DMLab London: Accessible Practices

Drake Music do sterling work with Disabled and Non-Disabled musicians, technologists, and makers. They believe everyone has the right to express themselves creatively through music and new technologies - with ideas to open up access to music for all. In this video we have 3 guest presenters who talk about their accessible music practices, plus a special live performance.

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Alice Gilmour (she/her): A musician and post-production sound engineer with a background in community engagement. Alice's recent work has focused on making the arts more accessible, hosting a podcast series, as well as working as a captioner, audio describer and sound designer for opera and theatre.

Stuart Grimshaw (he/him): A UK-based composer, technologist, and founder of creative technology company, Headsoup. With a background spanning professional performance, experimental jazz, and software development, Stuart brings together music and innovation to create inclusive tools. His latest project, LIFT Music, is a gesture-based app empowering people with cognitive and physical impairments to engage with music in new and accessible ways.

Lia Mice (she/her): A London-based instrument designer and live performer. Lia's music has been described by Boomkat as "neon-hued and jagged art-pop weirdness". She has released four self-produced solo albums on labels including Optimo Music and Objects Ltd.

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