Youth-led music spaces located in East Brighton and Hangleton & Knoll (areas or economic deprivation, where historically fewer young people had engaged in Music Hub activities)
Brighton and Hove’s co-labs are free creative spaces for young musicians where they have the opportunity to share their experiences with expert music tutors learning from each other, their use of instruments, theory and music technology.
It’s a positive, inclusive and creative environment for a huge range of artists and producers to develop their talent, no matter what genre or background, in a social setting.
“It is crucial for tutors to allow the young people freedom of dictating their own musical learning within a structured framework (e.g. session regularity)...This route of self-development is visible in increased well-being and calmness”Levstek, 2021
“Responsiveness is crucial. We’re not there as creative practitioners to impose our own creative choices on young people. If we are not being responsive to what people want to create themselves, then we’re not meeting the needs of those people. You have to leave your own taste at the door and be open to whatever energy is in the room. Letting go of the sense of self…”Creative practitioners
