We are proud to share a powerful message written and signed by six creators in our alumni community, Marcus Joseph, Ben Nobuto, Supriya Nagarajan, Billie Reason, Chisara Agor and Atharv Gupta.
This letter is a collective reflection on what Sound and Music means to them and a reminder of the creativity, courage and evolving journey of making new music today.
As set out in our strategy, we are committed to supporting creators through programmes, funding and opportunities that push them towards their creative frontier, to journey wide and realise their potential.
A message from our artists
It’s about the journey.
It’s about growth.
It’s about evolution
It’s new pathways and new possibilities.
It’s the trail.
It’s about taking a different route.
It’s about taking risks.
It’s about getting lost
Finding a new path.
Finding your own path.
Finding your space. Finding your place.
It’s about building your community
It’s about building your career.
It’s forging connections – across disciplines,
audiences, artists, cultures and geographies.
It’s about reflection, resilience, resonance.
It’s about being radical.
It’s about reaching further.
It’s about barriers coming down
It’s about understanding what’s needed.
It’s about empathy; it’s about equity.
It’s a stepping stone.
A step up.
A step change.
A bigger stage.
It’s your stage now.
It’s doors opening.
It’s minds opening.
It’s about legitimacy
It’s about learning
It’s about legacy
It’s about the future.
It’s about discovery
It’s about being discovered.
It’s about believing
It’s about new beginnings
It’s about what’s next.
Who’s next.
Where next?
It’s about having something to say.
It’s contributing to our culture.
It’s shaping new cultures.
It’s about the trail
It’s about new sounds and new music
We are Sound and Music.
Alice Boyd – From The Understory (A film by Sound and Music)
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