Call for Contributors: Audio
Eligibility Criteria and Notes on Application
Please note that these guidelines may change and grow with Audio/Visible between calls for contributors. You should check these guidelines before applying to contribute to each issue, to ensure that you are up to date on eligibility and contributor expectations.
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All audio contributors featured in Audio/Visible must be permanent residents of Toronto, or the Greater Toronto Area. In the case of bands, groups, or collectives where some members reside outside of this geographical area, we require that at least 50% of the members reside within our GTA catchment.
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In each issue Audio/Visible will feature at least 80% artists who are not cis, white males. In the case of bands, groups, or collectives from multiple backgrounds, we require that either 50% of members, or the creative voice of the group, not identify as cis, white men.
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Applications for contribution will be accepted from a wide range of musical genres and audio practices. This may include, but is not limited to: jazz, blues, and fusion; world music; common commercial practices, such as pop, hip hop, rock, and folk; minimalism and ambient; noise and art rock; spoken word; sound art; and new music compositions.
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Audio/Visible is committed to featuring new and emerging artists. For our purposes, this is defined as an artists or group who has not yet realized substantial regional or national exposure. These artists have not secured a full team, consisting or a manager, agent, publicity and record label. Artists who have secured one or fewer of these key team members will be prioritized in the selection process.
NOTE: Our team recognizes that not all personal and marginalized identities are visible or obvious. At the application stage of contribution, we offer the opportunity for all potential contributors to self-identify, and indicate the impact of that identity on their art. Self-identification is not a requirement for contribution; we provide this option simply as a method to help us better meet our mandate to provide at least 80% of creative space to marginalized voices.