Rob Parton

DMLab Project Manager & Associate Fundraiser

Rob is an experienced fundraiser, creative producer, and electronic musician. He has worked in organisations covering the arts, heritage, Disabled community, social welfare and human rights. Passionate about supporting diversity in the arts Rob has led and supported a number of high-profile projects previously with the Barbican, Shape Arts, and more recently working with Young Urban Arts Foundation, Small Green Shoots, and the Institute for Sound and Music.

Rob is leading the DMLab programme in London connecting Disabled artists, technologists, and instrument makers to support more accessible music making. He also runs a community music project Plugged connecting those working with electronic music together to collaborate and exchange ideas, and established his own fundraising and development consultancy Amplify in 2019 supporting small charities and arts organisations.

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The Art We Share: Conversations with Disabled Artists

Drake Music proudly presents The Art We Share: Conversations with Disabled Artists, a  documentary series produced by Ysabelle Wombwell during her 2023/24 residency with Drake Music

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