The Spin Lab
Ignition Cohort 01
Applications Open Now
10 Full Scholarships
Powered by Metro Arts Nashville
Created by Boambee
For Women Who Create
DJ · Musician · Performer · Artist · Producer
We Didn't Ask For A Seat · We Built Our Own Table
Nashville 2026
The Spin Lab
Ignition Cohort 01 · Nashville, April–June 2026

This is forthe womenwho create.

Whatever that looks like for you.

We didn't ask for a seat at the table ·
we built our own.

The Spin Lab is Nashville's first fully-funded creative incubator for women who are done waiting for permission. Powered by Metro Arts Nashville and created and led by Boambee, this is a three-month program built entirely around you · your craft, your goals, your direction.

DJ. Musician. Performer. Songwriter. Venue owner. Visual artist. Producer. Or someone who has always had the fire and never had the room to let it burn. All of it belongs here.

There are 10 scholarship places. No cost to you. What we ask for is your presence, your commitment, and your fire.

This is not just a DJ course. This is an incubator for every woman who has ever thought

"I should be further along by now."

"I don't have the right to call myself an artist."

🕯 You
"All of the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle."
St. Francis
Us
"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened."
Buddha

Who This Is For

This is for the women who create... or who know they were built to. The Spin Lab meets you at your craft and accelerates you from there.

🎛
DJs & Producers
Level up technically, build your sound, get the business tools to get booked.
🎸
Musicians & Songwriters
Bridge the gap between creating music and building a real career around it.
🎭
Performers & Artists
Add structure, skills, and community to an existing creative practice.
🏠
Venue Owners & Promoters
Understand the scene from the inside. Build programming. Lead the space.
🌱
Beginners With Fire
Never done this before but you know it's for you. That's more than enough. Come in.
Women Ready to Accelerate
You've been building alone. You're ready for the room, the tools, the people.

What's Included

10 Full Scholarships · $0 to you

🎛
Creative Skills
Forget everything you think you know about music education. We are not teaching curriculum... we are building alongside you, in real time, in a world that moves faster than any textbook can follow. Art evolves. Culture shifts. The tools change overnight. And the most powerful artists have always been the ones who flow with it, the way waves move inside the ocean... always adapting, always forward, never rigid. Hands-on, progressive, pragmatic training in your craft · DJing, production, performance, events, and everything in between. Built for the world you are stepping into right now.
💼
Business of Creating
How do you put a price on art? How do you walk into a room and negotiate like you belong there... because you do. In the Renaissance, artists were considered intellectual equals to statesmen and philosophers. That didn't change because artists became less valuable. It changed because we stopped showing our worth. We fix that here. Contracts, pitching, rates, social media strategy, AI tools that give independent artists a serious edge... and the confidence to say what your work is worth, clearly and gracefully, like the absolute G you already are. Because staying current doesn't mean burning out. It means staying rooted in your passion, your community, and yourself... and moving from that place. Are you ready to step up for yourself, and in turn, your entire world?
🎤
Your Coaching Path
What sits behind this program is decades of lived experience across music, performance, branding, business, and creative strategy... hard-won knowledge, deep professional networks, and a level of expertise that most people spend a lifetime and a fortune trying to access. I built this because I know what it means to have the fire and not have the door. To find music not through a classroom, but through life. Through loss. Through the kind of contrast that either breaks you or builds you. And I am opening every door I have, for you. Metro Arts Nashville believed in that vision and invested in it. Every dollar of that investment is being poured directly back into the women in this room. Every participant receives dedicated 1:1 time with professionals specifically chosen for their path... a vocal coach, a booking agent, a producer, a brand strategist, a business mentor. You decide what you need most. The more you bring, the more this becomes. This is not a course. This is a life investment, and we are treating it like one.
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The Showcase
Most of you will want to perform. Some of you will find your power is in producing the room... running social, directing, building the harmonies that hold everyone together, making sure the night actually happens. Every role matters. Every role IS the show. You will each bring your truest skill, and together you will build something none of you could have built alone. You will each carry multiple roles, chip in equally, and carry each other when one of you needs it. Because that's how this works. Not just in the show. In life. In June you don't stop training. You level up. Business skills, mentorship, continuing to sharpen your craft... AND you begin building the showcase as a team. You choose the venue. You agree on the vision. You figure out, together, how to make it real. Dates will be set. Life will happen anyway. As I've learnt... the plan is the container, not the content. Hold your vision and stay open. Lead and let go. Shine fully and lift every woman in the room with you. The showcase may extend into July if the cohort needs more time to do it justice. That's not a compromise... that's wisdom. That's real. The work gets done. The show goes on. And what you create together will be bigger, louder, and more alive than anything you could have made alone.

Program Schedule & Time Commitment

We ask that you attend every session. Not because we're taking attendance · but because every woman in that room is counting on the woman next to her. Your presence is part of what makes this work. And more than anything · you've got to show up for yourself. This is your time now.
April 2026
Phase 1 · Ignition: Core Sessions
Monday & Wednesday evenings at 6pm. Foundation weeks. Hands-on technical training, creative development, cohort building. Guest educators. Real conversations. This is where the group becomes a community.
Wed 1 Apr Wed 8 Apr Mon 13 Apr Wed 15 Apr Mon 20 Apr Wed 22 Apr Mon 27 Apr Wed 29 Apr
May 2026
Phase 2 · Build: Studio Time + Your Own Path
Two group sessions to open the month, then it's yours. Friday studio sessions, self-directed work, and your own path individually, in pairs, or as a group (you decide)... until June.
Fri 1 May · 6pm Mon 4 May · 6pm Wed 6 May · 6pm Fri 8 May · 5pm Fri 15 May · 5pm Fri 22 May · 5pm Fri 29 May · 5pm
June 2026
Phase 3 · Launch: Your Direction + Showcase
June is where everything comes together. You bring back everything you've been building... individually, in pairs, in the studio... and now you do it as a team. This month is business training, real-world application, and community in action, all while planning and producing your own public showcase together. You are not just learning about the industry. You are operating inside it. Real skills. Real roles. Real stakes. This is what learning was always meant to feel like.
2 × Mon/Wed evenings · TBC Friday studio sessions · TBC Showcase · date TBC
🔥 We
"Every woman carries her own sacred flame.

But we were never meant to burn alone.

When our flames gather we become wildfire -
and the earth remembers ... it is LIGHT."
Boambee (after ancient wisdom)

The Application

Tell us who you are.

Ten spots. More than ten women who want them. We are not looking for the most polished resume... we are looking for the most real story, the clearest hunger, and the right fit. Be honest. Be you.

01The Basics
02Your Story
03Where You're At Right Now
04Your Vision
05Commitment & Logistics
By submitting, you understand:
  • This program is fully funded · there is no cost to you
  • This is an incubator · the more you bring, the more it becomes
  • May is self-directed... with support and guidance behind you
  • The showcase is built together · every role matters equally
  • You don't need to be perfect. You DO need to show up.
☀️ The World
"The sun doesn't shine upon itself...
yet it lights the whole world."
Boambee

We read every word · we'll be in touch soon  ·  Applications close March 15th at 11:59pm

Application Received ✦

Thank you for applying to The Spin Lab · Ignition Cohort 01.
We'll review your application and get back to you within 2 weeks.