Jack Kingslake

Jack Kingslake is an experienced musician, producer, composer, mentor and workshop leader with many years experience across the music industry. As a guitarist and percussionist Jack has played in bands across a range of genres and is currently playing guitar and producing / co-writing songs for commercial release with two up-and-coming vocalists: Nomsa, and Tiawa Blackhorse. Jack also has a great reputation as a composer in the theatre world, and has been the musical director on numerous productions for professional theatre companies including: The Arcola and The Blue Elephant in London, Travelling Light in Bristol and The Theatre Royal in Bath. In addition to this Jack is currently working as the ‘in-house’ composer / sound designer, for London based advertising and branding company Arm and Eye producing music for online advertising campaigns. Jack’s passion has however always been for working with young people, and since graduating with a degree in music production in 1998 he has used his musicianship to help promote positive changes for young people in a number of different ways. From 2002-2009 Jack ran the social enterprise Hi-Road Studios, which provided open access recording sessions, alternative curriculum projects, residential courses, one-to-one mentoring and professional production training to a huge range of young people from a purpose built studio in inner city Bristol. Since then Jack has been based in Brighton and has been a workshop leader / tutor / trainer for Rhythmix and Audio Active as well as working on other young people’s projects across the country.