Last week we were blessed with a visit from the independent and hugely talented singer/songwriter Shae Universe. Shae hosted a songwriting workshop for some of our performance students, this was a chance for Shae to share some of the practical
Last year we had shared an opportunity with the students to apply for a half term music project with the Flames Collective from our friends at UD music, Shelbee applied and was successful with her audition! Following this and after
This was the fifth in our new masterclass series with our industry partners Cre8ing Vision. We met Komali Scott-Jones who is the A&R Director at AWAL, this follows her four and a half year stint atParlophone Records/Warner Music. Komali is
Today we welcomed back The National Youth Jazz Orchestra to SoundSkool. This morning we were treated to some live jazz performances by some of their amazing musicians. Everyone felt the jazzy vibes and we always love to hear live music!
We welcomed the new year with a masterclass from our partners Cre8ing Vision and their guest Mel Ijieh. Mel works as an A&R for the label 5k Records which is part of the Sony group. Mel shared her story of
On the 16th of November we took some students to the Ditto X Meet The Industry music seminar at the O2. Students were treated to a vast array of speakers – DJ’s, Artists, Label Managers, Music Supervisors and many more!
On Saturday we made our annual trip to Cre8ing Vision’s – The Ultimate Seminar, hosted this year at a brand new venue situated in Savoy Place. The event capacity has been raised as there are never enough spaces! SoundSkool students
We were all very excited to welcome Avelino for his Industry Masterclass this week, hosted by our industry partners Cre8ing Vision. We were treated by lots if insight of Avelino’s musical journey, what motivates him and how he got to
NEW MASTERCLASS SERIES 2023/24 🔊 We are very very pleased to announce our new bespoke partnership with our old friends Cre8ing Vision. Cre8ing Vision was established in 2010 by Kwame Kwaten, Andrea Euell and Nicola Charles. The concept is an
We were all very excited to go and see the legendary Jools Holland to see the recording for his infamous BBC Later Show, which is recorded live! We got treated to a wonderful evening of music from some hugely talented
We are very happy to share that our students will be using the Music Production Facilities at Islington Music Workshops (IMW). This is very exciting news for SoundSkool students! This partnership allows our music production students use of the industry
We are back from the holidays and now into week two! We extended a huge warm SoundSkool welcome back to our existing students alongside all of our new ones… Welcome to SoundSkool! We also wanted to welcome all our amazing
Thursday 13th July was the date, a sold out SoundSkool Summer Showcase & Graduation for the end of year at EARTH in Hackney! The atmosphere was filled with amazing music, love and the infamous SoundSkool community spirit. Students showcased their
We are very excited to see students music performances & productions at this years Summer Music Showcase & Graduation. This is happening at the amazing venue EartH in Hackney who have been supporting our gigs for 2 years now! There
We are all so chuffed to have been lucky enough to be sponsored by the amazing team over at Baby Audio in Los Angeles, USA! We have been speaking with the team over there and they have been super kind,
Last night we were proud to watch one of our Level 3 Year 2 students, the super talented performer Bobby Denton performing live at the Sony Music Uk Headquarters. We wanted to thank the amazing team over at The Creative
Today the 13th April marks our 15th Birthday! A note from Simon Gordon, our founder and CEO: Founded back in 2008, this has been a hugely fun roller coaster of a journey, from starting out providing community music programmes to
This week we welcomed Sam Wilce from Ditto Music as part of our Masterclass Series. Ditto is one of the leading global music distributors, supporting artist’s getting their music out to the world. Our students have learned and are understanding
Last Friday evening was the first of our new live events called SoundSkool Live, we have been supported by the well renowned cafe Look Mum No Hands who have agreed to host this monthly event. Look mum is situated right
As part of our masterclass series, this week we welcomed the super talented producer Piers Agget from the drum & bass band Rudimental. Piers has been a prolific producer and has won a Brit & MOBO with the band. Growing
Last Friday was a huge celebration day for the ‘Dream It Real’ project that has been organised by the wonderful people at Coach – UK Youth – SoapBox We were all very happy and excited to welcome rapper Breerunway and
Yesterday was the last day of college for 2022, we had a jam packed day celebrating Christmas as one big happy family… The team spent the morning cooking chicken, getting the tables prepared, decorations and getting ready to perform for
We are over the moon to welcome Natalie to the SoundSkool Team, Natalie is our new vocal coach who also spends a lot of her time in the USA. Natalie has over 8 years of experience working within the American
Tuesday night was our first take over of the SoapBox Live event which happens every Tuesday evening, SoundSkool students will audition for this monthly takeover. Live performance is the best way for students to practise, start to build up their
