Call for applications: Media Sound Hamburg, ACCES scholarship Ghana

The successful candidate will get to attend various masterclasses, workshops, forums and special events while interacting with international film composers and industry professionals.

The application deadline is 31 October 2019.

The winner of the scholarship will be announced at the 2019 Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES) in Accra, Ghana, starting 28 November, where lecturer Stephan Eicke will conduct a workshop aimed at music producers who are looking to tap into the film industry. The session will also cover the basics of sound design and music for the gaming industry.

This is the third scholarship to be given under the partnership. The winner in 2018 was South African sound designer Rethabile Nyamate (video interview below), while Alice Ragoi from Nairobi, Kenya, won the 2019 scholarship.

Applicants need to:

• Be Ghanaian nationals.
• Be present at ACCES 2019 (register to be at the conference here for free).
• Be under 30 years old.
• Have experience in music composition.
• Have an interest in sound design/film music composition/video game music composition.
• Have a valid passport.

Requirements

Applicants will need to submit the following to be considered for the scholarship:

• CV.
• Biography detailing previous work and interests.
• Music In Africa profile (with extracts of your work such as video and audio).

What you will get:

• A scholarship to Media Sound Hamburg 2020.
• Free choice of any masterclass, workshop, forum or special event at Media Sound Hamburg 2020.
• Flights (economy), accommodation and a per diem.

CLICK HERE to submit your application online.

For more information about Media Sound Hamburg, visit the official website.

About ACCES

ACCES is a pan-African trade event for music industry players to exchange ideas, discover new talent and create business linkages. ACCES is held in a different African city every year, attracting active music industry players from across the globe.

ACCES is organised by the Music In Africa Foundation, a non-profit and pan-African organisation, in partnership and with the support of Siemens Stiftung, Goethe-Institut, Reeperbahn Festival International, Alliance Française, BMG, Media Sound Hamburg, the Multimedia Group, Africa Art Lines, Afrikayna, the Gold Coast Hub, the Year of Return, the Prince Claus Fund and the ANT Mobility Grant from Pro Helvetia Johannesburg, financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

This year ACCES has a partnership with Reeperbahn Festival – one of the most important meeting places for the music industry worldwide and Europe's largest club festival based in Hamburg, Germany. The partnership creates a framework for the festival to collaborate with ACCES in facilitating sustainable business engagements and exchange between European and African music businesses and professionals, as well as the provision of performance opportunities to musicians in both territories.

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