November, 2009

My 2.5 Years of Freelancing

Been in this community music game for a wee while. It’s a hustler’s life for sure, getting used to not knowing where the work is coming from, but still makes me nervous to the core. Mum reckons I shud do a PGCE, says she scared of seeing her babies struggle, she didn’t put us through [...]



Nappy Nappy Joy Joy!

I did my ‘Big Chop’ almost 7 years ago. In my early twenties I started to question why I permed my hair. From the age of 13 I had chemically processed my natural tresses, swimming, having my hair touched by my boyfriends and rain were a no-no. Going against the wishes of hairdressers and ex-boyfriends [...]



Music tech-ing

After a fairly quiet summer, I am back on the hustle in the community music world. I am delivering music tech workshops for All Change and Create Arts in Islington and Camden which promises to be challenging and fun. The All Change project is called ‘Fast Forward’, working with young people living in Islington estates, [...]