New Talent

New Talent offered various forms of career advice and coaching to graduated musicians in the period 2010–2022. The programme was aimed at the transition from education to the professional music practice. Through personal guidance and coaching, musicians were supported in shaping their musical career, finding work in the music sector and building an independent existence as a musician.

New Talent worked on behalf of SOZAWE Rotterdam and focused on increasing the opportunities of graduated musicians on the labour market and within the professional music practice.

When you register with New Talent, an intake interview is held first. In this, we explore which questions you have exactly and what you expect from the guidance. Then, together with New Talent, you draw up a plan of approach. This plan is tailor-made, and it is about what you need to succeed in music. You can think of:

• Personal: where does your talent lie, what do you want to achieve?
  

• Presentation: how do you present yourself?
  

• Audition training
  

• PR: creating PR material
  

• Market orientation: this makes use of the extensive network of New Talent
  

• Networking training: map out your own network; learn how to expand it and practise networking conversations
  

• Guidance on the administrative, financial, fiscal and legal aspects of the music profession

Based on the plan of approach, we challenge you to draw up an action plan yourself. In it, you describe which actions you will take to achieve the set goals. Of course, you will be guided step by step in carrying these out by experts who have expertise in the relevant field.

The initiator of NieuwTalent, Martin van der Brugge, is now a successful conductor, impresario and organiser of music events in the Netherlands and abroad. New Talent has an extensive network of people who mean something in music. In addition, New Talent can call on expert audition trainers, (career) coaches, financial and legal specialists. They gladly share their knowledge and experience with you to help you on your way.

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