This month sees the launch of our brand-new digital video library: DRIPFEED. It forms part as part of our ‘music matters’ initiative which provides young people with a dynamic, exciting and innovative learning experience.
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Sapling is a name you need to get acquainted with. Currently based in Brighton, Sapling, locally known as Bethany Smith is an alt-pop artist and producer from Dumfries. Influenced by the likes of indie, electronic, and 60s/70s protest music whilst growing up, she expresses emotion and protest, mixed with inspirations of dance, pop and soul – creating her own unique sound.
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Since the industry has shut up shop for the time being, creative collaborators such as photographers and videographers have faced dried up budgets, a long-list of postponed events and a period of looming uncertainty. As the creative community edges even closer towards the undefined ‘new norm’, the highly sought after visual creative Ruari Barber-Fleming, pulls together his experiences of the pandemic so far and gives his take on the biggest challenges that lie ahead and whether there are any silver linings to life under lockdown.
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As part of their Talk/Play/Collaborate Showcase Day, we chat to Creative Duo Number 2, Calum Walker and Jenna Macrory, about their experience working together, the importance of collaboration in music and what advice they’d give to our next creative duo.
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Over the last couple of years, Kate Kyle has become one of this region’s most promising singer-songwriters who embeds real soulful country music within her sound. Having just released her second EP ‘Without Warning’, we find out more about what it was like to create music during lockdown and how the pandemic allowed her to focus on what really mattered.
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Today we chat to Callai Watson - a Fashion Communications student, studying at Heriot-Watt Design School. As part of DMC’s yearly mentoring programme DMC FUTURES, Callai is undertaking the ‘Music Journalism’ Mentorship with Tom Johnson, founder of the incredibly beautiful music journal, Gold Flake Paint.
In this mentorship, Callai is working with Tom to learn more about learning how to write a brief and work with an editor, gain key insight into the day-to-day operation of a printed journal and online blog and make new connections with the music and publishing industry in Scotland.
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As part of DMC’s yearly mentoring programme DMC FUTURES, Callai Watson, a Fashion Communication student from Dumfries, undertook the ‘Music Journalism’ Mentorship with Tom Johnson, founder of music journal, Gold Flake Paint.
Callai’s mentorship has now come to an end and she has shared some of her thoughts on what it was like to take part in the DMC Futures programme - how she was able to undertake the mentorship alongside her university course, how it helped her to approach her final university project and what advice she’d give to anyone considering applying for a DMC Mentorship in the future.
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As part of DMC’s yearly mentoring programme DMC FUTURES, Jodie Robertson, a singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist fromDumfries & Galloway, undertook the ‘Songwriting and Establishing a Musical Career’ Mentorship with Sarah Jane Scouten, a three-time Canadian Folk Music Award nominee.
Now that Jodie’s mentorship with Sarah Jane has come to an end, she has reflected on her time taking part in the DMC Futures programme, what made her apply for a mentorship and what advice she’d give to anyone thinking about applying for a mentorship in the future.
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Today we chat to Callai Watson - a Fashion Communications student, studying at Heriot-Watt Design School. As part of DMC’s yearly mentoring programme DMC FUTURES, Callai is undertaking the ‘Music Journalism’ Mentorship with Tom Johnson, founder of the incredibly beautiful music journal, Gold Flake Paint.
In this mentorship, Callai is working with Tom to learn more about learning how to write a brief and work with an editor, gain key insight into the day-to-day operation of a printed journal and online blog and make new connections with the music and publishing industry in Scotland.
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Today we chat to Jodie Robertson - a singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist from the West Coast of Scotland. As part of DMC’s yearly mentoring programme DMC FUTURES, Jodie is undertaking the ‘Songwriting and Establishing a Musical Career’ Mentorship with Sarah Jane Scouten, a three-time Canadian Folk Music Award nominee. Sin this mentorship, Jodie is working with Sarah Jane to learn how to cast a critical eye over her song writing process, gaining key professional and tailored insight into sustaining a career as a musical artist and learning how to establish a brand and identity.
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