Information for Applicants

What is it?
Resonate UA is a 20 week long online training program designed to support emerging Ukraine artists and music managers in expanding their global reach, through online seminars, workshops and coaching from international experts. Topics will include industry know-how, export strategies, digital communication and international promotion.

The program is offered four times during two years, starting January 2025. This is the second open call for the program and the first group is already getting ready to visit jazzahead!

The second course round focuses on artists and managers in world music or modern interpretation of traditional music. The program will start at the end of May, break for summer and then continue in the fall.

An international jury will choose 15 participants for this course round, of which 6 will be included in the advanced program.

What does the program contain?

• Weekly online seminars teaching you how to navigate the global music market, build a successful career, and effectively promote your music internationally.

• Networking opportunities in online arenas designed for meeting and connecting with industry professionals.

• Community-building activities where you are able to initiate collaborations and exchange ideas with peers within the music community.

• Home assignments that will give you the opportunity to use newly obtained knowledge and skills in your work to make your own projects more export-ready.
  
  For Advanced Participants:

• Promotional images taken by a professional photographer to enhance your personal brand and showcase your music in the best light possible.

• A study visit to WOMEX, one of the world’s leading events for the world music community, offering a chance to connect with the global world music scene and meet with industry professionals in person.

• Personalized coaching on branding, PR, and export strategy, helping you fine-tune your approach to international promotion.

Who is it for?

• Applying musicians should be aged 20 + and part of an established export-ready act, meaning music and performances of a professional standard, with the ambition to expand their career internationally.

• Applying music managers may be in the beginning of their careers or established but new to the field of world music.

• Applicants may be music academy students, post-graduates or self-taught musicians and music managers.

• The program is given in English and therefore requires an at least intermediate level of English.

• Participants are expected to take part in all scheduled events. However, in case of technical difficulties due to the ongoing war, all online lectures will be recorded, available for viewing at a later time.

• Participants in the advanced program must be able to travel to Tampere, Finland to visit WOMEX on October 21-26 2025, plus travel time.

How do I apply?
You apply via an online form, that you will find if you click the button below. Deadline for applications is May 4th. Should you be chosen, you will be notified in the middle of May 2025.