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A project between 91�ȱ� Blast and the National Centre for Youth Music provides young people across the region with music workshops throughout the school holidays. The workshops culminate in showcase opportunities at high profile venues and public events throughout 2008.

The workshops, lead by a team of highly experienced community rock musicians are open to youngsters aged 13-19.�� The free workshops attract total beginners as well as more experienced musicians.

Sam Summerfield, project coordinator “The workshops are such a vibrant mix of young creative talent and attract lots of beginners wanting to find out more. The Blast website is a great inspirational resource tool, both for the facilitators and the young people. All the attendees are registering on the Blast website and we are aiming to upload lots of the music content produced.”

The Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe, staged the first public showcase event. In the audience were friends, family and local young music lovers eager to hear the bands performances.�� Backstage, eight bands, with a mixture of nervousness and excitement waited in anticipation.

First onto the theatre stage were Grimsby band Highway 23, belting out three rock tracks that got the audience quickly into the mood and off the seats.

Next, debut band Angel Moth from Hull. The four band members Eleanor 17, Callum, Ryan and Kai all 15, met at Kingston Youth Centre in Hull earlier this year and all attended the workshops. “The workshops were brilliant, really helpful and we got lots of advice and support to prepare us for tonight” said Callum.�� “I was so nervous, thought I was going to forget everything…but it was fantastic once we started playing” said Ryan.

Other bands that rocked and performed throughout the evening included Killing Cupid, Chainsaw Melody, Dimension, Goodbye Tomorrow, Absence of the Ordinary and Tom Kaye.

In all its 50 years of staged performances and history, never has the Plowright rocked and shook so loud to vocals, strings and beats from such young performers. The region has some awesome young talent…….next up Glastonbury?

To find out more about joining workshops or watching future performances contact: info@humber-music4u.com