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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 […]
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UK Disability History Month 2016 – a playlist
As UK Disability History Month draws to a close we thought we would share some resources they have produced around the 201 theme of Disability and Language, along with some […]
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Farewell Cinderella: 2016 has been a good year for music and special needs
As 2016 draws to a close, many ‘end of year’ reviews in the media are already speaking of a difficult twelve months. However – and the papers may not necessarily […]
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Assistive Music Technology Ambassadors
This film documents a project that brings together a number of elements that make the work of Drake Music so powerful. The use of Assistive Music Technology (AMT) is a […]
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Music Mark 2016 PART TWO: The Drake Music Breakout Session
Music Mark 2016 was a BUSY day, so much so that it took two blog posts to bring you all the news! Our session went so well that I felt […]
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Music Mark 2016 PART ONE: Overview
An overview of the Music Mark 2016 conference, including keynote speeches and some breakout sessions
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DMLab Live @ Mozfest 2016
29th October was the day of the “The Charles, Sophie n JK Roadshow”! Perhaps it was better known as DMLab Live at Mozfest 2016, and it was a great afternoon. […]
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Finding the Right Frequency to Burst the Bubble
James Rose reflects on his experience of the Breaking the Bubble conference in Oct 2016, and the BtB team respond