APPLICATIONS OPEN now through april 2024.

We promised at our founding to hold a few things as core values: to lower barriers of entry, to amplify marginalized communities, and to lift as we climb. It’s been the guiding light of our education, the driving force behind our programs, and the impetus to our fellowship programs: The FEMME HOUSE Foundation Fellowship for BIPOC Creators and the Theresa Velasquez Memorial Fellowship for LGBTQIA+ Creators.

Visual representation is one of the first signals human beings synthesize as affirmation that they can do or be something. It’s also one of the driving forces behind every FEMME HOUSE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative. These fellowships even the playing field for creators from underrepresented and marginalized communities by amplifying their voices, and ensuring they have all the tools and resources to reach their highest heights.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT DOES “BIPOC” STAND FOR?

BIPOC is an acronym for Black + Indigenous People of Color.

WHAT DOES “LGBTQIA+” STAND FOR?

LGBTQIA+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Trans, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual.

WHO IS THERESA VELASQUEZ?

Theresa Velasquez was a barrier breaking, LGBTQ woman in music. Her undeniable talent for music helped lift people’s spirits, and her DJ sets brought joy and light to everyone’s hearts. She had the unique ability to pick up any instrument and make it sing. At only 36, she had risen through the ranks from DJing festivals to becoming an executive at Live Nation, working tirelessly to make the music industry more inclusive for queer artists, and being named on Billboard’s ‘2020 Pride List of Industry-Shaping LGBTQ Executives.’ In honor of Theresa’s memory we proudly launch the Theresa Velasquez Memorial Fellowship, designed to empower and inspire the next generation of queer creatives continuing Theresa’s legacy of passion, and ensuring that it lives on forever.

HOW LONG IS A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM? HOW MANY FELLOWS DO YOU CHOOSE? WHAT SKILL LEVEL IS THE FELLOWSHIP FOR?

Each fellowship program is six (6) months long. Each fellow receives one (1) hour per week of 1:1 instruction via Zoom for the duration of their fellowship, scheduled in accordance with their schedule and that of their educator. Professional development and networking opportunities are available during the fellowship and beyond; these are scheduled based on fellow demand and availability.

Each year, we choose six (6) fellows, three (3) for each fellowship [three BIPOC creators + three LGBTQIA+ creators]. We encourage all skill levels to apply.

The application is meant to assess your passion, not our opinion of your "worthiness" to make music. Our goal with the fellowship program is to lower barriers of entry for historically marginalized and overlooked groups. To that end, there are no wrong answers.

WHAT ARE IMPORTANT DATES I SHOULD KNOW?

SPRING/SUMMER 2024

MARCH 18 - Applications open

APRIL 15 - Applications close

MAY 10 - Final round fellows notified

MAY 24 - Selected fellows notified

JUNE 3 - Program begins

DECEMBER 2 - Program ends

WHAT WILL I RECEIVE AS PART OF THE FELLOWSHIP IF I’M ACCEPTED?

  1. A custom gear package and Ableton Live Standard License

  2. One-on-one music training with FEMME HOUSE educators

  3. One-on-one professional development and industry mentorship

  4. Lifetime platform access and marketing support on any music releases  

I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS!

Have a question we don’t answer here? Contact us at noticememom@thisisfemmehouse.com. Or, use the form on our Contact page.

Meet the Fellows

  • GEEXELLA

  • SEVYN

  • NENI

  • HAI-LIFE

  • JET BLACK

  • SUPERKNOVA

  • LOGAN FRANCES

  • ALIMA LEE

  • GeeXella is a Black Latinx , Non-binary and Queer multidisciplinary artist. They are currently located in Muscogee Creek Land also known as Atlanta, GA. They see their work as an extension of cultural organizing for the liberation of Black and marginalized people. They founded Duval Folx in 2018 , a dance party that was a direct response to Jacksonville at the time being a focal point for Black, Trans and GNC violence. They are dedicated and committed to using arts & culture to bring awareness to the intersecting difficulties that Queer/Trans and BIPOC communities face in the South.

  • Sevyn is a Washington DC-born, LA based DJ, who uses music intentionally to heal. Sevyn draws inspiration from the energy of deep house, techno, and drum & bass, with an underbelly of R&B and soulful vocal tracks to make you move. Their monthly show “FLUID” on dublab Radio is a space where dance holds the utmost importance.

  • neni is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Fairfield, CA. Her music can be characterized as acoustic guitar-based R&B with Jazz and Soul influences that blend her profound and sensitive voice into a melodic dreamscape.

    Singing, neni’s first love, led to writing poems, picking up piano and guitar, buying her first loop pedal, and later learning how to record and produce music in college. Of her music, neni says, “I hope that my music will inspire listeners to be honest, raw, and vulnerable with their own creations, that their stories are worth telling, and that we are all creators.” She is currently working on recording and producing her debut EP.

  • HAI-LIFE is a marketing/brand strategist by day, and DJ and music producer by night. As a Brooklyn-based artist, she is driven by her love for dance music, and her signature sound embraces groovy and energetic House and Disco tunes that get any dance floor going. You can catch her spinning at some of Brooklyn’s most popular venues, notably Elsewhere and Jupiter Disco, and the upcoming Countdown NYE festival in LA.

    She is also a cofounder of Floor It - a dance party that connects New York’s existing club scene with the new wave of upcoming artists that are shaping its future. She and her co-founders pride themselves in inviting a diverse array of electronic acts and creating an inclusive dance floor that welcomes all.

  • Jet Black is a singer, songwriter, rapper and producer from Los Angeles, CA. She taught herself to sing at a young age, wrote poems and songs to develop her voice throughout high school, and interned at a recording studio in college to learn engineering and producing. Her production style is characterized by chaotic, abstract drum patterns and heavy hitting bass. Her vocal musings range from soft and seductive to gritty and full of rage, commanding her listeners ears on all sides. She has performed extensively throughout LA and is currently there working on her self-produced punk EP, Trigger Warning, aimed to release in Spring 2022.

  • Ellie Kim, aka SuperKnova, is an NYC-based transgender musician who creates Queer Pop, a unique sound that incorporates electronic drums, driving synths, and virtuosic guitar solos. She writes about identity, queerness and the struggle to be your authentic self.

    A talented multi-instrumentalist, she produces and records all of her own music and builds many of her songs live on-stage through looping and live instruments.

  • Logan is a Brooklyn-based designer, writer, and DJ/producer under the alias SHEBA. They began djing in 2017 in their college dorm bedroom, and from there have performed at local NYC spots, to opening shows for concerts. Production started with the ennui of the pandemic, but was also a long-standing desire for them that they finally gained the time and space to begin.

  • Alima Lee is a transdisciplinary artist from New York City and is currently based between LA & NYC. Their work explores themes of identity and intersectionality. They are a recent Frieze LA x Ghetto Film School Fellow and Co-Host of a monthly radio show, "Rave Reparations" on NTS. Working in an uninhibited range of mediums from video installation and performance, to printmaking and sculpture, Alima is on an ever-constant freefall from structure. Their video work is currently on view at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery Los Angeles and has been presented at the Tate Modern, MOCA, Smithsonian African American Museum, Gavin Brown's Enterprise, and ICA Boston among other global entities.