We Are Moving The Needle is excited to partner with the Los Angeles Academy for Artists & Music Production (LAAMP) for the fifth year to offer three scholarships for the 2025–2026 program!
LAAMP is a one-year intensive music school for artists, producers and songwriters in the field of contemporary popular music. Founded by the GRAMMY-Winning production duo Stargate (Katy Perry, Rihanna, Maria Carey, etc.) this immersive program is designed to connect early-career creators with opportunities to develop skills, find their voice, and build lasting collaborations with fellow artists, songwriters, and producers. Led by a world-renowned group of mentors, this in-person program puts you in the room with leading creators across the industry. Students work five days a week, whether attending live seminars, and workshops, collaborating with their peers, or getting in-person feedback from mentors. Housed in Santa Monica, California, the facility is complete with 16 studios, a stage, classroom, outdoor dining, lounge, kitchen, and main office.
Application Deadline: July 6, 2025, 11:59 PM.
**Award notifications will be sent Friday, July 25, 2025.**
💡 Program Details:
Program Start Date: September 15, 2025
Location: Santa Monica, California
Scholarship winners will be notified by July 25, 2025.
Awardees must be local to the Los Angeles area or prepared to relocate in advance of the September 15, 2025 program start date.
Please note: at this time LAAMP is not able to provide student visas. Any international applicants are required to supply their own visas.
Additionally, each scholarship recipient will be paired with a mentor from We Are Moving The Needle’s world-class network of mentors.
💡 Scholarship Requirements:
We Are Moving The Needle is proud to offer three (3) in-person scholarships for the producer track at this year’s program.
Scholarships will be awarded in alignment with We Are Moving The Needle’s mission to empower women, trans, and non-binary creators in the music industry with a demonstrated commitment to production and engineering.
Scholarships cover full tuition costs of the program, however students will be responsible for room and board during program duration. In-person applicants should be prepared to be in-residence in commuting distance from Santa Monica for the program. Additional gear scholarships and equipment support may be available on a case-by-case basis.
Scholarship applicants will be reviewed for: 1) Overall fit with the LAAMP Program and demonstrated learning goals, 2) Alignment with We Are Moving The Needle’s scholarship qualifications (stated above), 3) Clearly defined goals and demonstrated commitment to building a career as a producer.
In compliance with industry standards, We Are Moving The Needle expects that written materials and work samples have meaningful contribution from the applicant. Any usage of generative artificial intelligence in work samples must be disclosed in your application.
For full details, please review our Scholarships and Grants Frequently Asked Questions.