"As an active, independent musician for over six years, I can't even begin to surmise the thousands I've spent on rehearsal time, equipment and travel. And recording must be the most expensive product that I have purchased and most of the time, I have come away from the studio unhappy with the value for money.
Today sees the start of my journey in exploring the issues around how to engage better with young disabled musicians and artists aged 18-30.
This large scale piece of investigative research examining the cause and solution to the lack of access to provision for disabled artists aged 18-30. We are struggling to reach these young people, so are many other organisations.
We're getting ready for two exciting projects this week, both kicking off tomorrow morning.
Firstly we're running an accessible DJ workshop with Ealing Mencap. We're delighted to welcome Tom Slater and Luke Turner to the team for this one. Both are experienced DJs and Tom has been developing his own system for making DJing accessible to all. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes.