SupaJam hosted a panel talk at the UK's largest music conference this year! Our very own Tom led a chat with Gil Tee from Black Deer Festival, and Phoebe from Youth Music. They talked about opportunities for young people in the music industry, and gave some amazing advice and stories.   Enjoy!   More info:   Music education pioneers SupaJam lead a panel of industry pros whose careers revolve around supporting and educating young music creatives, offering real-world insight and guidance on making a career out of music.

In this week's show, we chat with our student Brad, who has a strong interest in different languages, and international music.   We chatted about some of his favourite songs and artists, and a song he was just about to perform on stage that same day!   If you want to explore different corners of the global music scene, this is for you!

We recorded this one live at the 2024 DITTO conference, and we are looking forward to their next one. It was amazing to learn all about the funding available to young musicians, and neuro-diversity in the music industry!  

This week we have a video podcast (video available on YouTube), recorded live at our Canterbury base    (and we are hoping to record more of these across all our bases in the future!)   Our guest is Casey Dale, a freelance radio producer who has worked on award winning shows, including BBC Introducing.   If you are interested in a career in radio & podcasting, then this is for you!   And, because BBC introducing is all about showcasing new artists....   .... if you are a musician, song writer or rapper, then this podcast has some tips for you too!   Ways to watch or listen: Check out the video on our YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@supajameducation407 Listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ynkzodMl5OFM42lYnPOtB?si=c8b061f5d9dd40f1 Listen on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/supajam-education/id1834639138 Or, listen on our free web player here: https://supajameducation.podbean.com  

Hello! Ever wondered what it is like to have a cool and creative job in marketing, where you get to work on different projects all the time, and develop different skills?   Well, Katie and Noel have spent years in this industry and now even have their own agency!   Find out all about it here https://www.anotheracronym.com/

To celebrate National Coming Out Day (Sat 11th Oct 2025), Yasmin and Simon from the NHS recorded this special podcast at SupaJam. Yasmin is in charge of NHS Kent's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team and program, and she records a regular podcast at SupaJam, delving into relevant topics in each episode. These recording sessions create great work experience opportunities for our students too! She recorded this episode with her colleague Simon, and was kind enough to allow SupaJam to share it on our channels too!   You can find other episodes in her series at: https://www.youtube.com/@KentMedwayMentalHealth

Hello everyone! I know you have been excited to hear part 2 of our in-depth chat with David from Fender...   In this episode, get to know more of his back story, how he got into the job, and what things you can do if you'd like to work in the creative industries yourself!    

Andre Louis (AKA Onj), a visually impaired musician from London, demonstrates how he makes music using Logic, Voice Over, and his keyboard. The skills on show here are unreal, and Andre is an inspiration! Andre has also been mentoring some SupaJam students and the results have been incredible. I hope you enjoy finding out his music making process, and also look out for his insane finger drumming skills!   Check out Andre's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOnjLouis/videos   Thank you to Jon for editing this video and audio, much appreciated!

In this week's episode, we speak to fashion student Lara, and her industry mentor Danny, to find out how this has helped her career!   The UK Creative Festival and the Creative Foundation run an amazing mentorship scheme for students to get extra help with their career - find out how you can get involved here!   https://www.creativefoundation.co.uk/mentoring

Malakai, Honour & Martin react to their first week at SupaJam, sharing their experience and encouraging others! A must listen!

The UK Creative Festival has become such an important part of the yearly SupaJam calendar, where our students get to experience so many aspects of the creative industries like:   - Meeting people working in various jobs... jobs our students might want to do one day! - Getting work experience doing videography, photography, and other media - Performing at the busking stage   Listen in to get the full story!

In this episode, David Mulqueen from the one and only Fender chats with our Canterbury students about his experience working with many famous artists, how guitars are designed, and more...    If you love music and guitars... you are going to love this!   Watch out for part 2 coming soon...  

It is time to relive the experience of our Canterbury's base SUPAJAMMIN' gig at Ramsgate Music Hall! This was an absolute highlight of our academic year! This is the audio only version -  remember to Check out the full video on our YouTube too

In this week's episode, we chat to Merce, the executive director of the director lab at ADC Europe, who recognise and support talent in the creative industries all over Europe. Listen to the end to hear about how they are helping young people & students this year!

In this special episode, Charlene talks to us about the amazing work the Creative Circle UK do in supporting and recognising talent in the Creative Industries! Recorded live at the UK Creative Festival 2025 - Look out for more content we captured at the festival being released soon!

In this week's episode, Aiden & Glen interview Justination.   All three are based at our Swanley Base, and this podcast celebrates the release of Justination's album, "Unfading Radiance"   It came out in Winter 2024 - if you've not heard it yet, what are you waiting for? Go and listen now! (Well, after you listen to this podcast of course)        

In this week's podcast, Professional Singer & Songwriter TIMA tells us her industry secrets!   Including:   Writing her first songs about her cat and being bad in school On Trying lots of things out before finding your specialism How to get over writers block How you might write 100 songs, 98 are fine, but 2 really stand out, and that’s OK How showing others her songs used to make her feel sick, but how she got over that What is library music and how can it help musicians get paid work? Advice on networking Tips on being a collaborator How to collaborate remotely, effectively   Enjoy!

This week, you wannabe artists & music industry folk will definitely want to hear what Ray from TALENTBANQ has to say!   (His company has paid out £2 million to up and coming artists over the last 7 years, helping them secure amazing gig opportunities and more...)   His advice is golden!   In this episode he covers:   How his career in the hotel industry pivoted to the entertainment industry What happens when you take an opportunity (an office in the centre of London!), but aren't quite sure what to do with it yet... How the grassroots music industry is evolving at the moment How numbers online for an artist might not tell the whole story... Advice for artists who want to start playing in London How presenting a brave new idea to the owner of Cafe Nero (1000 coffee shops!), and the ex-head of an international bank changed Ray's path in the music industry How you have to go out there "and write your own story, don't hold back" How the "harder you work, the luckier you get..."   Enjoy!   Thank you to Ray for his time and visit!

In this week's podcast, Thomas from The Pipeline in Brighton kindly shared his time with us to tell us all about running a small (but INCREDIBLE) live music venue.   In the show, we cover all this and more!   What it was like changing career to open a music venue Hosting bands like SNAYX, Lambrini Girls, & Amyl and The Sniffers Surviving rent being tripled, moving location, but not giving up! How the government could support grassroots venues more What young bands & promoters can do to take their first steps into the industry The worst ever moments and funniest fails along the way! What it feels like to watch your childhood heroes play YOUR music venue!

In this week's podcast, we have Amanda from The Canterbury Festival - a HUGE city-wide festival that involves music, theatre, performance & more.   Amanda is their Public Engagement Manager and lets us in behind the scenes of the festival, as well as telling her story of how she ended up working in the Creative Industries Sector.   There is plenty to learn from this, especially if you are into events management and how things work behind the scenes at large-scale events!