The Art Lab Career Development Series offers strategic planning, international visibility, and personalized support for composers and music professionals. Individual consulting sessions, portfolio building, and project design included. Affordable opportunity with limited spots available.

The School of Music at Texas Tech University invites composers and intermedia artists to submit multichannel electroacoustic works for Electronic Nights. Works accepted for both audio-only and audio-visual formats.

Professional score videos to enhance music visibility online. Custom formats available upon request.

SCMEA Composition Contest seeking original compositions for 6th-12th grade string orchestras. Compositions evaluated by educators, monetary awards presented.

Seeking composers for solo violin and chamber music recording. Works will be professionally recorded. Recording fee varies based on piece.

The MISE-EN Festival 2027 is offering an internship and performance opportunity for student composers by premiering new works. The festival will provide mentorship, rehearsal, and housing for interns. Application process includes interviews and submission of scores. Interns are expected to work 8 hours per day during the festival. Mentors include faculty members from various universities. No fee to apply. Deadline: November 1, 2026.

The National Band Association/Merrill Jones Memorial Young Band Composition Contest seeks composers under 40 to create original works for young bands. Prizes include $2000 and publication rights. Deadline: Nov 1.

Choreographer seeks permission to use a pop song for new choreography at a university dance concert. Seeking tracks with specific elements and excluding AI creations. Open to various tracks beyond the described criteria.

The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America is hosting the 2027 Franco Carillon Composition Contest to expand the carillon repertoire with innovative works. Participants must anonymize their score and declare AI use when submitting. Contact franco@gcna.org for more details.

YOU VS EVERYBODY is a prompt competition podcast with creative challenges for music producers, composers, sound designers, and audio hobbyists. Current challenges include designing the sound of an unexpected creature, creating an entire experience behind a mysterious door using sound alone, composing music for a fictional commercial, and scoring the trailer for an imaginary holiday movie. There is also an optional challenge to create the show’s future theme song. Challenges are free and remote. Selected submissions will be featured in podcast episodes, credited to their creators, and presented to listeners for voting. It is a useful opportunity for emerging creators looking to add finished work and credits to their portfolios. Human-created work only. Full prompts, specifications, and submission forms are available at youvseverybody.com.