Manchester Creative Educators and Beyond The Music collaborate to boost local music

Access Creative College (ACC), Access Industry (AI) and dBs Institute (dBs) are teaming up with Beyond The Music, a Manchester music industry conference, to bring a series of workshops, showcases and talks to this year’s event.

Beyond The Music takes place between the 9th and the 11th October, with events taking place at Aviva Studios as well as satellite events at a number of venues across the city, including New Century on Hanover Street. Access Creative College, Access Industry and dBs Institute are bringing a number of staff, students and alumni to the conference to perform, share industry knowledge and support grassroots musicians to build successful careers. 

Events involving ACC, AI and dBs include:

Thursday 10th October

• ‘What Comes Next? How to Take the Next Steps in Your Creative Career’, a panel talk in The Social at Aviva Studios, featuring Access Creative College’s Head of Industry Partnerships, Ian Johnson.
• Beyond The Music showcase featuring Access Creative Artist Development alumni Arthur Black at the Castle Hotel.
• New Century Unplugged takeover by ACC and dBs, featuring Ex-’The Voice’ contestant, Jordan Phillips, Arthur Black, Fear of Marko, killshotbunny, Lydia Cass and Noah Jax.
• Dolby Workshop at dBs Manchester (located within the basement of New Century).

Friday 11th October

• AFEM Presents: From Bedroom DJ to Mainstage DJ: The Future of Music Education, featuring Dom Kane from dBs Institute.
• Dolby Workshop at dBs Manchester (within New Century).

Staff and students from ACC, AI and dBs will also be on hand at Aviva Studios throughout the conference to discuss creative careers and education with attendees.

“Beyond The Music is the result of a number of key Manchester creative institutions coming together to continue Manchester’s legacy of producing incredible music. We’re proud to work so closely with the Beyond The Music event team, doing what we can to contribute to the future of both the local and national grassroots music industry, at a time when the sector needs significant, proactive support.” - Ian Johnson, Head of Industry Partnerships.

To find out more about Beyond The Music, including the full schedule for the event, or to buy tickets, visit their website.