities.
