Building skills, knowledge and contacts Building real work experience Opening doors to careers in music making

To provide benefit to people who are currently under-represented in the music industry in the Northeast of England, who: 

• Work in the field of music production 
• Aspire to work in the music industry in a music production related role 
• Wish to enhance their knowledge and skills in music production 
• Are engaged in music production education 
• Would benefit from access to additional opportunities to improve routes into further education and/or employability

Working with partners and funders, we provide opportunities for disadvantaged / under-represented groups in the music industry through a bespoke programme of activities that includes:     

• Developing music production skills to further skills in music creation
• Personal and career development opportunities   
• Opportunities to participant in mentoring programmes with music industry professionals   
• Developing leadership and enterprise skills 

• People from under-represented / disadvantaged groups will have access to an innovative programme of music production activities that will help to raise the aspirations and opportunities of individuals in accessing work in the industry. 

• Enable under-represented / disadvantaged groups to acquire new skills and knowledge in technical aspects of recording, mixing, and mastering of music products.

• Promoting social inclusion by removing inequalities for individual people who are predominantly from low income backgrounds and do not have the same life chances as their more privileged peers.

• Provide safe spaces for marginalised groups to come together for self-help, support and information exchange. 

• Develop discrete campaigns around gender equality in the music industry 

• Develop case studies of good practice to support diversity for circulation throughout the sector. 

• Developing a more skilled and suitably qualified workforce - People will gain confidence, and self-esteem alongside leadership and enterprise skills. They will have opportunities to mentor their peers and be involved in the delivery of training, awareness raising workshops. 

• Disseminating learning to the wider community through the organisation of community events, presentations in schools, media articles

• Developing new partnerships with local businesses, community organisations.

Find out more about our current projects and apply to get involved here