Toulouse. The musical springboard “Déchoche le son” is back
For 12 years, the cultural centers of the City of Toulouse have been organizing the musical springboard “Déroche le son”. Its objective: to promote emerging artists from Toulouse and the Occitanie region.
Applications are open! The musical springboard “Décroche le son” returns for its twelfth edition. It is aimed at amateur musicians from Toulouse and the Occitanie region. To participate, you must be between 16 and 25 years old. For 12 years, this musical event has been organized by the cultural centers of the City of Toulouse. This year’s edition is sponsored by Nina Goern, from Cats On Trees.
The springboard takes place in two phases: selection concerts in the cultural centers of the pink city then the final at the Metronum. Programs in performance halls and festivals, radio appearances, vouchers, access to studios… Many prizes are up for grabs for participants.
Conditions for participating in the springboard
The event is open to amateur musicians. Certain rules must be respected to access the springboard. The candidate certifies that the members of his group are between 16 and 25 years old. No member of this training must be a professional, a music teacher or be part of the show’s intermittent regime to be able to participate.
Pay attention, in particular, to applications from groups supervised by turners, managers or others… The organizers of the springboard want the link between them and the members of the group to be “direct”. Candidates will present an original repertoire lasting 20 minutes. “A restriction of musical genre is not established by the organizers”, explains the town hall of Toulouse in the regulations of the springboard.
The springboard takes place in two phases
A first phase of selection is first set up. The files are examined by the springboard team for a first selection. Successful candidates will be informed in March 2022 of the date of their participation in the selection evenings. Groups not selected will still be informed by email. The selection team applies its criteria to the musical setting, the quality of the interpretation and the originality.
Five selection evenings are carried out from April 19 to May 3, subject to modifications related to the health crisis. They will end with the final on May 6, 2022 at the Metronum. Appointments are given on the following dates:
- April 19 at the Bonnefoy Cultural Center;
- April 21 at the Soupetard neighborhood cultural center;
- April 26 at the La Brique Rouge neighborhood cultural center;
- April 28 at the Alban-Minville Cultural Center;
- May 3 at the Cultural Center – Espace Job.
Applications are to be submitted by February 18 by post to: Direction de l’Action Socioculturelle – Tremplin Décroche le son. 55 boulevard de l’Embouchure – 31200 Toulouse. The registration form and Datasheet are for download. More information on the springboard rules or with the call for applications in pictures.