‘We Built It Ourselves’: National Panel on Legacy, Resources and Going Beyond the Industry
attend: summit ATTEND: AFTERPARTY Days Hours Minutes Seconds Thanks for your support A conversation with Maxwell D, Biggoss, Denise Stanley and Lyle Bignon Watch Video The first panel of the morning was local. People building things in and around Northampton, often with no budget, always with deep relationships. The second panel was national. People who […]
‘It’s Not Just the Music’: Northampton’s Local Talent Leaders On Building Real Pathways
attend: summit ATTEND: AFTERPARTY Days Hours Minutes Seconds Thanks for your support A conversation with Dreadz, Leon Denton, Connor Osborne and Anton Noble Watch Video There is a moment in the opening session of the Musically Unorthodox Conference 2025 when Chris Cooke poses a question that hangs over the entire day: “What about all the […]
‘It’s Not Just Getting In, It’s Staying In’: The EDI Panel on What Real Inclusion Looks Like
attend: summit ATTEND: AFTERPARTY Days Hours Minutes Seconds Thanks for your support A conversation with Wizdom Layne, Foreda Begum and Lyle Bignon Watch Video Ashley Samuels-Mckenzie opened the panel with a poem. That had never happened before. Lyle Bignon, who has done “quite a few panel discussions”, confirmed it. “First time we’ve had a poem […]
Joining the Dots: Why Pathways Into Music Believes the Future Is Local
attend: summit ATTEND: AFTERPARTY Days Hours Minutes Seconds Thanks for your support Chris Cooke, Pathways Into Music on Mapping Careers, Watch Video At the opening of the Musically Unorthodox Conference 2025, Chris Cooke, co-founder of the Pathways Into Music Foundation, took the stage not as an expert with answers, but as a learner with questions. […]
Beyond Grants: How the Pluggin Ecosystem Is Tapping a £31 Billion Seam of Social Value
attend: summit ATTEND: AFTERPARTY Days Hours Minutes Seconds Thanks for your support Jay Baughan FRSA on connecting public procurement, community impact, and the future of music-based youth work Watch Video Every organisation in this room knows the feeling. The project is working. The young people are engaged. The referrals are coming in. And the funding […]