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LOS GEHT’S. Here it is, the application form for the 2018 Red Bull Music Academy in Berlin. As you can probably tell already, the application form is long. But it isn’t supposed to be a huge headache to fill fi ll out. Instead it’s designed to give you the opportunity oppor tunity to present yourself as honestly as possible. Besides, nothing worthwhile ever took just five minutes. After you’re done filling in the answers, don’t don’t forget to also put together an accompanying musical demo that is no longer than 30 minutes. Every application must have one. If you make music, send us something you produced, wrote, played or sang on. If you’re a DJ, send us a bedroom mix that’s 30 minutes long at maximum. Whatever Whatever you do, our suggestion is to put the best tracks trac ks first and include just enough material to get the point across. We want to get a feel for where you’re at creatively,, and a strong vision will always be more creatively mo re important than a polished sound. If you have ever applied for the Academy before, you you will notice that one part of the process can c an be done differently diff erently this year. This year, you have the option to either a) send s end us your music on an audio CD (no data files please), or b) simply upload your demo at apply appl y.redbullmusicacademy.com. If you decide to upload your demo, you will also be asked to fill out some of your personal details online. The rest of the application form will then need to be printed, filled out and sent by post, as usual.

Before you get started, please read through this checklist: Please make make sure your application is complete and postmarked postmarked by September 4, 2017 2017.. We do not even open applications postmarked after this date.

Due to local laws, you need to be 18 years of age by September 8, 2018 to be eligible for the Academy in Berlin. In exceptional exceptional circumstances, we may consider applications from persons born after af ter September 8, 2000, but proof of consent of parents or o r legal guardian will wi ll then be required in any event.

Include two different photos of o f yourself in the application. One should be passport-sized, with your face clearly visible, and one should be a regular snapshot. Write your name and country legibly on the back of the photos.

You have the option to upload your demo, which must be 30 minutes or less, along with your personal data, at redbullmusicacademy r edbullmusicacademy.com/apply .com/apply P6B53

If you send your music by post instead of uploading it, make sure your CD is an audio CD that is playable in a standard CD player. We can’t consider data CDs.

Unfortunately we can’t send your CD back. But don’t worry: We won’t share it with anyone but the application jury or use it for anything but the selection process. The same applies to any music that you upload.

Please write out the track list for your CD or demo on a separate sheet of paper and include it with the printed application.

Lectures and workshops at the Academy are held in English, therefore the application form needs to be filled out in English too, by you and no one else.

In order to create an open, diverse musical environment for participants, we don’t invite bands to the Academy. One person, one application.

We are not worried about poor grammar or spelling mistakes. Don’t worry about your sloppy handwriting too much, EXCEPT when it comes to your contact details. It’ll make it a lot easier for us to get in touch with you if you have been selected as one of the participants for 2018.

We cannot accept any half-completed questionnaires (in fact, we throw them away), so please make sure you answer each and every question on there.

We can only accept your application if you are NOT an employee of Red Bull or any Red Bull affiliate; and you are NOT involved in the creation, administration or execution of Red Bull Music Academy in any other way.

Please bear in mind that applications might take a while to arrive (sometimes even weeks). In order to make sure that your application arrives before we finish the applications process and announce the participants, we highly recommend to send i t as early as possible.

In case you need to fill out any tax or customs form when posting your application, please make sure to highlight that the contents of the package are application documents with NO commercial value. Unfortunately we cannot cover any tax or customs duty if it's charged on application packages.

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In short, the package should contain

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Questionnaire CD (or alternatively, upload your demo at redbullmusicacademy.com/apply) Track list for your demo Two different photos (including one passport-sized headshot)

When you’re done, send the whole application package to:

Red Bull Music Academy Applications Berlin 2018 Brüsseler Str. 21 50674 Cologne Germany

Unfortunately, we cannot return any material we receive, so you may want to keep a copy of whatever you submit for yourself. We also cannot provide individual feedback. But please sleep soundly in the knowledge that all entries will be thoroughly considered by at least two different people from different backgrounds. We are not responsible for lost, blocked, late, incomplete, misdirected applications or communication or entries or communication not received regardless of cause, unless we have acted negligently in this context. For further information, read the FAQ on www.redbullmusicacademy.com or drop a line to [email protected]. Thank you. Your time and effort are very much appreciated. Your Red Bull Music Academy Team

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COLLECTION OF INFORMATION & DATA PROTECTION

1.) We respect your right to privacy. In the following, the term “Personal Data” describes all data kept in connection with your application and participation in this year’s Red Bull Music Academy. 2.) Red Bull may process your Personal Data itself, within the Red Bull Group or through outside data processors who will process data on its behalf in accordance with all relevant data protection regulations. 3.) Red Bull and its affiliated companies will, as a general policy, not transmit Personal Data to third parties without your explicit consent. You herewith consent, that your Personal Data can be transmitted, stored and used by the Yadastar GmbH, with registered offices at Boisseréestrasse 9-11, 50674 Cologne, Germany, the official organizing partner of Red Bull for the Red Bull Music Academy. In particular, Personal Data will not be sold, leased or traded. However, in cases in which Red Bull is required to transmit Personal Data to an outside data processor, jury or other partner of Red Bull in connection with the Red Bull Music Academy, Red Bull will only transmit as much Personal Data as is necessary in order to fulfill its tasks related to the Red Bull Music Academy. In such cases, Red Bull will require and make sure that our partners treat all Personal Data in a confidential manner and according to all relevant data protection regulations as well as to delete such Personal Data immediately as soon as their specific tasks have been fulfilled in connection with the Red Bull Music Academy. Please note that Red Bull does not have complete control over the compliance with this obligation and that Red Bull cannot be held responsible for possible infringements by its partners to the extent that it is legally permissible. 4.) If you are accepted as a Red Bull Music Academy participant, Red Bull will use your Personal Data and other details provided in the application form to create a biography and other promotion material for use in above-the-line (ATL) campaigns of Red Bull and third party promoters in several online and offline media for promotional activities in relation with the Red Bull Music Academy. 5.) Since Red Bull operates globally, this may mean Red Bull could transfer your personal information to other countries, including countries outside the European Economic Area in accordance with all relevant data protection regulations. 6.) Personal Data will only be used for purposes in connection with the Red Bull Music Academy and will only be retained by Red Bull, its affiliated companies and its mandated data processors, jury and other partners for as long as is necessary to fulfill the original or directly related purpose for which it was collected in connection with the Red Bull Music Academy. This might include a period of time after the conclusion of the Red Bull Music Academy in order to inform you about future Red Bull Music Academy events or to fulfill tax related or any other legal queries. 7.) Red Bull, its affiliated companies and its mandated data processors shall process your Personal Data securely and take appropriate security measures to protect the Personal Data. 8.) Red Bull does not knowingly collect information from persons below the age of 18. 9.) The entered Personal Data shall always be accurate. You should keep your data up to date. Red Bull will ensure that your personal data is not used if we know that it is not accurate.

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10.) Red Bull and its contractors may contact you via email, phone or otherwise in relation to the Red Bull Music Academy. 11.) At any time, you have the opportunity to require the amendment and/or the deletion, entirely or partly, of such Personal Data. In such a case, Red Bull will ensure the deletion of such data as soon as feasible. Please be aware, that you will not be able to further attend the Red Bull Music Academy in this case. 12.) At any time, you also have the right to request information about the Personal Data we are keeping. 13.) You can contact Red Bull with regard to privacy questions as follows: [email protected]

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RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY BERLIN 2018

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PARTICIPANT APPLICATION FORM

First Name: Last Name: Artist Name(s): Gender:

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Which passport(s) do you hold?

CURRENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Street & No. or PO Box: City:

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State: Country of Residence: Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY): Are you planning to move to another country before the Academy? Which country (in case you already know)? Mobile Phone (Country Code/City Code/Phonenr.): Home Phone (Country Code/City Code/Phonenr.): E-mail: Alternative E-mail: Website: Soundcloud: Bandcamp: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Manager: Agent: Which of the two workshop dates are you available for? September 8 − 21, 2018

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1) Have you applied for t he Red Bull Music Academy before? If so, how many times?

2) Indicate which of the following terms apply to you (of course, you may tick more than one!) Producer DJ Instrumentalist: If so, tell us which instrument/s you play:

Vocalist 3) What’s your occupation? How do you make your living? If you are a student, what do you study?

4) What’s on your demo? DJ mix or your own original music? Released or unreleased?

5) How would you describe your style(s) of music?

6) What musical endeavour(s) have you been involved in during the last 12 months?

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7) »This is where I am in relation to the musical universe« Please draw us a map!

8) What inspired you to become involved in music, whether as a DJ, producer, musician or in some other capacity? When did that moment of inspiration strike?

9) What do you expect to get out of the Academy personally?

10) Which three international and three German artists would you like to hear lecture at the Academy? What’s the one question you would like to ask each of them?

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11) Where did you get your musical education or comparable experiences?

12) Who and what are your main influences?

13) What technical set-up do you normally use for your musical activities? Please list the gear you use. Which item from your studio would you save in case of fire?

14) Do you prefer to work on music by yourself or with others?

15) Do you perform music on stage? If so, do you play solo and/or as part of a group? What does it sound and look like?

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16) On a scale from 0 to 10 (0 being “not at all,” 10 “brilliant”), how would you rate your own skills in each of the following areas? Producing: Engineering: Software (specify the platforms/programs): Live Instruments (which ones?): Vocals: DJing: Other skills: 17) Which of these skills would you like to improve, and what would you like to learn about specifically?

18) Do you produce tracks or write music? If so, what was your most recent work, and how would you describe it?

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19) If you have released any music, please let us know where, when and what it was.

20) Briefly outline your musical “career” to date – include high and low points.

21) We’d like to know how you organize your music/record collection. Which style demands the biggest space? What is your favourite genre? To visualize this, please draw us a map of your music/record collection.

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22) Do you contribute to any (music) media as a journalist, photographer, film maker etc.?

23) Please list the music on your application demo (please include artists, titles & labels). Indicate clearly which tracks are your own productions, whether they are part of a mix or separate tracks, or both. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU WRITE THE TRACK LIST DOWN HERE – AS WELL AS ON ANOTHER SHEET OF PAPER PACKED TOGETHER WITH YOUR APPLICATION (Yes, this means TWICE)!

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24) Name the ten albums & tunes from your country (or city) that you definitely have to play to your fellow participants at the Academy. We’d also like to know why each of them is worth talking about. Please include artists, titles & labels.

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25) What is your personal current top ten? Please include ar tists, titles & labels.

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26) What are your ten all-time favourite albums? What makes each of them special for you?

27) Imagine you’re the DJ of the night (even if you have never DJed). It’s peak time, everyone’s going bananas. Which five tracks will you put on? Include artists, titles & labels.

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28) A few hours later, you’re playing at the afterhours party. The sun is about to rise. Now you’ll have to think of another five tracks to fit that mood! Include artists, titles & labels.

29) It’s 7 AM.Which meal or convenience store snack is your favourite post-clubbing indulgence? Which one do you avoid at all costs?

30) Fast forward to the next evening. Your in-laws are coming to dinner. What music are you going to put on (and what are you gonna cook)?

31) What’s the title of your autobiography?

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32) What do you collect besides music?

33) What’s lying next to your bed?

34) What’s the most interesting book you’ve read lately? Why should we read it, too?

35) Which are your three favourite movies?

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36) What’s the one thing you can’t live without and why?

37) What was the funniest thing that happened to you in the last few months? Or, if nothing comes to mind, at least tell us your favourite joke.

38) If you have travelled, which places and countries did you like best? And, of course, why? Did you find a place where you would like to live?

39) Which records have the ability to make you cry and why?

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40) And while we’re on the subject of sobbing, when was the last time you cried anyways?

41) And what’s the one thing you would never put on Twitter?

42) What would be your ultimate way to spend a day without music?

43) What was your most significant experience of the last 12 months?

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44) Please tell us five interesting facts about yourself:

45) What do you see in this form?

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46) Which famous Berlin resident (living or dead) would you like to eat a vegan currywurst with and what three questions would you ask them?

47) You're about to take a time machine and will land somewhere in Berlin – past, present or future. What year do you travel to, what landmark or interesting location will you touch down at, and why?

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48) Berlin's venues are known to allow for encounters that are unthinkable in other cities, but at the same time many of them ban guests from using a camera or even a phone. If you were running the event space of your dreams and could make up your own laws, what are the things you'd permit, and what are things you wouldn't, and most importantly, why? And finally, what’s your venue called?

49) Imagine yourself as a character in a movie. Which German film would you be in, as which character and why?

50) Please name your top three music related online destinations.

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51) Please also name your top three non-music online destinations.

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52) Where did you first hear about the Red Bull Music Academy? Indicate which of the following terms apply (of course, you may tick more than one!) Former Academy participant (who?) Former Academy lecturer (who?) Former Academy applicant Academy ambassador (who?) Other Academy representative (who?) Red Bull employee Friend or relative Local Academy event (which?) Other Red Bull event (which?) Radio (which show?) TV (which show?) Magazine or newspaper (which?) Application booklet Red Bull Music Academy website Facebook (RBMA or other?) Myspace (RBMA or other?) Instagram (RBMA or other?) Twitter (RBMA or other?) Other website (which?) Record store Your agent Your manager PR agency (which?) Other (please specify)

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53) After completing this questionnaire, make up your own question and answer it.

If you have any questions, please contact your local Red Bull Music Academy representative (check http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/contacts for details), or email us at [email protected]. You will be notified by email in February 2018 if you are accepted as a participant. If not, you will be notified by email, too. Please do double check that all your details on the front page are correct and written legibly. If your old uncle can read them, chances are we can, too. Thanks once again, and good luck. Your Red Bull Music Academy Team

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RBMA Berlin 2018 Application [P6B53]

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