Thanet Emerging Artists Programme update: first masterclass and Young Producers gig!

We’ve got some exciting updates to share from our Thanet Emerging Artists Programme!

Music Industry Masterclass: starting up an independent record label, and releasing your own music

On Thursday 15 November, 6-8pm we are holding a FREE masterclass for young people aged 11-25 at Elsewhere, Margate. We’re really excited that Michael McClatchey (Moshi Moshi Records) and Sammy Clarke (Art’s Cool) will be sharing their journeys, experience and expertise in setting up independent music projects, and self-releasing music.

No need to book, just turn up from 5.30pm to hear from our industry experts, and gain advice, guidance and inspiration.

Elsewhere Presents: Thanet’s Finest

On Saturday 17 November, our Young Producers will be putting on their first ever gig at Elsewhere in Margate with a line up of Thanet’s Finest young talent and emerging artists!

Click here to join the Facebook event to find out more, and scroll down to listen to a playlist of tracks by the artists performing on the night…

Doors open at 7pm. Tickets on the door are £3 for under 18s / £5 for over 18s (ID essential).

As part of our Thanet Emerging Artists Programme, funded by Youth Music, 5 of our Young Producers and a Senior Member took part in a studio exchange with Raw Sounds – a music programme for young people with mental health illnesses based at Raw Material in Brixton. On Saturday 8 September 2018, the group from Pie Factory Music travelled to Brixton to start producing tracks with the Raw Sounds group and practitioners, and on Saturday 15 September the group from Raw Sounds came down to Ramsgate to finish the tracks with Pie Factory Music participants and practitioners.

Click below to read the digital report of the exchange, made up of photos, videos and Tweets, and encompassing blogs from the Young Producers.

Listen here to the finished tracks from the exchange: ‘Rockstar’ and ‘Town to City’ – great work guys!