L-R Aron Kyne (project leader), Shanel, Tianna (participants) During the 2019 Summer school holidays (July - August), we ran a project with Rugby Portobello Trust, a Youth and Community Centre in West London, just a stone's throw from Grenfell Tower. The project engaged 11 local young people in music workshops over...
In early October another eclectic group of Finding Rhythms supporters gathered at the offices of Premier Communications, where they were treated to songs by three of our recent learners on projects at Rugby Portobello Trust and Only Connect. This was our second informal showcase of the year, and like the first...
We are looking for a number of freelance musician-educators to work on our acclaimed group music projects in prisons and community/youth settings. To be eligible you must be able to demonstrate at least TWO of the following: ● Exceptional professional musicianship ● Music engineering skills (Ableton Live / Logic Pro), with extensive...
In August 2019, one of our artists - guitarist and musical director Joe Newman worked as a project leader over 6 days of workshops at HMP Thameside prison in South East London. Below he tells us about his experience leading the project and his thoughts on IPP (Imprisonment for Public...
The 2019 Koestler Award winners were announced on 29 August 2019 and we are delighted to announce that 21 of those winners are tracks that were made on Finding Rhythms projects. The winning tracks were made in five different prisons. Each track was made in the course of one of our 36-hour recording...
In July 2019, we ran a project at HMPYOI Brinsford in Staffordshire in partnership with Beating Time, a charity that runs choir projects in prisons. The project was led by one of our practitioners, Aron Kyne who tells us a bit more about the project below. The making of 'Freedom is...
In June 2019, we ran a project at HMP Forest Bank - a category B male prison in Salford, greater Manchester operated by Sodexo Justice Services. Below, two of our artists that ran the project, Kenny Baraka and Sam Lewis tell us about the project. The Forest Bank project was transformative....
HM Prison Peterborough is a Category B private prison for men, and a closed prison for women and female young offenders, located in Cambridgeshire. From February - March 2019, we ran our music project with a group of 15 women at the prison. Producer and Pianist Aron Kyne was the...
From February to March 2019, we ran a music project at Feltham Prison, a Youth Offending Institution in West London. Below, one of the leaders of the project, Joe Newman talks about his experience. The most important thing about the workshops was the emphasis on collaboration, creativity and camaraderie; we were...
Finding Rhythms held another important training session in London recently which aimed at both reflecting on past projects and sharing valuable insights into working in the criminal justice system and the typical challenges we face. The training was attended by a mixture of new recruits, partners in collaboration, and some veterans...
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