Youth Voice

Ageing Upwards Not Outwards Webinar Recap

At Sound Connections, we believe that young people should be at the heart of shaping the music sector. Our recent...

Neurodiversity & Accessibility in the Arts: Shakira Alleyne on Visibility & Action

A reflective, informal interview with Shakira Alleyne who explains how and why her new documentary Neurodiversity in Music: Improving Access...

EVA: From Wired4Music to Glastonbury

Emerging artist and producer EVA is making waves in the UK music scene, blending smooth pop vocals with dance music...

From Co-production to Autonomy – Supporting Young People to Take the Lead

Ahead of our upcoming event, From Co-production to Autonomy – Supporting Young People to Take the Lead, Wired4Music Associates Shakira...

Sound Connections is Working with MOBO Unsung 2025

Sound Connections are proud to announce that as part of our Progression Pathways programme we will be delivering the MOBO...

Sound Connections is thrilled to announce a partnership with KJCF

Sound Connections is excited to announce that we have been awarded a grant from The Karlsson Játiva Charitable Foundation’s Signatur...

‘Pathways’ Podcast: Conversations about Creative Industry Progression for Young People- Episode 2 Now Available

Welcome to Pathways, a bi-monthly audio quest in search of Creative Progression for young people. Over a series of levels,...

‘Pathways’ Podcast: Conversations about Creative Industry Progression for Young People- Episode 1 Now Available

Welcome to Pathways, a bi-weekly audio quest in search of Creative Progression for young people. Over a series of levels,...

Introducing ‘Pathways’: Conversations about Progression for Young People

Inspired by her own experiences of programmes for young people, Wired4Music Associate Yasmine Dankwah has developed 'Pathways'; a bi-weekly podcast...

Activate 2024-25 grantees announced

Activate is Sound Connections’ investment programme for Music Hubs and Services to develop or deliver action-focussed work with their young...

Inside the Journey of Wired4Music’s Event Production Trainees 2024

At the halfway mark of their six-month training, Banji, Cairomia, and Jordan reflect on their experiences as Wired4Music Event Producers,...

Shakira and Yasmine reflect on their time during the Wired4Music Associates programme

As their training nears completion, we caught up with Shakira and Yasmine about their experiences in Sound Connections' new Wired4Music...