SixTwelve Music Residencies / Oklahoma City

Are you a songwriter who needs a quiet place to write? Or maybe you are needing to get away to collaborate with someone else and write some beautiful music? Maybe you already have a project in motion, but need a little support for recording, mixing, and mastering? Or maybe you’re ready to take your completed project “on the road” and present it to the world, through a performance?

This year we’re opening our music residencies to people from Savannah, OKC and LA and we’re offering three different types of residencies to which musicians can apply:

1. Songwriting (Can happen in Savannah, LA or OKC, OKC Residents can choose OKC, Savannah or LA, Savannah and LA residents come to OKC)

2. Recording, Mixing, Mastering – Must happen in OKC (in order to support our local, Oklahoma recording engineers and studios)

3. Performance Support – Maybe you already have access to a studio or maybe you’re already past the writing and recording phase and just want to share your work with the world. This option would be good for helping to support a show or two in Oklahoma City.

Here’s all the fine print:

When does this take place?

• The one week songwriting residency can take place anytime between June 16 and July 31 (except for the weekend of July 4th.) This residency has traditionally taken place in Savannah, but we’re offering this residency in any of the three places so to open up the residency to musicians from OKC, Savannah and Los Angeles. You tell us the week that works best for you within that time frame and we’ll do our best to accommodate it!

• The recording/mixing/mastering residency can take place anytime from June 16 to December 1, 2025.

• The OKC performance residency can take place anytime between June 16 and December 5, 2025. One performance could even take place at SixTwelve during a First Friday, but we are happy to give the funds to support shows in other locations as well.

Who is eligible?

• All Oklahoma, LA and Savannah songwriters/musicians are now eligible to apply.

What does this residency provide?

Songwriting Residency:

• Lodging in Oklahoma City, Savannah or Los Angeles – for 7 days

• Travel (we arrange your travel, up to $1,000 per person),

• $1,500 stipend for food

• Car rental ($500-$1000)

• Connections to organizations and people within the residency city. In turn, the resident will write new music (at least an EP amount of songs and agrees to perform one show during our First Friday show series during the 2025-2026 year. (if a local OKC musician)

Recording, Mixing and Mastering Residency:

• $5,500 for use of a recording studio for 5-7 days

• $3,500 to pay a studio engineer

• $1,000 for meals for the week

• $6,000 for mixing/mastering

• Travel, lodging and a rental car for Savannah or LA residents to come to OKC. If an OKC band/resident chooses this residency and is selected, no travel and lodging will be provided.

(Fine print: We pay the studio, recording engineer and whoever does the mixing/mastering directly so as to reduce your tax liability at the end of the year.) Artists agree to perform one show during our First Friday show series during the 2025-2026 year. (if a local OKC musician)

Performance Support:

• $5,000 in performance/tour support, with preference given to those who are willing to create a performance or schedule of performances in the OKC community. Can also be used for tour support if needed, but if the selected band is from OKC, one First Friday performance will be required in return.

Residency Facility:

• This SixTwelve Songwriting residency can take place at a little blue cottage located in the beautiful historic district of Savannah, Georgia. The house sports two bedrooms (with two queen size beds and one twin), 1.5 bathrooms, a kitchen, living area, a little courtyard with a tall privacy fence and one parking spot. A small studio can be set up inside the cottage upstairs. The maximum number of musicians/songwriters who may attend this residency is 2.

• This residency can also take place in LA or OKC, depending on where the resident is traveling from. Lodging will be procured by SixTwelve.

• Recording/Mixing/Mastering residency can take place at any established recording studio in the Oklahoma City metro area.

Residency Requirements:

1. Songwriting residents agree to write enough songs to produce at least an EP. You must have recorded proof of these songs at the end of your residency. You are welcome to submit a project you already have in the works but it would need to be one that you would take to Savannah to finish.

2. Residents agree to attend one meet and greet with local Savannah, Los Angeles or OKC friends (depending on where the residency is taking place), to help bolster your presence in this community and to extend the reach of your music. This is especially helpful if you return to Savannah to perform at a future date.

3. Residents agree to be filmed for a SixTwelve Residency video that will be released sometime the following year (2026) if not sooner.

4. Residents agree to create four social media posts (across platforms), two on your home pages, two in your stories, highlighting your residency and time in Savannah, OKC or LA and linking SixTwelve in each.

6. Residents agree to one sight seeing day but we will do our best to consider your time needs for your project. The SixTwelve staff and film crew will be on hand and living close by during your residency in order to help wherever/whenever needed but we will absolutely give you your space.

7. Residents agree to clear and consistent communication with SixTwelve staff and film crew, before, during and after residency.

8. Residents agree to follow all local and federal laws while participating in the residency.

9. Residents agree to take good care of the cottage/property while you are there. No parties are allowed.

10. Residents take full liability for their action in Savannah, Los Angeles or Oklahoma City and will hold harmless SixTwelve, Amy Young, All SixTwelve board members and staff.

11. Residents understand that this opportunity is meant for songwriters and musicians only and not family members. You are welcome to plan a family vacation before or after the residency in a different housing location, but the cottage/housing/recording studio is meant only to house those who are in Savannah, LA or OKC to work toward creating music and those who are accepted to the SixTwelve residency. No pets or children are allowed to stay in the cottage. Thank you for your understanding.

Deadlines and Application Process:

• To apply for our 2025 Songwriting residency program, please fill out the form below. Applications are due March 15, 2025 by midnight. We will begin the selection process shortly after this date. We could potentially call/followup with applicants over the next two weeks and will announce/notify applicants of our decision by email or phone by March 31st, 2025.

If we need further information from you, we will contact you. SixTwelve will keep residency applications on file. If you need inspiration for your proposal, visit the Past SixTwelve Residents page to see the dynamic creations and experiences of those who have given so much to help us build this program over the last 10 years. We will continue to post videos and images of these residents’ work over the course of the following year and you will be featured on our website and social media.

SixTwelve does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, genetic information or physical disability.

Once you have filled out the form, please submit any supporting materials you would like us to have through our email. Your application will not be considered complete until you have completed all steps.