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Cedille is always interested in learning about new Chicago-based artists. Below you will find our guidelines for recording proposals. Once we have received your completed proposal, it will be presented to Cedille’s President and Artistic Advisory Committee, who meet 2–3 times/year to consider all potential recording projects. Please note, so that we can best carry out Cedille’s mission, we are interested in reviewing projects at the earliest stage possible and are rarely able to accept projects that have already been recorded or are in the post-production/release stage.

Please also be aware that because of the high demand from current and prospective Cedille artists, we plan our recording budgets and release schedule very far in advance. If your proposal comes in the second half of the year and requires recording in the same calendar year (and doesn’t come already funded) we will be unable to accept it. Same is true if your project needs to be released within (or even close to) a year of the date of your proposal: our timeline from proposal to release is typically more than two years.

Please complete the form below for Cedille to consider your work:

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Name *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

Tell us about your project including all the ways it is Chicago-based (narrative) * Also please indicate whether you envision this as a digital single, (exclusively) digital album, or physical (and digital) album. If the latter, would you be open to a purely digital release?

List of proposed repertoire and sound clips (include links to clips). Please indicate which pieces would be world premiere recordings *

List of collaborators/performers. Please indicate which ones are from Chicago. *

Desired timeline for production (recording and release). Please bear in mind that Cedille typically works about 2 years ahead (and sometimes more) from proposal acceptance to album release.

Projected costs or at least sources of costs (e.g., artist fees, preferred recording venue, production team if not Cedille's in-house staff, etc.) and sources of revenue to support the project

(NOT required for performers who have been a featured artist on a previous Cedille album) List your (or your ensemble's) website and most significant recent and upcoming performances *

List of concerts or other events that could be used to promote the recording (in the run-up to and after release)

Cedille is committed to the values of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in all aspects of its work. In order to hold ourselves accountable, Cedille tracks performer and composer representation on all proposals and recordings. Diversity is currently tracked through categories such as race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability. Please indicate below any way in which your proposal addresses IDEA considerations*

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