Rising Records started out as a 6 weeks summer programme, for young people in Hackney aged between 13 - 19 years.
Rising Records is made up of three departments:
- Music business: students dealing with the day to day operations of the label. i.e budgeting, marketing, sales etc
- Producers: students creating their own compositions from scratch, learning how to use music technology and how to work with live musicians to produce new music.
- Vocalist and writers: consisting of Rappers, Singers and Mc's all working together to write lyrics develop performance skills and record vocals in the Rising Tide studios
Rising Records industry partners include renowned producer Dodge (who has produced/remixed tracks for Beverly Knight, Damage and Jamie Foxx). Students will aim to raise the profile of Rising Records via media, radio and product quality.
Rising Records is run by students for student and is recognized as a viable route into the music industry and beyond.
+YC ( Positive Youth Culture )
Positive Youth Culture is a programme that gives young people the opportunity to talk about issues that affect them and engage with discussion makers in their community.
An event management training programme aimed at empowering young people to deliver discussion forums about youth issues that concern them, related to local council, local business and the community as a whole. Young people will also be able to develop new skills that can be used within the music and entertainment industries as well as tools and skills which will be useful in later life.
Sampling Culture is a pilot being developed by Rising Tide funded through Hackney One Love. The aim of Sampling Culture in to develop understanding of culturally traditional instruments whilst using technology to create new music.
Through this project we were able to bring young producers from around Hackney to take part in a week of projects where they learnt about the Saz (a plucked instrument popular in Turkish and Kurdish folk music) and the Djembe (A drum popular in West African music).
Join our friends at www.myspace.com/samplingcultureuk
As part of the 2007 Shoreditch Festival team, Rising Tide fundraised, planned and managed the youth stage on the first day of the festival. Hosting more than 20 Hackney youth acts and bands.
Rising Tide have already secured the stage contract for 2008. If you would like to be considered for a spot or to be a part of the stage team, contact Rising Tide.
The Label programme is a development opportunity for young people who are interested in business and music. Currently we are delivering the programme extensively to young people at risk of offending or exclusion.
This programme uses record label and music industry training to engage young people into a process of accredited learning, citizenship and leadership development and youth enterprise while supporting local youth provision and its use by young people.
RAP is a national programme that is funded through The Youth Justice Board. It works with vulnerable young offenders leaving custody to support their re-integration. By offering intensive, practical help and support, RAP offers these young people the stability they need to make a fresh start and stay out of trouble.
Aims to give the music industry’s back bone some additional support.
By developing packages with the UKs leading musicians and producers, those that regularly work with the music industries house hold names, but aren’t themselves seen as celebrities.
Based around live music events, this initiative will create additional work opportunities, the chance to give back to the community and the ability for them to become celebrities in their own right.
For those musicians and producers who have signed up for the first phase of AMAPs, the aim is to identify specific activities and investment to raise the game of the UK musician’s profile.
AMAP.uk roster:
Nikki Brown, Julien Brown, Sound Boy, Steve Anthony, Andrew Smith, Jerry Brown, Andrew Small, Eddie Martin,
YETI is now becoming an established part of our youth enterprise network, where young people are getting paid work from industry and government companies and organisations to work on events and assist with marketing.
Over the last four years Rising Tide have been delivering industry specific events management training to young people from across the UK, subsequently obtaining contracts with the National Health Services, Government Office for London, Shoreditch Festival, Ted Baker and several private companies to manage their events and festivals.
Crime Is Not A Game’ is Back!
Date: 30 March 2008
Ocean Music Venue
Mare Street, E8
Hosted by Kat (Choice FM & MTV Base) and Manny Norte (KISS FM)
Once again, Rising Tide will bring together Hackney’s diverse community to help find solutions to reduce the increasing level of gang, gun, knife and weapons crimes.
Music and entertainment, film screenings, the ‘Crime Game’, youth provision and crime prevention
£1,000 Prize * Sony Playstation 3* Live Entertainment * Give-a-Ways * The Point* Play Station Football Tournament* Youth Summit and more…
Book your FREE tickets NOW to avoid disappointment if you are Hackney Residents, a Hackney Based Organisation or an organisation currently delivering services within Hackney ONLY
Check out: www.crimeisnotagame.com
