Alexander Holmes

Alexander holmes

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Professional Music

  • Education

    • Westminster university

      1995 - 1998
      Ba (hons) commercial music 2.1

      Activities and Societies: Commercial Music Commercial Music

    • Cm sound

      2016 - 2016
      Music leader training programme (eat previously ptlls) music leadership pass

      Activities and Societies: • Gain a City and Guilds EaT qualification (Education and Training, previously preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector) • Gain workshop leading skills • Study teaching and learning theory • Design your own teaching materials and resources • Entry based on experience and motivation • Previous qualifications not essential • Trained specialist tutors • Small class sizes • Train with other musicians and artists, building friendship, support and creative ideas Teaching qualification, specialising in community music

    • Kingsway college

      1993 - 1995
      Btec popular music pass

      Activities and Societies: Popular Music Popular Music

  • Experience

    • A.j. holmes aka vanishing breed

      Jan 2002 - now
      Freelance musician

      My Role:Initiating projects, executing and completing the work.Over seeing, producing, co-ordinating the recordings and release of 4 albums, 3 e.p.s and numerous remixes.Organising live shows for myself, as a solo performer and a band The Hackney EmpireLiaising with industry professionals such as promoters, record companies, PR agents, studio managers, distributors, video directors, photographers and journalist’s,.to achieve the goals set by myself and the band.Planning ahead, sometimes up to a year in advance, to meet the aims of myself and the band.Facilitating rehearsals (writing, jamming, preparing for shows), meetings and recording sessions Show less

    • Palm city social

      Jun 2008 - now
      Freelance dj & promoter

      My role:Co-ordinating live acts and DJ’s to play at a club night.Collaborating and planning with the club manager to build a promotional strategy for the club.Contributing to the artistic and visual presentation of the night.

    • Singing dune records

      Nov 2012 - now
      Label manager

      My role:Setting up label.Liaising with industry professionals such distributors, manufactures, press and radio promotions agents, photographers, graphic designers, illustrators, to achieve the goals of the artist on the label.Running the German press and radio campaigns and making a substantial contribution to the UK campaigns.

    • Core arts

      Jul 2013 - now
      Music teacher

      Co-ordinating jam sessions and song writing workshopsCo-ordinating and facilitating public live performancesSinging and guitar tutor At Mental Health Charity Core Arts

    • Club soda

      Nov 2014 - now
      Tutor and supporting for musicians with learning disabilities

      Co-ordinator, Tutor and Supporting Musician for people with learning disabilities at Club Soda:arts organisation producing work made by people with learning disabilitiesMy role:Co-ordinating rehearsals, Jams, song writing sessions and workshopsCo-ordinating and facilitating public live performancesCo-ordinating recording sessions, producing, mixing and mastering records for release.

    • A.j. holmes

      Mar 2015 - now

      Commission from the Southbank Centre in assertion with leading music, disability and technology organisation, Drake Music: http://www.drakemusic.orgFor Club Soda: http://www.clubsoda.org.ukarts organisation producing work made by people with learning disabilitiesMy role: Initiating, Co-ordinating, recording and performing a specifically composed piece of music for the reopening of The Queen Elisabeth Hall in 2018https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk Recorded a specifically composed collection of songs at Robin Hood Gardens, a residential housing estate in Poplar, London designed in the late 1960s by architects Alison and Peter Smithson completed in 1972 and scheduled for demolition. Recording scheduled for release: May 2017 on Onomatopoeia records: http://www.onophonic.comField Recording scheduled for release: Feb 2017 on Impulsive Habitat: http://impulsivehabitat.com

      • Site-specific work

        Jan 2017 - now
      • Site-specific work

        Mar 2015 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Dbs check

      Nov 2014