Over the weekend, the Red Bull Music Academy has touched down in New York City, and if you were one of the sixty-two applicants that were chosen from all over the world, then you are in for a treat for the next five weeks! This special event will feature lectures from musical luminaries such as Giorgio Moroder, Brian Eno, dub legend Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, amongst many others. Also, there will be thirty-four events, with over two hundred artists performing over the next five weeks as well!
In addition to all this excitement, the RBMA Radio will be taking over the airwaves direct from their headquarters every weekday, giving you a live special at 6PM with lecture highlights, music from the selected participants, show out-takes (which there will be many of), and short interviews from these participants as well (which will be live & direct). For the next five weeks, RBMA Radio will be collaborating with New York’s East Village Radio to bring you a two-hour special every thursday of the daily broadcast, too! If you want to tune in, you can always check out RBMA Radio’s website, as well as East Village Radio‘s.
If you’re in the NYC’s metro area, you can grab RBMA’s free Daily Note newspaper (you can download it on the site), which will be distributed all throughout various venues, popular hangout spots, stores, & subway spots each week during these five weeks. Articles you might want to look out for include music journalist Simon Reynolds tackling Brian Eno’s New York years for the cover story of the inaugural edition; award-winning composer Steve Reich constructing an essay about his relationship to the sounds of the city; ?uestlove of The Roots discussing his affiliation with Dave Chappelle’s legendary Block Party in Clinton Hill; and producer Mark Ronson elaborating on recording Amy Winehouse in Bushwick.
Now, for the events… here are a few of them which will be happening around town. Make sure you’re apart of all the action! Click the links below to get the details on the events. For more info, visit Red Bull Music Academy’s main page!
- April 28 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS FIXED TAX
- April 29 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY & EGO TRIP PRESENT FILMMATIC AN EVENING OF RARE HIP HOP DOCUMENTARIES
- April 30 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS A CONVERSATION WITH ERYKAH BADU
- April 30 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS BRAINFEEDER SESSION NYC
- May 01 – A NIGHT OF IMPROVISED ROUND ROBIN DUETS: RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY SPECIAL
- May 02 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS DRONE ACTIVITY IN PROGRESS
- May 03 – June, 02 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS BRIAN ENO: 77 MILLION PAINTINGS
- May 03 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS MASTERS AT WORK
- May 03 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS SIGNALS IN THE STORM
- May 04 – BROOKLYN FLEA RECORD FAIR: A RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY SPECIAL
- May 04 – THE BUNKER: A RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY SPECIAL
- May 05 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY MEETS CLASSIC ALBUM SUNDAYS: A DAVID BOWIE SPECIAL
- May 05 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS FLYING LOTUS
- May 06 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS BRIAN ENO: AN ILLUSTRATED TALK
- May 06 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS FLYING LOTUS
- May 06 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS NANOBOT PICKET LINE
- May 07 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS THAT!
- May 08 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS FOUR TET & SPECIAL GUESTS
- May 08 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS FOUR TET AFTERPARTY
- May 09 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY CULTURE CLASH
- May 10 – DARK DISCO: A RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY SPECIAL
- May 19 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS BYTE BOOGIE
- May 20 – DEEP SPACE: A RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY SPECIAL
- May 21 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS TECHNICOLOR CODING
- May 22 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS DRUM MAJORS
- May 23 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS UNITED STATES OF BASS
- May 24 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS NO SLEEP TILL CROYDON: THE ROOTS OF DUBSTEP
- May 25 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS 12 YEARS OF DFA RECORDS
- May 26 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS BLACKENED DISCO
- May 26 – THE DO-OVER: A RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY SPECIAL
- May 27 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS A CONVERSATION WITH JAMES MURPHY
- May 27 – DEVIATION: A RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY SPECIAL
- May 28 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS KUNST ALS KLANG PT. 1
- May 28 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS UNOVERSAL DANCEHALL
- May 29 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS KUNST ALS KLANG PT. 2
- May 30 – PASS THE GATES: NYC IN DUB
- May 31 – RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY – CLOSING NIGHT