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From Theory to Feely
It has been my pleasure to co-facilitate a number of music technology workshops for Drake Music since the start of the year. This is an awesome job; meeting and creating […]
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Drake Music response to Nick Gibb’s letter to Arts Council England
Drake Music were pleased to read Nick Gibb’s recent letter to Arts Council England, following a review of Music Hubs’ roles by the Department for Education. It is good to […]
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Together With Tech
Our Learning and Participation team recently began working on an exciting new project, funded by Richard Reeve’s Foundation. Together With Tech involves Drake Music working with two schools over two school […]
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New Accessible Music Tech: Idea to prototype in four short weeks
Next week we are excited to launch our DMLab North West Challenge in Manchester. The DMLab North West Challenge has created the opportunity for four Disabled musicians to explore bespoke […]
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Kris Halpin: From Classroom To Main Stage @ Love Music Trust’s Music Education Conference 2017
I’ve enjoyed a couple of quiet months at the start of 2017 – very welcome after the whirlwind of touring my live show throughout 2016. But after a relaxed Jan […]
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Can we communicate beyond words?
An exploration of the idea of vocal normalcy
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New musical inventions – DMLabChallenge North West
After a lively DM North West Challenge Collaborate #1 gathering with James Medd at Eagle Labs last week on Saturday 18th Feb (see previous blog post by Gemma Nash), this […]
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Pancakes Hacked
Pancake Drum Machine! Are there three more fun-sounding words than those? We love tech and using it to create fun and interesting ways to make music. So thanks to our […]
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Print me a musical instrument please …
On Saturday I attended DMLabChallenge – a fantastic Drake Music collaborative workshop for both disabled musicians and hackers/technologists. Held at Media City, DMLabChallenge explored the possibility bespoke instruments tailored to […]
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Are the arts at risk of becoming elitist and bland?
“Just because you are the majority doesn’t make you normal; just more common”. According to a recent Arts Council report, black and minority ethnic people make up 17% of English […]