"Audible Edge is one-of-a-kind and amazing and I hope it never ends." -punter

Do you want to do something wild, gentle, silly or modestly excellent at the Audible Edge Festival of Exploratory Music next year (or in TL’s broader program)? You can write to Annika and Josten at our new email, program@tonelist.com.au.

Audible Edge comes together slowly, in dialogue with multiple partners, co-curators and funding bodies globally. It is a curated program and a small festival without that many performance slots. As such we don’t guarantee anything, except that we’ll appreciate the time you have spent to reach out.

Tone List is anti-admin as much as is feasible. There is no proposal form. We encourage you to do the most low-effort thing for you personally, as long as it contains this info in one email:

  • a quick introduction.

  • what you want to do.

  • links to your music (this is the most important bit). Other links are fine.

  • accessibility details that you need us to know.

  • your travel situation and funding deadlines if relevant (see below).

  • any questions.

1-2 sentences is fine for any written stuff. Longer writing, including other conceptual/contextual details, is okay if it is crucial to really understanding or making a case for what you are doing. But our invitation is to make it simple and go spend more time doing what you believe in.

We often carry over proposals from previous years. Feel free to give us a nudge if you've sent something in the past and are still keen.

Everyone in AE gets paid according to the same fee policy, which, based on how much funding we achieve, offers between $250 - $1200/person/set. We boost a few projects (local only) with $3000 Seed Fund-ing. If you need more money, we can write you a letter of support for a creative development grant.

Our ability to support flight costs is limited. If you’re out of town, we probably need to work together to get you here. Visiting artists get accommodation and per diems ($95/day), but we only fund flights in special cases.

Ok, now reach out! Please note our process may take up to 8 months; silence doesn't mean we've ignored you. Reminders and updates anytime are welcome anyway.