Future Classic and Dropbox announce studio residency: six emerging artists will be chosen to work in Los Angeles studio with mentors
07 May 2019 - Press releaseFuture Classic (Flume, SOPHIE, Hayden James, G Flip, Nick Murphy, Flight Facilities), the
ground-breaking Australian founded music company today announces a Studio Residency for emerging
artists at the recording studios it operates in Frogtown, Los Angeles in collaboration with Dropbox.
In 2017 Future Classic opened a fully-staffed North American office based in Los Angeles as a global hub
to support its roster of artists and developing talent. The Studio has sought to re-establish the sense of
community it fostered in Australia with a mix of established & emerging artists.
The Future Classic x Dropbox Studio opened in April 2018, and in addition to hosting many artists from
the Future Classic roster, the Studio has been utilized as a creative space by artists including Moses
Sumney, Clairo, JPEGMAFIA, Clams Casino, Emma Louise, Broods, Jacques Greene, Axel Boman,
Ryan Hemsworth, Chrome Sparks, Aloe Blacc, MorMor, Glass Animals + more.
The Studio Residency will enable unsigned artists from around the world the opportunity to work in this
space and get creative assistance from the Future Classic team in setting up writing and recording
sessions with other artists, writers and producers. Successful applicants will also get exposure to a
steering committee of industry mentors comprising agents, concert promoters, managers, label and
publishing executives and creative professionals in music adjacent industries.
Available to artists worldwide, successful artists will receive two weeks studio time, and financial
assistance is available to contribute to travel and accommodation costs associated with the residency.
Submissions can be made at futrl.cl/Residency utilizing Dropbox’s free collaborative document tool,
Dropbox Paper.
To coincide with news of this announcement Future Classic are hosting a series of events including a
night at London’s Moth Club on May 14th in partnership with zeitgeist promoters Eat Your Own Ears.
Founder of Eat Your Own Ears Tom Baker offered the following about the forthcoming collaboration
between the two tastemakers: “After a meeting in a bar in Sydney with Future Classic many years ago,
and an invite to go punting on a surfboard along the Sydney coastline it’s great to finally bring Eat Your
Own Ears and Future Classic together for this special London event, and hopefully one of many more
providing a platform to discover new and exciting emerging artists.”
The show is a free-with-RSVP event and features a dazzling array for new talent including the playful
electronica of Chrome Sparks and the subtly epic pop of Late Verlane. These events are an ode to Future
Classic's party-throwing roots and an effort to spotlight emerging artists in cities across the globe.
FUTURE CLASSIC AND DROPBOX PRESENTS
May 14 - Future Classic x London - Moth Club
Ft. Chrome Sparks, Late Verlane + special guests
May 20 - Future Classic x LA - Morrocan Lounge
Ft. Reo Cragun, Harry Teardrop + special guests
June 5 - Future Classic x Sydney - Oxford Art Factory
Ft. Basenji, yergurl, Jeida Woods + special guests
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