Teenagers on an arts production course got work experience preparing a venue and taking on stage crew duties for a live music gig.
The students from Barking and Dagenham College were helping out at an event for upcoming performers at the Union Theatre on the Southbank.
The project began with a production meeting back in October with training organisation Ground Floor.
“They (the students) brought positive energy and were easy to work with,” Ground Floor founder Harvey Joseph-Muir said. “One thing that stood out was the way they broke down industry concepts, where I would understand something as if I had no background in the field.”
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They were shown how to use lighting to create a stage atmosphere and working as sound engineers to mix vocals with music.
College lecturer Junior Hall said afterwards: “This was a ‘real world’ environment, making the night educational and rewarding.”
Harry Lake, a 17-year-old from Romford, added: “I loved the idea of giving young artists a chance and getting a foot into the industry.”
Ground Floor is a platform for new talent in music, production and the digital arts for young people from under-represented backgrounds to help them “tell their stories through music”.
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