Studio+ News
On May 2nd, Vital Regeneration took part in One Hit Wonders, a brand new team-building day run by Studio+. Staff formed teams and competed to produce an original song and CD to take home in the space of a day.
One group named themselves Tulula Ripley and the Pixies and the other group produced a funky-house track about being trapped in a maze. One participant said the day was "absolutely brilliant" and another thought it was "like Songstar but better!".
One Hit Wonders team-building day
Contact kchaigh@cwh.org.uk for more details
The Studio + and NDC Film Project showcase took place on Saturday, 29th March at Hammermsith Town Hall. Films made by young people about growing up in Fulham were premiered, and guests were able to listen to music composed by young people from the Studio+ project on wireless headphones. There was a photo gallery documenting the work of student on the Studio+ Events Management course, and an award ceremony, where young people were rewarded for their achievements.
Rachel on the Studio + Live course
In February, Studio + and the City of Westminster College started running a joint Music Production and Sound Engineering course at the college on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. This free course takes producers' skills that stage further by giving them experience of using Pro Tools software, and by teaching them how to enhance their music with high qualities recordings and mastering.
On the 8th January, the Studio + team did a radio show with DJ Pugwash at South Kilburn FM. Past learner Glen Ranger talked about his experiences on the Events Management and Production courses he'd been on with Studio +, and Pugwash played tracks produced by Studio + learners, Feyesha Wakjira, Ranique Edwards, Ashleen Scobie and Glen Ranger. Copies of the radio interview can be obtained by emailing kchaigh@cwh.org.uk.
On the 8th December, five young people from Studio +'s Events Management course in North Fulham, put on their Off Limitz events promoting positive futures, at the Harrow Club in Ladbroke Grove. The event was a sell-out success, with performances from L Dot Kizzle and great sets by DJs such as DJ Medicz.
People at Studio +'s Off Limitz event
On the 4th December, Zaaran and Gee from South Kilburn, recorded and mastered a track they had produced on the Studio + Fast Tracks course, at the Granville Centre's recording studio.
On the 30th October, young people on the London Dreaming course spent an afternoon learning to navigate a narrow boat through locks and under tunnels along the Regents Canal. They have spent the last few weeks using I Movie to edit it down the footage they shot of the day, and using Logic to produce music for the soundtrack.
On the 8th December, Studio + will present “Off Limitz” at the Harrow Club in Ladbroke Grove to promote positive futures. This event, which has been produced entirely by young people on the Studio + Live course, will feature performances by L Dot Kizzle and Meron, and sets from DJ Mudicz and Rampage.
Three people from Studio + have started studying VRQ courses in Youth Work at Kilburn Youth Centre in conjunction with the George Williams College. As part of this course they are carrying out trainee placements at local youth clubs and schools in order to get practical experience of working with young people. They are aiming to gain their Level 2 qualifications for this course in January 2008.
Studio + has been working with Capital City Academy for the past month, delivering DJing taster sessions every Tuesday afternoon. These have been busy and really well received by students at the school. Similar sessions, with additional Music Production drop in sessions have also started taking place at the Brunswick Club in North Fulham on Friday nights.
Feyesha Wakjira and Anthony Lake gained Level 1 Adult Literacy Qualifications at the City of Westminster College in September. They studied for these qualifications though Literacy exercises embedded in their Music Production classes. Laura Audi-Stubbins and Alessia Thompson, who got these qualifications last January, went on to get their Level 2 Adult literacy Qualifications this September.
Studio + took part in North Fulham's Normand Park 'End of Summer Party' on September 1st. Huge crowds watched electric performances by Lady Xtra, Brother Niyi and EL Crisis in the Youth Tent and people of all ages took part in Music Production workshops, and Open Mic sessions with the Studio + tutors and volunteers.
Taz getting the crowds going at Last of the Summer Wine
Aleesia requesting a tune from DJ Turbo at Last of the Summer Wine
Studio + Taster sessions took place over three weeks in August at the Brunswick Club in Fulham. Young people came along to the sessions and were taught to use Logic 7 software to make their own tunes. These tasters started to show people the flavour of the accredited Studio + London Dreaming and Live courses that will be taking place at the Brunswick Club starting from the last week of September.
DJ Turbo Playing a Live Set
The film that was produced in the ‘London Dreaming’ course was projected onto a big screen with the Students’ beats playing underneath as the soundtrack to this journey across
The Studio+ ‘Mix It Up’ session was also in full flow as it was a Thursday evening. Mix it up tutor Ashely (DJ Turbo) proved his talent on the ones and twos by playing an outstanding live set, and then went on to show his teaching skills encouraging everybody to get involved and try their hand at DJing.
- 13 Students achieved Open College Network (OCN) Accredited Qualifications in Music Technology at Levels 2 and 3.
- 10 Students were awarded certificated for successfully completing Studio + Digital Media Courses.
- 2 Certificates were awarded for mastering the techniques of DJing.
Dewellyn, Aleesia and Laura spent the day at SKFM’s Sky Fest in South Kilburn Open Space spreading the word about the next Studio+ sessions starting in September. We hear they met lots of enthusiastic young people who were keen to get involved!
