Tutors
Romaine Dixon
AYM Tutor - Singing Workshop
She has performed with artists including Keane, Bakar, Jain and Deaf Havana, with appearances across a range of live shows and broadcast platforms.
She currently teaches at two of London’s leading music institutions and is committed to supporting emerging talent in the music industry.
Paul Chivers
AYM Music Production Tutor
He expanded his didactic sphere under the inspirational tutelage of jazz drummer and pedagogue John Stevens, as well as with organisations Community Music and WAC Arts, with whom he has maintained working relationships for more than 20 years.
Paul is one of the UK’s unsung electronic pioneers, known for his voltaic live shows during the acid house explosion, performing at now legendary raves, and touring with Orbital, The Shaman and The Irresistible Force, and for his releases on cult record label Irdial Discs. Just recently, his 1990 classic “Cameroon Massif!” has become a feature of the more ground-breaking DJs again.
Ahmad Dayes
Cre8tiv® Music Production & 77 Watts Podcast Project
DJ NG
Cre8tiv® DJ Course & 77 Watts Podcast Project
He is a former radio presenter of pioneering stations; Reprezent Radio, BBC 1Xtra and Rinse FM; boasting a span of knowledge while also holding several club residences, including a 10 year weekly club residency in London.
Raf Mantelli
AYM Keyboard Skills for Songwriting Tutor
She has performed at venues such as The Queen Elizabeth Hall and The Union Chapel, set Shakespeare to music, composed for film and theatre, and performed piano and vocal interpretations of early Kate Bush as The Kick Inside. Raf has over sixteen years’ experience as a Music Workshop Leader, several of which have been as a member of MMC’s tutor team.
Photo: The Chaos Engineers
Barbarella
Music Camps Tutor
Barbarella is an Italian-English singer-songwriter, dancer and music producer based in London.
She is the founder, lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the band Barbarella’s Bang Bang, formed in South East London in 2011. Their debut album, released on Kanuga Records in 2014, led to tours in Europe, UK and a deal in Japan with Uncle Owen Music. Further singles include Surgery (2017) , Cowboy Job (2018), Grudge (2020) and Learn to Unlearn (2021).
In 2017 Barbarella began a music production internship at The Midi Music Company, where she developed her skills as a producer and bass player, writing songs for her upcoming solo project.
In 2019 she met producer and former Faithless guitarist Dave Randall, who invited her to contribute lead vocals for his collective SLOVO. Together they released the album Bread & Butterflies in 2020, which she considers an uplifting, intense, fierce and healing music masterpiece. She also worked with Brixton grime artist CHOZE whose energy, lyrics and music have motivated and inspired her creative mind.
Barbarella is passionate about working on art collaborations which allow her to explore her voice and movement. She has created experimental sound and performance on visual art projects with multidisciplinary artists Celia Arias (Triformis, 2020), Maria Almena from Kimatica Studio (Transcendence, 2018) and Sybilla Bam Bam (Magic Mirror, 2019). “I am grateful to be surrounded by talented friends who have inspired and helped me to create my identity as an artist. I am who I am because of you.”
“In life you only come across a few artists that inspire you to do way more than better. Barbarella is one of them. The world is in for more than a treat when they witness her musical talent and artistry. There is only one Barbarella.” CHOZE
“Barbarella is an extraordinarily talented singer and artist. She is also one of the most gracious and likeable people I have ever had the pleasure of working with.”
Dave Randall (Faithless / Slovo).
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