A partnership between Mortal Fools and YMCA Northumberland, Bandcamp was three days of fun, free, drop in workshops for young people to explore and talk about music, sing, play and learn instruments, hang out, exchange ideas and record songs.
Over three days, I worked with the young people to write lyrics, make beats, play bells, create melodies, chords, baselines and vocal harmonies, record their instruments, and embrace the chaos!
With the group representing such an explosive range of genres, abilities and performance styles, and with each young person offering something completely different, the song that emerged from these three days became beautifully multifaceted.
Each moment in the song offers the sound of a young person finding their confidence, developing their talents, pushing a boundary, facing a fear or just having a laugh.
