Call for applications: Electronic music journalism workshop

The workshop will take place online in a two-week seminar block from 17 to 28 August.

It will cover such topics as:

• How does techno journalism work in the year 2020?
• How do you seek out relevant topics?
• What are the limits of music criticism and how do you even write a review?
• How can local voices make themselves heard in international conversations?
• What actually constitutes a good piece of music writing?

This call is targeted at people whose native language is not German. Interested applicants can submit their applications at global@groove.de with the subject line, 'Global GROOVE: Electronic Music Journalism'.

The submission deadline 3 August.

Requirements

• An interest in electronic music culture.
• Basic experience in journalism.
• Stable internet connection.
• English language proficiency sufficient for fluent communication.

Timetable for the application process

• Application deadline – 3 August.
• Seminar block, one seminar per day from Monday to Friday between 1 and 3pm CET via Adobe Connect – 17 to 28 August.
• Development and implementation of the writing project in coordination with the respective supervisor – 29 August to 11 October.

The application should include the following:

• A short cover letter outlining your motivation to participate in the programme.
• A brief CV.
• Between one and three text samples (e.g. an album review, an interview or a feature) in both your native language and with an English translation. Pieces that have not yet been published will be accepted. The pieces do not necessarily need to focus on club culture.

Timetable for the workshop programme

• Project development, pitch to the project supervisors, evaluation of the pitches by the supervisors – 29 August to 14 September.
• Feedback and final approval of the individual writing projects through the project supervisors – 14 September.
• Research and/or interviews, writing period – 15 September to 11 October.
• Feedback and editing period – 12 to 25 October.
• Peer review of all texts by the project supervisors and all participants – 26 October.
• Weekly publication of selected texts with an introductory note by the project supervisors – 2 November.

“The workshops will take place online and are open for the general public,” the organisers said. Once the seminars are concluded, the 10 selected participants will act on their own: in coordination with the editors of Groove, they will write an article focusing on the regional specifics of electronic music in their own countries, in their native language and with a respective English translation.

“Besides the opportunity of having their piece published in both languages by Groove in November this year, the participation in the workshop programme and the article will be compensated by the Goethe-Institut with a one-time payment of €500 [$570] per participant.”

View the original call here.