Impact Arts - The Dub Music Project
Impact Arts
The Dub Music Project
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Impact Arts is a leading community arts organisation committed to involving people of all ages and abilities in innovative arts-based activities. |
They are dedicated to making a real difference at a local, city-wide and national level through developing excellent work with their partners. They use the arts as a catalyst for positive, lasting change in people's lives. Since 1994, Impact Arts has worked with over 15,000 individuals in Glasgow and further afield.
| Supported by the Youth Music Initiative (YMI) and Glasgow City Council’s Anti Social Task Force, the Dub Project was launched on 10 January 2006. Since then, the Impact Arts team of specialist music, art and dance tutors has engaged nearly 100 young people in a series of 200 participatory workshops. |
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The young people on the project come from 10 areas across Glasgow identified as having high levels of anti-social behaviour, including Govan, Pollok, North Cardonald, Shettleston, Tollcross, Barlanark, Drumry, Summerhill and Scotstoun. The project focuses on young people gaining skills in DJ’ing, music production, mixing and song writing, as well as learning how to organise and promote an event.
Thanks to an increase in partnership funding from the Anti Social Task Force, the project is able to continue into a summer programme that will engage nearly 50 young people in similar activities.
Workshops and performances
In the workshops, the young ‘Dubsters’ have learned how to use decks, how to mix and scratch records, as well as use industry-based music production software programmes. A series of workshop master classes was held.
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Participants had the opportunity to take part in specialist workshops in music production, DJ skills, hip hop dance, graffiti art, songwriting, MCing, beatboxing and singing. The young participants have also had the chance to work with producers in professional studios across Glasgow to develop their skills. |
The first series of workshops culminated in a successful main performance in the Carnival Arts Centre in central Glasgow in June, allowing the youngsters to showcase their skills. A number of local club nights in youth club settings also took place.
Traineeships
Impact Arts has developed a number of opportunities for traineeships, for young people aged 18-21. These are paid opportunities. The trainees work with the specialist music tutors to help deliver the Dub Project workshop programme. The trainees receive in-house mentoring and have access to various other training opportunities.
Funders and partners
| The Dub Project would not have happened without YMI funds and without the backing of Glasgow City Council’s Anti Social Task Force. The support from the partner agencies, especially the Anti Social Task Force, remains crucial to the survival of the Dub Project, and discussions are taking place with partner funders to allow the project to continue. |
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If you would like to find out more about Impact Arts and the Dub Music Project, visit the Impact Arts website.
For more information about the Youth Music Initiative, visit the YMI section of our website. | |