Future Collaborations

🎶 We’re on the lookout for some new members to join our award-winning @future__collaborations project 🎶 Every Tuesday evening, our Youth Hub is open to young people aged 13–25 who are interested in getting hands-on with music production and performance. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space where young people can try different instruments out, build confidence, and get creative with support from our team. There’s also the chance to work together on original music, perform live and use real studio recording equipment! 🗓 Tuesdays ⏰ 4:00pm – 6:30pm 📍 Youth Hub, South Shields Fancy coming along? Email [email protected]! If you know a young person who might be interested, feel free to share or send them our way 💙

Come down to @wearxco Geek Cafe on Vine Place for the @autism_able Mario night! There is a Mario Kart competition with prizes and also a live performance from the Plumbers Union, playing all of your favourite Mario themes!

🎧 Want to make music, meet new people and build your confidence? Our Youth Music project, Future Collaborations, is back — and we’re looking for learners aged 14–25. Sessions are free of charge, and no previous music experience is needed. Whether you want to sing, write lyrics, make beats, produce music, perform, play an instrument, or simply try something creative, this is a supportive and inclusive space to get involved. You’ll have the chance to: 🎶 explore music 🎶 work with supportive music practitioners 🎶 create original ideas 🎶 collaborate with others 🎶 build confidence and skills 🎶 create and share your own music Participants will also have the chance to work with Bramwell Bronte, producer for Sam Fender. Places are limited. 📩 Interested? Message us here, sign up via the link in our bio, or email [email protected]. Please share and help us reach young people who would love this opportunity. 🎧

This Upcoming monday at @wearxco Take part in the Mario Kart competition and see the debut performance of 'The Plumbers Union' playing the work of Koji Kondo. (Nintendo meets Led Zeppelin.) If you like what you hear, ask us about our Youth music programme and play on our gaming consoles.

📣 You’re invited! Come and celebrate the launch of The Inclusionists – a brand-new North East charity powered by neurodiversity 💙 Meet our team, discover what we do, and get involved in a range of fun activities: 📅 Friday 22nd May ⏰ 11am – 3pm 📍 Hedworth Hall, South Shields Drop in anytime or stay for the whole day! What to expect: 🔴 Meet The Inclusionists and hear about our vision 🧁 Cupcake decorating with @seachangecic 🎮 Mario Kart competition with @youth_hub_autismable 🛍️ @wearxco pop-up shop activity 🎶 @future__collaborations music workshop & live performances 🚌 Travel Training fun with our Motability Group 🧩 Sensory corner …& more! Whether you’re a professional, family member, someone looking for support, or part of the community – everyone is welcome! 🎟️ This is a free event, but we kindly ask you to register via the link in our bio. _____ About us: The Inclusionists are a North East charity powered by neurodiversity, passionate about improving lives and inspiring change. We help exceptional people aged 13+ to thrive independently at home, into work, and in their local community. We do this by bringing together AutismAble, Youth Hub, Sea Change, Future Collaborations and WEAR. #TheInclusionists #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #NorthEast #Charity

We’re delighted to share that our @future__collaborations project has received a £25,000 donation from @sam_fender , which has been matched by @youthmusicuk to bring the total to £50,000! The donation comes from the £50,000 Sam raised through ticket sales on his People Watching tour, which he very generously pledged to grassroots music projects across the North East. We were chosen from a longlist of incredible projects in the region as the first recipient, and thanks to Sam and Youth Music’s support, Future Collaborations is now secured through to March 2029. That stability means we can continue offering free, inclusive music sessions for neurodivergent and neurotypical young people side by side, led by experienced industry professionals. Our Youth Music Lead, Ian Black, said: “Sam Fender's support means a huge amount to us and to the young people in the North East who deserve these opportunities.” “With a little bit of support, we've seen young people find confidence, find their voice and take real steps forward in music.” If you’d like to be part of Future Collaborations, or simply find out more, email [email protected] or click the link in our bio to fill out our expression of interest form. Thank you @sam_fender and thank you @bbcnews and @bbcneandcumbria for sharing our story! #YouthMusic #FutureCollaborations #InclusiveMusic #Neurodiversity #GrassrootsMusic #NorthEast #YoungMusicians

What an incredible night our Youth Music Future Collaborations showcase was! 🎶 We’re so proud of every single young musician who got up on stage and absolutely smashed it! Sunderland is a music city, and we’re so excited to keep growing our place within it ❤️🤍 Our Future Collaborations Youth Music Project is free for young people aged 13–25, giving them access to music tuition and the chance to work with award-winning songwriters, composers and producers. To find out more, head to our website or email [email protected]. #Sunderland #SunderlandMusicCity #YouthMusic #neurodivergent #SEND @youthmusicuk @future__collaborations @poprecs

Corey is a regular at The Future Collaborations Project on the Thursday afternoon (88-90 Fowler Street South Shields). Here he is knocking it out of the park at @poprecs on Friday night. It was a great night!

We couldn’t be happier to share this really special night of live music, and we’d love to see you there! This showcase is all about celebrating the talent of young neurodivergent and neurotypical musicians, sharing the stage together and doing what they love. For many of our young people and members, performing live on a real stage is a huge confidence boost - and for some, it’s something they never thought they’d be able to do. That’s what makes nights like this so important to us 💙 You’ll hear performances from the brilliant musicians involved in our Future Collaborations Project, as well as our very own house band, Garage Above. 📍 Location: Pop Recs Ltd 📅 Date: Thursday 27th February ⏰ Time: 7-9:30pm 🎟️ Free entry (please book a ticket via the link in our bio so we know numbers) We really want to make this a success for everyone involved, so please come along, support our musicians, and enjoy a great night of live music 🎶 None of this would be possible without our incredible funder, @youthmusicuk , whose support helps create opportunities like this for our young people 💙

Music is filling the North East more than ever this week - and we’re so proud to be part of the celebration! 💙 Here’s our incredible @future__collaborations group shining on stage last night at the Mercury Prize Fringe 🎶 #MercuryPrizeFringeNCL #ThisCitySings

What an unforgettable day for our @future__collaborations group! 🎶 They absolutely shone on stage at the Mercury Prize Fringe tonight and even made it onto @itvnews ! 🎥💙 We’ll be sharing lots of videos soon, but for a sneak peek, head over to our stories! 👀 A huge thank you to @mercuryprize and @generatorhq for giving our amazing performers this incredible opportunity - we couldn’t be prouder! 🤩 #MercuryPrizeFringeNCL #ThisCitySings

🤩What an amazing time our Youth Music particiapnts had performing at the South Shields Surf School Beach Festival! 🏄‍♂️ This was such a great event that celebrates so much local talent and the beautiful beach that we have on our doorstep. 🏖️ A huge thanks👏 to the surf school for inviting us along and to Youth Music for helping us to provide these opportunities to our young musicians. 🥁🎸🎤 Do you want to join our award winning project? Get in touch.. 📞07939433919 📧[email protected]