Members of our Beyond The Music Professionals Network share their experiences navigating the music industry.
Interviews
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Future Leaders Voices: Maia Barker
“The Future Leaders programme had a big impact on me, both personally and professionally. It helped me grow my confidence and knowledge as an access professional.”
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Future Leaders Voices: Ania Jezewska
“Being a Future Leader is one of my proudest achievements, and it has genuinely changed my life for the better.”
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Future Leaders Voices: Yiska
“As a Disabled accessibility specialist, the Future Leaders programme gave me the confidence I needed to start a business and work on my own terms. It’s fantastic that this support is available and I would recommend it to anyone.”
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Future Leaders Voices: Mark Humphries / Kray-Z Legz
“It really helps to have a network of like-minded people in similar situations, who all share the same passion.”
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Future Leaders Voices: Scarlett Heselwood
“My networks have improved, I’ve been able to see who knows who, and learned where to find opportunities in my area of expertise. I am gradually being brought into an inner circle of people who recognise me as an accessibility professional.”
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Future Leaders Voices: Emma Shaw
“Simply being a part of the Beyond the Music network and programme helped me to process and deal with things I hadn’t had a chance to verbalise with someone who understood before.”
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How the Creative Medway Pledge came about – with Sam Rapp
“Years ago, there wasn’t any discussion about disability at all, and now we’re talking about it. We must thank all the previous campaigns that raised the bar in relation to awareness about disability.”
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Future Leader Voices: Emma Wiggin
“The programme gave me the confidence to get back into music management on my own terms and understand that I don’t have to work to the standard music industry model.”
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Future Leader Voices: Louiza Charalambous
“Being involved in Attitude is Everything has been such a huge eye opener to the amazing work going on to improve accessibility in live events and I have been using everything I have learnt in my own workplace and at events I run.”