Category Archives: Artistic Development

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Behind the Scenes: A Snapshot of Our Resident Artists’ Recent Activities

Let’s take a peek behind the scenes at what our resident artists have been up to over the last month! Daisy Higman Can you tell us updates about your […]

16 Sep 2023 Artistic Development, Disability issues, DM Team, Learning & Participation, Music Education, Research & Development

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Drake Music Collective: Emergents Programme

Bursary and mentoring opportunity for early career Disabled musicians We are excited to open applications for our Drake Music Collective: Emergents programme, part of our professional development initiative for […]

25 Aug 2023 Artistic Development, Commissions, Learning & Participation, Music Education, Opportunities, Research & Development

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First impressions from our resident artists …

We are excited to bring you the latest updates on our resident artists, Daisy Higman and Ysabelle Wombwell. Daisy has been busy shaping her workshops and projects, collaborating with Lisa, […]

22 Aug 2023 Artistic Development, Commissions, Learning & Participation, Music Education, Research & Development

Opportunities

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Open Call: £1,000 in seed funding available for developing a new accessible instrument

Exciting Opportunity: Help Shape the Future of Music Accessibility! We are thrilled to announce the relaunch of Drake Music’s DMLab project, and we come bearing fantastic news! We […]

24 Jul 2023 Artistic Development, Commissions, Opportunities, Research & Development

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2022 Emergent Artists: Where are they now?

We are excited to shine a spotlight on the talented 2022 Emergent Artists, SingSkateDJ, writer, speaker, and podcast host Sha Supangan (Crazy Little Asian), composer and musician André Louis (Onj) […]

30 Jun 2023 Artistic Development, Commissions, DM Team, Opportunities

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Catching up with 2022 Emergent Artist Andre Louis (Onj)

Let’s catch up with another talented Drake Music Emergent 2022 Artist, Andre Louis. Andre (AKA Onj) is a versatile musician from London. Gigging and composing many styles of music from […]

30 Jun 2023 Artistic Development, DM Team, Opportunities

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Catching up with 2022 Emergent Artist Sha Supangan

Join us as we reflect on the transformative power of our Drake Music Collective programme. In this blog, we’re catching up with SingSkateDJ, writer, speaker, and podcast host Sha Supangan. […]

26 Jun 2023 Artistic Development

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