For this year’s Make Music Day (21 June), Plugged is partnering with a network of organisations around the world, inviting producers and sample makers to come together virtually to create new and imaginative compositions under the banner of MixMash Studios.

MixMash will connect music fans and producers together from the  UK, USA, Australia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and more to create new music that celebrates a world of sound.

How you can get involved…

Between 6 – 20 June we’ll be calling out for musicians and non-musicians to add short sound samples to a global collection – bass lines, barking dogs, vocals, machine noises, whatever takes your fancy.

Then, from 20-21 June, participating producers will have 24 hours to create an original piece of music using only the samples provided, and nothing more. Some producers will take on the additional challenge – and glory – of livestreaming their production process and creating a finished track in just one hour.

All participants are encouraged to share short videos on social media of them creating samples or work in progress on their tracks using the hashtags #mixmashstudios and #makemusicday.

CALL FOR SAMPLES:

We’re inviting you to submit samples to our open call which is now live, here: bit.ly/mixmash21

Do get creative and send us any sound creation you like (it could be a field recording on your phone, you playing an instrument, or a synth sound that you’ve created). We also have some nice modular contributions from the great, Jamie Lidell (check out his Hanging out with Audiophiles podcast if you haven’t before).

Get in touch if you want to get involved as a producer!

More info: https://makemusicday.co.uk/mix-mash-studios/