New release day! Making Tracks in Newham

Drum roll please… the latest album made by young people in Newham on the Making Tracks programme is ready for your listening pleasure!!

For this project there were two groups, which formed the bands ‘Golden Jets’ and ‘Drillers’.

As well as creating, performing & recording original tracks, each group produced their own radio shows, which are included on the playlist below.

This project was supported by National Foundation for Youth Music, Charles Haywood Foundation and Newham YOT.

 

Making radio

Presenting ‘Best of Me’ by The Late 8ights

We’re excited to present the latest album made by young people on Making Tracks; listen below to ‘Best of Me’ by The Late 8ights – a new band formed on a project in June in partnership with The Prince’s Trust Get Started at their Morgan Stanley Centre in Poplar.

As well as writing some brilliant original music together – they spent a day learning about how to create their own radio show! They called the station ‘Woody Radio’ and the show ‘The Tea’ – it’s track 5 below.

Making Tracks in Newham

We’re very excited to be back in Newham, East London, this week, working with a group of young people towards their first live performance as a new band on Thursday!

 

RSVP to projects@irenetaylortrust.com to attend.

Making radio

Young people in Poplar making (radio) waves

This week we’re working with a very talented group of young people in Poplar  in partnership with The Prince’s Trust Get Started.

As well as writing some brilliant original music together – ready for today’s gig – yesterday they spent the day learning about how to create their own radio show! The called the station ‘Woody Radio’ and the show ‘The Tea’.

If this all sounds wonderfully intriguing, why not check out the excellent show made by a group we worked with in Croydon in March below?