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Online learning and streaming resources keep the culture going

Amid the Covid-19 crisis lists of online music tutors, gig streams and seminars are being compiled across the industry

A collection of educational and concert streaming lists and resources has been put together by journalists, venues and musicians to help relieve financial burden across the industry.

Today Fielding Hope of London’s Cafe Oto shared a list of experimental musicians offering teaching, tutoring and advice online. Artists providing tuition include Thomas Ankersmit (modular synthesis and composition), Lea Bertucci (electroacoustic music, field recording techniques and graphic score making), Oliver Coates (cello and music lessons), John Edwards (double bass and improvisation), Rie Nakajima (found objects and kinetic music), Ashley Paul (saxophone, composition and improvisation), Richard Youngs (songwriting), Pat Thomas (piano and electronics) and many others.

In other areas, Colloquium: Music Scholarship At A Distance offers participants an opportunity to “share music scholarship and build community amidst crisis” via virtual seminars given daily at 8pm GMT. Tonight Will Robin presents a lecture titled Bang On A Can And New Music America: Competing Festival Visions For Contemporary Music while tomorrow Trevor R Nelson delivers What D’You Mean Saint George Was A Turk?: Britishness, Brexit, _Englistan_. You can also offer to give your own lectures.

Other call outs for support have come from Counterflows who in light of their recent festival cancellation have asked gig goers to buy the artists’ music instead. Following the announcement that NTS Studios would temporarily close, Kit Records have set up a daily show from home between 7PM–10PM.

Another resource comes from Cherie Hu who has compiled an extensive virtual music events directory and list of helpful tools for those looking to host online events, accessible via Google Docs.

Others have announced gigs that will be streamed live. Sign up to The Wire weekly for the latest updates.

Updates from across the industry:

Online streams, learning resources and more

Steve Barker's On The Wire will stream solely from Mixcloud while the BBC make cutbacks.

Discrepant have started a new blog called Corona Loops gathering A/V loops made under quarantine by various members of the label's family.

LUX moving image gallery present two films from its current exhibition Tanoa Sasraku's O' Pierrot. Sasraku's films explore British identity and the rural landscape from a lesbian, mixed race perspective. Until 18 April.

Instigated by hardcore group The Armed, musicians including Pelican, Converge and Chelsea Wolfe have supplied stems for new digital platform ISOLATE/CREATE. Download and share.

Dylan Nyoukis presents a two hour mix of underground sounds from his label including Richard Youngs, Embla Quickbeam, Blood Stereo, Hannah Ellul, Labas Krabas and more.

Cafe Oto archive recent live streams.

Experimental Sound Studio launch The Quarantine Concerts Streaming platform.

Cities And Memory have compiled a list of sound resources, free apps and interesting projects to keep you entertained.

Funding and support for musicians

Sound And Music and the British Music Collection offer 6 x £500 grants for new works that respond creatively to themes of isolation, distancing or health.

Sound And Music will support artists by creating a centralised resource of musicians who have digital music and other services to sell (add your details here).

The Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA) publishes ten point COVID-19 crisis plan.

Support group Music Industry Therapists & Coaches launches free guide for coping with self-isolation.

Manchester International Festival list resources for arts sector freelancers including official advice, networking suggestions, financial guidance, charity and grant support.

Help Musicians UK launch central source of support and advice for all musicians during the coronavirus period.

Hannah Fenlon, Ann Marie Lonsdale and Abigail Vega compile a list of free resources, opportunities, and financial relief options available to artists of all disciplines

Other news

Cafe Oto: No more events to be live streamed but fundraiser auction still ongoing. Place bids online. Closing date is Cafe OTO's twelfth birthday on 13 April.

Donation page set up for independent arts venue Iklectik.