Experience

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  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

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  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.

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  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.

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  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

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  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.

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  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