{"id":2938,"date":"2014-01-15T15:18:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T22:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/?p=2938"},"modified":"2014-01-15T15:19:05","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T22:19:05","slug":"rbma-2014-seasons-kicks-off-on-wednesday-115-apply-for-a-chance-to-go-to-the-2014-red-bull-music-academy-in-tokyo-details-on-this-life-changing-opportunity-below","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/?p=2938","title":{"rendered":"RBMA 2014 season kicks off on Wednesday, 1\/15 &#038; goes until 3\/18!   Apply now for a chance to go to the 2014 Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo!!!  Details on this &#8220;life-changing&#8221; opportunity below&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apply.redbullmusicacademy.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2947\" alt=\"RBMA_2014_Overiew\" src=\"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RBMA_2014_Overiew.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RBMA_2014_Overiew.jpg 893w, http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RBMA_2014_Overiew-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Today&#8217;s the day.\u00c2\u00a0 January 15th, the first day you can <a href=\"http:\/\/apply.redbullmusicacademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">apply for the 2014 Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I tell people it&#8217;s the closest thing to a real-world musical scholarship you can get.\u00c2\u00a0 Lectures by legends, collabs with some of the best talent in the world, shows at nights, access to multiple dream studios worth of equipment, in a foreign country, on Red Bull&#8217;s dime?\u00c2\u00a0 Yeah, that&#8217;s what I&#8217;d call a seriously great opportunity and like all scholarships and great opportunities, there&#8217;s an application process that&#8217;s a little more involved than just answering 5 minutes worth of questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vvqbox vvqyoutube\" style=\"width:425px;height:344px;\"><span id=\"vvq-2938-youtube-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vHjA1muucvs\"><img src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/vHjA1muucvs\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Preview Image\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With that said, if you&#8217;re serious about the music you make, play, sing, rap, etc, take a minute to head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/apply.redbullmusicacademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">RedBullMusicAcademy.com<\/a> to get the 2014 RBMA application and more details on everything involved.\u00c2\u00a0 Over the last few years, artists like Aloe Blacc, Oddisee, Ta-Ku, Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawk, Tokimonsta have applied, been accepted and have gone as far as to say <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TakuBeats\/status\/423537100026179584\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;it changed my life&#8221;<\/a>, amongst other rave reviews.\u00c2\u00a0 You can apply until March 18th, but take it from someone who&#8217;s applied before, the last thing you want to do is not get started until then (trust me, you want to check it out now).\u00c2\u00a0 Good luck!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/redbullmusicacademy\/sets\/various-assets-not-for-sale\/s-7lqXg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2949\" alt=\"RBMA_VA_2014_Cover\" src=\"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RBMA_VA_2014_Cover-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RBMA_VA_2014_Cover-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RBMA_VA_2014_Cover-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RBMA_VA_2014_Cover-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/RBMA_VA_2014_Cover.jpg 1123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/redbullmusicacademy\/sets\/various-assets-not-for-sale\/s-7lqXg\" target=\"_blank\">Various Assets 2013<\/a>, a compilation of music created at the 2013 Red Bull Music Academy in New York, featuring the likes of Dam-Funk, Thundercat, the 62 different artists from all over world who applied to the Academy and were accepted &amp; more.\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s a double CD worth of material that will give you a taste of all the varieties of that get involved at RBMA every year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F20083427&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Below you can catch links to a dozen of my favorite in-depth lectures featured at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.RedBullMusicAcademy.com\" target=\"_blank\">RedBullMusicAcademy.com<\/a> to give you a taste of how deep the learning goes, but make sure to check out the site for hundreds more and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.RedBullMusicAcademyRadio.com\" target=\"_blank\">RedBullMusicAcademyRadio.com<\/a> for thousands of podcasts, live shows, interviews &amp; more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/uestlove__phrenology_of_hip_hop\" target=\"_blank\">.:?uestlove of the Roots:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/bob_moog__the_soul_machine\" target=\"_blank\">.:Bob Moog:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/mark_ronson_here_comes_the_buzz\" target=\"_blank\">.:Mark Ronson:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/danny_krivit__edit_innit\" target=\"_blank\">.:Danny Krivit:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/dennis_coffey_six_string_horoscope\" target=\"_blank\">.:Dennis Coffey:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/atrak__wax_poet\" target=\"_blank\">.:A-Trak:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/chuck_d_truck_turner_strikes_again\" target=\"_blank\">.:Chuck D:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/just_blaze__show_me_what_you_got\" target=\"_blank\">.:Just Blaze:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/mizell_brothers__sky_high_brothers\" target=\"_blank\">.:The Mizell Brothers:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/bob_power__it_always_takes_longer\" target=\"_blank\">.:Bob Power:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/jay_electronica_exhibit_ldn\" target=\"_blank\">.:Jay Electronica:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/video-archive\/lectures\/blu_and_exile_of_pads_and_patterns\" target=\"_blank\">.:Blu &amp; Exile:.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vvqbox vvqyoutube\" style=\"width:425px;height:344px;\"><span id=\"vvq-2938-youtube-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uVzx_p_DrL8\"><img src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/uVzx_p_DrL8\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Preview Image\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Also, stay tuned for What Difference Does It Make?, the 15th anniversary RBMA movie and For The Record: Conversations With People Who Have Shaped The Way We Listen To Music, the 400-page Red Bull Music Academy book; both of which are coming soon.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;ll be posting a few different ways for you to get a copy of For The Record shortly, so stay tuned for details on that.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fortherecord_lay.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"fortherecord_lay\" src=\"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fortherecord_lay.gif\" width=\"334\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmusicacademy.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fortherecord_page2.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2940\" alt=\"fortherecord_page2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fortherecord_page2.gif\" width=\"334\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>For The Record<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Red Bull Music Academy is creating the future of music by bringing the vanguard of the industry together. In the book <em>For the Record<\/em>, the leaders shaping the current musical landscape offer their insights on today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most relevant topics and how they will affect the evolution of music production.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For the Record includes conversations between luminaries such as Nile Rodgers and Martyn Ware\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe forces behind some of the biggest tunes in disco and pop from the likes of Chic, Daft Punk, David Bowie, Madonna, The Human League, and Heaven 17\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwho compare notes on the best way to create chart-topping hits. Erykah Badu, one of neo-soul\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s defining voices, shares career advice and psychedelic wisdom with up-and-coming New York rap duo The Underachievers. DJ Harvey and Ben UFO, two different generations of DJs, talk about the good old days, the present day, and the uncertain future of selecting records for a living. Jamaican visionary Lee \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Scratch\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Perry is paired with UK dub producer Adrian Sherwood. Those familiar with Perry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s unique worldview will not be disappointed by this surprising and funny conversation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">More About This Book<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>In a similar fashion,\u00c2\u00a0<em>For the Record<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0also explores the topics of live performance, instruments\/interfaces, conceptualism, drumming, rhythm, and many more. Together with stunning visual design by Chris Rehberger\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Double Standards agency, the results make for one of the most insightful publications on the current state of music and the music industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Red Bull Music Academy is a world-traveling series of music workshops and festivals\u00e2\u20ac\u201da platform for those who make a difference in today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s musical landscape. The Academy began back in 1998, and has been traversing the globe ever since, bringing together producers, vocalists, DJs, instrumentalists, and all-around musical mavericks to shape the future of music. It has already made stops in Berlin, Cape Town, S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo, Barcelona, London, Toronto, New York, and beyond. If you can imagine a place that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s equal parts science lab, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and Kraftwerk\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s home studio, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re halfway there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What the Press Have Said About the Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The annual Red Bull Music Academy electronic music symposium lets its students hone their talents, access studio equipment, and learn from the best in the business.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00c2\u00a0<\/em>The Guardian<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153For music fans, it is a cornucopia.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00c2\u00a0<\/em>The New York Times<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Inspiration Overload\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00c2\u00a0<\/em>The Wall Street Journal<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For the Record <\/em>Conversations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jo\u00c3\u00a3o Barbosa x\u00c2\u00a0Kalaf \u00c3\u201angelo x Mulatu Astatke<br \/>\nBernard Purdie x Jaki Liebezeit<br \/>\nMartyn Ware x Nile Rodgers<br \/>\nKerri Chandler x Patrick Adams<br \/>\nGareth Jones x Metro Area<br \/>\nCarsten Nicolai x Olaf Bender x Uwe Schmidt<br \/>\nBenny Ill x Moritz von Oswald<br \/>\nLee \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Scratch\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Perry x Adrian Sherwood<br \/>\nMatias Aguayo x Sly &amp; Robbie<br \/>\nDJ Harvey x Ben UFO<br \/>\nCosey Fanni Tutti x Nik Void<br \/>\nModeselektor x Mykki Blanco<br \/>\nErykah Badu x The Underachievers<br \/>\nJust Blaze x Paul Riser<br \/>\nRobert Henke x Tom Oberheim<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s the day.\u00c2\u00a0 January 15th, the first day you can apply for the 2014 Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo.\u00c2\u00a0 I tell people it&#8217;s the closest thing to a real-world musical scholarship you can get.\u00c2\u00a0 Lectures by legends, collabs with some of the best talent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86,2],"tags":[1000,87,88],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2938"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2938"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2951,"href":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2938\/revisions\/2951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.djlowkey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}