ScoreFollower: Increasing accessibility and exposure for New Music composers
Anna Castagnaro | JUNE 29, 2023
When a composer begins to establish themselves in the contemporary music sphere, we tend to see an emphasis on its esoteric presence in academia, and music extends the boundaries of sound and art. Music festivals, conferences, and calls for work are all avenues for new music composers to begin establishing their network. Composium met with a music curation non-profit, ScoreFollower, to learn more about their mission, beta portfolio site, and what it means for up and coming New Music composers.
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ScoreFollower is actively working to increase the reach of contemporary music to communities around the world.
The startup got attention for featuring music by living composers from the past decade on social platforms. The videos highlight the significance of music notation, aiming to engage the average internet user by transcribing viral sounds.
The non-profit organization aims to demystify contemporary music and make it more accessible by transcribing viral sounds, widening the audience for music transcription, and breaking down gatekeeping walls around the content of contemporary music.
ScoreFollower's newly launched platform, Scorefol.io, provides composers with a multi-platform space to host their works and reach a shared audience, offering an alternative to mainstream streaming services and website builders.
ScoreFollower's long-term goal is to become a comprehensive information resource and center for contemporary musicians, with plans for analytics features, a score marketplace, and a genre-agnostic living archive.