About
The latest tech for every artist
Open Culture Tech makes the latest technology more accessible to artists. This program runs residencies, concerts, tools and free workshops to share insights with the entire music industry. Open Culture Tech supports artists in bringing their ideas to life and engaging with audiences in new ways. We do this in close collaboration with a wide network of partners, from tech companies and design studios to music schools and live venues.
Why bother?
There is a growing divide between established artists who have access to new technology, and artists who do not. Working with technology is often expensive, complex or requires a large network. These barriers are driven by a lack of fair alternatives and easy-to-use tools, good practices and publicly available knowledge. When access to technology isn't equally distributed, many talented artists are left behind — and that limits the growth of the music ecosystem as a whole.
That’s why Open Culture Tech exists: to make music technology more open, inclusive, and artist-driven. So that innovation in music is something everyone can benefit from.
Collective approach
Open Culture Tech is grounded in collaboration, bringing together a network of partners who share a vision for open, artist-driven innovation.
Open Culture Tech is an initiative by Thunderboom, developed in close collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision, AIxDesign and our close partners listed below.
Special thanks to our extended partner netwerk including BAM! Popauteurs, Popronde, No Man's Land, BRUT, V2, MUSIC x, Conservatorium Haarlem, Popacademie ArtEZ, Rockacademie Tilburg, Herman Brood Academie, Gerrit Rietveld Academie.
The initiative is made possible with support from Cultuurloket DigitALL.