The Lazy Thinking Artist Residency

Overview

The Lazy Thinking Artist Residency is a new program designed to provide ongoing, year round, multifaceted support to independent musical artists at every stage of their career — something deeply aligned with the core mission behind all Lazy Thinking activity.

Open to artists from Sydney/Eora, across NSW and Australia and overseas based artists, the residency is built around a desire to provide artists with temporary living and creative spaces, time, resources and support to develop their work in a meaningful way, whether they’re just starting out or have been making incredible work for years.

The residency is open to both established and new and emerging artists, and we strongly encourage ambitious-minded musical artists at every stage of their creative life (including those only just starting out) to apply. We’re less interested in where you sit commercially and more interested in the quality of your ideas, your work and your commitment to it.

This will be an ongoing residency program, with a target of one artist in residence each month.

Please note that the residency currently does not cover travel costs.

Selected artists will receive a 2–3 week residency consisting of:

• Accommodation (if required) in a comfortable, modern one-bedroom apartment located a few doors from the venue in Dulwich Hill, in Sydney’s inner west

• Access to the apartment’s in-house studio equipment, including studio monitor speakers, MIDI controllers and synthesizers (such as a Moog Subsequent 37). Additional equipment including microphones, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitars, guitar pedals and amp pedals — is also available on request.

• The venue, located just a few doors away, also has an enormous amount of cables, backline and additional equipment that can be accessed for the duration of the residency

• Access (maximum five nights) to an additional cottage on the NSW South Coast seaside town of Gerringong. The property is located very close to the train station, so a vehicle is not required

• Access to the Lazy Thinking space for rehearsal

• A four-hour block of time with acclaimed producer/musician Tim Bruniges at his nearby recording studio, for project development during the residency

• A residency performance at Lazy Thinking

• A weekly stipend of $300 intended to support sustained creative practice during the residency

Application Process

If you’re interested in applying for the Lazy Thinking Residency, send an expression of interest to residency@lazythinkingrecords.com

Please include the following in your email and title it ‘Lazy Thinking Residency - Expression Of Interest’

1. Artist / Project Name

2. Contact Details
• Email
• Phone
• Location

3. Tell us about yourself and your work.
We want to know who you are as a person, what you’re passionate about, your work and why it’s important to you.
(Approx. 200–300 words)

4. What would you hope to work on during the residency?
Tell us what work you would focus on and any tangible outcomes you anticipate
(Approx. 150–200 words)

5. Why would this residency be meaningful or useful to you right now?
(Approx. 150–200 words)

6. How would you use the available spaces and resources and how will they benefit your work?
(Approx. 150–200 words)

7. Links to your work
Please provide 2–4 examples of your work. Streaming links are preferred where possible for audio.
(Approx. 150–200 words)

8. Proposed residency timing
We aim to host one residency each month, with a timeframe of 2-3 weeks for each individual residency. Please specify your preferred start and end dates and confirm whether you are willing to be flexible.

9. How does your approach to music-making align with the ethos, culture and broader community goals of Lazy Thinking?
(Approx. 150–200 words)

10. Anything else you’d like us to know?

Assessment Criteria

Expressions of interest will be assessed based on the following:

• Originality and strength of a distinctive artistic voice

• Commitment to producing work

• How meaningfully and demonstrably the residency could support your work

• Suitability for the residency environment and available infrastructure

• Openness to engaging with the broader Lazy Thinking community/ecosystem

• Ability to perform at the venue at the conclusion of the residency

• Alignment to Lazy Thinking core values

Please note, the residency:

• Is open to individual artists aged 18 years and older. Unfortunately it cannot accommodate groups or ensembles.

• Is designed to provide support and primarily intended as a focused creative period for the selected individual artist. Artists travelling with partners, children or support persons are always welcome to discuss additional needs with us.

• Currently does not cover travel costs