Meet the 2026 Audio Artist Pathway Cohort! A huge thank you to everyone who applied. We were genuinely inspired by the quality, creativity and ambition of the applications, and we're grateful to everyone who took the time to apply.
Multitrack
@multitrack.bsky.social
Working for a better audio industry. 🔗 https://www.multitrack.uk/ 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@multitrackuk
We’re excited to partner with XMTR.FM Audio Arts Festival in St Leonards-on-Sea. It's a deep dive into the craft of creative sonic storytelling and immersive experiences. Pathway Artists get free tickets to XMTR 2026 and share their work at XMTR 2027!
We’re excited to partner with XMTR.FM Audio Arts Festival in St Leonards-on-Sea. It's a deep dive into the craft of creative sonic storytelling and immersive experiences. Pathway Artists get free tickets to XMTR 2026 and share their work at XMTR 2027!
👋 Need help with the Audio Artist Pathway application? Check out our FAQs + application guide for a question-by-question breakdown of who and what we’re looking for 🔗 multitrack.uk/audio-artist-pathway 🙋♂️ Still got questions? Get in touch hello@multitrack.uk
Applications are now open for the Audio Artist Pathway! a year-long programme for six mid-career audio producers from underrepresented backgrounds in the UK. Receive £3000, masterclasses, 1:1 support, and showcase work at the 2027 XMTR Audio Arts Festival. 🔗 www.multitrack.uk/audio-artist...
Big thanks to @podcastingtoday.co.uk for featuring our new Audio Artist Pathway ahead of applications opening tomorrow. A year-long programme supporting mid-career audio producers from underrepresented backgrounds to develop their sonic arts practice. podcastingtoday.co.uk/new-scheme-t...
New scheme targets mid-career audio talent retention gap - PodcastingToday
A new UK scheme will support mid-career audio professionals facing barriers to progression across the industry.
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This manifesto has loads of great resources for audio makers who are blind or experiencing vision loss. Perhaps even more pertinent a read for anyone without that experience who's responsible for hiring producers Thank you @transom.bsky.social transom.org/2026/why-and...
Why (and How) to Hire a Blind Producer
Why (and How) to Hire a Blind Producer - Transom
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This looks like such an exciting and thoughtful new collaboration between @inthedarkradio.bsky.social and @multitrack.bsky.social! An Audio Artist Pathway for mid-career producers…
Multitrack@multitrack.bsky.social · 3mo ago👋 We’re teaming up with InTheDark to launch the Audio Artist Pathway a new year-long programme supporting six mid-career audio producers from underrepresented backgrounds to develop their practice in sonic arts. Applications open 1st May Find more info 👇 www.multitrack.uk/audio-artist...
👋 We’re teaming up with InTheDark to launch the Audio Artist Pathway a new year-long programme supporting six mid-career audio producers from underrepresented backgrounds to develop their practice in sonic arts. Applications open 1st May Find more info 👇 www.multitrack.uk/audio-artist...
✨ Fresh Fellow Commissions ✨ Life Without, hosted by Alan Davies, asks: what if something fundamental vanished from our world? Each episode explores bold scenarios with expert insight and humour. Produced by Riham Moussa https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r4y1
✨Fresh from our Fellows Blood Memory by Meera Kumar A former Aryan Brotherhood member turned informant sits at the heart of this gripping doc. Through fractured memories and conflicting truths, it explores violence, redemption and the nature of belief https://loveandradio.org/2026/02/blood-memory/
✨ Fresh Fellow Commissions ✨ Transpecies by Chantal Romain After implanting an antenna in his head, Neil Harbisson became the world’s first officially recognised cyborg. A feature on identity, evolution and the blur between flesh and machine 🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002njg5
✨ Fresh Fellow Commissions ✨ Layby Living by Georgie Styles From vanlifers to those pushed roadside by the housing crisis, this feature explores life on Britain’s fringes and the impact of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002njg8
✨ Fresh Fellow Commissions ✨ Two Faced by Rose-Anna Hyde After waking up with a different face in 2021, Rose-Anna began navigating Topical Steroid Withdrawal. A powerful, personal exploration of a condition rarely heard in mainstream media 🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002njg6
✨ Fresh Fellow Commissions ✨ The King of Kingston Carnival by Aisha Antwi From 1970s Ghana to 25 years of Kingston Carnival, John Azah turned longing into rhythm, colour and community. A joyful story of music and belonging 🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002njgc #AudioDocumentary
✨ Fresh Fellow Commissions ✨ A Lemur’s Song - Produced by Georgie Styles In Madagascar’s rainforests, the critically endangered Indri lemur sings with rhythm strikingly like our own. What can their haunting calls reveal about the origins of music? 🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rddl
Brilliant review from Samantha Hodder on Blood Memory by Meera Kumar, former Multitrack Fellow, for Love+Radio. A bold, genre-defying series that trusts the listener and rewards close attention. Read it here 👇
Blood Memory: Review of Love+Radio's Newest Series
From the House of Love+Radio comes the Tribeca-winning series that lands on an epic level and expands what true crime is and does
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Only two days to go until the open call deadline for our 2026 broadcasts. To submit your work please visit our website for further details: submissions.radiophrenia.scot Deadline for submissions: 14th February, 2026.
A quick reminder that there are just two weeks remaining until the open call deadline for our 2026 broadcasts. To submit your work please visit our website for further details: submissions.radiophrenia.scot Deadline for submissions: 14th February, 2026 Provisional broadcast dates: September, 2026.
The latest edition of Talia Augustidis' "All Hear" newsletter is out and it's full of fantastic audio opportunities. This month's spotlight is on the Transom x Blue Mountain Center residency program. How about a month in the Adirondacks to work on whatever you want? transom.org/2026/all-hea...
All Hear Newsletter, January 2026
All Hear Newsletter, January 2026 - Transom
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Baltic Analog Lab and SKAŅU MEŽS festival announce their first 2026 international open call for the artist-in-residence program, taking place from January to April 2026. Read more and apply: www.balticanaloglab.lv/bal-residency
BAL Residency | Baltic Analog Lab
Baltic Analog Lab is thrilled to announce its 2025 international open call for the artist-in-residence program.
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ATTN all California-based early-career audio makers! Applications are live for our Catalina traveling workshop! Expect a week of audio documentary learning from David Weinberg, Ariella Markowitz and your peers. Learn more here: transom.org/2025/traveli...
Traveling Workshop 2026: Catalina, California
Traveling Workshop 2026: Catalina, California - Transom
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A huge moment for Multitrack Fellow Aisha Antwi her first BBC documentary is now on BBC Sounds. A beautiful, heartfelt story of how John Azah brought the spirit of carnival to Kingston Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Multitrack, The King of Kingston Carnival
One man. One town. One drumbeat. And an event that changed a community forever.
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Great news! Multitrack has received a £28,699 grant from the Amazon Regional Creatives Fund to expand our work with mid-career audio producers. This support will help us build new pathways in audio arts. More details on the project and how to apply coming in the new year!
Alice Wong died on Friday. She was 51. Born with muscular dystrophy, she’s spent years of her life dedicated to advocating to hear from more people with disabilities on the radio. In a 2016 manifesto, she wrote that “radio enforces normalcy.” Read the rest here: transom.org/2016/alice-w...
Alice Wong
In this manifesto, Alice Wong talks disability, diversity, and why she wants to hear stuttering on the radio.
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