First 20 winners of Music VR Backers Fund revealed
The first 20 recipients of the inaugural Music VR Backers Fund have been decided.
The grants of $2,500 go towards the artists using live virtual reality technologies to connect with fans in new and exciting ways.
They take part in the inaugural virtual reality festival Beyond Boundaries, with dates to be announced soon.
“This is an exciting opportunity to have work presented in an innovative way that will hopefully bring my work which for me is embedded into thousands of years of my cultural connection as a First Nations person into the now,” Yorta Yorta hip hop artist and activist DRMNGNOW said this morning.
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Victorian Music Development Office are encouraging Victorian musicians to apply for new
Music VR Backers Fund which has been created to connect artists with fans in ways that go beyond all boundaries.
This first-of-its-kind Music VR Backers Fund, has been created to aid export of Victoria’s music talent to the world through immersive technology.
The Music VR Backers Fund offers Victorian musicians the opportunity to connect with fans worldwide through live 3D VR technology, empowering them to diversify their income and to transcend not only the physical limitations of COVID-19 restrictions but enable fans to experience live music like they never have before.