As part of our Hybrid Musical Youth project we have started a series of music technology sessions at Bedworth Heath Youth Club. The ten places were quickly filled and some participants have already created their own ring tones using professional music software Logic Studio.

The group of young producers are all interested in different kinds of music from pop to grime. Learning music technology in an out of school setting is intended to increase musical confidence and have an impact on the young person’s ability to engage in the music curriculum when back in school. Youth worker at Bedworth Heath, Paul Walsh, said: “It’s great to see this group of young people so engaged in something positive.”

We are proud to be working with Warwickshire Youth and Community Service with the provision of Youth Club facilities for us to be able to offer these free sessions. Hybrid Musical Youth is funded by Youth Music.

Another project about to start in Bedworth is with a small group of NEETs. On Track will run at Bedworth Youth Club during June and July, the course is Interactive Media including training in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Dreamweaver and Flash. On Track runs in partnership with North Warwickshire and Hinckley College.

Both initiatives make full use of our state of the art mobile studio facilities.