Weekly Vlog: First Week in a New Job

I started my new job this week, as an associate lecturer in Popular Music Production at Solent University. Back at my other job, it was a busy week of teaching, and getting the business plan finished and sent off. Somewhere in between all that, there was time to make music, preview the new Nuffield Southampton Theatre City venue, and start making my annual Christmas cake.

Knowing it would be a busy week, I decided to film a little bit of each day, and then sit down at the weekend to see what that footage would become. Together with some audio experiments and soundtrack clips from other projects, it turns out I had a weekly vlog to upload. 

Music Fayre 2017

Last weekend, Southampton Music Hub hosted a Music Fayre at Central Hall to celebrate and highlight the wide-range of musical opportunities in Southampton. I made a short video about the day.

M-Tech Project: Autumn Term

After a successful bid for £30,000 from Youth Music, the M-Tech project got underway last term, helping disadvantaged children and young people in Southampton and the Isle of Wight compose music using iPads. 

It was great to end the first term of the project, asking participants what they've taken away from the project. In particular, its been great to highlight the outstanding work of some of the young people taking part. The M-Tech project has been months in the making: writing a funding bid, planning the project, preparing resources, buying equipment, delivering sessions... it's been totally exhausting at times, but hearing what the young people taking part have taken away from it makes the all the work worthwhile!

Participant profiles are on the M-Tech website.

Find out more about the M-Tech project at www.mtechsouth.com