22nd Annual: The Underground Music Showcase 2022
Denver, CO
July 29-31, 2022
Denver’s Underground Music Showcase (UMS) features over 150 acts from all over the nation. The festival, now in its 22nd year has a number of changes. We’re spotlighting 2 of them, and the artists involved here..
Youth on Record was founded in 2008 with the mission to designs and implements strengths-based, music-centered programs intended to equip young people from historically under-resourced communities with the skills needed to find success in life by advancing their academic success, increasing their economic opportunities and career skills, and strengthening their community connections and networks. This year Youth on Record took a 49% interest in UMS. As part of that they’ve brought their own signature events to UMS including:
Impact Show July 30, 2022 – New to UMS this year, the Impact Show is part of a festival-wide focus on supporting mental wellness and the prevention of substance misuse among musicians and an anticipated 10,000 festival attendees. The inaugural show will feature the Seratones, A funk-soul-rock band from Louisiana that marries spirituality, protest, Black feminism, and Afrofuturism.
Youth on Record will also have Impact Days preceding UMS on July 27 & 28, 2022 from 12-6 MST at Youth on Record.
A two-day intensive hosted by Youth on Record and open to all musicians and artists participating in the UMS, Impact Days will serve as an industry-focused kick-off for the festival. Artists, music industry and community leaders will provide skill-sharing workshops, networking, professional development, and wellness coaching opportunities to local and emerging artists. Focused on artmaking, Impact, and Economic Opportunity, Impact Days are designed to build the foundation for institutional resources that will serve musicians, artists, and the creative industries for years to come.
Dozens of industry and arts leaders will host panels, workshops and coaching sessions; industry and arts leaders will be paid for their time. During the pilot year, the event is free to all participating artists. Between sessions, participants will be invited to participate in “care” practices including yoga, access to mental health resources, sober bars, and healthy foods.
Black Fret is a nationwide membership organization with chapters in Austin, Seattle and now Colorado. Black Fret’s goal is to create a global network of connected communities, all supporting their local music economies. And in the process of creating this network, provide opportunities for our Black Fret bands to travel between cities, playing bigger gigs and being paid for shows they would not have had the opportunity to otherwise.
Recently Black Fret Colorado announced its 2022 Black Fret Awardees. The inaugural Black Fret Awardee artists were nominated by local industry experts and founding members in Colorado. They represent a broad spectrum of musical genres and reflect the depth of Colorado’s remarkable talent. They are:
Alysia Kraft*
Bevin Luna
Big Richard
Claire Heywood
iZCALLi*
Kayla Marque*
N3ptune*
Sickly Hecks
Veronica May
Zoe Berman*
*indicates playing 2022 UMS
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What is the Arts Lead Sheet? It is a resource for finding grants, jobs, opportunities in the arts. It started as an ad-hoc e-mail list a few years. We are now bringing it back as a feature on FEMMUSIC. It is not restricted to music but encompasses all of the arts. Miss something? Look at the archives at:
https://femmusic.com/wp/index.php/category/the-arts-lead-sheet/
Grants
Jobs
Senior Broadcast Business Development Exec – London, UK
https://www.shesaid.so/jobs/senior-broadcast-business-development-executive-ppl
UI Designer – Berlin, Germany
https://www.shesaid.so/jobs/ui-designer-ableton-berlin
Gaming & Blockchain Project Manager – Remote
https://www.shesaid.so/jobs/gaming-blockchain-project-manager-pixelynx
boxout.FM – CEO – New Delhi, India
https://www.shesaid.so/jobs/ceo-boxoutfm
Digital Marketing Manager – Bristol, UK
https://www.shesaid.so/jobs/digital-marketing-manager-electronic-music-lady-of-the-house
Prospector – London, UK
https://www.shesaid.so/jobs/prospector-resident-advisor
Sr. Graphic Designer – London, Berlin, NYC
https://www.shesaid.so/jobs/sr-graphic-designer-resident-advisor
Creative Partnerships Manager – London, UK
https://www.shesaid.so/jobs/creative-partnerships-manager-resident-advisor
International Marketing Manager – Australia or London
https://www.shesaid.so/jobs/-international-marketing-manager-secretly-group
Manager: Music & Talent – Nickelodeon – Hollywood, CA
https://careers.viacomcbs.com/job/Hollywood-Manager%2C-Music-&-Talent-Nickelodeon-CA-90028/761020700/?feedId=340900&utm_source=LinkedInJobPostings&utm_campaign=ViacomCBS_LinkedIn
Music Studios Coordinator – Amazon – Rio
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/1675742/program-manager-music
Amazon Jobs Portal
https://www.amazon.jobs/en
Operations Manager & HR Manager – Colorado
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/about/jobs.php
Weekend General Assignment Reporter & Host – Colorado
https://www.kunc.org/employment-internships
Digital Media Sales Rep – Colorado
https://cumulusmedia.jobs.net/en-US/
KVOR AM Drive Time News Anchor – Colorado
https://cumulusmedia.jobs.net/en-US/
Sales & Digital Marketing Associate – Colorado
http://openmediafoundation.org/about/careers
Office Manager – E-Town – Boulder, CO
https://www.etown.org/careers/?mc_cid=af2dd06e9d&mc_eid=c9909ef0b6
Women’s Audio Mission: Marketing Associate – San Francisco, CA
https://wamission.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=35&source=bamboohr
Women’s Audio Mission: Director of Development – San Francisco, CA
https://wamission.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=39&source=bamboohr
Opportunities
SeriesFest: Shondaland: Women Directing Mentorship – Deadline – Sept 14, 2021
https://filmfreeway.com/SeriesFestpofessionaldevelopment
Events
California Copyright Conference: Legal Eagles Panel – September 14, 2021 – 2:30 PST
https://theccc.org/events/the-ccc-annual-music-legal-eagles-panel/
Denver Office of Special Events: Lunch & Learn – September 16, 2021 – 12pm MST
https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Office-of-Special-Events/OSENews/2021-News/New-page
Black Fret Colorado Introduction – September, 19, 2021 – FT. Collins, CO
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-fret-colorado-sneak-peek-fort-collins-tickets-169855374999
Black Fret Colorado Introduction – September 20, 2021 – Boulder, CO
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-fret-colorado-sneak-peek-boulder-tickets-170323761957
Black Fret Colorado Introduction – September 22, 2021 – Denver, CO
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-fret-colorado-sneak-peek-denver-tickets-170324694747
Music Biz: A Novel Approach for Streaming Concerts & Ticketing – September 23, 2021 – 2pm EST
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Do9ZTlfJRECboOks_6pw6Q
Cyber PR Webinar: Websites For Musicians – September 23, 2021 – 12pm EST
https://my.demio.com/ref/rzWRqenj6xQHWQes?ck_subscriber_id=463327248
Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Conference – September 24-26, 2021
https://swrfa.wufoo.com/forms/swrfa-2021-registration-form/?mc_cid=9181822ec5&mc_eid=3069346eaf
Music Forward: All Access Fest – September 30, 2021
https://musicforwardfoundation.org/all-access-fest/
Music Biz: Metadata Summit 2021 – October 5-7, 2021 – 11:30-1:30 EST
https://musicbiz.org/events/virtual-metadata-summit/
Far West Virtual Conference – Folk Alliance – October 14-26, 2021
https://far-west.org/2021tickets/?mc_cid=9181822ec5&mc_eid=3069346eaf
Women’s Audio Mission: Immersive Audio Mixing – October 14-16, 2021
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immersive-audio-mixing-tickets-168988903359?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&utm_source=WAM+Main+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=209f83bcec-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_27_03_56_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2358c08682-209f83bcec-128225165
Virtual Global Symposium 2021 – Looking Back and Moving Forward: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in TV – October 18, 2021 – 3pm EST
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_68BkW5H_Sv2XzMTX4WDaoQ
FARM Virtual Connections: Folk Alliance – October 27-30, 2021
https://www.farmfolk.org/the-gathering-2021/?mc_cid=9181822ec5&mc_eid=3069346eaf
NERFA Virtual Conference: Folk Alliance – November 11-14, 2021
https://www.nerfa2021.com/?mc_cid=9181822ec5&mc_eid=3069346eaf
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