VMDO's Fast Track Fellowship Returns To Give Producers And Engineers A Career Boost

Are you a music producer or engineer based in Victoria looking for a way to boost your skills? Then the Victorian Music Development Office’s (VMDO) Fast Track Fellowship might just be what you need.

Launching expressions of interest for its 2025 edition, the fellowship aims to provide life-changing opportunities for music professionals within Victoria. It aims to provide a way for recipients to build and develop their skills in a way that expands pathways to build global networks, international experience and professional opportunities.

In 2025, the Fellowship has returned to offer such an opportunity to a mid-career Victorian-based music producer or engineer, who works closely with musicians to help them achieve their artistic goals in the recording studio.

According to the inaugural 2023 survey from the Music Producer And Engineers’ Guild Of Australia (MPEG), almost 45% of music producers and engineers are based in Victoria, with the Australian recording sector serving as a critical force within the country's music scene.

That same survey revealed that 19% of respondents have plans to work overseas with 35% revealing aspirations of an international career, though most are unsure of how to facilitate such a reality.

The 2025 Fast Track Fellowship is delivered in partnership with the MPEG, with selected producers or engineers supported to participate in a bespoke program in the United Kingdom for two months. These Fellows will have access to mentors, studios, industry events and be supported with travel logistics and accommodation for up to eight weeks

If you're eager to apply for the 2025 Fast Track Fellowship, expressions of interest are open now, with applications closing on May 23rd and the recipient announced the following week. Successful applications will be required to take part in the Fellowship across July and August.

To be eligible for the Fellowship you need to be a resident of Victoria, a mid-career music producer or engineer, hold a current passport, be eligible for a United Kingdom Electronic Travel Authorisation, and also be able to make a personal financial contribution, including for required visas and insurances.

Full details of the 2025 Fast Track Fellowship are available now via the VMDO website.

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