A new music-focused grant means a new selection committee
A few weeks back we announced our exciting new partnership: with actor and musician Will Smith. We’ve teamed up to launch a new fund specifically tailored to support emerging music artists from underrepresented groups. The program will provide €5,000 in funding to 20 emerging musicians from countries that Smith’s 2025 summer tour will pass through.
Just as we do with all of our grant programs, we’ve assembled an independent selection committee of industry experts who’ll be reviewing applications. Learn a little about our four committee members below, and find out more about the Will Smith Emerging Artist Fund and how to apply, here.
Nico Adomako
Nico Adomako is a multi-disciplinary artist, DJ, curator, and programmer based between Berlin and Accra. He is active and interested in various forms of social and cultural events and has been brewing a globally-minded, rich new perspective on Berlin and Accra’s music and art scenes, empowering and uplifting his community. Nico co-founded the Ghana-based online radio station Oroko Radio as well as the Berlin DJ collective Einhundert, through which he produces events, club nights, exhibitions, and concerts on a global scale: encompassing Berlin, London, New York, Hong Kong, Accra, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Paris, and Los Angeles.
Tiger Hagino Reid
Tiger Hagino Reid is a British-Japanese artist manager, creative producer, and community leader. She co-founded Chorus and ESEA Music to support East Asian artists globally. With over 15 years experience in the music industry, she manages artists and leads campaigns for Rina Sawayama, Hikaru Utada, and YOASOBI.
Cora Novoa
Cora Novoa is a music producer, DJ, creative director and researcher working at the intersection of art and technology. She has played audio visual sets around the world: at festivals such as Sónar Barcelona, and venues including Tate Modern, Fabric London and Mutek Montreal. She combines her artistic career with music content curation and leading masterclasses on the music industry, as well as working on the creative direction of her own record label: SEEKING THE VELVET.
Selassie Tevie
Selassie Tevie is an A&R at Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings with years of experience working within the music industry, having previously worked on Brownswood's Future Bubblers project. He’s on a mission to unearth and support some of the best musical talent from around the world through his label Pattern Sounds, DJ endeavours, and his NTS RADIO show.
