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Ex Aequa – Empowering Equality in Electronic Music returns for its second edition. The programme is a free training and professional development initiative aimed at artists under 35, with a specific focus on women, FLINTA and underrepresented gender minorities in the music industry.
Applications will be open from April 16 to May 5 via the following form. Ex Aequa is open to young producers and DJs under 35 who are based in and actively working in Italy, France or Germany, and who have already released or composed one or more original tracks.
Promoted by Arty Farty, Spring Attitude Festival, 90MIL and Institut français Italia / French Embassy in Italy, in collaboration with Equaly, the initiative aims to foster gender equality and diversity within electronic music. Following the success of its first edition in 2025 — which supported 11 producers and DJs, including Nima, Futura Cimice and Kirara, and featured leading mentors such as Jen Cardini, Simo Cell and Marco Passarani — the programme now expands into a trinational format. It will involve Italy, France and Germany, enabling 9 selected artists to explore the music ecosystems of Rome, Lyon and Berlin.
Conceived to actively contribute to reducing the gender gap in electronic music, Ex Aequa operates as a platform for access, exchange and professional growth, combining technical training, mentoring and international visibility opportunities. The programme is entirely free of charge: all training costs are covered by the partner organisations, ensuring accessibility also for those with limited financial resources or specific needs.
Ex Aequa is promoted by Arty Farty, Institut français Italia and Spring Attitude Festival, with the support of the French Embassy in Italy, within the framework of the PICC programme (Institut Français Paris), with support from the Fonds Haplotès and of the Franco-German Youth Office (OFAJ).