Sound and Music

Sound and Music is a producer partner in PRS Foundation's pioneering professional development project, New Music Plus…

The London pilot provides a unique opportunity for 8 talented new music producers to create work with 8 prominent venues and cultural organisations in London.

Having identified a need within the music sector for work-based training and reflection for independent producers, PRSF responded with New Music Plus. Developed in association with the hub, it aims to strengthen learning amongst organisations and independent producers that want to develop their approach to programming new music.

Sound and Music's New Music Plus...Producer - Ben Osbourne

Ben Osborne is the founder of Noise of Art, an organisation set up to celebrate the convergence of music and visual art in the digital age.

He has commissioned and been creatively involved in cross platform art projects involving many leading international electronic musicians, artists, galleries and venues; including Laurent Garnier, The Tate, Booka Shade, BFI, Coldcut, The Roundhouse,  I:cube, Big Chill Festival, Fred Deakin (Lemon Jelly), Latitude, Sebastian and Kavinsky, QEH, Southbank,  The National Theatre and more.  As well as putting on live events, he is a radio presenter, club DJ, musician and works widely within music and visual art as a performer and writer.

His work in music has ranged from DJing, playing live and writing and producing music, to programming for major venues and festivals (including events at the top of BT Tower supporting the Olympic bid). He performs and tours internationally as a DJ alongside club residencies in London.

A widely published writer, he has worked in different parts of the media; including presenting his own specialist shows on NME Radio and Xfm. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Times, Independent On Sunday, DJ Magazine, i-D Magazine and Music Week and many others. He has written a book on electronic music, The A-Z of Club Culture (published by Hodder Headline) and holds the Guinness world record for organising the most DJs to play in one set.

“When it comes to mega multimedia events... DJ Ben Osborne and his collective, Noise of Art, are all over it.” Time Out, July 2008

www.myspace.com/noiseofart

You can view an interview with Ben on the PRS Foundation's New Music Plus.. page.

What New Music Plus...Producers Gain

• a bespoke training course, shaped and directed by associate partner the hub, which includes regular opportunities to network and share learning with the other participants in the scheme mentoring throughout the programme
• a business development bursary including support for international networking
• a 12 month placement with one of the partner organisations.

The New Music Plus…Producers Partnership

The other partner organisations are:

BFI
Serpentine Gallery
Big Chill Festival
Longplayer Trust
Southbank Centre
Roundhouse
Tate

The partnership is based on the following shared values:

A commitment to professional and creative development including residencies, placement and training schemes

A desire to diversify links to the next generation of music producers through a reciprocal learning network and placement scheme which works across art-form and size

Recognition of the need to explore how new music of all kinds might more effectively infiltrate the breadth of London’s platforms for contemporary culture.