The British Council continues to build bridges between Spanish and British culture with its successful We Are Equals platform. For the last three years this programme has advocated greater gender equality and diversity in the music industry, and has made the work of British artists visible in Spain and all over Europe through their participation in music festivals and training activities that allow emerging local talents to exchange experiences with industry professionals.
40 talents will be selected (20 for the face-to-face edition and 20 online) from Spain, Poland, Greece, Ireland and the United Kingdom to receive this training (in English) run by the prestigious Manchester agency Brighter Sound, with professionals such as Jayne Stynes (ex -manager of Gorillaz and Damon Albarn), Steffi Allatt (Resident Advisor / Meat Free) and Ana Gómez de Castro (Live Nation – she said.so) among others.
In previous editions, the Music Academy has shared the experiences of leading figures from the British electronic scene such as Afrodeutsche, Jamz Supernova, Carly Wilford, Steven Braines, LNA, Chaynes, Vicky Clarke, Steffi Allatt and Aalice...
These experts will address the key points of developing an artistic career in the field of management, relationship with Bookers and festivals, collaborative networking, communication and marketing and the use of new digital tools.
The deadline to apply is 15th June, 2022.
For this sixth edition, WeAreEquals is associated with the Madrid International Nightlife Conference. Taking place from 21st to 23rd June it will bring together major architects and professionals of the European nightlife scene to investigate the different management models of this ecosystem.
In addition, WeAreEquals supports the participation of British artists in the Paraíso festival, which this year will also host the equalers of the 2019 promotion, TWO EX, who since their time at the Music Academy have not stopped achieving success despite the pandemic. With a new format, the Complutense venue will host an impressive line-up of international artists over two days (24th to 25th June), including British figures such as Shygirl, Ben UFO, Bradley Zero, Ivan Smagghe and TSHA (regulars on Radio3 Selector ) as well as guest artist the Yahaira, an “equaler” who performed on WeAreEquals PRIDE x UnitedWeStream last summer.