THE COLLECTIVE 2022
With the success and positive impact of our music programme in 2018-2019 & 2020-21, we are planning on bringing back The Collective for a third year in 2022!
The Collective is an Accredited Artist Development Programme for aspiring musicians (vocalists, singers and MCโs from across London) between the ages 13-25 years old.
This unique programme is designed to support aspiring young musicians to develop their talents and to produce socially conscious music.
WHAT WILL THE PROGRAMME INVOLVE AND WHY SHOULD I APPLY?
The programme will have training sessions on vocal training, lyric writing, music production, and confidence and performance techniques.
Each 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 the sessions to lead the group work, enabling the artists to complete and be awarded with a Bronze Arts Award at the end of the programme.
The aspiring young musicians will work towards the creation of original music (some as collectives, some as soloists) that are inspired by social issues and topics in London communities.
The selected 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 โ the artists will take part in rehearsal sessions before we host a live performance, showcasing all the original music created by the young people. Artists who show particular commitment and promise will be invited to discuss being managed by You Press for future performances as freelance artists.
Artists who show particular commitment and promise will be invited to discuss being managed by You Press for future performances as freelance artists.
HOW LONG IS THE PROGRAMME?
The Artist Development Programme will be for 24 months for 60 young people aged 13-25 years (exact dates TBC). The 60 young people will be split into 3 cohorts of 20 young musicians per 6-8 months. The training sessions will take place online (via digital workshops / webinars) and offline at Paddington Arts on every week from 6.30pm to 9.30pm and some weekends (subject to government guidelines on social distancing).
HOW DO I APPLY?
The programme will have a small participation fee of ยฃ10 per session (which adds up to ยฃ200 in total for 20 weeks per cohort). If this is a barrier for you to apply, please tick the box that says ‘Applying for a Sponsored Place’ in the form.
If you are interested in this unique opportunity, please fill your expression and we will be in touch closer to the recruitment date.
This summer, the amazing Magsud completed his first internship with us. Being a Business Studies undergraduate at KCL, he used this opportunity to see what running a CIC organisation entails. We look forward to seeing how he uses all he learnt at You Press in his bright future!
Weโre thrilled to return with exciting news, celebrating the achievements of our current ASPIRE students! โ
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The recent Aspire workshop was a goldmine of productivity and insight for our rising talents. We explored the details of tax and bookkeeping, giving them essential knowledge for their future success ๐ ![]()
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