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Singer-songwriter James Dey’s ‘Music in Prisons’ North West residency
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The prison Musician in Residence role offers long term opportunities for prisoners’ musical abilities to develop and flourish. Singer-songwriter James Dey will deliver weekly sessions focusing on composition and performance.
Prisoners (c.70 over the year) will work towards creating original songs and live performance with an emphasis on discovering their own unique sound and developing this to the highest possible level. Several exciting gigs throughout the year will showcase new music created and recordings will be made of much of this work.
This project will be life-changing for participants – boosting their confidence and motivation, and offering a medium to creatively express themselves; reframe their identities (becoming musician/composer/bandmate rather than just ‘prisoner’); and develop new skills.
James Dey is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who has several years’ experience in facilitating music projects in prisons and a passion for supporting artists’ progression in composing, recording and performing their own work.
James will benefit from mentoring/support sessions with our Artistic Director, Sara Lee. These combined experiences will feed into James’ own creativity and song-writing.
James says: “I love the creativity, energy and excitement that the prisoners bring as they write their own songs, learn instruments, put bands together and perform. It’s a privilege to be part of and inspiring for me as a musician and composer.”
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@MusicinPrisons
www.facebook.com/MusicInPrisons
soundcloud.com/music-in-prisons
www.youtube.com/user/IreneTaylorTrust