Konstnärsnämnden: Travel Kite Grant – Musikindustrin

Duo Kite belongs to recent recipients of Artist Council travel grants.

Swedish duo synth Kite, Niklas Stenimo And Christian Berg, receiving grants for eleven gigs in eleven American cities, on both the East and West coasts. Concerts are performed partly as the main act and partly as a liaison 242.

Among other things, they play at the Traveling Festival cold waves which celebrates its 10th anniversary and is being staged in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Other cities include Philadelphia, Detroit, San Francisco and Seattle.

Other singers who receive contributions Vidaya Liselotte Sundberg From Javel, who is traveling to the UK to make music with a London based guitarist Rob Loft.

multi-instrumentalist Thor Ahlgren From Gothenburg he travels to Eunice in Louisiana, USA to collaborate with several Cajun musicians. He was invited by Valcour Records. The Grammy-winning label, which focuses on Cajun and Creole music, is run by musician Joel Savoy.

music producer Linnea Heather paper From Molndal to London to work with songwriters Marty West And Emma Hughes. In these two collaborations, she has the role of music producer, musician and composer. The goal is to complete the production and mixing of the EP as well as writing new music.

composer Francisco Del Nero From Malmö he travels to La Spezia in Italy for a short working stay in connection with the premiere of his chamber music works under the direction of the conductor Andrea Nicoli.

A total of SEK 1,122,000 was distributed in this decision to sixty-four music artists and exchanges with twenty-four different countries are planned. A total of 131 applications were processed with the total amount requested around SEK 3.3 million. Grants are offered for exchanges with countries on six continents.

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Lars Nilen

Kite photo: Frédéric Etoile