Thursday 14 March 2024, 9.30am - 5.00pm
Welcome: IPIA hosts Estée Blu and karmokar will welcome everyone to the day and set the scene.
Personal Perspectives: IPIA speakers will share their thoughts and perspectives on journeys into music and how we can empower or amplify young people’s voices.
What is success & how do we overcome obstacles to reach it? An actionable insight into the journey of a young person starting out in the music industry to becoming a music executive with 15 years experience, who happens to be Black, Queer & NonBinary.
Zoë (CEO) and Katie (Trustee) from Pie Factory Music in East Kent will share how youth voice is baked (too much?) into each layer of the organisation – from co-designing the programme with young people and putting young people at the heart of our safeguarding procedures, to campaigning side by side against cuts to youth services and concerns about gentrification in Thanet. Pie’s approach to youth voice is less about steering groups and strategies, and more about embedding a culture of inclusion and empowerment in the day to day.
Milli-Rose will talk about how creativity was her and her mother’s consistency while things around them were chaotic. She will discuss her story, and how she got to where she is today. Through unconventional avenues and finding a community, Milli-Rose will explore the importance of knowing your choices as a young person, community, and not measuring success in numbers and figures.
Introduction to workshops: Estée Blu and karmokar will explain the process for signing up to workshops and surgeries. Delegates will have a choice of two out of four workshops to attend throughout the day.
Delegates can choose one of the following workshops or sign-up for a 1:1 surgery:
Speakers include: Amber Boudi, Andrew Lansley, Banji Ibidapo, Shakira Alleyne
During this panel our speakers will share what neurodiversity means to them and how being neurodiverse may have shaped their experiences in music. Join us as we discuss the barriers to engaging with music initiatives and accessing creative careers, ask how the sector can better support neurodiversity, and highlight the many benefits of doing so. This workshop will have live captioning.
Speakers include: Beth White, Ra’eesah, Yasmine Dankwah
Join us as we cut through the jargon and the seemingly unknown to explore how young people are given autonomy and ownership over decision-making processes at increasingly senior levels, using their experiences and expertise. From consultancy, and advisory groups to board rooms, in this open and interactive discussion, we’ll begin to look at the importance of power-sharing models which centre youth voice in arts organisations from the perspectives of young people.
Speaker include: Nancy Hitzig, Justin Jautzemis
Join fundraising professional Nancy Hitzig and a Wired4Music emerging artist Justin Jautzemis (aka Beside the Pool) as they explore routes into fundraising, how organisations can both support and engage young people in fundraising efforts, and how you can build a compelling narrative around your work. This hands-on, practical session will incorporate the ethos of reverse mentoring where we can all learn from each other.
Delegates can opt to have a 20-minute, 1:1 surgery with a member of the Sound Connections team. Surgeries are an opportunity to explore any matters that are important to you, from strategy and fundraising, how to integrate more youth voice and co-production opportunities within your work, or have a space to explore your own career/professional development goals:
Philip Flood (Director, Sound Connections)
Attend a 1:1 surgery with Philip if you’d like to discuss your organisational strategy (e.g. youth voice and evaluation), to chat through a project you’re working on, if you’d like help with goal setting, planning, and reflecting on who you are and what you do, or if you’d like to discuss your career and possible next steps.
Tee Peters (Wired4Music Programme Producer, Sound Connections)
Attend a 1:1 surgery with Tee if you’d like some advice on building a music-based career for yourself, or on how implement Youth Voice into to your work with young people and within the music industry.
Join us for hearty food and heartfelt conversation. A hot vegan/plant-based lunch will be provided by OITIJ-JO Kitchen, a women-centered food business in East London, serving authentic Bangla food. OITIJ-JO Kitchen aims to bring traditional, handmade Bangladeshi cuisine to the public and to disrupt the gender norms of the hospitality and catering sector by providing training and employment opportunities to people who are generally underrepresented in kitchen and front of house roles.
Delegates can choose one of the following workshops or sign-up for a 1:1 surgery:
Speakers include: Ellie Rashid, Nadia Javed
In this session El Rashid and Nadia Javed will reflect on how to honour the voices of very young children. They’ll be sharing insights from their project ‘Tales of Our Heritage’, an interactive music storytelling workshops for families. The project is a musical exploration of South Asian culture, stepping into the magical and mysterious world of Punjabi fairytales. Together families discover enchanted places and weave their own original piece of music inspired by the stories and characters encountered.
Speakers include: Amber Boudi, Andrew Lansley, Banji Ibidapo, Shakira Alleyne
During this panel our speakers will share what neurodiversity means to them and how being neurodiverse may have shaped their experiences in music. Join us as we discuss the barriers to engaging with music initiatives and accessing creative careers, ask how the sector can better support neurodiversity, and highlight the many benefits of doing so.
Speakers include: Beth White, Ra’eesah, Yasmine Dankwah
Join us, as we cut through the jargon and the seemingly unknown to explore how young people are being given the autonomy and ownership over decision-making processes at increasingly senior levels, using their experiences and expertise. From Advisory Groups to board rooms, in this open and interactive discussion, we’ll begin to look at the importance of power-sharing models, which centre youth voice and governance in arts organisations from the perspectives of young people and a senior figure. This workshop will have live captioning.
Delegates can opt to have a 20-minute, 1:1 surgery with a member of the Sound Connections team. Surgeries are an opportunity to explore any matters that are important to you, from strategy and fundraising, how to integrate more youth voice and co-production opportunities within your work, or have a space to explore your own career/professional development goals:
Nancy Hitzig (Professional Fundraising Consultant and Coach)
Attend a 1:1 surgery with Nancy if you’d like to chat through and consider fresh possibilities for income generation and ways to fund your work, a project, or your organisation.
Philip Flood (Director, Sound Connections)
Attend a 1:1 surgery with Philip if you’d like to discuss your organisational strategy (e.g. youth voice and evaluation), to chat through a project you’re working on, if you’d like help with goal setting, planning, and reflecting on who you are and what you do, or if you’d like to discuss your career and possible next steps.
Tee Peters (Wired4Music Programme Producer, Sound Connections)
Attend a 1:1 surgery with Tee if you’d like some advice on building a music-based career for yourself, or on how implement Youth Voice into to your work with young people and within the music industry.
Hosts Estée Blu and karmokar will facilitate a long table discussion around the question What does a seat at the table mean to you? All delegates are welcome to take part in the discussion as much or as little as they want, literally taking a seat at the table. Find out more here.
Led by Estée Blu and karmokar.
Artists: Diamantina, karmokar, Nates Tapes
As IPIA draws to a close, enjoy a showcase of acoustic performances from our Wired4Music community. A versatile line-up of emerging artists will perform original songs that reflect on themes of inclusivity and youth empowerment.
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