Setting up a creative hub for musicians alongside a series of live events, DJ sets, and in-depth lectures from the likes of legendary producers Tony Visconti, Erykah Badu and Bootsy Collins, to newer artists like Hessle Audio's Pearson Sound, or Peaches - the Academy acted as an educational as well as inspirational environment for producers from all across the world.Ĭelebrating true diversity in musical programming, one of the final nights in the second semester held in an old slaughterhouse invited their guest DJs to specifically play various formats, with Greg Wilson on reel-to-reel, Hatcha playing dubplates only, whilst 24-year-old producer Mike Volpe aka Clams Casino played an iPad set. The finalists on the unique programme consisted of a mixture of established but relatively new producers like Brenmar, XXXY, Doc Daneeka, Nightwave, Krystal Klear, Canblaster, and Om Unit - as well as rising talents like Jesse Boykins III, Fiordmoss and Cha Cha who's recently worked with Kode9.

Housed within a set of huge architecturally stunning buildings, The Matadero, this year's Red Bull Music Academy relocated to Madrid, inviting out 60 participants who fought tooth, nail and MPCs to get a place on the highly sought after music initiative.