NYC Media Lab & ASCAP Immersive Music Studio Challenge: Startup & University Application

We're calling upon startups and university teams to explore the intersection of music & immersive, interactive tech!

NYC Media Lab and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) are exicted to launch the NYC Media Lab & ASCAP Immersive Music Studio Challenge.

We're seeking startups and university teams to explore a range of experiences that demonstrate new ways for artists to create music, connect with their fans, and reimagine how we interact with music and sound.

How can emerging technologies such as AR, VR, spatial audio, GANs, LiDAR, avatars and virtual characters and other immersive and gaming technologies that reflect imaginative, exploratory and creative approaches to music? The challenge will bring together a mix of startup and university teams that as a cohort will explore the overarching, speculative question: What is possible now that was not before?

This 12-week challenge is open to 1) startups and 2) university teams. The NYC Media Lab and ASCAP team will select approximately 5 teams. Each startup or university team which will receive a grant of up to $5K.

Application Deadline: Sunday, January 31st, 2021 by 11:59PM EST.

Finalists will be notified in early February and interviewed (virtually) in mid-February.

The program kickoff will take place on in early March, and will conclude with a final demonstration and demo day in early June.

For any questions or additional information, please contact: info@nycmedialab.org

I'm a... *

Startup University Team

Your Startup or University Affiliation *

Please include a link to your startup or university profile. *

Please include any additional links you'd like to share.

Give us your pitch! Please describe your product and idea in 1-2 sentences. *

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Which track does your product address? *

Track 1: Performing music Track 2: Experiencing music Track 3: Composing & creating music

How does your product and idea address the track you've selected? *

My product uses (check all that apply)

Augmented reality (AR) Virtual reality (VR) Spatial audio Computer vision GANs LiDAR

Please describe the tech behind your product. How is it innovative and future-facing? *

Why you are interested in the NYC Media Lab & ASCAP Immersive Music Studio Challenge? *

Please include a link and/or video about your product. Videos should be 1-2 minutes long, and should describe the technology and use case. *

Please include any additional links to your product.

Startups: Which describes your stage of funding to date?

Startups: How many full-time employees make up your startup?

10 or fewer 11 - 50 51 - 200 201 or more

University Teams: How many people are part of your team? Please note, the minimum team size is 2 people and the maximum is 5 people.

2 3 4 5

The NYC Media Lab & ASCAP Immersive Music Studio Challenge offers participating teams the unique opportunity to work with industry leaders as mentors. How can the program mentors help your team and product? Select up to two: *

Strategy & business Tech & product Design & UX

Who is the Team Lead *

First Name Last Name

Your title *

University Teams: Please indicate your team lead's university affiliation

Graduate Student Undergraduate Student Faculty Member

University Teams: Your Program / Course of Study

Team Lead Email *

name@example.com

Team Lead Phone Number *

Area Code Phone Number

Team Lead Gender Affiliation *

Male Female Non-binary

Team Lead - Are you of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?

Yes No

Team Lead - How would you describe yourself?

American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White

Team Member #2

First Name Last Name

Your title *

University Teams: Your Program / Course of Study

Email address

name@example.com

Phone Number

Area Code Phone Number

Gender Affiliation

Male Female Non-binary

Are you of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?

Yes No

How would you describe yourself?

American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White

Please include any other team members' contact information (full name, email, phone number and consolidate all resumes into one PDF).

Resumes - Team Lead please upload resumes for all of your team members in one consolidated PDF. *

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NYC Media Lab & ASCAP Immersive Music Studio Challenge: Startup & University Application

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