Beyond Music Invites U.S. Musicians to Collaborate With Ibrahim Maalouf for Miami Recording Opportunity

Independent musicians across the United States have a new opportunity to take their creativity beyond borders.

Global nonprofit music community Beyond Music has announced an international open call for Beyond Music Vol.5, inviting artists from different cultural backgrounds to collaborate on original music for a chance to record with two-time Grammy-nominated trumpeter, composer, and producer Ibrahim Maalouf in Miami.

Open to musicians across all genres, the initiative encourages singers, songwriters, producers, composers, and instrumentalists to connect through one shared musical element: the trumpet.

Twelve collaborations will be selected for the upcoming album, with one Grand Prize team receiving an all-expenses-covered trip to Miami in March 2027. The winning artists will professionally record the album’s official lead single alongside Maalouf, film a music video, and perform a 30-minute Jam Session at Montreux Jazz Festival Miami.

The remaining eleven selected collaborations will receive $1,000 per participating artist, up to $6,000 per collaboration, alongside professional audio finishing and international album promotion.

Founded through the Swiss Beyond Foundation with support from Tina Turner, Beyond Music has built a creative network spanning 171 countries, facilitating 642 international collaborations and awarding more than $1.9 million to artists.

For Vol.5, Maalouf will serve as Guest Artist and Curator, selecting projects based on originality, musicality, emotional impact, and cross-cultural collaboration. Participating teams must include at least four musicians representing two different cultural backgrounds. All submissions must feature trumpet, contain original, previously unreleased music, and exclude AI-generated material.

Applications are free and close December 2nd at 12 pm CET.

For independent artists looking to expand their creative networks and gain international exposure, this is an opportunity worth exploring.

Apply here: beyondmusic.org/vol5