sounduk Arts (TDN 2025)
Bio: Sound UK creates extraordinary musical encounters that bring people together across the country. We work with artists and partner organisations to develop, produce and commission brilliant new music, from shows in major concert halls to intimate performances on village greens, sound installations in museums to digital works online. The music we present in these places embraces all musical genres, from jazz to sound art, electronic to contemporary classical and all points in between. Sound UK supports the world’s most creative artists to create memorable performances that excite and move audiences across the UK and beyond.
Short Project Title: Sound Generator artist development, commissioning and touring
Program Description: Sound UK’s TDN programme will provide in-depth, holistic and collaborative support for music creators at the forefront of new music and sound. It will enable music creators to push the boundaries of their creative practice to fulfil their potential. This support will establish a pipeline of ambitious, innovative and excellent new music to reach and inspire diverse UK audiences. Delivered across five levels of strategic support, we’ve developed a new model informed by feedback from the sector. This significantly develops our Sound Generator (SG) programme which has already proven to have transformational impact:
1. R&D – a safe space for six emerging artists each year to test and develop ambitious new creative ideas ready for public outcomes.
2. RESIDENCY & SCRATCH – collaborative creative development between artists, venues and audiences resulting in scratch performance and showcase of a Year 1 SG project.
3. ALUMNI – support for 18 SG alumni.
4. COMMISSIONS & TOURING – premieres and tours of fully developed, excellent new work by leading music creators at all career