Bristol Beacon has a long legacy of creating and developing creative learning programmes that offer young people the opportunity to progress their passion for music. Their latest offering, Bristol Youth Studios, is a space for teens aged between 13-17 years old, to experiment with music, try something new and collaborate with others. Those involved will have the chance to recreate some of their favourite tracks or work on their own original music whilst learning music production, DJ skills, rap and vocals. Working with professional tutors, practitioners and artists, from tuition to support for emerging and established music creatives and to collaborative projects.
Image: Bristol Youth Studio tutors. Credit: Under The Wing Productions.
Free taster sessions will be available in March, to meet the tutors and experiment with making music in state-of-the-art studios. Book here.
With support from professional musicians, the youngsters will have the opportunity to develop skills in:
- Music production
- DJ skills
- Rap
- Vocals
- Performance opportunities
Sessions are open for everyone from complete beginners to those looking to develop existing music and performance skills. Bristol Youth Studio sessions will be flexible and led by the interests of the participants, with the option of group and individual tuition.
The Bristol Youth Studios tutors include:
Javeon
Lead tutor Javeon is a singer and songwriter. He has had tracks featured as Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record In The World and on Mistajam’s Inbox Fresh, rated by Idris Elba and Groove Armada. He is a sought after songwriter and has worked with artists including: Tory Lanez, Clean Bandit and 5AM. Javeon has has also previously worked alongside Bristol Beacon as an artist mentor as part of their other creative development programmes.
Beth
Beth is a vocalist, producer and DJ. Inspired by drum and bass, jungle and dancehall, they were part of hip hop collective 5 Mics and were mentored by rappers JPDL and Griz-O. Beth is also part of an electronic duo alongside producer Diessa. Beth performs regularly, including WOMAD and Strike a Light festivals and Bristol Takeover at Bristol Beacon.
Chiara
Chiara is a producer, DJ and label owner. Alongside performing, Chiara has worked as a music educator for Creative Youth Network, BIMM Bristol and in theatre sound production. Her passion for underground music developed the creation of two event companies along with track releases on bass focused labels, and radio plays on Subtle FM, Noods Radio and BBC Introducing.
Jack
Jack is a grime MC and rapper. He has released three albums and worked with MCs including Eyez, Hitman and Jammz and has performed at venues including Motion and Lakota as well as Love Saves the Day Festival. In 2019 he became the first Bristolian to make it onto Lord of the Mics, a project by grime artist Jammer of recorded ‘clashes’ between MCs.
Omari
Omari is a Bristol based producer and DJ. As a grime producer he has worked with Spyro and Lil Nasty, as well as being featured by Stormzy on his Beats show playlist. He has made several releases through prestigious Coyote Records and worked alongside Bristol grime crew Cheese & Bread.
Ngaio
Ngaio is a singer, songwriter, DJ and spoken word artist. Ngaio’s neo-soul vocals and jazz inspired tracks have been played on Radio 1 & 1XTRA. She has played festivals including Glastonbury and is musical director of a DJ collective and choir. Ngaio is also a multi disciplinary artist and journalist, working on filming projects with Netflix and BBC.
- Taster Sessions: 15, 22, 29 March 2022
- Bristol Youth Studios takes place on Tuesdays during term time 17:00 – 19:00
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