Vocal Beats Academy Vol.1

Vocal Beats Academy launched in 2022 as an offshoot project to award-nominated music-making programme Vocal Beats for hospitalised young people at Royal Brompton Hospital and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Following years of hospital-based working, it became clear that young people who had taken part wanted to continue developing their music after completing their treatment. This led to 10 weeks of rehearsals and creative planning, culminating in a fantastic showcase of talent at The Roundhouse, Camden. The young artists who took part inspired the audience, and formed lifelong friendships.

This year we have teamed up once again with The Roundhouse. Our Vocal Beats Academy artists spent their summers writing, rehearsing, co-producing and recording their own body of work at the Roundhouse Recording Studios, taking full advantage of their Creative Studio Membership scheme for young people aged 16-25. Working with our Grammy-nominated and professional musicians, our young people have created a piece of work that deserves your attention, not because of the factor that draws them all together, but in spite of it.

These young artists are full of life, creativity and arresting talent, reminding us of the true power of music.
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released November 24, 2023