Creative Workforce Development
VERA’s Live Production Lab is a cost-free creative workforce development program that offers King County Youth ages 18-24 extensive training, experiential learning opportunities, paid work positions, and connections to careers in the local music industry and arts community. Partnered with 4culture/ Doors Open, Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture, foundry10, and dozens of local festivals and independent music venues, The Vera Project prepares young people to take on meaningful creative production gigs upon graduation. Participants work with our teaching artists and industry experts to learn the ins-and-outs of live event production, all the way from front-of-house to backstage. Whether you want to run sound for your favorite band at VERA or manage the stage at a large-scale music festival, we’ve got you covered!
In addition to instruction and paid work on sound and stage, cohort members will be given core competency training in CPR/First Aid, emergency preparedness, de-escalation, and more, taking on VERA’s many comprehensive production classes and workshops. During the course of this program, participants will also be provided with dozens of mentorship hours, shadowing opportunities, and paid apprenticeships at various Seattle cultural events, including Georgetown Carnival, Pride Fest, concerts at Waterfront Park, Bumbershoot, and always all ages shows at The Vera Project’s main Seattle Center and Black Lodge venues. Work with us today to lead our next generation of production workers and music community leaders tomorrow!
Applications for the 2026 LPL Cohort are open! Submit your application before May 2nd at 11:59 PM PST.
