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We had the pleasure of being invited by West London College to celebrate Black History Month with some incredible live music by our sixth formers!
We had so much fun welcoming McFly drummer Harry Judd to The Rhythm Studio for an amazing masterclass.
We had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Andy Stott, Head of Popular Music at RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music, to introduce our students to RNCM and their brilliant music courses. Andy told us about the unique flexibility they offer at the Conservatoire, and even gave precious feedback to some of our students who got on stage and performed for him.
She’s Got Brass: We had loads of fun with Anna and Hannah from She’s Got Brass! They joined us for Career Development Week to tell us about their unique all-female brass ensemble, and their exciting experiences playing massive festival stages, being DIY artists, and everything in between. They also helped us reflect on the power of perseverance and what it takes to take up space in a male-dominated industry.
Industry panel: Another highlight from our Career Development Week, we hosted a superstar music industry panel with Seb Juviler from Forever Audio, Joel Peters from Three six zero and Javier from 5dB. We had the pleasure of re-discovering what their businesses are all about, and to talk in depth about the ever-changing direction of our journeys as musicians, injecting new ideas into the way we think about our careers.
It was such a pleasure to host a workshop with Jeremy Scott from Charmfactory as part of our sixth formers Career Development Week 2024. Jeremy, whose own music journey started in rock bands touring with Pantera as a 16 year-old, through to stints as head of marketing at Universal Records and Jamie Oliver, provided students with a practical toolkit for life as an independent artist. From releasing your music, to building a fanbase, developing revenue streams and protecting your IP, Jeremy covered all bases to set our students off on the right path.
Lovely to welcome back our wonderful RS Alumni to kick off our Career Development Week activities! Chase, Myla, Nicola, and Rudy joined us to share what they have been up to since leaving The Rhythm Studio, giving us useful pointers on life after college and the steps they took to jumpstart their inspiring careers in the industry.
Great to welcome back Awate to the Rhythm Studio for another brilliant masterclass! Awate gave our sixth formers an empowering talk on his journey through the UK hip-hop scene, the true meaning of going the extra mile, and the incredible possibilities of mixing different art forms.
Liza Williams aka Elba Rose came to visit our sixth formers today for a masterclass on everything DIY for artists: she told us about digital promotion, content cadence, visual and sonic identity, and shared plenty of ideas for strategising music releases.
We had the honour of welcoming jazz musician extraordinaire and Trinity Laban lecturer Liam Noble for our first Masterclass of the year!
Another great year at Queen’s Park Day! With wonderful weather and a fully solar-powered stage the conditions couldn’t have been more perfect for our day filled with music at Queens Park Day 2024.
It was amazing to see lots of familiar faces in the audience from years gone by - see you next year!
Guest vocalists from The Rhythm Studio feature on new London Grammar track You & I - out today!
Our sixth formers finished their year with a visit to 180 Studios for the multimedia exhibition “Vinyl Factory Reverb”. This was an amazing opportunity to immerse ourselves in the world of art, music, live performance, and film, getting inspired by the gallery’s audio-visual installations and sonic experiences.
It’s an RS student takeover for the brand new Rockschool Guitar, Bass and Drum grade books! The Rhythm Studio is a proud RSL Champion Centre and we we’re very lucky to have our students be invited to been the new cover stars of the latest grade books!
Great to welcome live electronic music director Tom Cane for a special masterclass this week - he taught our sixth formers everything about creating backing tracks for live sets, and to how to make the most out of their electronic live setup.
Our sixth formers rocked Bush Hall for their End of Year Showcase - it was a night packed with music, dancing, and lots of emotions, with our second years about to start an exciting new chapter, and the first years looking ready to take on the baton.
We loved being at Great Exhibition Road Festival this year! Future Sounds finalists performed on the band stand stage and tutor Danny took over the NextGen zone with our sixth formers with a silent disco style DJ sets all weekend.
An honor and a privilege to host the immensely talented and prolific composer, David Arnold, in to talk about writing music for media. David has an incredible catalog, scoring seminal films such as Independence Day, Shaft, Godzilla, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and our students had questions for days!
Our sixth formers were lucky to be joined today by Digital Marketing wizard and TikTok connoisseur Louis Ravens, educating our young people on how to get creative with content and best practises to build their fanbase online.
On Tuesday we were invited down to Lyric Square to put together a small, acoustic lunchtime concert for Hammersmith BID.
On Monday 4th December, we took a trip down to Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in Fulham to put together a small lunchtime performance as a part of the Hospitals ‘Great Big Thank You Week’.
Career Development Week this year was a busy one, with our Sixth Form Students having the opportunity to take part in a wide variety of different activities, trips and workshops across the week.
As a part of our series of Masterclasses we recently had the honour of having Ciara Chinniah on site to give a lecture to our Sixth Form Students.
Another great Queen’s Park Day despite the rain! We managed to get all of our students on stage to perform, a huge thanks to our sound engineer Russell for staying calm amid the downpours! See you there next year hopefully with less rain and more sunshine ☀️
RS students Mia Mirchandani, Single Workers and Mile End perform at the Royal Albert Hall!
It was lovely to be back with CW+ Charity for their Great Big Thank You Week, which celebrated the incredible contributions of the staff and volunteers. Our sixth formers showcased a few festive songs in the hospital's performance space while our tutors Sean and Ida visited young patients on the wards.