Red Bull Music Academy Tokyo 2014 Application Form

DA DA DA DUM. Here it is, the application form for this year’s Red Bull Music Academy. Disconnect yourself from your social network for a moment, take a deep breath, pick up a pen, pencil, or quill, and shut out the noise. The application form in front of you is not meant to be difficult, but instead designed to give you the opportunity to present yourself as honestly as possible. The questions that probe deepest aren’t always the easiest – but then nothing worthwhile ever took just five minutes. Every application must be turned in with an accompanying audio CD. If you make music, send us some of the stuff you produced, wrote, played or sang on. If you’re a DJ, send us a bedroom mix of your jams that's at least 30 minutes long. Might be a good idea
to put best tracks first and include just enough material to get the point across. We want to get a feel for where you are at creatively, and a strong vision will always be more important than a polished pro sound. Before you get stuck in, it would be great if you can read through this checklist:







To be selected, you need to make sure your application is complete and postmarked by March 18, 2014 – but the sooner you can send it, the better. Due to local laws, you need to be 20 years of age by October 12, 2014. Include two different photos of yourself in the application. One should be passport-sized, one a regular snapshot. Write your name and country legibly on the back of the photos. Make sure your CD is an audio CD that is playable in a standard CD player. Be confident that we won’t share your application with anyone but the application jury, or use it for anything but the selection process. Unfortunately we can’t send your CD back. Please write out the tracklist for your demo on a separate sheet of paper and include it in the CD's slipcase. Lectures and workshops at the Academy are held in English. Therefore the application form needs to be filled out in English too, by you and no one else. We are not worried about poor grammar or spelling mistakes. We need all your contact details clearly written, because we will be in touch with you to let you know if you have been selected as one of the participants for 2014. We cannot accept any half-completed questionnaires (in fact, we throw them away), so please make sure you answer each and every question on there.

Send the whole application package (questionnaire, CD with track list, two different photos – including one passport-sized headshot) to:

Red Bull Music Academy Applications Tokyo 2014 Boisseréestr. 9 – 11 50674 Cologne Germany

Unfortunately, we cannot return any material we receive, so you may want to keep a copy of whatever you submit for yourself. We also cannot provide individual feedback. But please sleep safe with the knowledge that all entries will be thoroughly considered by at least two different people from different backgrounds. For further information, read the FAQ on www.redbullmusicacademy.com or drop a line to [email protected]. Thank you. Your time and effort are very much appreciated. Your Red Bull Music Academy Team

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION & DATA PROTECTION 1.) We respect your right to privacy. In the following, the term “Personal Data” describes all data kept in connection with your application and participation in this year´s Red Bull Music Academy. 2.) Red Bull may process your Personal Data itself, within the Red Bull Group or through outside data processors who will process data on its behalf in accordance with all relevant data protection regulations. 3.) Red Bull and its affiliated companies will, as a general policy, not transmit Personal Data to third parties without your explicit consent. You herewith consent, that your Personal Data can be transmitted, stored and used by the Yadastar GmbH, with registered offices at Boisseréestrasse 9-11, 50674 Cologne, Germany, the official organizing partner of Red Bull for the Red Bull Music Academy. In particular, Personal Data will not be sold, leased or traded. However, in cases in which Red Bull is required to transmit Personal Data to an outside data processor, jury or other partner of Red Bull in connection with the Red Bull Music Academy, Red Bull will only transmit as much Personal Data as is necessary in order to fulfill its tasks related to the Red Bull Music Academy. In such cases, Red Bull will require and make sure that our partners treat all PersonalData in a confidential manner and according to all relevant data protection regulations as well as to delete such Personal Data immediately as soon as their specific tasks have been fulfilled in connection with the Red Bull Music Academy. Please note that Red Bull does not have complete control over the compliance with this obligation and that Red Bull cannot be held responsible for possible infringements by its partners to the extent that it is legally permissible. 4.) If you are accepted as a Red Bull Music Academy participant, Red Bull will use your Personal Data to create a biography and other promotion material for use in above-the-line (ATL) campaigns of Red Bull and third party promoters in several online and offline media for promotional activities in relation with the Red Bull Music Academy. 5.) Since Red Bull operates globally, this may mean Red Bull could transfer your personal information to other countries, including countries outside the European Economic Area in accordance with all relevant data protection regulations. 6.) Personal Data will only be used for purposes in connection with the Red Bull Music Academy and will only be retained by Red Bull, its affiliated companies and its mandated data processors, jury and other partners for as long as is necessary to fulfill the original or directly related purpose for which it was collected in connection with the Red Bull Music Academy. This might include a period of time after the conclusion of the Red Bull Music Academy in order to inform you about future Red Bull Music Academy events or to fulfill tax related or any other legal queries. 7.) Red Bull, its affiliated companies and its mandated data processors shall process your Personal Data securely and take appropriate security measures to protect the Personal Data. 8.) Red Bull does not knowingly collect information from persons below the age of 20. 9.) The entered Personal Data shall always be accurate. You should keep your data up to date. Red Bull will ensure that your personal data is not used if we know that it is not accurate. 10.) Red Bull and its contractors may contact you via email, phone or otherwise in relation to the Red Bull Music Academy. 11.) At any time, you have the opportunity to require the amendment and/or the deletion, entirely or partly, of such Personal Data. In such a case, Red Bull will ensure the deletion of such data as soon as feasible. Please be aware, that you will not be able to further attend the Red Bull Music Academy in this case. 12.) At any time, you also have the right to request information about the Personal Data we are keeping. 13.) You can contact Red Bull with regard to privacy questions as follows: [email protected]

Full Legal Name:

Signature: Date:

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First Name: Last Name: Artist Name(s): Gender:

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Nationality:

HOME ADDRESS Street & No. or PO Box: City:

Zip:

State: Country of Residence: Date of Birth

(DD/MM/YYYY):

Are you planning to move to another country before the Academy? Which country (in case you should know)? Mobile Phone Home Phone

(COUNTRY CODE/CITY CODE/PHONENR.):

(COUNTRY CODE/CITY CODE/PHONENR.):

E-mail: Alternative E-mail: Website(s): Facebook: Soundcloud/Bandcamp: Twitter: Manager: Agent:

Which of the two workshop dates are you available for? October 12 − October 24, 2014

November 2 – November 14, 2014

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Have you applied for the Red Bull Music Academy before? If so, when & how many times?

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Indicate which of the following terms apply to you (of course, you may tick more than one!) Producer DJ Instrumentalist: if so, tell us which instrument/s you play: Vocalist

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What’s your occupation? If you are a student, what do you study?

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What’s on your demo? DJ-mix or your own original music? Released or unreleased?

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How would you describe your style(s) of music?

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What musical endeavour(s) have you been involved in during the last 12 months?

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»This is where I am in relation to the musical universe« Please draw us a map!

What inspired you to become involved in music, whether as a DJ, producer, musician or in some other capacity? When did that moment of inspiration strike? 8)

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What do you expect to get out of the Academy personally?

Which three international and three Japanese artists would you like to hear lecture at the Academy? What’s the one question you would like to ask each of them? 10)

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Where did you get your musical education or comparable experiences?

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Who and what are your main influences?

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Which technical set-up do you usually utilize for your musical activities? Please list the gear you use.

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Do you prefer to work on music by yourself or with others?

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Do you perform music live or as a DJ? What does that sound and look like?

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On a scale from 0 to 10 (0 being “not at all”, 10 “brilliant”), how would you rate your own skills in each of the following areas?

Producing: Engineering: Software (specify the platforms/programs): Live Instruments (which ones?): Vocals: DJing: Other skills:

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Which of these skills would you like to improve, and what would you like to learn about specifically?

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Do you produce tracks or write music? If so, what was your most recent work, and how would you describe it?

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If you have released any music, please let us know where, when and what it was?

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Briefly outline your musical “career” to date – include high and low points.

We’d like to know how you organize your music/record collection. Which style demands the biggest space? What is your favourite genre? To visualize this, please draw us a map of your music/record collection. 21)

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Do you contribute to any (music) media as a journalist, photographer, film maker etc.?

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Please list the music on your application media (please include artists, titles & labels). Indicate clearly which tracks are your own productions, whether they are part of a mix or separate tracks, or both.



PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU WRITE THE TRACK LIST DOWN HERE – AS WELL AS ON ANOTHER SHEET OF PAPER PACKED TOGETHER WITH YOUR APPLICATION CD (Yes, this means TWICE)!

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Name the ten albums & tunes from your country (or city) that you definitely have to play to your fellow participants at the Academy. We’d also like to know why each of them is worth talking about. Please include artists, titles & labels.

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What is your personal current top ten? Please include artists, titles & labels.

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What are your ten all time favourite albums? What makes each of them special for you?

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Imagine you’re the DJ of the night (even if you have never DJed). It’s peak time, everyone’s going bananas. Which five tracks will you put on? Include artists, titles & labels.



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A few hours later, you’re playing at the afterhours party. The sun is about to rise. Now you’ll have to think of another five tracks to fit that mood! Include artists, titles & labels.

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It’s 7am. Which meal or convenience store snack is your favourite post-clubbing indulgence? Which one do you avoid at all costs?



Fast forward to the next evening. Your in-laws are coming to dinner. What music are you going to put on (and what are you gonna cook)?

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What’s the title of your autobiography?

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What do you collect besides music?

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What’s lying next to your bed?

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What’s the most interesting book you’ve read lately? Why should we read it, too?

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Which are your three favourite movies?

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What’s the one thing you can’t live without and why?

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What was the funniest thing that happened to you in the last few months? Or, if nothing comes to mind, at least tell us your favourite joke.



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If you have travelled, which places and countries did you like best? And, of course, why? Did you find a place where you would like to live?

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Which records have the ability to make you cry and why?

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And while we’re on the subject of sobbing, when was the last time you cried anyways?

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And what’s the one thing you would never put on Twitter?

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What would be your ultimate way to spend a day without music?

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What was your most significant experience of the last 12 months?

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Please tell us five interesting facts about yourself:

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This is a Rorschach inkblot test – what do you see in this form?

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What’s the one thing you wouldn’t want to miss seeing if you had just one afternoon in Tokyo?

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Would you rather have a Hanami picnic at Aoyama cemetery with Yayoi Kusama, roam the back streets and stores of Akihabara with Haruomi Hosono or go to a baseball game with Takashi Miike? What would be your three conversational topics?

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Which anime, manga or gaming world would you like to step into? Also, which character would you be, and why?

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What song do you always wish they would put on the karaoke books? Please let us know why you chose it.

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Please name your top three music related online destinations.

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Please also name your top three non-music online destinations

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Where did you first hear about the Red Bull Music Academy? Indicate which of the following terms apply (of course, you may tick more than one!) Former Academy participant (who?) Former Academy lecturer (who?) Former Academy applicant Academy ambassador (who?) Other Academy representative (who?) Red Bull employee Friend or relative Local Academy event (which?) Other Red Bull event (which?) Radio (which show?) TV (which show?) Magazine or newspaper (which?) Application booklet or CD-ROM Red Bull Music Academy website Facebook (RBMA or other?) Myspace (RBMA or other?) Twitter (RBMA or other?) Other website (which?) Record store Your agent Your manager PR agency (which?) Other (please specify)

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After completing this questionnaire, make up your own question and answer it.

If you have any questions, please contact your local Red Bull Music Academy representative (check http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/contacts for details), or email us at [email protected]. You will be notified by email by June 17th, 2014 if you are accepted as a participant. If not, you will be notified by email, too. Please do double check that all your details on the front page are correct and written legibly. If your old uncle can read them, chances are we can, too. Thanks once again, and good luck. Your Red Bull Music Academy Team