SOUND TYPE is a music festival and writers residency featuring a lineup of musician and writer pairings reflecting music practice and critical feedback pushing against category, form and stereotype.
SOUND TYPE 2024 took place over seven sets across nine months, in 2024, enjoining musicians and writers to collaborate throughout the sets. Musicians from diverse backgrounds and genres staged live concerts while the guest writers hosted talk events, and facilitated workshops of different modalities including skill sharing workshops, seminars, culturally and music-specific cooking demonstration, and a block party.
The goal of Music Writers Residency is to support the ecosystem of the BIPOC and LGBTQ experimental music field by empowering emerging and established music writers. By inviting professional writers for coaching, and connecting the Cohort to AAI's diverse music offering, we aim to nurture the community of musicians and writers. Any level of experience for music writing was welcomed, and through the year the ten Cohort members shared their writings and experiences through the SOUND TYPE events and workshops.
