The Collective

An Exciting Opportunity for Aspiring Musicians!

The Collective is our new accredited Artist Development Programme for aspiring musicians (vocalists, singers and MC's from across London) between the ages 16-25 years old. 

We looking to recruit 15 young people who aspire to be artists but lack the confidence or opportunity to do so. The programme will provide a unique opportunity for the young people to follow a guided path to gain skills and experience in creating, recording, and performing music. 

The selected artists will work towards creating original music (some as collectives & some as soloists) that are inspired by social issues and topics in London communities. The artists will also have the opportunity to work in a recording studio to record their tracks and produce a collective album - to be published online for streaming. After the training sessions, studio time – the artists will take part in rehearsal sessions before we host a live performance, showcasing all their original music. The Artists who show particular commitment and promise will be invited to discuss being managed by You Press for future performances as freelance artists.

The programme will have training sessions on:

• Vocal training

• Lyric writing

• Music production

• Confidence and performance techniques

The training sessions will be led by Music Leaders who are specialists in their subject area. There will also be an Arts Award Facilitator present at all sessions to lead the group work, enabling the artists to complete and be awarded with an Arts Award at the end of the programme.

The Artist Development Programme will be for 15 weeks from 28th August to 4th December 2018 (first cohort). The training sessions will take place at Paddington Arts on every Tuesday from 6pm to 9pm.

To apply simply download the application via this ‘LINK’ or email us for an application form at contactus@youpress.org.uk

The deadline date to apply is: Sunday 19th August 2018.

For more info: https://youpress.org.uk/the-collective/