🔥 Sungate Records returns for its third official year as part of New York Tech Week, presented by a16z. Now in its third year, the Sungate showcase will take over Nublu on June 6th, 2026, and we’re looking for three of New York City's hottest acts to take the stage. If you’re an up-and-coming artist based in New York or the Tri-State area and want to perform, we’d love to hear from you. Here’s the catch: your performance needs a tech edge. Whether it’s in your production, visuals, live se...
Genres they love
- Dance music
- Electronica
- Experimental electronic
- Jazz fusion
- Hip-hop
- Indie folk
- Indie pop
- Indie rock
- R&B
- Singer songwriter
- Soul
Main opportunities
- Connect artists with live event opportunities
They want to receive music similar to…
SZA
Tame Impala
Tyler, The Creator
Bad Bunny
Kacey Musgraves
Sign up requirements
🗽 Open to artist based in New York or the Tri-State area 🎶 Open to all music genres 📱 The performance will need to have a tech edge (production, visuals, live setup etc.) 🌟 Opportunity to play in front of music pros from the NYC music scene and be highly visible (unpaid performance)
Schedule
📆 Applications are open until April 30th, 2026. The selected artists will be announced around the end of April.
Musical attributes they love
- Electronic sounds
- Finished tracks
- Professional production
They don't want to receive...
- Holiday music
AI-generated music
🇺🇸 Play at NY Tech Week with Sungate Records: Future Sound NYC
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