Online music festival Isol-Aid has announced today the launch of a brand new financial relief program for emerging Australian and New Zealand artists.
Presented in association with graphic design team 99Designs, Isol-Aid: Homegrown is a 16-week long live-streaming series which will allow local Aussie and NZ musicians to perform alongside established acts as part of the Isol-Aid series on TikTok. Twenty-five artists will be chosen to take part, and will also receive a $2,000 media package including personalised merchandise and cover art.
One lucky act will also take home a $10,000 grant to help further their musical careers, as well as receiving one-on-one mentorship from Aus music legend and Killing Heidi vocalist Ella Hooper.
“I’m so excited to be able to join the Isol-Aid and 99designs teams in providing some of Australia and New Zealand’s most exciting emerging musicians with real, tangible support," Hooper said of the initiative. "It’s going to be incredible to see people getting around their favourite homegrown artists as we come together to celebrate our local music community and help discover new talent."
Isol-Aid founder Emily Ulman added of Homegrown, "This next chapter of Isol-Aid is particularly exciting. It’s wonderful to be able to continue delivering incredible live local (Aus and NZ) talent to audiences on TikTok, regardless of their location or lockdown, and it’s extra amazing to now be able to offer Homegrown musicians the opportunity to collaborate with incredible designers who can make their artistic visions for merch, tour posters, album art etc become a reality; to literally grow."
To nominate an artist or read more about Isol-Aid: Homegrown, head to their website here.
