ABOUT
The MIL Academies* are a training project that combines an artistic creation residency with the learning and development of a strategic and business plan. It is aimed at artists and early-career music industry professionals living in Portugal, prioritising participants from the regions where the Academies take place.
MIL organizes two Academies per year: in 2024, the cities in which it’ll take place are Évora and Ponta Delgada.
Its programme consists of an online training by ARDA Academy, which focuses on the themes of record publishing, distribution and publishing, communication, pitching and presenting ideas, booking and circulation and project management and business plans.
This is followed by a week of in-person training, where the artists come together to develop at least one theme, with the guidance of a music producer, and the professionals develop the business plan for the launch of the project in residence.
*All sessions of the MIL Academies are lectured in Portuguese.
ACADEMIAS MIL 2024
WHEN?
This year’s programme consists of:
1. Online Training | between November 11th and 21st 2024
6 subject matters lectured by ARDA Academy :
- i) Record Publishing
- ii) Distribution & Publishing
- iii) Communication
- iv) Pitching & Presenting Ideas
- v) Booking & Circulation
- vi) Project Management & Business Plans
2. In Person Training / Artistic Residency | between November 25th e 30th 2024 (Évora and Ponta Delgada)
- During the artistic residency, the artists will create an original musical project, guided by a music producer;
- The early-career music industry professionals will develop a strategic business plan for the launching of the musical project done in the artistic residency, with the help of a guide, while following a script presented during the online training;
Presentation of the final results on the last day.
WHO CAN APPLY?
- Artists* in an early-career stage;
- Professionals in an early-career stage in the music industry (included in the following areas: communication, management, distribution, publishing, booking, production)
Residentes em Portugal, com foco nas áreas de realização das academias.
*Candidaturas de grupo não serão aceites.
HOW TO APPLY?
- Fill out the form;
- Read the regulation and confirm total availability to participate in all the sessions of the programme;
The MIL Academies encourage all people to apply, regardless of they’re visible or invisible characteristics – i.e: gender identity, age, physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, education, ethnicity, nationality, cognitive impairment, economic situation and life experiences.
MIL ACADEMIES 2023
1st Edition
The first edition of MIL Academies happened in Leiria and Ponta Delgada from November 27th until December 2nd, gathering 8 artists and 8 professionals.
