Detroit’s Underground Music Academy announces new ELEMENTS cohort \u00b7 News \u27cb RA<\/title><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\"\/><meta name=\"description\" content=\"Emerging local artists like AK, Zoe Talley and Nick Burgess are among the latest artists to join the workshop series.\"\/><link rel=\"alternate\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/news\/84177\"\/><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Detroit's Underground Music Academy announces new ELEMENTS cohort \u00b7 News \u27cb RA\"\/><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Emerging local artists like AK, Zoe Talley and Nick Burgess are among the latest artists to join the workshop series.\"\/><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/news\/84177\"\/><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"\/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.ra.co\/images\/news\/2025\/umanewcohort2025.jpg\"\/><link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/news\/84177\"\/><meta name=\"next-head-count\" 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class=\"Layout-sc-1rwgres-0 ddXYFK\">\n<ul class=\"Grid__GridStyled-sc-si5izk-0 jDLXQE grid\">\n<li class=\"Column-sc-4kt5ql-0 iugREN\"\/>\n<li class=\"Column-sc-4kt5ql-0 bGnrTR\"><span color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 CmsContent__StyledText-sc-1s0tuo4-0 hwsocH jjFEXj\">Emerging local artists like AK, Zoe Talley and Nick Burgess are among the latest artists to join the workshop series.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Column-sc-4kt5ql-0 iEOQQR\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"Column-sc-4kt5ql-0 dDKClb\">\n<div class=\"Box-sc-abq4qd-0 Alignment-sc-1405w7f-0 dtgzXA lafiII\"><span color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 CmsContent__StyledText-sc-1s0tuo4-0 kTXsIg jjFEXj\">Detroit’s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=132095\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=132095\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=132095\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=132095\" target=\"_blank\" color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 Link__StyledLink-sc-1huefnz-0 cDeDWI kdgimZ\">Underground Music Academy<\/span><\/a> has welcomed a new cohort of students to its flagship workshop series, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/news\/83784\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/news\/83784\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/news\/83784\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/news\/83784\" target=\"_blank\" color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 Link__StyledLink-sc-1huefnz-0 cDeDWI kdgimZ\">ELEMENTS<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The new group features a number of local rising stars: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/ak-us\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/ak-us\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/ak-us\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/ak-us\" target=\"_blank\" color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 Link__StyledLink-sc-1huefnz-0 cDeDWI kdgimZ\">AK<\/span><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/djkillasquid\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/djkillasquid\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/djkillasquid\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/djkillasquid\" target=\"_blank\" color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 Link__StyledLink-sc-1huefnz-0 cDeDWI kdgimZ\">DJ KILLA SQUID<\/span><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/hypemelo\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/hypemelo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/hypemelo\" 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font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 Link__StyledLink-sc-1huefnz-0 cDeDWI kdgimZ\">Just Shacoi<\/span><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/ladywitch\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/ladywitch\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/ladywitch\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/ladywitch\" target=\"_blank\" color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 Link__StyledLink-sc-1huefnz-0 cDeDWI kdgimZ\">Lady Witch<\/span><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/nickburgess\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/nickburgess\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/nickburgess\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/nickburgess\" target=\"_blank\" color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 Link__StyledLink-sc-1huefnz-0 cDeDWI kdgimZ\">Nick Burgess<\/span><\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/zoetalley\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/zoetalley\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/zoetalley\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/dj\/zoetalley\" target=\"_blank\" color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 Link__StyledLink-sc-1huefnz-0 cDeDWI kdgimZ\">Zoe Talley<\/span><\/a>. All eight artists will receive training on crafting and structuring mixes; self-branding and creating professional press kits; and pitching themselves to promoters. <\/p>\n<p>Established in 2024, ELEMENTS’ inaugural class featured artists like DJ I.V., DJ SPHiNX, Discjockeygeorge and JMT. The free, three-week workshop is a collaborative effort between UMA, <i>Resident Advisor<\/i> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=40\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=40\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=40\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=40\" target=\"_blank\" color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 Link__StyledLink-sc-1huefnz-0 cDeDWI kdgimZ\">Paxahau<\/span><\/a>, with support from the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=40\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=40\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link__AnchorWrapper-sc-1huefnz-1 iVHMrM\"><span href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=40\" data-tracking-id=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/promoter.aspx?id=40\" target=\"_blank\" color=\"primary\" font-weight=\"normal\" class=\"Text-sc-wks9sf-0 Link__StyledLink-sc-1huefnz-0 cDeDWI kdgimZ\">Detroit Techno Foundation<\/span><\/a>. It opens annually to intermediate or advanced DJs and producers aged 18 or older based out of the Detroit Metro area. <\/p>\n<p>Browse Instagram for more information. <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Column-sc-4kt5ql-0 iAZnAz\"\/>\n<li class=\"Column-sc-4kt5ql-0 kqMgJp\"\/><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ra.co \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit’s Underground Music Academy announces new ELEMENTS cohort \u00b7 News \u27cb RA Emerging local artists like AK, Zoe Talley and Nick Burgess are among the latest artists to join the workshop series. Detroit’s Underground Music Academy has welcomed a new cohort of students to its flagship workshop series, ELEMENTS. 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